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........

Monday, October 10, 2011

Some Kind of Wonderful....

I am so delighted with our new SAL book.... isn't is full of scrumptiousness?

The hardest part in a quilt to me is choosing the colours at the beginning...

I have these fabrics which I bought from a friend who was having a clean out.... I know they will all coordinate with each other.... I just need some more of the background neutrals for the applique/stitcheries.... and I will do the strips in colours ...

(they are not actually as bright as the picture looks)

and I'm not yet 100% sure on it


It's lovely meeting a few of the 'newbies' this year.... and I'm looking forward to stitching this lovely quilt and some of the extra's with friends over the next year...

8 comments:

Fiona said...

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Helena Silva said...

Adoro os dons lilas , verde e azul.
Super beijo
Lena

Linda said...

Fiona, i just hope i Can keep up with all you ladies.
Linda

Susan said...

From the photos - I LUV the fabrics - though of course in real life they may be different - maybe pastels for the backgrounds instead of cream ??- I see a few lighter tones on tones that could be interesting

Chookyblue...... said...

looking great......it's fun choosing fabrics to start a new project.........

Love Bears All Things said...

I like your choices and looks like you have several that will do for backgrounds....I like to use coordinating fabrics such as these.
Mama Bear

nimble thimble stitchery-do said...

Your fabrics look delicious! I have to still pick mine but I am waiting for my book, it's on order!
Holly

Nancy said...

The fabrics you bought from your friend are wonderful = my favorite colors!