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........

Friday, July 13, 2012

Better late than never!

As 'they' say..(who are 'they' anyway - my daughter asked me that question yesterday and I truthfully couldn't answer it), better late than never. I finally got around to getting these fabrics out of my cupboard and sorted...


These are my favourite two fabrics. I would have liked a duck egg blue, perhaps I can pick some up for the applique later on.



Of course today I cut out all of the applique background blocks and then re-read the instructions where Anni suggests to add an extra inch to all the blocks to prevent distortion!!!! arrrhhh!!! Did anyone else do this - forget to add the extra inch?


I am now worried as it is my first attempt at needle turn applique and assume I won't be that good at it, distortion is bound to take place.

Perhaps I will just try it and hope for the best.

Here goes!
Happy Stitching all
Susie

4 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

just drive in and give it ago..........the blocks I have cut so far are the correct size with no extra allowance.........oh course I didn't read that bit........lol

Love Bears All Things said...

I've miss cut one of my last background blocks and so far it isn't going to be a problem....if I were you, I'd give it a go with one of your blocks and see how sizes up before I re-cut all of them.
Mama Bear

Susan said...

Definitely try it before you recut - I was doing machine applique with parlan behind the blocks so yes I did allow extra, but I think you will be fine - the only reason I would add extra would be to allow for the fraying that inevitably happens when you hand sew!

FloS said...

Yes I take more fabric than needed and resize the blocks after stitching !!!
I had some problems before and don't want to be too short !!!
I love your 2 favorite fabrics !!
Florence