WIPocalpse January 2024

 Well, I am late, but I decided to post anyway. This is the wonderful idea of Melissa over at Measi's Musings . She asks us a question every month and this month is:

What is your oldest WIP?

Mine is Venetian Delight. I really would love to get back to this sometime. I need to take it off the stretcher bars and reframe it.

 

 Here are the pieces I worked on this month:

Susan Schlitcher 1845:

Dawn to Dusk:

17th Century Whitework:

Modern Folk Embroidery:

Earth Spirals:

 

 

And my HAED:

 

IHSW January 2024

 Well, this is the third weekend of the month so we are supposed to try to stitch as much as possible. It was also the Winter Soiree, an online retreat from Sassy Jacks. (Kim is having three more of these weekends. Check out her newsletter or her website for more information!)

Here is my package from the Soiree:

I didn't start anything from it as I was trying to get some stitching done on my pojects.

I worked on Dawn to Dusk to find the correct colors for my background:

Before:

And after(above).

Reptiles-although I really had no urge to stitch on it.

Before:

After:

And finally Susan Schlitcher 1845:

Not a bad weekend!

MAGIC for Tudor Rose Sampler Guild 2024

 The Tudor Rose Sampler Guild holds a challenge to finish things from our WIP pile.

 Here is my list for 2024:

Susan Schlitcher 1845:

Earth Spiral by Terri Bay:

:Pour ta Fete by Lindsey Lane Designs:

Blue Larkspur by Avlea

Tricia's Colored Lace Sampler:

(This is not on my MAGIC list!)Dawn to Dusk by Textured Treasures:

WIPGO 2024

 I had a huge fail on WIPGO when I tried it in 2022. This year I decided to try something different.

I mixed the numbers around and placed them on my board. I have a list of items to stitch to the left. Each month I need to put at least one strand or an hour(depending on the piece) into the projects. If I finish a project, I can put another WIP on the board or start a new project. Here is my list:

Susan Schlitcher 1845 :

Dawn to Dusk:

Sampler Book:

17th Century Whitework (1 hour)

Casket( 1 hour)

Reptiles-HAED:

MFE 2024 SAL:

Terri Bay Earth Spiral:(This is a class that is part of Cyberpointers .)

IHSW December 2023-What I Managed

 Reptiles:

 17th Century:

Sampler Book:

Susan Schlitcher 1845:

Dawn to Dusk:

IHSW Start for December 2023

 Life is always crazy this time of year, but I wanted to try to post my before photos for the weekend. 

I'm stitching with some friends tonight on Zoom and several of us are working on this sampler by Tricia Nyuen:

I've been making some progress on my HAED by trying to stitch a single thread a day. I don't manage every day, but I figure every stitch counts:

And I managed to get the big center motif done on Susan:

The local Embroidery Guild of America is holding it's Holiday Party on Saturday. I will take something to stitch, but I doubt I will get much done.

TUSAL

 It is the New Moon so time for the Totally Useless Stitch a long. Just post a photo of your orts.

 I am making progress on Susan:

The colors make me happy.

It's December!

 I can't believe it is the last month of 2023. It has been a busy, crazy year.

Here is my calendar for November:

I'm thinking about doing WIPGO in 2024. I need to make it work for me so I am not quite sure how I will set up my board and what goals I will set. Here are my projects so far:(These are photos to show what I am working on, not necessarily where I am on the project)

Susan Schlitcher 1845:

 Earth Spiral-Terri Bay

Harmony of Nature Casket-Thistle Threads

17th Century Whitework Sampler

Dawn to Dusk-Textured Treasures

Pour ta Fete-Lindsay Lane Designs

Modern Folk Embroidery 2024 SAL

Sampler Book-Erica Michaels

Reptiles-HAED