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........

Friday, July 22, 2011

Belated June Blocks

Yippee!!!!!.....June blocks all finished..........
Elfin Sleigh.......
And Christmas Joy.....
One month to go and I will be caught
 up to the Stitch-A-Long girls.....
Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

July Blocks

G'day from not sunny but very cold Queensland

These are my two blocks for July.............



It is such fun seeing everyone's work and the different colours - and I am so impressed with the finished quilts.... they look stunning .....

I'm not a fan of mices but these ones' peeping over the boots are rather cute! and I really like the partridge in a pear tree block.....


I'm finished too!

I'm finished too.....
machine quilted by stitching in the ditch. I love the reds and pinks together.
Chooky, now I'll get back to completing Gardener's Journal.

Monday, July 18, 2011

A Finish!

I got the binding sewn down a few days ago. I love that it is finished but I really wish I would have re-thought the red sashing. The stitching was so fun and easy that I may have to make it again to get it right.

Happy Stitching!!!
Yvette

Sunday, July 17, 2011

I've done it!! Well almost.................

Hello All, this is my first post of any completed block but I've gone ahead and done them all! I started putting the blocks together, mucked up one and un-picked it. Then mucked up another (but left that one).


I have miraculously had time to get out my rotary cutter, cut this gorgeous fabric and use my new sewing machine with only one child out of three at home for the last two days. It's amazing how much I eventually achieved. (well for me anyway - but I have missed my girls!).


I really had no idea what the outcome would be with the fabric but had confidence in the colour combination as did the fabric designer (obviously!). Now to border and bind.

Happy Stitching, everyone. I love seeing your progress!!
Thanks
Susie

A Finish....Yeah!!


I was given the pleasure of quilting Lynda's quilt


Lynda from (AussieNeedleNut) has done a fantastic job on this quilt her stitching is
beautiful, she has kindly let me put this up as she has 
given up on blogging (technical issues).

I quilted what I call hodge podge all over, meandering between
the stitcheries and then a feathered border.


You can see the border better in this shot.


So heres hoping Lynda loves my quilting, she hasn't seen it
yet as DH and I are heading to the country to
deliver it this weekend.

She has told me its OK to post so she can get a sneak peak.

So now I will get on and quilt mine and hopefully soon I can post
my finish...yeah!!!

Happy Stitching!

Mandy

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Khris' June Blocks


I am slowly catching up on these blocks, 2 more down and final three are traced and ready to start stitching....Yay !!!!!!
Khris
http://baisinolil.blogspot.com/

Belated May Blocks

These are my May blocks for "Tis the Season"

"Christmas Angels"

"Chilly Penguins"

And I have made a start on my June blocks as well.....
Almost caught up to July!
Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Friday, July 15, 2011

Nancy's Tis The Season Stitch Along...


Hi Chooky,

     Boy, I am so slow! 
But here are the first three blocks finished. I had them finished three weeks ago, except for the last two letters stitched on Bon Noel, but came to a screeching halt with the warm weather, outside activities and health issues.
    Anyway, they are finally finished and I have started on April's blocks, hopefully I will work faster now.
    I keep getting distracted by another project, "Ice Cream Sundae" from Paula Stoddards book 'Hooked on Fats 2'. 
This isn't a very good picture (shows just six of the twelve blocks I have ready), but this is one of those projects that has been ready to put together for a long time and now it is SCREAMING at me...I can hear it all the way upstairs *sigh*. UFO's don't usually bother me but this one is really getting under my skin.  Anyone else have those kind of projects?
    Well, forgive me for working at a snails pace, I plan to stitch the rest of the afternoon and evening away so I'm off, needle in hand.
         Big Hugs,
            Nancy
OH...Now you can mark me for three finished blocks (I'm really tired of looking at that '1', LOL). 


-- 
Posted by Chookyblue for Nancy C

Thursday, July 14, 2011

June blocks from Sue S

June blocks

Elfin Sleigh

Santa's boots
I've had the flu or a cold or a mixture of both, still not a 100% but I have finally finished last months blocks and already started this months. Sitting under a quilt watching TV is a good way to look after myself. I have also traced the Christmas angel in 3 different sizes to make small pillows as on page 32. They are being stitched in variegated yellow stranded cotton and made into pillows for Lily for Christmas.

Belated April Blocks

I hve finished stitching my April blocks for "Tis the Season"

"Christmas Reindeer"

"Santa and the Christmas Goose"
Only 3 months to go to catch up...."Sigh"
Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Catching Up

Yay I now have

7 bordered blocks


and I am about to sit down under the heater because its currently

5 degree's C anf too cold for my sewing room

and start stitching either Santa and the Goose or Christmas Angels

Thanks for the push Chooky, I am very easily sidetracked these days :)




Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A Finish

Got it finished on the weekend :0)

Monday, July 11, 2011

Christmas In July

I picked up my copy of Australian Homespun "Christmas In July" this afternoon and I just had to share. Look at the beautiful wall hanging on the front.It's the 1st part of a 3 part series, Merry and Bright by Natalie Bird. Would this look great with our latest Stitch-A-Long

This may have to wait for next christmas for me....

There's slow and steady...

..and then there is just slow.
I thought I would be able to keep up with the schedule for Tis the Season but, alas, I hit a snag early on and progress has been slower than intended- a little embarrassing especially when I see how many of you are putting yours together now. I will have to get a move on but in the meantime here are 4 of my completed stitcheries (a quick photo )
I have decided to leave the borders until I finish all the stitcheries as I am unsure of how I want to finish them.

I am still here....

Hi Everyone, I have made a conscious effort today to try and catch up......I have now done 7 blocks....loving everybody's efforts they are all so different......

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Just the borders

I have finished all my  T T S blocks joined them together and have just the borders to put on sorry I don't have a pic as yet but will get one when I get the border on it,
Great to see all the quilts coming together girls what a varied lot they are too

sorry no pics...........

I've been playing around sorting out the blog.............updating the sidebar etc........emailed a few people to see if they are making any progress..............finding my way around in the new look blogger dashboard.......sent a few feedbacks re the new style....(any issues send feedback - from the dashboard click on the wheel/cog in the top right corner)

.....for people who manage a group blog it isn't so good on that page as in telling you how many people are members now and to add people it doesn't look like you can get into your email contacts from there either.............

Just discovered that the SAL blog was changed to only people who were members or something like that to view so I have changed it back to "anyone"..........sorry if you haven't been able to look.............

Hope to get some more blocks traced today..........
cloudy and drab here so will stay chilly again...........

Great to see all the fantastic progress.......
.....a few of the other projects from the book popping up and they look great.......

aNd if your a bit behind..............get moving i'm cracking the whip....I want to see progress on the TTS and for those on the GJ bust a move..........not long til the end now...........

off to crack the whip on my own SAL.......
Happy stitching............Chookyblue

Belated March Blocks

My first 3 blocks finished for "Tis the Season" Stitch Along.....

Peace on Earth......

Bon Noel Birdies.....

Tis the Season.....
Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

July blocks done!!

This month I have been in a hurry. It is summer holiday here in Norway, and I wanted to finish my 2 blocks before I'm going to my cabin in the southern part of Norway. Hopefully we will get some nice weather. Now the rain is pouring down..... 

Hugs,
Anne Lise from Norway