January WIPocalypse

It's the last Sunday of the month which means it's WIPocalypse time. This is where you go to see this month's check in. So stop over and see what others are talking about. WIPocalypse started to help us all stitch our projects before the end of the world. Of course if you are like me you keep adding to the pile and that doesn't help any haha. I like to use this SAL as a fun excuse to keep track of what I have worked on since the last check in. So let's see what I've been working on so far this year...

You are Loved -- Worked on 4 Days. Here is the project now after 6 days total...

Durene Jones Calendar -- Worked on 3 Days. I'm stitching these designs up each month for the Smalls SAL. I started and finished up the January piece...

Winter Messenger -- Worked on 2 Days. I was able to finish this one off after working on it these last two days. So glad to mark this one of my WIP list.

Pine Mountain Snapshots -- Worked on Dec for 3 Days. I was able to get this one finished off. Now I just have 4 more to do.

Salt Water Taffy -- Worked on 4 Days. I hadn't picked this one up since Feb 26th, 2017. Here is where I was...

Here it is now after the 4 days...

By the Sea -- Worked on 1 Day. Picked this up and finished it off after last working on it January 14th, 2016...

 Mill Hill Cabin Fever -- Worked on 1 Day. Got a little start on this one till I heard another WIP calling. Not even enough to take a photo of.

HAED Hold on to Hope -- Worked on 6 Days. I hadn't worked on this one since May 25th, 2016. She was screaming to get out and be finished. Here she was when I picked her up again...

Here she is now after finishing off page 8...

I just have 852 stitches left to finish her so she can finally get her place on the wall where she deserves to be.

I also had a fun little Valentine finish in 2 days. But I'm not showing the photo till the Valentine Blog Hop. So stay tuned.

I only had 3 no stitching days. I have to admit I love this time of year. I got so much stitching done this month. It feels great! Plus just in this span I got 5 finishes. 3 completed finished finishes. I'm one happy stitcher. Now to just try to keep it up the rest of the year haha.

We also get fun questions to answer with our posts. Here is the question for this check in... What SAL’s are you participating in this year? Mine are all listed in the side bar. WIPocalypse, Smalls SAL, Gifted Gorgeousness, IHSW. I also joined in the Soulful Stitchers group and joined the Year of WIPs (YOW) this year. I've listed 20 pieces I really want to finish for that. This year my real goal is just to stick to it and get some of the 75 WIPs on my list marked off.

Thanks for stopping by for my WIPocalypse post. See ya Feb 28th for the next one. Hopefully will a bunch of progress to share.

By the Sea Finish

Yesterday I didn't know what to work on. So I asked mom to pick a number 1 to 75 from my WIP list. She picked Number 10...

This is By the Sea from Praiseworthy Stitches. I bought it from Praiseworthy at the PALs Retreat. I started it for DUCJC in 2016 on Day 14. I only worked on it that one day and here is where I got...

So close to a finish. So I was glad when mom picked that one out because it ended the day like this...

 (4) January 17th, 2018

By the Sea from Praiseworthy Stitches

Complete Kit. Included Frame.

Stitched on 32ct Cream Linen
Threads are included DMC

Started Jan 14th, 2016. Took 2 Days. 

 

The model shows to make it puffy and make it a pincushion type of fluffy in the frame. I preferred it flat like this instead. Plus as you can tell it's a finished finish. Wohoo!!! That makes 4 finishes already this year and 2 finished off.

This weekend is IHSW (International Hermit Stitch Weekend).  So clear those calendars, warn the family, grab some stitching, and stitch the weekend away. I think I'm going to pick up one of my new mill hill kits that I want finished for the cabin. See ya Monday with the update.

DUCJC Day 14

Today's pick is another fun kit from the PALs Retreat. I can't find it anywhere for sale online unfortunately. Here is what it will look like...

I love the green frame. As it says it's from Praiseworthy Stitches. This is the same ladies that did the adorable little snowman ornament from Day 8. I'm so close to finished...

If only that thing called life didn't get in the way haha. Tomorrow is a small piece from somewhere we traveled last year.