Showing posts with label Recap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recap. Show all posts

Friday, March 1, 2024

Recap - February, 2024

February is typically a good stitching month and this month was no exception.  It was a New Start month so I started and worked on seven projects, with five finishes. I also stitched every day this month. 

I did cheat on the first one, but since I only had one day's stitching left, I went ahead and finished it.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

My other finishes were:

Snowman Mug

Piglet in a Square

File This

Birdhouse Coaster

I also started but didn't finish two more projects.

Little Ms. Santa Claus

Loving Kittens
There was one more project from February that I'd wanted to start, but it's not urgent so I'll do it in April.

March is for WIPs and my main WIP is Loving Kittens from Needle Treasures.  I don't think I'll be able to get to any others, but if I do, I'll also work on Little Ms. Santa Claus and Little Town of Bethlehem, carryovers from previous months.

Statistics:

Days Stitched This Month = 29 
Days Stitched This Year  = 59 (possible = 60)
Total Hours Stitched This Month = 58 hours and 53 minutes
Total Hours Stitched This Year = 121 hours and 15 minutes
Number of Projects Worked on This Month = 7
Number of Unique Projects Worked on This Year = 6
Number of Projects Started This Month = 6
Number of Projects Started This Year = 6
Number of WIPs Worked on This Month =  1
Number of WIPs Worked on This Year =  6
Number of Projects Finished This Month = 5
Number of Projects Finished This Year = 7
 







    

Monday, February 19, 2024

Weekly Recap - 2/11/2024 and 2/18/2024

 My computer died on the 10th and I didn't get it back until the 14th.  Unfortunately, the files on my hard drive weren't recoverable so I lost most of my pictures, passwords and files.  We're going to find someone who specializes in recovering data and see if they can do any  better.

Senior Moments celebrated Valentines Day this month and our project was to make valentines.  The girl in black is my daughter, Janice.  While she's not a senior, she started going when I was on oxygen and used a walker.  Now, she comes occasionally when the program is something she's interested in and is welcomed by all.  She also got the runner-up prize for the most creative valentine.



I've also added a small group meeting for a 5-week session on Thursday evenings called Gifted for More which includes messages on the topic on the weekends.  Along with Bible Study  and Soup Suppers/Lenten Services on Wednesday, grocery pickup on Friday and Church with a group dinner after, that makes my week.  Oh, I forgot Bunco which happens the third Tuesday of the month.   I also had a couple of doctor's appointments.

As for stitching, I did some every day starting with the finish of File This.

 

 and continued with the Birdhouse Coaster which I also finished and is now displayed on my refrigerator.

Next came the Snowman Mug from a Janlynn kit.  It's not quite a finish, but should be soon.

Finally, I have to brag about my granddaughter.  Several students in various concentrations at her high school were chosen to visit the feeder middle school to share about their classes, etc.  Kyleigh was chosen by her drama teacher, but when he turned in the necessary paperwork, he was told that she was already signed up to go with her media arts teacher who had forgotten to tell Kyleigh he was taking her.  Of all the kids available (it's a big school), she was chosen twice and she's only a sophomore!  BTW, she went with the media arts teacher.

 


Monday, February 5, 2024

Recap - 2/4/2024

It was a fairly quiet week.  There was a senior outing on Tuesday, Bible Study on Wednesday and church on Saturday, but I didn't go to any of them.  The senior outing was to a Mexican food place and I don't go out of my way to eat Mexican food.  I overslept on Wednesday and it was too cold and I was too tired to go to church.

I did manage to do quite a bit of stitching though. First, I finished two Christmas stockings.  There's one more in this series that I'll finish in March.


 

Next, I started a new project.  My daughter was going through my stash and requested that I stitch File This, to go with two other office themed pictures by the same designer that I'd done several years ago.


Thursday, February 1, 2024

Recap - January, 2024

January is typically a good stitching month and this January was no exception.  I worked on five projects, one of which only got a few stitches before it was deemed destined for a new start on a different fabric (it's not shown here).  Since I've joined a group where you stitch exclusively on WIPs in odd numbered months and exclusively on new starts in even numbered months, all of my projects this month were WIPs.

I also stitched every day except January 19th--I had food poisoning from some bad chicken for lunch and was in no condition to stitch. 

First, I finished PJ Critters Lion which was a December, 2023 start. 

Next I worked on Deer Scene, a Dimensions Kit.  My goal was to finish the bottom half, which I did on the 28th.

 Finally, I worked on two Christmas Stockings that were started during Christmasitis 2020.  They were in an old issue of Cross Stitch Crazy.  The first is a finish; the second only needs a the bottom motif.

February Plans 

February is for New Starts and while my plans keep changing (mostly the order of the projects, not the projects themselves) here is my list for February.  It's probably more than I can accomplish in 29 days, but whatever I don't get to can be carried over.

File This! - Calico Crossroads
Daisy Birdhouse - MCG Textiles
Snowman Mug - Janlynn Kit
Piglet in a Square - Disney Home
Mrs. Santa Bear - Design Works
Bumble - Dimensions Kit
Loving Kittens - Needle Treasures

Statistics:

Days Stitched This Month = 30 
Days Stitched This Year  = 30 (possible = 31)
Total Hours Stitched This Month = 62 hours and 22 minutes
Total Hours Stitched This Year = 62 hours and 22 minutes
Number of Projects Worked on This Month = 5
Number of Unique Projects Worked on This Year = 5
Number of Projects Started This Month = 0
Number of Projects Started This Year = 0
Number of WIPs Worked on This Month =  5
Number of WIPs Worked on This Year =  5
Number of Projects Finished This Month = 2
Number of Projects Finished This Year = 2












Monday, January 29, 2024

Weekly Update - 1/28/2024

 It was another semi-busy week.  Senior Bingo was on Tuesday followed by an appointment with our banker.  Wednesday was Bible Study.  Saturday was church and I actually went, but didn't go to dinner after.

We have started selling things on eBay, mostly engineering type stuff of my husbands, but also some of my cross stitch kits and charts--I've cleared out a whole drawer!  I'm not involved in the sales; my daughter does that, but I do keep track of the financial stuff in Quicken.

As for stitching, I stitched everyday and accomplished quite a bit.  First I finally finished the PJ Critters Lion and it's been mailed to the group.

Next, since January is a WIP month, I pulled out an old WIP and made a goal to finish the bottom half by the end of the month.  This is Deer Scene, a Dimensions Kit.

As of 11/4/2020

As of 1/28/2024

Monday, January 22, 2024

Weekly Update - 1/21/2024

I played Bunco Tuesday night and won the prize for Most Wins.   I also had a visit to the Nurse's Clinic for blood pressure and wounds check on Friday.  The good news is that my blood pressure is good and the wounds are healed.  Also, my legs are almost back to their normal size -- I can wear jeans again!

Also on Friday, my husband made chicken noodle soup for lunch using some old chicken I'd taken out of the freezer to throw away the day before.  It didn't affect him at all, but I had it coming out of both ends. Needless to say there was no stitching done that night (the first only day I haven't stitched this year.) Saturday it rained and I still wasn't feeling great so I didn't make it to church that evening.

As for stitching,  I continued working on  PJ Critters - Lion and I should have a finish next week.  Another thing I didn't like about the chart is the backstitching--it's got the kind that splits stitches on Aida.

As of January 14th

As of January 21st

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Weekly Update - 1/14/2024

 It was another moderately busy week.  I had two doctors' appointments, Bible Study and Senior Moments.  Senior Moments is a group that meets twice a month--once for a free lunch with some kind of program and once for either an outing to a local restaurant (where everyone pays for themselves) or Bingo where you bring your own lunch.  I did skip church on Saturday night, because I just didn't feel right.

As for stitching, I continued working on the PJ Critters Lion, but I'm definitely not happy with the chart.  For one thing, it's shown in two pieces, but there are no grey areas showing an overlap which caused me to miss two rows of stitching which required a couple of hours of frogging.  Second, there are no grid lines marking 10 stitches.  Also, in one area, two of the symbols are the reverse of each other (Why do designers do this?) 

 
I love the design and it's going to a premature infant through the Q4OC charity group so I'll keep on with it, but otherwise I'd probably set it aside for awhile because of how frustrated I am with it.  I expected to have it finished by now!

And now for the progress pictures:

As of January 7th

As of January 10th

As of January 11th

As of January 14th

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Weekly Update - 1/7/2024

The last half of 2023 was rough with medical issues and lack of stitching, so the blog didn't get much attention.  The medical issues are mostly still there, but under control and I'm in a better place mentally so I decided to revisit my blog.  This year, I'm going to try to do weekly updates, rather than just post finishes.

The first week of January was fairly busy with my daughter coming most days to do the housework I can no longer do and help my husband with various tasks.

I had doctors' appointments on Wednesday and Friday and on Thursday we went to the Spaghetti Factory to celebrate birthdays as a family.  My son-in-law's was the 3rd and mine was the 6th so  we always choose a day between the two.

Saturday was my actual birthday so my husband, daughter and I went out to lunch at Spires, the only place I can get filet of sole and real spumoni.  We also visited a new, improved and much bigger Barnes & Noble where I was able to get three stitching magazines, two World of Cross Stitching ones (I'm between subscriptions) and Cross Stitch Favorites - the Cute Issue.  Saturday night I went out with friends from church after the service to Los Ayalas, a local Mexican restaurant.

I also went through my stash of cross stitch kits and found a bunch I really wanted to stitch and some I knew I never would stitch.  I'll be putting several unopened Thomas Kinkade Disney kits up on eBay next week.

As for stitching, I've stitched every night for at least 45 minutes on PJ Critters from Cross Stitch Wonders.  I'm stitching the lion in the top left corner. I'm stitching him on 14-count Aida imprinted with blues, purples and greens  that remind me of watercolors.  It will be going to Quilts for Older Children and Adults as part of the 2024 Stitcher's Challenge when finished.

At the beginning of January, it looked like this:

Now it looks like this:



Monday, May 1, 2023

Recap - April, 2023

April was a fairly good stitching month and again, I managed to stitch at least 30 minutes everyday.  It was a New Starts month so I started and finished seven projects and made progress on an eighth.

Snowman in Top Hat - Design Works Snowmen in Hats

Snowman in Beanie - Design Works Snowmen in Hats

Let It Snow - World of Cross Stitching #327

Ho Ho Ho - World of Cross Stitching #327

Red Car with Tree - World of Cross Stitching #327

Tiny Cars - Daily Cross Stitch

Kitty Love - Mill Hill

Spring Floral - Daily Cross Stitch
May Plans

May is for working on WIPs so my plans include:

Spring Floral
Daily Cross Stitch
Sunday Night
Mill Hill Kit
Minnie & Mickey in the Garden
Leisure Arts (The Gang's All Here)
Raccoon Cottage Country Cottage Needleworks (Frosty Forest)
Gingerbread Girl
Cross Stitch & Needlework Winter 2015 (Barbara Sestok)
Dallas Cowboys    
Huddles Hangups
Merry Mice (Mouse w/ Ornament)
Ultimate Christmas Cross Stitch 2016 (Margaret Sherry)










Statistics

Days Stitched This Month = 30
Days Stitched This Year  = 119  (possible = 120)
Total Hours Stitched This Month = 74 hours and 12 minutes
Total Hours Stitched This Year = 305 hours and 57 minutes
Number of Projects Worked on This Month = 8
Number of Unique Projects Worked on This Year = 32
Number of Projects Started This Month = 8
Number of Projects Started This Year = 21
Number of WIPs Worked on This Month = 0
Number of WIPs Worked on This Year =13
Number of Projects Finished This Month = 7
Number of Projects Finished This Year = 30



Saturday, April 1, 2023

Recap - March, 2023

March wasn't a very good stitching month although I did manage to stitch at least 30 minutes everyday. 

I only worked on three projects this month and only finished two of them.  Since I've joined a group where you stitch exclusively on WIPs in odd numbered months and exclusively on new starts in even numbered months, all of my projects this month were WIPs.   My projects for the month were:

Loaded Truck - Cross Stitcher #391

Blow Bubbles - Dimensions Kit

Mickey & Minnie in the Garden - Leisure Arts

April Plans

April is for new starts so I will be choosing from the following:

Tiny Cars Daily Cross Stitch
Kitty Love Mill Hill Kit
Snowman in Beanie Design Works - Snowmen in Hats (Marianne Savage)
Snowman in Top Hat Design Works - Snowmen in Hats (Marianne Savage)
Ho Ho Ho World of Cross Stitching #327
Let it Snow World of Cross Stitching #327
Red Car with Tree World of Cross Stitching #327
Deer  RTO
Giraffe Bookmark World of Cross Stitching #329
Wise Man #2 Enjoy Cross Stitch at Christmas 2021 (Durene Jones)
Spring Floral Daily Cross Stitch

Of course, I can guarantee that I won't get to all of them in April, but my first two projects will be Tiny Cars and Kitty Love.

Statistics

Days Stitched This Month = 31
Days Stitched This Year  = 89 (possible = 90)
Total Hours Stitched This Month = 57 hours and 14 minutes
Total Hours Stitched This Year = 231 hours and 45 minutes
Number of Projects Worked on This Month = 3
Number of Unique Projects Worked on This Year = 24
Number of Projects Started This Month = 0
Number of Projects Started This Year = 13
Number of WIPs Worked on This Month =  3
Number of WIPs Worked on This Year =13
Number of Projects Finished This Month = 2
Number of Projects Finished This Year = 23




 

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Recap - February, 2023

January is typically my best stitching month, but this year, February was even better.  I worked on 13 projects and finished 11 of them.  Since I've joined a group where you stitch exclusively on WIPs in odd numbered months and exclusively on new starts in even numbered months, all of my projects this month were new starts. I also stitched at least 30 minutes everyday.   My projects for the month were:

Winnie the Pooh - Quick & Easy Cross Stitch (Issue Unknown)

Symbols Bookmark - World of Cross Stitching #328

Chocolate Bunny - F'lli Graziano Freebie

Variegated Heart - No Info Available

Sugar Plum Fairies #1, 2 and 4 - Cross Stitch Crazy #222
 
Reindeer Kitten - Design Works Kit

Wise Man #3 - Durene Jones

Santa's Hat & Boots - Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue #2018

Deer in the Forest - Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue #2020

Loaded Truck - Cross Stitcher Magazine #391

Minnie & Mickey in the Garden - Leisure Arts

March Plans

March is for WIPs only and while my plans keep changing, I currently have three projects scheduled for March, two of them the WIPs from February and one other very old WIP.

Loaded Truck - Cross Stitcher Magazine #391

Minnie & Mickey in the Garden - Leisure Arts

Blow Bubbles - Dimensions Kit

 

Statistics: 

Days Stitched This Month = 28
Days Stitched This Year  = 58 (possible = 59)
Total Hours Stitched This Month = 88 hours and 21 minutes
Total Hours Stitched This Year = 174 hours and 31 minutes
Number of Projects Worked on This Month = 13
Number of Unique Projects Worked on This Year = 23
Number of Projects Started This Month = 13
Number of Projects Started This Year = 13
Number of WIPs Worked on This Month =  0
Number of WIPs Worked on This Year = 0
Number of Projects Finished This Month = 11
Number of Projects Finished This Year = 21