Looking Ahead to 2009 - Stitching-wise

I know it is a bit early to look to next year and make stitching plans, but that's what I started doing yesterday afternoon. I have soooo many things I want to stitch for myself as well as for others. I am behind on new stockings for each of my children as well as my bonus children (daughter and sons in law), as well as two wedding samplers (Kristin please pick out your sampler!!!!) and 5 baby samplers for babies that have already been born.

But the most important piece that I will be stitching in the first part of the year is Just Nan's Baby Garden. This will be the birth sampler for my very first grandchild that is due to be born around June. My friend Irene stitched this for her grandson last year, and I just fell in love with it and purchased the chart last October (of 2007) in anticipation of "someday" being an Oma. Well "someday" is getting closer, and I will be starting this piece right after the first of the year, so that it will be complete when baby Rill is born.

The important stitching for the second half of the year will be Baby Rill's Christmas stocking, but I haven't picked it out yet. I will need to wait until s/he is born to find just the right one.

In case you haven't noticed, I'm just a little too excited about the happy news!