June WIPocalypse

 Half-year recap:  How are you doing with your goals so far this year?

I didn't set too many goals but there were certain projects I did want to finish this year.  So far I have finished 5 pieces one of which I had wanted to finish this year.

This month I had my 5th finish.  Hedge Hogs by Riolos.  

Here is where it was at the end of 2024 and here it is now finished

I enjoyed stitching on this one.  It did have the wool acrylic threads.  I didn't mind those as I did alot of crewl embroidery in the 70's.  My biggest concern was that I would run out of thread.  I finished with plenty of left over threads:

 

Snowflake was a small start and finish for a challenge prompt.

 

Owl #8 was finished in February

Unplug & Go Outside was finished in May

 

Dandelion Fairy Kingdom was on my list to finish this year.  It was finished in April.

I also want to finish this year Crane Paradise.  Here is the progress I have made so far this year.

Progress as of 12/31/24

 

And here is where Crane Paradise is now.

The next project I want to finish is Butterfly Fairy Night

Butterfly Fairy Night as it started out in 2025

 

And here is where it is at now. Slow progress

Here is the progress on my other projects:

Jolly Snowman at the start of 2025 and now

 

Homestead Harvest at the start of 2025 and now:

 

Princess & Dragon at the end of 2024 and now:

 

Gnomes at the end of 2024 and now:

 

Hello Autumn at the end of 2024 and now:

 

Autumn Sampler at the end of 2024 and now:

 Funky Cats at the end of 2024 and now:

 

Jolly Jingle Bell Pals Elf was a new start in January 2025 and here it is now:

 

Suncatchers was a new start in January 2025 and here it is now:

 

Queen of the Seas was a new start in February 2025 and here it is now:

 

Owl Faces was a new start in March 2025 and here is how it looks now:

Country Crow Teapot was a new start in April 2025 and here it is now:

 

Owl #9 was a new start in May 2025 and I have not worked on it since.

 

QS Magic Island at the end of 2024 and now:

 

QS Porthole of Fantasy by HAED was my new start for June.  Here is my progress:

It looks all black but there is some dark blues and greys.

I did get some stash in June:

I found this kit at Cracker Barrel 70% off.

 

Got these patterns from a destash group.

 

For the first 6 months I have done a total of 60,583 stitches about a 100 stitches less than last June.

For July I will be participating in  Tour De France with the Full Coverage Fanatics Facebook Group and the July Acrostic with the Magazine Monthly Challenge Group.