August WIPocalypse

 This month's question that Measi who runs WIPocalypse gives us is:  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 have done 2 mystery stitch a longs -BOINK from Ink Circles and I did finish it and a Barbara Anna mystery stitch a long.  I finished that one too.   I did enjoy both stitch a longs.  I think I was pulled into them by wanting to be one of the crowd.  I have not done any since them  But do enjoy watching others progress on their SALS

 

This Month I had a finish Toadilly Romantic.  I finished this one on 8/6/20.

I enjoyed stitching this one on the pink fabric and the different threads from what I normally use.  There is a scissor fob that goes with it and I think I will do that one also.  I still have plenty of pink fabric.

I worked more on the border of Cow Slip.  This past weekend we went to Michigan to a car museum and aquarium and I took this project to work on.  Still more border to do.

I finished page 3 and started page 4 of Dandelion Fairy Kingdom.  3,000 stitches.  Happy with my progress on this one.  

Faces of Faery 90 was also worked on.  I am going slowly o this one so that I do not make any large counting errors.  

While in Michigan we went to an Antique Mall and I found this Teresa Wentzler kit.  It was 40% off and I got it for under $7.  It has 27 count even weave.  I am doing Butterfly Fairy Night on even weave and struggle to work on it.  But I am going to give this one a go and see what happens.

Here are my orts.  Very colorful.

I am still working from home.  Not sure when I will go back.  I will be glad if I can stay home during the winter and avoid driving in the snow.

July WIPocalypse

Somewhere at the end of the Month I lost my stitchy bug.  I was doing pretty good until then.  Here are the projects I worked n in July

Crane Paradise came out at the end of the month for a few days.  Still working on the sun.

Dandelion Fairy Kingdom I worked on each weekend.  I was so close to finishing up page 3.  Just a little in the bottom right hand corner.  But I lost my stitching mojo. 

 Faces of Faery 90 I worked on the first 2 weeks of July.  I moved my scroll rods.  This is page 3.  I had thought I could finish this one in 2020 but I am moving too slow. 

I worked a few days on Toadally Romantic.  I could finish this one up if I stitch on it exclusively for a few days. 

 Then I had a new start.  I coffee/tea dyed a piece of 14 count cream fabric.    Working on the border (and there is alot of border).  This will be Cowslip in the photo below.  Everything was in my stash.

I need to work on finishing something as my WIP list is growing longer.

This month's question is what new designers have I discovered.  Carolyn Manning was a new to me designer.  I picked up one of her charts. 

WIPocalypse June

The question this month is checking in to see how we are doing with our six month progress.

My main goal for 2020 was to finish Little Fairies at Play.  I did that in May and I now have it back from the framer and hanging up in my bedroom

I also wanted to finish up Faces of Faery 90.  I pulled it out from time out and frogged out all of the black I had in the wrong spot (about 400 stitches).  I did move forward stitching on this one. I am going to work on it each month with the hope of finishing by the end of 2020.

I worked some more on Crane Paradise my new start in May

Then I pulled out Butterfly Fairy Night and gave it some attention

I continued working on the Weekends on Dandelion Fairy Kingdom and hope to finish page 3 in July

And then I had a new start for my Birthday Toadally Romantic.  Here is what it will look like when done

And here is where I got to

Here are my Orts

I did get some stash when I picked up my framing

I was going to make this one my Birthday Start but I am still thinking about the floss colors.  Maybe I will start it in July.

I was at Michaels and found this frame for $6.  It is an 8x10. I went thru my finished pieces and found that most of my finishes are larger than 8x10.  This one fit so I laced and framed it myself.  It is a little crooked but the lacing is tight and wrinkle free so I didn't want to undo it.

So far in 2020 I have managed to stitch on all of my WIPs at least once.

I am also teaching my new nephew in law to stitch.

Thats about it for this month. 

WIPocalypse May

I participated in Stitch Maynia this year.  I decided I wanted to finish Little Fairies at Play.  I had 2 partial pages left.  So I only worked on Little Fairies at Play until I finished it.  Here is my finished Little Fairies at Play.  Started 11/13/11 and finished on 5/21/20.  Stitched on 14 count white aida full cross stitch 2 threads over one.  8 years, 6 months and 8 days.  I have already taken it to my LNS for framing.

Since I posted in April I still had a few more days left in April and I continued to stitch on Freedom by Joan Elliott.  Here is where I ended in April

After Finishing up Little Fairies at Play I went back to stitching on Dandelion Fairy Kingdom and here is where I finished yesterday:

Working on page 3.  I put this one on my scroll rods after taking off Little Fairies at Play.

I did start a new project on 5/24/20.  Crane Paradise by Pinn.  I have had this one in my stash for a while.  I am stitching it on 14 ct Platinum.  I stitched on it for one day and here is where I got to:

And this is what it will look like when it is finished:

I think I am going to leave off the Chinese Characters.

These are my orts as of 5/30/20

June is my birthday month and I have several more projects kitted up.  I might start a few more.

WIPocalypse April

Another month with alot of stitching.  It must be the Stay at Home order.

Here is what I worked on:

 Dandelion Fairy Kingdom finished age 2 and started on page 3.

 Little Fairies at Play finished page 22.

 Freedom finished the O and started on the M.  I will keep stitching on this one for the rest of April.

 Harvest. I started another bunch of grapes on the left.

 Jingle Pals Santa.  I finished this ornament.

Orts time to tamp them down again.

This month's question is what is your oldest WIP.  It is Little Fairies at Play started in November 2011. I only have 2 pages left to complete this one.  For May I am only going to stitch on this project and hope to finish the last 2 pages.

WIPocalypse March

Another good month of stitching. We did go to Florida for a week to visit my mother-in-law.  So I had a week of no stitching.  Here are my progress pictures:

Little Fairies at Play finished page 21 2,926 stitches.  3 more partial pages to go and it will be done.  I hope to have it finished by June.

Dandelion Fairy Kingdom another 2,006 stitches on page 2. I should finish up page 2 in April.  I am using this piece for my 20,000 stitches in 2020 on Full Coverage Fanatics.

Jingle Bell Pals - I worked on this on Friday while I was taking an on line class.  Getting closer to a finish.

I finished this on 3/4/20 from the Home for the Holidays leaflet by Sue Hillis

I made a trip to my local LNS last Saturday while the stores were all open.  I picked up more patterns for my stash:

  I picked this one to remind me of my trip to Florida.  We saw alot of beautiful Flamingos.

 I saw this one in the discount box and thought of my friend Katie.  I remember her stitching this one on "big girl" fabric.

 And I had to get this one as it seemed to go with the Heron.

 Love gnomes.  My LNS had this one on their facebook page.

 Another Gnome.  When I got home with this leaflet I found I had two copies of it.  I checked my receipt and I was charged for both copies.  So I am giving the second copy away  Just leave a comment saying you want to stitch the Gnomes with your email address.  I will pick a winner on 4/28/20

 This one jumped into my hands.

And another one that reminds me of our Florida vacation.

This month's WIPocalypse question is:

Have you ever adopted a piece from someone else or gave up a piece to someone else? Which piece and why?  Many years ago one of my co-workers asked me to finish stitching a piece she had started - Guardian Angel.  I did finish it and gave it back to her.

WIPocalypse February

This was another good stitching month for me.  Here is what I worked on:

 Dandelion Fairy Kingdom I did 2,112 stitches towards my 20,000 stitch challenge. 

 Little Fairies at Play I finished page 20 which was 2,926 stitches

 Orts for the month of February

I started a new project in January from the Home for the Holidays leaflet by Sue Hillis.  I have been working on it again this last week of February.  I might get it finished up tonight as there is not much left to stitch.

Question of the Month: In honor of “Leap Year,” tell the story of a time you had to make some sort of a “leap” in stitching – taking the chance on a new style of stitching, attending a meetup or class, etc. I was in my local EGA chapter and the group did a class piece that was a sampler with lots of different techniques.  I forged ahead with it and sent it off to the class teacher for evaluation.  I did ok but it was not my cup of tea.

I did get some stash this month from my local lns.

 A small Jim Shore kit- Frog Egg. 

 Another Sue Hillis pattern Hello Autumn

 An Owl ornament that I have had my eye on.

 Two pieces of fabric.  The one on the left I am going to use for Hello Autumn

And some floss for different projects.

March will be a challenge as I will be gone for a week visiting the in-laws.  I will not be taking my two big projects with me - Dandelion Fairy Kingdom or Little Fairies at Play.  So I will have to hustle to get my stitches in them.  I will pick one of my smaller projects to take with me.