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, November 30, 2013

August project very late!

Hi everyone,
Well, here is my finished sewing case (cheater version with no stitchery)three months late.
I'm afraid that life just got in the way and I was unable to keep up despite the best of intentions.
I'm determined to do the needle case as well as soon as I have the time.
So here is the front with buttons instead of stitchery


Back view is plain



inside - fabrics Beach House by Blackbird Designs for Moda



Margaret

Thursday, November 28, 2013

November swap

Yesterday I received this lovely parcel from Jessica, thank you, and big hugs

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Last stitchery


I finished the last stitchery! Few day's and I'll have my last project done!
Hoping for the next stitching along, I'd like a quilt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Sunday, November 3, 2013

tHaNkYoU.............

Hi girls
I would like to wind up here..............
So thankyou for being part of the SAL..............if you just read the blog thanks for reading the blog too........
You girls have achieved so much...........so many wonderful projects..........
I have got them all on the go if they aren't finished............the last 3-4 months sewing has been very difficult..........but they will get finished.............one day.........

A massive thanks to Susan my assistance whip cracker she has been amazing and so helpful for me when things got a little hectic here she just slide into the controls..........the blog would have been terrible if it wasn't for her assistance......THANKS SUSAN............

As for 2014 - I will have to see what I can manage..............I already know I have a few things on my plate........that is without the unknown......but then I may need a good distraction...............
I have a couple of ideas (which I am sure you will love) floating around in my head......I will decide in January what to do and I will do a post here so you know if there will be a SAL 2014....... 

This year you have done english paper piecing, stitcheries, applique, zippers,quilting and piecing and you have done so well......CONGRATULATIONS.............

Please continue to post here if you are finishing up projects........especially previous SAL projects.....

Enjoy your stitching
Chookyblue.......


Saturday, November 2, 2013

At last ...

I've finished the last item of this fabulous SAL : the SKoW needle book !

Outside :


Inside :


I wanted it matching my sewing case :



Now it's done !!

And here are all the wonderful works we have made all along this year :

A huge THANK YOU to Chookyblue and Susan and all the ladies who have joined this wonderful adventure !!

I'm ready for the next one….. and you ?????

Florence