My Gardeners Journal Finished!!!

1st SAL.....Peg, Dale and I committed to stitching Anni Downs - A Gardener's Journal in March. I blogged about this on my blog thinking maybe one or 2 others may join us and lots of girls indicated an interest so I decided to start this blog where we can all encourage each other to meet the goals set along the way....March 2010 -March 2011...........

2nd SAL ......well so many of the girls wanted to continue on with another project and some new girls joined us and now approx 91 girls are stitching Natalie Bird's Tis the Season. March to Sept 2011...............

3rd SAL....many girls want to stick with the SAL so now we have moved onto Anni Downs Some Kind of Wonderful - My Favourite Things Quilt.......Oct 2011-Oct 2012.........

Where are we now.....

4th SAL 2013...is numerous smaller projects from the previous 2 books Tis the Season and Some Kind of Wonderful plus some projects from Red Home by Natalie Bird approx 60 ladies stitching together.........

2014 we had the year off..............

5th SAL 2015..........inspired to continue we are doing another quilt project.....Anni Downs newest quilt Natures Journey.....

6th SAL 2017.............A Holly Cottage Christmas by Michelle Ridgway.......once again the pattern is in an affordable book so it is easy for everyone to join in...........and you can raid your stash for the fabrics........or lash out and buy a the whole lot........this SAL will be run by Fiona aka Bubz Rugz and Raewyn........

Chookyblue........

Sunday, February 6, 2011

My Gardeners Journal Finished!!!

I am so pleased to be finished, after a big day yesterday...even to the early hours of the morning stitching down the binding.
I have appreciated all the support and encouragement from this SAL group especially Chooky...and I wouldn't have done it without you all!

Had to include this pic, can you see the little chook attached to the windmill in top left corner?

A few hours of stippling...I think my Husky sewing machines deserves a much needed break for a while! Lol!

And to the ladies in the group that are a bit behind, don't feel discouraged as I was way behind a couple of weeks back too!

I am looking forward to the next SAL Tis The Season (which chooky has details for on previous post)

Lisa

14 comments:

Jindi's Cottage said...: Awesome! Well done...love love love it...; Feb 6, 2011, 1:33:00 PM
Chookyblue...... said...: Lisa..........you sure have caught up with your quilt..........another gorgeous quilt finished........so when are the family going away again........imagine what you'll get done then.........love the Chooky it's like I am watching over it..........; Feb 6, 2011, 1:42:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Whoo Hoo Lisa it looks fantastic well done.
cheers shez
http://shez-enjoyinglife.blogspot.com; Feb 6, 2011, 1:53:00 PM
Margaret said...: Your quilt is well worth all the time you have spent, isn't it a wonderful feeling to have created something of beauty?; Feb 6, 2011, 3:58:00 PM
Grethe said...: Congratulation to you as well:-)
Great finished,love your border fabric and super stippling.
Lovely feeling,isn`t it being all finished with such a big work!; Feb 6, 2011, 5:18:00 PM
Sylvia said...: Your quilt looks fantastic. Well done quilting it yourself so beautifully.; Feb 6, 2011, 5:52:00 PM
Vickie said...: wowser that looks awesome,well done,cheers Vickie; Feb 6, 2011, 7:59:00 PM
Cheryl (aka Kayly) said...: Your quilt is beautiful! Well done.; Feb 6, 2011, 9:38:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Lisa.... it's gorgeous! Well done on finishing it. Looks great in the garden too!!; Feb 7, 2011, 12:08:00 PM
FIONA said...: Wow Lisa - it looks great! Don't they all look different having used different fabrics and quilting? Congratulations on such a beautiful finish!; Feb 8, 2011, 7:03:00 AM
Lolastitchida said...: It is so beautiful! Did you use reproduction fabrics. I think I have some of those in my stash. My GJ is basted and ready to quilt. It is so exciting!!!; Feb 8, 2011, 3:26:00 PM
DAWNIE said...: Just lovely Lisa - love your colours and the setting for your pic. Is so lovely to see them all coming together.; Feb 8, 2011, 10:12:00 PM
Jytte R said...: How fantastic to have finished your quilt and a very good quilting. I took a close look. Congratulation.; Feb 10, 2011, 8:38:00 PM
Sheryl said...: Well done Lisa, it looks gorgeous finished, your quilting is perfect... better get back to mine... stitching that is I'm not up to the quilting yet...lol...; Feb 12, 2011, 8:40:00 AM