A Few More WIPs

 First up, Agnus Dei by Moedern Folk Embroidery:

I would love to get this done for Easter 2021.

Next, my Whitework Samplers by Gay Ann Rogers:

Doodle-

And "real" sampler

Royal Garden by Debbie Rowley:

I do love the colors on this piece.  

While doing yardwork today, I thought of a few WIPs that I don't think I have posted in a while. Will try to snap a photo and share with you soon.

Gay Ann Roger's Heart

 As you know, I love all things Gay Ann. Her hearts are particularly fun to stitch. I started this one because a friend said she was starting hers....

 These are not colors I am normally drawn to, but it will look fabulous when stitched.

A New Challenge

 A friend challenged me on Facebook to list all my WIPS. I didn't really list them all, just sent everyone to my post HERE

But I then had another friend talk about how many WIPS do you really have? Good question. It is starting to be time to gear up for the holidays, but I am going to try to post photos of my WIPS during the month of November. No particular order. There may be more than one a day or I may skip days. But the goal is to see how many I have...Then I can be prepared for plans for 2021. HA!!!

This piece was started recently, but I took it on vacation with me. I plan on doing a hemstitch around it and using it to decorate in my house. 

Wipocalpse 2020 for August

 This lovely SAL is brought to you by Melissa.

You are supposed to work on your WIPS like the world is going to end in 2020. This year has been rather odd....

Here are the WIPs I worked on since July, in no particular order:

My Beloved, MH 1656:

Autumnal Abstractions-Finished!

Inchies by Kathy Rees

Enchanted Pumpkin by Mill Hill

Antique Scissors and Spools by Kitten Stitcher

And Royal Garden by Debbie Rowley:

Melissa always asks a question and this month it is as follows:

Have you participated in any of the mystery SALs on Facebook (or other social media)? What do you think makes a successful mystery SAL?

I am currently part of Linen and Threads Mystery SAL and miracle of miracles, I have stayed caught up!

Well, I need to add initials but I had planned to wait until the end for those. Probably a bad idea.

I have done several with ANG and taught them to my local guild. Not sure what makes them successful. I really think it depends more on the person who is stitching the SAL than the designer. Unless the designer never finishes the mystery, which is another problem all together!

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WIPocalpse for June-Mid-Year Recap-Photo heavy!

This is the brain child of Melisa and she has a Check-in post here

She asked how we are doing with our goals so far.  Well, not too bad, but not as far as I had hoped on a few of them.

1. MH 1656, My Beloved

Well, I haven't touched it for a month. I need to pull this piece out and get this Montenegrin Stitch DONE!

Here is a view of it without the last few bands.

2.Drawn Thread Sampler by Gay Ann Rogers

Haven't touched it. All year. SAD.

3.Art Quilt:

Haven't touched it in a few months, but I hope to get back at it soon.

4.Butterfly-Alesandra Adelaide STITCHED! (But I can't find it or a photo of it finished!!!)

5. Lotus Box by Teri Bay

Haven't touch it!

6. Reptile: Not a single stitch.

7.Autumnal Abstractions by Joni Stevenson

I have started working on this again:

8. L. Genders by Brenda Gervai

Finished!

9. No new Santa by Janet Zickler Casey

10. No new heart by Gay Ann Rogers

11. Enchanted Pumpkin by Mill Hill Beads

12. Inchies by Kathy Reese

I finished one and am starting another that I am videoing so my guild can follow along:

13.Agnus Dei by Modern Folk Embroidery

14. Group Correspondence Course-Haven't touched it!!

15. Mandala Musings-Haven't touch it!

16. Linen and Threads Mystery SAL 2020

I have stayed caught up on this one. A miracle!

17.I have a project that is a gift for a friend...If I ever finish it!

18. Fully Finished projects- I did get Uncle Sam's Hat fully finished.

19. EGA Wool project for my local guild: Fully Finished!

Well, I hope you enjoyed all the eye candy. I need to get to work! Not as much done as I hoped, but I am enjoying what I am currently stitching. And that is why I stitch!

WIPocalypse for May 2020

I have done a bit of stitching this month, but first let us discuss Melissa's Question of the Month:

The piece I really loved stitching recently is my Inchies project by Kathy Reese:

I have to hand out the kits to my guild members and then I will see how I will teach them the piece. It was a fun project and very fast.

1. MH 1656, My Beloved

Here she is unrolled

I have since done a little bit on the next band:

7. Autumnal Abstractions by Joni Stevenson

I have brought this piece out to stitch it with my friend:

I have stitched most of the first section.

12. Inchies is done and I posted it above.

13. Agnus Dei by Modern Folk Embroidery

I am working on the bottom page. Lots of fun, but not much progress

16. Linen And Threads Mystery SAL 2020

I have finished May and ready to start June.

I did manage to finish the background on the pumpkin canvas that my friend gave me. I just need to figure out how to fully finish this:

WIPocalypse for April

I think this whole stay at home order has gotten me out of wack as we say at my house. It just feels weird. Not that I do much anyway, but the whole world seems to be at a stand-still.
Does that mean I get more stitching time? No! I still have a house that I pretend to clean and a garden that needs planting. That is ok. I like my life. I do miss seeing my friends and I would like to go see my folks. It will happen soon enough, the good Lord willing.

I forgot to post that this is the brain child of Melissa . She always asks a question and this month is our longest running WIP or UFO. I was thinking about that the other day. I thought it might be Venetian Delight by Ro Pace or my Illinois Needlepoint canvas, but I think it is this Florentine Ornaments group correspondence course by EGA.

I think I should try to finish this....



Anyway, I didn't stitch on much this month. I did keep pace with the Linen and Threads Mystery Sampler here

And I am making progress on My Beloved, MH 1656 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

Did you know that Nicola has been posting PDF charts to her online store? If you are in need of another chart.....
I may have stitched on something else...It seems like I did, but I can't remember what it was. Anyway, I hope you are having more luck than I am finishing projects and staying focused.

WIPocalpse Post for March

Well, I am sure everyone is stitching from their stash right now. I am trying to finish a few things before I start anything new!
Melissa over at   Measi's Musings   asked us if we ever adopted a piece from someone else. A dear friend who just passed gave me this piece when she was going through her stash.

It is an old hand painted needlepoint canvas. I love the colors but don't really want to continue doing the tent stitch. So it sits and waits for me. One day I will pull it out!
1. MH 1656

I am working on the pineapple band. Really close to the bottom of this piece, but I know the next section will be a huge challenge!
3. Art Quilt

I have totally lost my MOJO on this one, so I hung it up. I see places that need help, but I am not in the mood for this piece.
11. Enchanted Pumpkin

A little more stitching on this one.
12.Inchies

Finished the Red, White and Blue one! Now I need to wait until I can see my local guild and get started on the next one.
13. Angus Dei

I don't work on this much, but I am making a little progress. Won't be done for Easter!
16. Linen and Threads Mystery Sampler

March is done!

BTW, the numbers are from my original post 
Hope everyone is well and getting a lot of stitching time.

February WIPocalypse Post

Well, I have been rather under the weather so this will be fairly quick. This SAL is the brainchild of  
Melissa     . Each month she asks us a question and this year it is about a time we took a leap with our stitching.  When I was a newly married and had just moved to the Great White North (as I called it), my husband and I went to the local state fair. He wanted to look at all the machines and I wanted to hang out with him-hey! we were newly weds! We stopped at one building and the St Paul Needleworkers of EGA had set up a demonstration of stitching. At that time I did some counted cross stitch and crewel work and I was intrigued. I picked up a brochure and took a deep breath and went to a meeting. Wow! Did they open my eyes to the possibilities in needlework. They signed me up for a group correspondence course which taught me to stitch on linen. I learned needlepoint and hardanger from these lovely ladies. It was well worth the risk. They are still an active guild and if you live close-by, you should check them out.
What have I done this month?
1. MH 1656

2. Dragonfly Art Quilt

3. Butterfly

FINISH!
4. L. Genders

5. Inchies

6. Agnus Dei I started this

7. Linen and Threads SAL 2020 I have finished January....

Ok. I need to go as my head is starting to hurt. Hope you have a great week!