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, January 7, 2013

Making a Start

The thread catcher was a great little introductions to the year’s stitching – nice and quick and easy. It took under an hour, which including unpacking the sewing machine and all my bits and bobs that had been packed away for Christmas and deciding what fabric to use.
 
 
 
The Parisian fabric fitted the bill nicely, and it is already in use by my machine.
 
I’ve made a couple of the shoe bags as gifts and I’m looking forward to making one for myself.
 
Cheers
 
Janice

9 comments:

Fiona said...

I love it in that fabric...
Hugz

Susan said...

Very cute - love the fabrics

Noela said...

Great fabrics. Very cute. Hugs....

Anonymous said...

oh this is so sweet.xx

Wendy said...

This is very cute!

Solstitches said...

So cute - wonderful fabric choice.
Margaret

Anita : Shabby Quilt said...

Looks great. Can't wait for my books

nimble thimble stitchery-do said...

Love your fabric! I must look for it here. I work at a French Immersion School and my principal would love a shoe bag from that fabric. Oh I must find it now!

Maria said...

Lovely fabris you used for your thread catcher.