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 29, 2012

Just made it!!!!!!

Oh wow, I think I just made the deadline, but only for a quilt top........life got in the way of the final finishing schedule, but I have a fully finished quilt top, so I hope I miss the whip???!!!!!

It has been a slow but enjoyable trip with all the needleturn..........and I am so happy with how it has turned out..........

I would never have a quilt like this finished so quickly (well the top, anyway) without all the inspiration from the bloggers......thankyou all for sharing along the way and thankyou to Chookyblue for the consistent effort to bring us to the finish line........so.......here it is.......

....it will get quilted......I will do it myself as soon as I can, and hopefully there will still be a blog here so I can show you all........

Sandy C, Shiralee Stitches

5 comments:

Shiralee Stitches said...

Thanks again, girls....I loved being a part of the SAL again.......

Theresa said...

Congratulations, it's absolutely beautiful :D It was definitely great being part of the SAL and very motivating - I agree with you in that I would not have finished up my top so quickly either were it not for the fabulous whip cracking and encouragement.

Seams Sew Together said...

I love it, its looks gorgeous!!

Chookyblue...... said...

It's beautful Sandy......you should be very pleased with your quilt.....I know you will do a perfect job on the quilting.......
we'll have to take our quilts to GDITC.......thanks for being part of the SAL............

Susan said...

Oh no - more temptation to GDITC!! Sandy - I love your quilt - love your wine & shells too. This blog certainly kept me pushing along on this quilt. Can't wait to see the quilted finish.