Stitching Catch Up

Considering it's been more than a year since I posted, there isn't much to show, at least not in the way of finishes. I have a lot of WIPs, but pitifully few finishes.

The kit for this was a birthday gift from my craft partner Cynthia, in 2013 which I finished over that summer.

 

 

This kit I finished in the fall of 2013 and Cynthia turned it into this

 

 

for a birthday gift for my friend Denise in December of 2013.

 

 

This chart I received for a Christmas gift in 2012 and finished it late this spring - poor thing desperately needed to be ironed).

 

And, lastly, (yes, only 4 small finishes in over a year)

 

 

a small Bucilla kit that was my "carry with me" project.

And The First IHSW of 2013 Is In The Books

Well, it's been a pretty good weekend. I worked on 3 different projects.

Friday, I worked on Bluebell Kitten. Thursday night it looked like this:

Friday night it looked like this:

Then on Saturday I decided to give some love to my oldest UFO. Sorry, but I forgot to take a picture just before I started, so I'll have to use my 1 January photo as the start one.

And when I put it down Saturday night, I was here.

Then on Sunday I worked on my HAED SAL piece. Started here:

And finished here:

I didn't realize working over 1 on 25 count was going to be so slow. Or maybe I'm just not used to it yet. And I apologize - these are not the best pictures.

So, all in all a productive weekend. Can't wait to go blog hopping and see what all of you worked on.

Theme-A-Licious - January Jardin

It's almost 11:30 p.m. on the 15th, so I better get this posted! This is my first Theme-A-Licious and I tried to stick to the theme, sort of. LOL This is as far as I got today.

The chart is called "Bluebell Kitten" and looks like this.

I'll only be able to work on it for this week, so it'll be interesting to see how much I can do.

And I Almost Forgot . . . . .

It's the first IHSW of 2013 this weekend. And what is IHSW you ask? It's when stitchers all over the world turn the 3rd weekend of the month into pure stitching time. And then share their accomplishments with the other stitchers. And did you just say "How do I get in on this?"? It's easy. Just wander over to Random Ramblings and sign up. Then start something new or work on a WIP or work on an UFO or work on all of them. Doesn't matter, just put some stitches into something!

TUSAL 2013

Well, it's January 11 today and time for my first TUSAL post. First, this is the box I will be saving my monthly orts in.



And these are my orts so far. Isn't this pitiful?



I do have a large jar that I will be putting each month's orts in over the year, but there is no point in posting a picture this month. You can't even see the orts at the bottom of it. Hopefully the next few months will be much better.

And So a New Year Starts

Well, I actually managed to stay awake long enough to see 2013 in. Was a quiet evening here, just me, the TV and some munchies.

I don't remember whose blog said something about taking your year's worth of ORTs and putting them into a clear ornament, but I thought it was a great idea. So, I did it.

And here's what my 2012 stitching looked like in the bits and pieces left over. I just need to mark the year on it, because I plan on doing more.

In 2012 I tried to get my Oldest UFO done. I didn't make it, but I did make progress. Here is what it looked like 2 January 2012

and here's what it looks like 1 January 2013.

I think there is hope for this thing yet.

Happy New Year!

I hope you all enjoy whatever celebrations you are planning for tonight. And if you must be on the road, please be very careful.

And for all of you lovely people who drop by my blog, I wish you a healthy, happy, love filled 2013!

Resolutions? I don't usually do that, but last year I made one - I resolved to finish more stitching pieces than I started in 2012 and I did it - by the skin of my teeth! LOL Except for a Bucilla kit I started on Boxing Day, every new chart I started in 2012 got stitch finished. The "ready to use/hang" finishing is still needed for most of them. Plus, I finished 2 WIPs that had been hanging around for a few years. One goal not met was finishing my oldest UFO, but I plan on working on that tonight and hopefully tomorrow I can show what I have accomplished over the year. And it's in my rotation for 2013, so anything can happen! But I've decided to keep the same resolution for this year - finish more than I start so I can see my list of WIPs shrink, even a little.

See you all next year!