July YOW Update

This year I joined a new to me Facebook SAL in a group called Soulful Stitching. They have a fun SAL called YOW which stands for Year of WIPs. The goal is to finish at least half of your list. You have to have a minimum of 15 items on your list. It was too hard to pick 15 so I picked 20 things I really would love to finish this year. Throughout the year we update our progress April 18, July 18, October 18, and then December 18 or there after is a drawing for the people who have finished half and posted the updates correctly. I finished my 2nd update today on the group and figured I would share here too.

1. August Snapshot
Finished this one now...

2. Cabin Fever
Got a 2nd day of progress on this...

3. Camping Out -- No Progress
4. Christmas Celebration -- No Progress
5. Christmas Jars -- No Progress Still 2 Jars Left
6. December Snapshot    -- Already Finished for April Update
7. Durene Jones Calendar -- 6 of 12 Parts Finished
Working on July now. Took an update picture all of them together...

8. Halloween Sampler -- No Progress
9. Hold on to Hope   -- Already Finished for April Update
10. July Snapshot   -- Already Finished for April Update
11. Myrtle Beach Postcard
Made some progress. Finished the back panel...

12. Ocean of Wisdom   -- Already Finished for April Update
13. October Snapshot -- No Progress
14. September Snapshot -- No Progress
15. Spring Bell Pull
Progress on the N Block...

16. To the Beach  -- Already Finished for April Update
17. Under the Sea SAL -- No Progress
18. Where Stitching Meets -- No Progress
19. Winter Messenger  -- Already Finished for April Update
20. You are Loved  -- No Progress

So let's recap...

I've worked on 5

I haven't worked on 9 

I have 7 finishes now!!!

April WIPocalypse

Yesterday was time for another WIPocalypse post. This fun blog SAL has one main goal... for us to finish our WIPs before the end of the world. Since we all keep adding to our lists I doubt this will ever happen. I know for me it's not possible by any means haha. I like using this SAL as an excuse to keep track of what I've worked on and how many days since the last post which was March 25th. So let's see what I've been up to...

Ocean in a Bottle -- 7 Days. I had just started this one for my last post. I had only 4 days into it. Here is what it looked like...

Here it is now...

Ocean of Wisdom -- 2 Days. I was able to get this one finished up after that 2 days. Here is the before and after...

To The Beach 2013 PALs Hands on Design Pillow -- 2 Days. I was able to finish this one off too. Here is the before and after...

 

Durene Jones April Calendar Piece -- 2 Days. I started and finished this one...

You Are Loved -- 2 Days. Went from here to here...

Myrtle Beach Postcard from Erica Michaels -- 3 Days. Started this one and got to here...

Got the back panel complete other than the postage stamp but it is done on a separate piece of silk gauze and attached to this panel.

14 days with no stitching. 

We are also given a question to answer...April 29 – Talk to us about your longest-running WIP or UFO. You know I honestly don't know. I don't really keep track in a way that's easy to answer that one. I know sometimes when I look through old blog posts I say Oh wow I never finished that one. Most the time it's not something I want to finish though. Luckily there are quite a few that I have finished. Like my two HAEDs. I did see a finished piece from 2007 that I need to finish finish so that's embarrassing enough to report. See ya on May 27.

Monday Update

What a weekend. I didn't figure I would get much stitching time and I was mostly right. Jeremiah and me had a movie day Friday. We needed to watch Star Wars The Force Awakens again. I didn't remember it very well and we had plans to watch Star Wars Last Jedi. So I got schooled Friday on all things Star Wars. I'm so proud of how smart Jeremiah is. I sure can't keep this all straight and since he just LOVES Star Wars he knows it all. I did guess a few answers right on my Star Wars quiz and impressed my teacher so the padawan is learning haha. Friday evening I ended up being busy so Friday was a no stitch day after all.

Saturday we finally had a dry day. So off to our cabin spot we went. Dad got a load of gravel delivered Friday and our plan was to get the gravel put down for under where the cabin will sit...

 

It was a lot of work! But we got it done. Jeremiah even helped. Boy we were sore Sunday morning. I even used an ax for my first time. Wow! That's hard work!! My poor hand had a sore spot from the rake and the ax handles Sunday morning but this work is so exciting and it will pay off HUGE. Now we can get the cabin delivered which might happen tomorrow if the weather holds off. We just can't stop smiling because the memories we will make here will be priceless. The fun memories of getting it prepared are already wonderful.

Sunday morning Fred, Jeremiah, and I watched The Last Jedi finally. It was really good. But boy those Star Wars movies are long. Finally in the afternoon I was able to get to my stitching.

I finished off the back panel for the Myrtle Beach Postcard other than the stamp but it's done on a separate piece of silk gauze and then attached...

So at least I got some stitching in for the IHSW.

I hope everyone has a great week. I bet it will be blur for us. Mom has a doc appointment today. We are hoping to get the cabin delivered tomorrow. We leave for a mini vacation/weekend away this Friday morning till Sunday. So we will be packing and getting things ready for that. When I can though I'll be back to stitching Ocean in a Bottle this week. See ya later!

It's IHSW Time!

It's the 3rd full weekend of the month which means it's IHSW (International Hermit Stitch Weekend). The idea of it is to warn your family, grab your stitching, and stitch the weekend away while ignoring all responsibilities. Jeremiah and me watched Star Wars Force Awakens today to get prepared to watch The Last Jedi when we have time so that took most of my time so far today. But now I'm going to curl up and enjoy the rest of the day with my stitching. Fred has a radio meeting so it's TV and stitching time till bed tonight. Tomorrow we might have work at the cabin but we don't know yet. But I guarantee I will put those X's in when and if I can.

Wednesday and Thursday I started on the Myrtle Beach Postcard...

I started on the backside (the right photo above). Here is where I am now after the two days...

It's a mix of over 2 and over 1 on 36ct Misty Rain Linen with DMC threads. I don't know if I'll work on this the whole weekend or not. We'll see Monday I guess.

I also have a fun confession to make. As we all know I tend to cave easy when I see a pattern or set of patterns I really like. I know I know everyone stop laughing!! On Instagram I saw a lady post this set she just finished...

It's from a book called Sand and Sea. I found it on Amazon and added it to my wish list. I showed the picture to mom and she pointed to the spot she will display them. Seriously stop laughing. I know I've told this story before. Anyway....I told her the book would make a nice Christmas gift for me.We both agreed to wait. Then I won $30 from online survey's that I take. The book was $24.99. I giggled and said it must be proof I'm supposed to buy the book. Yesterday I won $20 more. So today I ordered the book. We all know I'm meant to....it's nautical after all...plus technically it was free so I can't feel guilty about it. I just know as do all of you...I don't need any more projects.

So if you are joining in IHSW Good luck finding time for those X's. If not have a great weekend. See ya Monday with an update.

April YOW Update

This year I joined a new to me Facebook SAL in a group called Soulful Stitching. They have a fun SAL called YOW which stands for Year of WIPs. The goal is to finish at least half of your list. You have to have a minimum of 15 items on your list. It was too hard to pick 15 so I picked 20 things I really would love to finish this year. Throughout the year we update our progress April 18, July 18, October 18, and then December 18 or there after is a drawing for the people who have finished half and posted the updates correctly. I finished my update today on the group and figured I would share here too.

1. August Snapshot -- Not started but I do have it kitted up and ready to go...

2. Cabin Fever -- I did get one day on this Mill Hill kit since the start...

3. Camping Out -- Haven't started this Mill Hill.
4. Christmas Celebration -- Haven't started but did get the fabric bought for it.
5. Christmas Jars -- Haven't made progress on this one. -- 2 Jars Left
6. December Snapshot -- Finished this one!!

7. Durene Jones Calendar -- 4 of these finished now but I'm using them as one project...

8. Halloween Sampler -- Haven't started but bought fabric.
9. Hold on to Hope   -- Big Finish and Framed...

10. July Snapshot  -- Finished this one!!!

11. Myrtle Beach Postcard -- I have this one ready to start hopefully tomorrow...

12. Ocean of Wisdom -- Another one marked off the list...

13. October Snapshot -- No progress
14. September Snapshot -- No Progress
15. Spring Bell Pull  -- Finished up the I block and started the N block Before and After photo...

16. To the Beach -- Finished this one!!

17. Under the Sea SAL -- No progress    5 Sections Left
18. Where Stitching Meets -- No progress
19. Winter Messenger -- Another finish marked off...

20. You are Loved -- You guys have seen this one recently. But here is the Jan beginning and now YOW progress pics though...

So let's recap...

I've worked on 5

I haven't worked on 9 

I have 6 finishes!!! 

So I'm happy happy with my progress. Here's hoping I'll have even more progress for the next check in July 18th.

Monday Update

Last week was kind of a no mojo kind of week. Monday after my Monday update post I spent time catching up on emails and blog reading so no stitching that day. Tuesday I got just a bit added to the You are Loved piece for the 2nd day of new progress on it so I could have a progress picture for the Gifted Gorgeousness post yesterday. Wednesday and Thursday I just felt meh. No stitching. Just vegging. Friday I finally found my mojo though and got back to work on Ocean in a Bottle. Here is where I was April 2nd when I posted about it last...

That was 6 Days of Progress. Here it is now after 10 Days...

You can see the edge of the right side of the 1st page on the bottom right now. Now I will continue filling the page in till it's complete.

Our weather here in Indiana has just been wacky. We had beautiful 74 and 75 degrees Thursday and Friday. We were able to open our windows and breath the fresh Spring air finally. We were excited about the work we would be able to get done at our cabin spot over the weekend. Then the forecast changed. Starting Friday night after midnight we were supposed to get nonstop pouring rain. We ended up with almost 2 inches of rain and just nasty wind the whole weekend. So needless to say no work at the cabin without a boat. So instead we had a relaxing weekend. Today we've got snow all day and 30's. It's not sticking but it's just crazy to see it be a beautiful winter day in April. Oh well. I'm sure I'll be complaining about the heat soon enough. We had friends a little north of us in Michigan that got a lot of ice and lost trees. Then some friends more north in Michigan got a TON of snow. Just never know.

We have some plans this week but hopefully I'll get a new start worked in. I had my hubby pick from 3 pieces on my YOW (Year Of WIPs) list that I hadn't started yet. He picked this one...

It's from Erica Michaels. It is a postcard design in honor of the 20th PALs Retreat in Myrtle Beach. So hopefully I'll get some time to make some progress on it. I hope everyone reading this has a great week. Hope the mojo stays with all of us so progress can be made.