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 24, 2016

Lovely dragonfly




Too much busy, a difficult year because of illnesses of the little ones and too much job, but I do love Annie Downs and this wonderfull project!!! So, trying to find out an hour a week, on Sunday, sewing in multitasking while listening at the recordings for my job... one stitch little by little!!!! Falled in love with this sweet dragonfly!!!

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Plodding Along

Progress is happening...

Last month I spent a weekend away in Bathurst.  I took along my box of Nature's Journey.  I was able to sit down and spent the good part of the 2 days stitching on my squares/diamonds.  

While I was stitching I was admiring Sonia (Forever Always) quilting her Nature's Journey.  

This week I am on leave from work and after I did some jobs I decided I would once again pull out my Nature's Journey box.  I reached in and grabbed the bag of small squares and well.....

I sewed into pairs, these became, sets of 3, which grew into nine-patches and then into rows.  I couldn't help myself so before I even hit them with the iron I laid them against my centre block and thankfully I am still in love with the quilt.

So inspiration has hit and the machine is out I am going to continue to work on these and who knows before the end of 2016 I may start quilting......