WIPocalypse 2019 - January Update

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

The object of the WIPocalypse is to stitch on projects that you want to complete before the end of the world, or the end of the year - whichever might come first! WIPocalypse is run by Melissa over at Measi's Musings and is now in it's 8th year.  

For 2019 I am going to try and work on 19 projects (ie 19 in 2019!).  The full list of my projects can be found on my WIPocalypse 2019 page.

Oh my goodness.... the end of January is here! Can you believe it - one month of 2019 is almost done! Time does fly when you're having fun!  I am a couple of days late with my update post, but better late than never is my motto this week!

So here we go - I do have a small update for my "19 in 19" 😃

Quaker a Halloween - Jardin Prive

Henry VIII - Cloudsfactory

Dog Park - Satsuma Street

 Peacock Lady - Joan Elliott

So that is the sum total of my WIPocalypse projects for January.  I am pleased with my progress on the Peacock Lady - it would be wonderful to get a finish on that one this year! 😊

Til next time, happy stitching

Hugs xx

WIPocalypse 2018 - April update

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

The object of the WIPocalypse is to stitch on projects that you want to complete before the end of the world, or the end of the year - whichever might come first! WIPocalypse is run by Melissa over at Measi's Musings and is now in it's 7th year.  

For 2018 I am going to try and work on 18 projects (ie 18 in 2018!).  The full list of my projects can be found on my WIPocalypse 2018 page.

April was a brilliant month for my WIPocalypse projects... I managed a finish! 😁

Finish #14/2018

"Moutons de Saisons - Ete" - Collection Tra La La

Started: 9 January 2015

Finished: 2 April 2018

Fabric: 28ct Cashel "Fairy Forest" Stitches & Spice

Threads: DMC as charted

The other projects that saw some progress are below:

12 Days of Christmas - Little House Needleworks

Started: 25 December 2017

Fabric: 28ct Brittney Opal "Celebrations" Jodyri Designs

Threads: DMC

Quaker Christmas II (Songs of the Season) - ByGone Stitches

Started: 1 January 2018

Fabric: 28ct evenweave "grey"

Threads: DMC 816 & 895

Boo Club - Lizzie Kate

Started: 1 January 2018

Fabric: 28ct Lugana (studio session -Wicked Garden) Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC & Weeks Dye Works

Happily Ever After - Frosted Pumpkin

SAL Started: January 2017

August Block (Aladdin)

Started: 18 April 2018

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Dark Fantasy" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC, Dinky Dyes, Jodyri Designs

Eiffel Quaker - Jardin Prive

Started: 2 September 2017

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Antique Ivory"

Threads: DMC Black & B5200, Weeks Dye Works Sky, Weeks Dye Works Liberty

Little Sheep Virtues - Little House Needleworks

"Love"

Started: 25 February 2018

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Sept 2017 Mystery" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC

Dog Park - Satsuma Street

Started: 17 January 2017

Fabric: 28ct Monaco "Carmel Macchiato" - Hand Dyed by Stephanie

Threads: DMC

Coffee Saves Lives - Heartstring Samplery

Started: 17 June 2017

Fabric: 28ct Belfast Opal "Gold Digger" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: as charted fancy flosses...

Question of the month: Talk to us about your longest-running WIP or UFO

Now which of the long running WIPs / UFOs should I admit to that I have and can talk about?  If I focus on what is on my WIPocalypse list, then the oldest WIP would be Lizzie Kate's "Jingles".  I started this one way back in April 2014 as a SAL with some bloggers (start post is here)... and 4 years later it is still not finished!  I love these cute charts but for some reason I just haven't finished the series, and now I have hit a wall with it as I have made a big boo-boo and I don't feel like kissing the frog!!  

I thought that I had taken a photo of my stuff up... but I can't find it... essentially I used the wrong colour for the bell in the 2nd last chart - the "Joy" chart (ie I have stitched the white bit with a green thread instead of using the white - goodness knows how I did that!!)... I am so close to finishing that I really should just put my big girl pants on and deal with it!!! Stay tuned! 💁

So a great month of WIP stitching for me - most of the projects that I stitched on fitted in with the Stitch Maynia "Coffee Stitcher Birthday SAL" - bonus!! 

Fingers crossed that May is another good month, although it is Stitch Maynia so watch out for all the new starts that will come up in next month's update!

That's it for this month - til next time, happy stitching

WIPocalypse 2018 - February update (very late....)

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

The object of the WIPocalypse is to stitch on projects that you want to complete before the end of the world, or the end of the year - whichever might come first! WIPocalypse is run by Melissa over at Measi's Musings and is now in it's 7th year.  

For 2018 I am going to try and work on 18 projects (ie 18 in 2018!).  The full list of my projects can be found on my WIPocalypse 2018 page.

Oh my goodness I am so late with this post.... I had ever intention of posting the pics in March (the wording was practically done!) but my brain has really struggled with working lately and the last thing I feel like doing when I get home from work is typing... sorry 😞😢

So here we go... a quick update on everything I stitched in February that related to my listed WIPocalypse projects....

12 Days of Christmas - Little House Needleworks

Started: 25 December 2017

Fabric: 28ct Brittney Opal "Celebrations" Jodyri Designs

Threads: DMC

Boo Club - Lizzie Kate

Started: 1 January 2018

Fabric: 28ct Lugana "studio session -Wicked Garden" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC & Weeks Dye Works as charted

Henry VIII & his Wives - Cloudsfactory

Started: 6 March 2017

Fabric: 32ct Opal Belfast "Lapis" Under the Sea Fabrics

Threads: DMC

Little Sheep Virtues - Little House Needleworks

"Hope"

Started: 1 January 2018

Finished: 25 February 2018

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Sept 2017 Mystery" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC

Little Sheep Virtues - Little House Needleworks

"Love"

Started: 25 February 2018

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Sept 2017 Mystery" Colour Cascade Fabrics

Threads: DMC

Eiffel Quaker - Jardin Prive

Started: 2 September 2017

Fabric: 32ct Belfast "Antique Ivory"

Threads: DMC Black & B5200, Weeks Dye Works Sky, Weeks Dye Works Liberty

Dog Park - Satsuma Street

Started: 15 January 2017

Fabric: 28ct Monaco "Carmel Macchiato" Hand Dyed by Stephanie

Threads: DMC as charted

Right so that is February done.... onto the March update post 👀

Til next time, happy stitching

Progress Update - February 2017

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Hi there!  I thought I would do a quick post to show you some of the other things that I stitched on during February.  You have seen some of the February stitching already in the Smalls and WIPocalypse posts, but there were also some others that got a little bit of love...

New starts (and there were a couple!) and WIP progress

Dragon Birthstone SAL - Ingleside Imaginarium
Started February (Amethyst Dragon)
Also stitched some more on the January Garnet Dragon

Lakeside Fantasy SAL - Durene Jones
Started February (Mermaid)
As you can see not a lot happening with this... I need to get stitching and finish off December, January and February... and start March!

Cross Stitch, It's Fun / Stitchwats - Weekly Challenge - Meliciously Happy
7 Starts in 7 Days - minimum of 50 stitches per start
Each start had a theme around being happy....

Start #1: Garden Boots - Mill Hill Kit

Start #2: Honey Bee Card - Free Gift Cross Stitcher Magazine

Start #4: Happy Easter Card - Free Gift Cross Stitcher Magazine

Start #5: Bumble Bee Card - Free Gift Cross Stitch Crazy Magazine

Start #6: Frog Card - Free Gift Cross Stitch Crazy

You may notice that I didn't show you Start #3 and Start #7 from that challenge here... that is because they are both finished and are mentioned in my Smalls Post (Tulip/Spring Card & Pig fridge magnet).

The free kits from the UK cross stitch magazines really come in handy for these types of challenges!

Dog Park - Satsuma Street
10 A Day Project (FB Group)
When I last showed you this one it looked like this (top middle pic in the collage):

It now looks like this.... for the most part I am sticking to the 10 stitches a day... but every now again I will do 11 or 12 if I need to finish a section or a thread.  I got a little bit bored stitching yellow and moved over to the blue and green tree.

So that's it for this progress report.... March has begun and there will be lots more stitching to come I'm sure!

Til next time, happy stitching ;o)

A wee progress report....

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful stitchy weekend :o)

I thought I would drop in and do a bit of an update for you on what I have been stitching on this past week or so.

Friday's night frolic piece
Happily Ever After - Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery
Started: 26 January 2017

I started this piece on Australia Day... and managed to get quite a bit done over the long weekend. On Friday night I did a little bit more of the border and the cute little pussy cat.

I decided to go out on a limb with the fabric.... this is 32ct Belfast "Dark Fantasy" from Colour Cascade Fabrics.  The model piece is stitched on a lighter fabric but I love this fabric and when I did a floss toss everything seemed to work ok.. but time will tell I guess!  I am using the called for DMC floss except for the border (Dinky Dyes "Kalamunda" and centre piece (when I get there I have picked out a Jodyri thread!).

Here's an aside for you.... there is a sentimental reason why I using "Kalamunda" on this piece...   I used to live there! It is a suburb in the Perth Hills and sits between the suburbs of Lesmurdie and Gooseberry Hill.  I was living there when I met hubby - he lived in Lesmurdie and we used to catch the same bus to and from the City every day for about 6 months.  So I just had to put the thread somewhere into this piece :o)

17 A Day Update
Deer & Grapes Mystery SAL - Jean Farish

10 A Day Update
Dog Park - Satsuma Street

These 2 are ticking along nicely now... I am now sticking to the 17 and 10 stitches a day except on the odd occasion where it makes sense to finish 1 or 2 extra to finish a row or where a 1/2 stitch won't work.

2 New Starts! There is always going to be new starts!!
Autumn Bird - Satsuma Street
Started: 4 February 2017

Love the colours in this design.... I have been meaning to buy it... but on Saturday when I was going through my old magazine charts looking for something else I found it!! It was published in Cross Stitch Crazy (I think) a few years ago... So how's that for "Stitch from Stash"?  So pleased that I didn't buy it a couple of weeks ago when I bought her new one! I am missing a couple of thread colours but that is easily rectified.  Fabric is just a pale light blue 28ct fabric that I had in my fabric box.

Kitty Litter - Dimensions Gold Kit
Started: 5 February 2017

I think I have probably given myself another UFO with this.... that little bit that I did yesterday nearly drove me crazy... blended threads... yuck!  I have had this sitting in my stash drawer for a number of years and finally decided to start it as my one and only full coverage piece!  If I ever finish the stitching it will go into our spare room which already has kitty pictures on the wall :o)

I did stitch on a couple of other projects but just realised that I haven't taken photos!  Will rectify that on the next update (who knows one or two of them may be a finish by then!)

Til next time, happy stitching
Hugs x

January New Starts... so far...

I thought I would give you a bit of an update on on my 2017 new starts so far... yes, there are one or two of them already!!

Halloween Happiness - Sandra Cozzolino/Imaginating
This is my year long Halloween Ornie Blog piece.  The plan is to stitch a part of the design each month to tie in with the monthly theme on the blog.

Started: 1 January 2017
Also stitched a bit more on 13 January as it was Friday 13th!

Fabric & threads: 28ct fabric from stash and DMC threads

Dressmaker's Daughter - Nora Corbett
Started: 1 January 2017

Fabric: Colour Cascade Fabrics 32ct Belfast "Golden Touch"
Threads: DMC

Flip Flops - Mill Hill Kit
Started: 8 January 2017

Birthstone Dragons SAL January - Ingleside Imaginarium
Started: 14 January 2017

Fabric: Hand Dyed by Stephanie - 28ct Opal Lugana "Frozen Fractals"
Threads: DMC; border in Petite Treasure Braid PB26

Dog Park - Satsuma Street
Started: 15 January 2017

This is going to be my "Ten A Day" piece.  I am in catch up mode at the moment so I did 25 stitches on my first day.

Stitching: 15th Jan 2017

For those of you that might not know, the "Ten A Day" project is a Facebook Group Challenge where you choose a WIP or new start that has approx 3,650 stitches and stitch 10 stitches on it each day with the aim being at the end of the year you will have a finish.  Of course that doesn't mean you can't do a smaller or larger project - 3,650 is a guide only.....

stitching: 16 Jan - 21 Jan 2017

Above is an updated photo of "Dog Park" after Saturday's stitching,  I am planning to post my weekly progress on the FB group every Sunday.  I love stitching on this project and do find it quite hard to put it down after the planned number of stitches each day!  By the end of the month I will be up to date and then will continue with 10 stitches a day going forward.

I do have one more new start but as it is a gift I will keep that secret for a wee bit longer!

That's it for now... lots of stitching ahead on new starts and WIPs!  This week is check in week for the 2017 Smalls SAL so fingers crossed I will have a finish by Friday!

Til next time, happy stitching... and no frogging!
Hugs xx