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, February 28, 2013

Done - 10.50pm

Oodles of time left.


I cut most of the fabric this morning before work, finished off the stitchery during lunch at work and then did the applique hearts and made the bag tonight.  No fancy photo shoot.

 
 
I'm pleased to say that all the fabric came from my stash. Some of it has been around for ages.  The fabric on the base is scraps from a kit for a  Santa bag from when Anni first opened "The Home Patch" down in a tiny shop in Keppel Street.  I think it was about nine years ago.
 
I'm sure there will be lots of these bags at Nundle next month.
 
Now I have to look out some fabrics for next month's project.
 
Cheers
 
Janice

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

very nice,well done.xx

Susan said...

I love it - love the colours!

Marg said...

Lovely. After seeing all the beautiful blues, I'm tempted to try another one.

Solstitches said...

Love those blues. Your bag is beautiful. Margaret

Wendy said...

Such a beautiful tote. I really like the fabric on the back of the tote.

Fairy Floss Stitches said...

Wow you really are speedy..thank goodness for lunch breaks!.. Well done ..looks great

Chookyblue...... said...

your bag is great.....love it in blue.......you didn't need to move to Honolulu like me....lol.......