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........

Thursday, May 6, 2010

DMC 3768

This may seem like a dumb question, but here goes anyway. What colour is your DMC 3768 if you are using it?
Mine is a steely grey blue or a steely blue grey, darkish.
Now I know things can look differently when photographed and printed. It is just that the pictures of the stitcheries containing this thread make it look like a medium, but definitely blue, blue. I did not use it for the birds in the bird bath. I picked something else. I have used it for the shed walls and they look dark, nothing like the picture on page 16.
What's yours like?
Kayly

8 comments:

Jilly said...

I am not sure but I am going to Spotlight in about 20minutes so I will look it up and get back to you!
{hugs&blessings}

Pia said...

Definately blue, but like you say a kind of steely grey blue.
Happy stitching Pia

Nicky said...

I know what you mean, my blue is quite dark, a steely blue, but in the picture of the potting shed in the book it looks like a bright blue. I like the finished look of the dark shade, so I guess just use what you like the look of? Hope you are enjoying your stitching!

Jytte R said...

I have the DMC colourcard with all the colours and on the card 3768 looks more dark and steely than the thread when you use 2 strands.
I have used that colour on my shed on block A.
Happy stitching
Jytte R

Jilly said...

I have just come from Spotlight and yes it is a pretty Steely blue grey colour. Thanks for pointing it out I like it!!
oxoxo

Love Bears All Things said...

I would say mine is more of a medium blue, not steel, not grey.
Mama Bear

Anonymous said...

I would agree with the comments above. Not gun metal blue but not a bright blue. I think it matches well with all the other colours used.
This DMC site might help?
http://yarntree.com/075dmcolors.jpg

Cheryl (aka Kayly) said...

I just checked DMC's site. 3768 is described by them as Storm Grey. I wonder if the number in the book is in error because the colour below it- 3766 (there is no 3767)- is called light medium blue.
I know I'm just being picky! It's just that it is a lot of stitching done to find out that the colour's not right.
Kayly