Hi Everyone,
It is time to show you the progress made on my Friendship Quilt V by Whispered by the Wind. Claire is stitching the same design as me in an orange and purple colour combination. Her version is very different to the autumnal colours I’ve chosen but it’s equally gorgeous. My block 16 is now completed and, for a change, it looks quite like the original chart.
There are only 9 blocks left to sew. It seems to be growing faster now that the halfway mark has passed. I wonder why that always seems to be the case. Here are all 16 blocks together.
If you want to see what everyone else in the group is up to, just click on the names below. There’s a lot of lovely stitching going on.
Most of us are updating today but please allow for time zone differences. Some posts will appear up to 24 hours later than others.
Enjoy!
Claire, Gun, Carole, Alison, Jule, Elizabeth, Wendy, LucyAnn, Kate, Cathy, Jess, Jacqui.
The next SAL update will be on the 23rd of August. I had hoped to show you the beginnings of a new project by now but I’m still waiting for yarn that was ordered online on 22nd of June. Hopefully, I’ll be able to share it before the 23rd August!
Have a great Sunday 🙂
Avis x
Sewing Beside the Sea 
nanacathy2
/ August 2, 2015It really is looking good. Hoping you get your yarn very soon!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015Thank you. So do I. The company I buy from is usually very quick to dispatch but not this time. I’ve got plenty of other things to keep me occupied so it isn’t too bad having to wait.
claire93
/ August 2, 2015it’s a real “Lucky dip” to see each new block appear – always a surprise to see which block appears, and they’re all gorgeous
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015Thank you 🙂 I can’t remember when we started this project. It must be quite a long time ago now.
claire93
/ August 3, 2015we started early October last year, so it’s been a while ^^
katechiconi
/ August 2, 2015It’s interesting to see just how different your and Claire’s blocks look when it’s just a matter of colour. You’ve made some good progress, and as you say, in the downhill stretch now.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015I’m sprinting to the finish 😉
katechiconi
/ August 2, 2015*End In Sight* envy…..
lucyannluna
/ August 2, 2015It’s looking great, I love the idea of little blocks that can be completed
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015It’s been a perfect project for the SAL for that reason.
taurielgreenleaf
/ August 2, 2015I agree about the difference the colours make- looks like a different design to Claire’s, just shows how you can such a different feel to a project depending on the colour, Another gorgeous block, love the background detail on this one.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015Much of the difference is down to colour but I have also changed a lot of the designs as I went along. So our two projects are unique in several ways.
wendy
/ August 2, 2015It’s looking good! I find the opposite though. Now I’ve gone over the halfway mark, it’s going really slowly
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015Oh no, I love to finish things because that means I can start something else 🙂
Debbierose
/ August 2, 2015Looking fabulous
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015Thank you Debbierose. Lovely to see you back again 🙂
Elizabeth
/ August 2, 2015Looks great! Now I must go see Claire’s edition!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015Thank you Elizabeth 🙂
Carole
/ August 2, 2015Another lovely block. I know what you mean about getting past that halfway mark. It always feels like I’m coasting downhill at that point 🙂
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015It does feel good 🙂
rutigt
/ August 2, 2015Looks like it is shining! Great!!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 2, 2015Yes, I see what you mean but it is just my camera playing games 😉
stitchingthedream
/ August 3, 2015It is looking lovely and coming along brilliantly. It won’t be long until it is finished 🙂
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 5, 2015I think we might be speeding up the stitching soon. We both want to move onto something different.
witchylin
/ August 4, 2015A cross stitched quilt. LOL. Avis it looks gorgeous. Those colours are favourites of mine so I am always very interested in seeing each new block. Off to have a peep at the other updates in the SAL.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 5, 2015You won’t be disappointed. The projects are all so different. It’s great to see what everyone else is up to.
Ginny
/ August 6, 2015Beautiful!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 6, 2015It’s certainly coming along 🙂
linnyjcreations
/ August 23, 2015Beautiful Avis.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ August 23, 2015Thank you 🙂