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........

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Tis the Season Fabrics so excited to start

Thanks again Chookyblue for taking this on.  I cannot wait to start this new stitch-a-long.  I have chosen the same fabrics as Pia - Inkwell Reds, but I am using a DMC variegated 6 strand cotton floss no. 115.  Do you think variegated will look nice?  My stitchery fabric is a cream dot like the one shown in the pattern.



It is freezing here in Leaskdale, Ontario, Canada and I am sitting by the fire with peppermint tea about to start tracing stitcheries so as ready to go March 1!!!

Am also in the process of quilting my Gardner's Journal quilt and will post that when it is done.

Lori

5 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

hey Lori......another great selection........will be interesting to see yours and Pia's when you finish since your using the same fabrics....... variegated will look nice .........
sticking hot here at my place......over 37deg cel

Quilt Kitty said...

I like your choices Lori. I was looking at red & white & variegated thread too but keep changing the selection so who knows. Like Chooky, it is warm here too, only about 30 but feels warmer. Tea by the fire with snow outside sounds great right now. xx

Pia said...

Lovely fabrics Lori :-)
I wasn't quite sure about 815 when it was lying there among the fabrics. I might need to have a look at 115 and see if it fits better.
It's freezing here in Denmark too, about 15 degrees but a sunny sunday morning.
Hugs Pia

Jude said...

I like your choice of colours but advise you to prewash your thread. I have found it tends to run the colour a little. cheers jude

Noela said...

I love your fabrics. Still have to buy mine yet before I choose my red thread so better get a move on.