Question of the Month: Tell us about the oldest WIP you have in your stash.
My oldest wip is Butterfly Fairy Night that I started on 9/11/14. This one lingers as it is my only project stitched on evenweave. I have made so many mistakes on it - going over 3 threads, one thread etc that I am having a hard time getting it to line up. I did finish Butterfly Fairy Day on evenweave and did not have any problems with that one. Finally in 2024 I did get in the groove with this one and am no longer struggling to stitch on the evenweave. I had wanted to finish it in 2024 but maybe I will aim for 2025. Here is where I am at:
In January I participate in Brringo with the Magazine Monthly Challenge facebook group. I worked on 15 projects. Here are the projects:
Princess & the Dragon was on my board twice. I worked on the border each time.
Homestead Harvest had 188 stitches added
Hedge Hog Kit by Riolos was worked on twice. Still working on greenery.
Autumn Sampler was on my board twice
Jolly Snowman by Joan Elliott was on the board 3 times.
Owl #8 was started and was on the board twice. I am changing the colors up on this one also.
Sun Catchers was a new start. The prompt was a piece someone else inspired you to do. I was watching Amy Loves Toads on floss tube and she did this piece. I had it in my stash and decided to work on it.
Here it is after one day of stitching.
Crane Paradise was on my board 3 times. I am working on the last bottom page.
Jolly Jingle Bell Pals - Elf from Cross Stitch & Needlework January 2009 was another new start
And my progress on the Elf - a small start
Funky Cat was worked on for one day.
Another new start was Snowflake Card by Rhona Norris from the World of Cross Stitching 209. It was the free gift. The prompt was for a monochrome design. I did not have any in my WIP pile and looked for something small. This one fit the bill. First time stitching with Madera Metallic. It is a nice shiny purple. It called for some stitches in 4 strands and some in 2 strands. And here is my finish piece. First finish of 2025.
Unplug & Go Outside was on my board once. I also worked on it the last week of January to give it an extra push towards a finish this year.
Dandelion Fairy Kingdom I almost finished page 27. I usually stitch on this one every afternoon. There were a few afternoons I did not stitch on it and if I had this page would be finished.
QS Magic Island. This was on my Brringo board 3 times. I also stitch on this one on the weekends.
January was a good stitching month. I had 4 new starts, 1 finish. I stitched every day. I worked on all my WIPs except for 2.
February Plans - Finish page 27 on Dandelion Fairy Kingdom, Work the February Acrostic for Magazine Monthly Challenge, work on the 2 WIPs that did not get worked on in January.
