Crazy January Challenge Day 6

Natalie's birth sampler was Sunday's new start.  I hope to finish this one before her 2nd birthday which is the end of May.

Unfortunately this is a kit, although I am using evenweave and DMC floss instead of the fabric and floss included with the kit, and I am not fond of the charts in kits.  I find myself trying to "fix" the chart by changing stitches from whole stitches to partial stitches and it makes my cranky.

Crazy January Challenge Day 5

On Saturday, I stitched on Silent Night, by Little House Needleworks.  This is the fifth ornament of the 2011 series.  I plan to finish the 2011 series this year if all goes well.

Of course I couldn't leave well enough alone, I had to re-chart the lettering to read "Stille Nacht" instead of silent night.....

Crazy January Challenge Day 4

On the fourth day of the challenge I started stitching an ornament for baby Owen, who was born just yesterday.   While I was at it, I also stitched an ornament for my older son's baby who will be born next month.  I just need to do the first name on that one once he or she is born. 

The ornament I chose is a free chart on the Victoria Sampler website and I an enjoyable one to stitch.  I stitched it on 28 count white jubilee with DMC floss and some Kreinik gold metalic.

The ornamentification will happen at a later date.

Crazy January Challenge Day 3

Day 3 gave me lots of stitching time while the two little ones napped and their parents were off at the hospital having baby number 3.  (Owen George arrived Wednesday morning, weighing in at 9 lbs, 6 oz, with a very healthy pair of lungs!)

This is Bent Creek's Photobooth series, Bacon  Eggs, done on the fabric in the kit (32ct) with the suggested floss.

Crazy January Challenge Day 2

On January 2nd, I started the second piece in the Crazy January Challenge:  Be Merry, an ornament by Val's Stuff from the Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue a few years ago. 

It is stitched on 20 count blue lugana with one strand of floss over one fabric thread.  I plan to do four of these, and here is the first one!

6 Snow Belles Week 16, Crazy January Challenge Day One

 Here are the Snow Belles at week 16.  Since Monday was New Year's Eve and I had a lot going on, I worked on this piece on January 1st instead. 

I started a new chart on this piece, Frosty Friends, and it is Chart 1 of the Crazy January Challenge.  This challenge is where you start a new chart each day for 15 days ( I may do more) and then finish them sometime during the year. 

December Progress, January Goals

Happy New Year blogging buddies!  I spent the day before New Year's Eve kitting up all the projects I want to start in 2013. I made another trip to Welcome Stitchery to pick up some odds and ends  that I needed and to order the things they were out of stock on, so that I can just pick up a project bag and start once the mood strikes me.  I have a long list that is waiting to be started.  I want to start at least 15 (but hopefully more) of them in the month of January and make sure they are finished by the end of he year. 

Finishing wise, there was lots of progress this year.  Lots of things got framed and finished.  I guess I still need to post pictures of some of them.  I do still have 12 teacups and 12 teapots that need to be framed, but I just have to order the frames and do it!  More "finishing" is planned for 2013, mostly ornaments.

December wasn't too bad stitching wise, (5 finishes) only 41.5 hours, but with Christmas and family obligations, it's not bad.  The year was pretty good, more stitching time than most years, 854.75 hours.  93 finishes for the year.  I did also manage to get the Work in Slow Progress list down to 5 (from 13!)  I hope to finish at least 3 from that list in the coming year. 

December Progress

WISPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper  worked on it
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
work on Logan’s stocking 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

Poinsettia Stocking
Halloween House #9 
Baby It’s cold Outside  finished

New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Photo booth
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
4 Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Crystal Violets
Leta’s RR  finished
6 snow Belles border  worked on it
Cynthia’s RR  finished
Ice Queen  finished
ANG 2012 ornament  finished

January Goals

WISPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper 
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
work on Logan’s stocking 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

Poinsettia Stocking
Halloween House #9 
6 snow Belles border

New starts

Blizzard Babe
Frosty Friends
2 baby’s first Christmas ornaments
Logan’s ornament
Natalie’s ornament
Photo booth
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
4 Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Crystal Violets
afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Quaker Rose Sampler
French Alphabet block sampler
Jardin Prieve bouquet sampler (3 parts)
Pine Tree Inn
Silent Night (Ornament)
Baked Goods
Hallelujah
Joy and Peace
Snow in Love
Good Tidings
Silent Night (CCN)
Around the World in 80 Days
Sweatheart Tree pink biscornu
Blue freebie
blue Marne Ritter Heart

Julie's RR

An Ornament all stitched

I received this ornament kit at this year's ANG (American Needlepoint Guild) Holiday Dinner.  It was designed by Eileen Gurak of Handblessings Designs.  I finished the stitching on it today. It is done on hand painted congress cloth with various fibres. 

6 Snow Belles Week 15

Here are the gals after this week's stitching.  Since Monday was Christmas Eve, I stitched on them on Wednesday this week, which was a day off for me. 

4 snowmen ornaments

I stitched 6 of these snowman ornaments this year, and each one was finished differently.  I gave two away before I took a picture, but they were cute too.  These 4 four are one for each of my 4 children.

Merry Christmas!

 These are the ornaments stitched for my sweet grandchildren this year.  Since they are staying with me for awhile, the ornaments are hanging on my tree, but they will go home with them to their new house once it is ready.

This first one is for Logan, aged 3 1/2 who just loves trains.  The chart is by Ellen Maurer-Stroh, from one of the free baby books on her site, stitched on 32 count antique white Lugana with DMC floss.

The second ornament is for Natalie, aged 18 months.  She just loves all the rubber duckies in the bathtub, but also like to bite off their beaks!   


This chart is also by Ellen Maurer-Stroh from a different baby book on her site and was also stitch on 32 count antique white Lugana with DMC floss

6 Snow Belles Week 14

Good progress this wek.  I finished the snowflakes at the top and got a good start on the 4th chart - Ice Queen.

6 Snow Belles Week 13

Here is my progress thus far on the 6 snow belles.  This week's stitching was on the center section and a start to the top snowflakes.  Next week, I hope to start on Ice Queen (I think that's what the next chart is called)

6 Snow Belles Week 12

Three charts now done!  This one wasn't hard, but with everything else going on in my life, it was hard concentrating, therefore, lots of reverse stitching had to be done. 

November Progress, December Goals

November wasn't a good stitching month, and December isn't looking good either.  I've been rather busy with life, but did manage a little bit of stitching.  Hopefully I can manage just a bit more in December.

November

WISPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper 
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
work on Logan’s stocking 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

Poinsettia Stocking
Halloween House #9 
Ready for Snow finished

New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Photo booth
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Crystal Violets
Baby It’s cold Outside  worked on it
Lyn’s RR  finished

December

WISPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper 
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
work on Logan’s stocking 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

Poinsettia Stocking
Halloween House #9 
Baby It’s cold Outside 
 

New starts

Afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Photo booth
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Crystal Violets
Leta's RR
 

More Round Robin Pieces Done

 Here is my piece of Robin's Round Robin.  She chose the 12 Days of Christmas by the Cricket Collection (I think)  I chose to do the 1st Day of Christmas. 

 This is Margie's Round Robin, 12 months of tea pots!  They are so cute!  I did the April tea pot.

Elaine's Round Robin is this lovely herb sampler.  I did the border on the left side.

And hot off the hope is Lyn's Round Robin, and here is my square.

The Round Robin is almost done!  Just about three more pieces to stitch and we should be all done! 

 

6 Snow Belles Weeks 9, 10 and 11

Not too much progress the last three weeks, but lots of frogging!  First I used the wrong color floss for some lettering then I was a thread off! 

6 Snow Belles Week 8

I finally feel like I am making progress on this piece!  I finished the second chart, Ready for Snow this week and started the third chart. 

6 Snow Belles Week 6 & 7

Here is my progess for Week 6,

and here is week 7.  It's rather slow going with everything else going on in my life, but there is some progress!

October Progress, November Goads

October Progress

WISPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper  worked on it
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
work on Logan’s stocking 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

All Dressed Up  finished
Strawberry #5  finished

New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Photo booth
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Crystal Violets
Poinsettia Stocking worked on it
Halloween House #9  worked on it
Ready for Snow  worked on it

November Goals

WISPS:
Work on Bavarian Table Topper 
10 hours on Rocky Mountain Christmas  
work on Logan’s stocking 
Antique Map and Needlebook
Heirloom Christmas Sampler

In Progress

Poinsettia Stocking
Halloween House #9 
Ready for Snow

New starts

afghan pillow bear
afghan pillow moose
Photo booth
Sue Hillis Seasonal Baskets – stitch border
Natalie’s Birth Sampler
Quaker Rose Sampler
Snowman Ornament (Val’s Stuff)
Crystal Violets