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........

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Reminds me of Forrest Gump

Life is like a box of chocolates, or something like that. 
Things have gone rather quiet here at the shop, so while I wait for the odd quilting tourist to pop in I figured I may as well get on with my SAL.  The chocolate box I altered a wee bit, just so that there were more chocolate varieties and the daisy, well... that's just as it was in the book.


Oh well, now they are done I had better toodle off and find one of my many UFO's to keep me busy.  I hope you are having chance for some 'down time' too.
hugs


6 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

down time is near impossible at this time of the year......end of school things, christmas parties.........organising all the christmas presents........fun but busy although I do have a few days home in a row due to some rain.........nice........lovely blocks......hope you get busy..........

Susan said...

Wow - working in a patchwork shop and spare time for sewing - could you ask for more?? - probably more cutomers?? Lovely work. Chooky - pleased to haer you have some rain!

Cheryl (aka Kayly) said...

I agree on having a variety in the chocolates. I love white chocolate and will certainly be including some in my favourite things quilt block.

Anonymous said...

Lovely!
I like the individualism of our blocks. I plan to do my chocolates as a Hershey Bar and include a bear somewhere on this quilt...its My Favorite Things....after all...
Mama Bear

By Hoki Quilts said...

LOL, I love the idea of including a bear somewhere and a Hershey Bar. Again, it's that individual thing that makes them all so interesting.
By the way, yes my blocks do look too big and they are, I cut them all to size when I begin to piece and am 'in the accuracy zone'.
Merry Christmas to all my fellow SALers
hugs, Miche'le

Sharon - Lilabelle Lane said...

your chickies look good enough to eat .. yum yum