A slow starter.......

Finally, I have done my first part of Natures Journey.  I started rather late, so I am a bit behind, but I hope to catch up sometime....... Now I am going to start out with the March part.
It is my first time with Needle turn, and I think that is a bit hard. Hopefully it will be better when I have done it some more time......
I love to see all the gourgeous parts that you all have made, it's nice to see all the difference in fabrics

Block C...A Gardeners Journal!!!

Wow, this has taken me all day to put up...but finally, here 'tis...

Block C...A Gardener's Journal!!!

No Place Like Home seemed to take ages and then it all came together...

I must say I am thoroughly enjoying putting this quilt together...

Anni's instructions are just so clear...

I'd never done the triangles around a square before in but it was so easy to understand...

and here it is all stitched together!!!

I have cut the inner border (blue), but I don't enough of the red to do the outer border...

the binding will probably be the soft floral...

but I'm nowhere near that!!!

Happy Stitching everyone...Dzintra

This is what I'm up to!

Closeup of my tablerunner

 These are some of my second lot of stitcheries. I have been thinking about whether, as an Aussie, I really need a second Christmas quilt. (There are some people at my house who question the value of the first Christmas quilt! Just because Christmas usually coincides with a heatwave here, what's their point?)

The first tablerunner, with blocks each way so as not to discriminate against any side of the table!

So I have decided the second set of thirteen stitcheries will become projects. Table runners are first on my list. The one above is for my daughter and her family. I have spent quite a bit of time visiting with them in Adelaide through July and August (I became a grandmother for the third time) and feel like I have done very little in that time! (Other than snuggle newborns and cute kids! Worthwhile, of course!) My plan now is to get these TTS projects finished off in the next couple of weeks or so. Watch this space!

Kris from Life at Rosemary Hill

Not Actually the March Blocks...

Um, it's March...there is a plan...there are three blocks to be completed by this coming Thursday...simple, straightforward...and I've skewed off course already!  I have stitched three of the designs...just not the three March designs and not all for the actual SAL quilt...a detour finished yesterday...

The rest of you are all on fire...whew! you are a busy bunch...loving seeing all the different variations of the blocks...

Happy stitching...

Annette

My First Stitchery Completed

Very slow going on my SAL-TTS. I finally have my first stitchery completed.
I'm using Cottage Garden Threads No. 503 Snapdragon. Loving the varigated threads.
It will be a while before I get some borders on this stitchery..... Be back soon....

Fiona@Dragonfly-Crafts

SAL started & border stitching idea.

I have assembled my first three blocks, traced the stitcheries & commenced stitching. They are so cute & I am enjoying stitching with DMC 321 stranded cotton. My fabrics are screamingly loud, I am gazing admiringly at others gentler palettes, but I think mine will be a bit of festive fun. 

Some comments have been about the difficulty in getting the stitching border evenly within the patchwork frame. It can be tricky as, with the small allowances, a couple of millimetres makes a huge difference. To avoid this issue I usually trace the stitchery on with pigma pen and add the border myself with a 1/4" ruler (and a water soluble pen) so that I know it is accurate. Then just freehand in any crosses needed on the frame. Here is how it looks in progress...

 Alison aka Cardygirl xx

Still here....

Hi girls, just thought I would drop a line and let you know that I am still here, and stitching slowly along. I know I won't make my deadline of completion, but I am happy to say I have joined a little stitching group on a Monday night so am working away on my GJ quilt.

But Chooky has emailed me a few times and I did say that the new project was fantastic and however i will not be making the quilt i enjoyed the distraction and will make a few of the smaller items from the book...and here is one that was completed last month to share...I have switched up the stitcheries to ones that i loved.

 My favourite part of this project was the prairie points...gosh i forgot how much i love the simple effect of them.

....thanks for looking and happy stitching.

All Stitcheries done

The rest of my stiticheries are done.

I got the bandage removed from my leg yesterday, så I should be able to get to the sewing mashine within a week or two and get the blocks together.

Love to see how everyones tops are coming together and thanks for the company to all of you.

Pia

Bec's Stitching

While I have been resting with my fractured foot I have been stitching my blocks for GJ. I have three more left to stitch then I should be able to piece the blocks together. I haven't been able to piece the blocks together since my fall because it means getting up and down between the sewing machine and the iron; not an easy thing when your foot is meant to be kept up!

Excuse the not so good photo's, the camera isn't working so great at the moment.