February WIPocalypse

 Question of the Month:  What stitch-a-longs (SALs) are you participating in this year?

This year I am participating in: 

Magazine Monthly Acrostics

Cloudsfactory HC Anderson Fairy Tales SAL - first time stitching a Cloudsfactory design.  Trying to keep up with the monthly releases. 

Full Coverage Fanatics Epic Journey Challenge

WIPocalypse

Here is what I worked on in February:

Gathering Pinecones by Hillside Sampling.  This was my oldest WIP.  I finished the alphabet and added 2 more pinecones doing specialty stitches I could do.  Not the called for stitches.  Left off my initials and date.  Added a pinecone button and it is finally finished.  Stitched with called for floss and fabric.  Glad this one is done and in the under the bed box.

Sari Doll worked on this one twice in February.  Small but alot of stitches

 

Butterfly Fairy Night worked more on filling in the moon.

Unplug and Go Outside by Emma Congdon.  Finished the top word.

What a Hoot Owl Teapot from Cross Country Stitching October 2012 is finished.  There is several more in this series and I will stitch them as I find my magazines with the charts.  Second finish for 2024.

HC Anderson Fairy Tales SAL by Clouds Factory.  February Installment is done.

Homestead Harvest.  Worked on the fall tree.

Give Thanks to God Sampler.  Added more leaves (and still more need added) and started working some bushes.

Jolly Snowman worked on his blue scarf.

Autumn Sampler still working on filling in the diamond.

Joy Seasonal Heart added the second owl.

Hedge Hog still plugging away on this one.  It moves slowly as the kit flosses came on floss cards.  I am a bobbin stitcher and having to un-tie and re-tie the floss to the floss cards takes up alot of time.

 Princess & the Dragon.   Working on the area under the castle.  I have been looking thru my Teresa Wentzler patterns to pick out my next one when this one is done.

 

I have also been working on my 2 full coverage projects.  I started QS Magic Island in January as one of my new starts.  When I kit up a new project of any size I keep the floss for that project with it either in the project bag on in a floss box.  Here is the floss box for QS Magic Island.  I love the colors and how full each bobbin is.  Staring at this box makes me happy.

And my progress on QS Magic Island 1,656 stitches this month.  Still on page one which does have large areas of solid stitching.  I stitch some solid area then add some of the confetti area.  14ct 2 strands full cross.  I like that this one is starting with the design right away and not a page of just background. 

Dandelion Fairy Kingdom.  I am past the halfway point of page 21.  Hope to finish this page in March to keep on track to finish 5 pages in 2024.

 

I fully finished one of my previous finished from 2023 Possum Song by Mama Witch Cross Stitch.  I finished this in a 12 inch hoop.  I did have to add some extra black Aida to make it fit.  The 10 inch hoop was too small and cut off part of the design.  It did not seem this big when I was stitching on it.