Starting the Year Out Right!

Well, the holidays are over and life is back to normal.

I'm happy to report the Christmas tree and decorations are down and put away for another year. 

 

The super cold weather some of the USA is enduring is not here in the Pacific NW.  We are having a typical cloudy and grey winter with daytime temps in the 40's. I won't complain.

 

 I have been busy preparing for a new stitching year !

My stash got inventoried and put on an excel spreadsheet. It is alphabetized by the designers name.  It was a lot of work, but it is so nice to be able to check and see if I already have a project.   Yes, I have been guilty of buying the same chart more than once.  Hopefully, this is the end of that problem.

 

On the stitching front, I have 3 finishes to report-

 

Finish #1-Barbara Jackson

Peace on Earth ornament

Shining Needle Society

 

I love these ornaments!  But when it came time to make a queen stitch on 40 ct fabric, I hit a brick wall.  Even 1 ply was too bulky.  And I noticed from my basting that the ornament was going to be tiny.  So I switched my fabric to 32 ct and the ornament is a much better size and the queen stitch issue went away.

Finish #2-Barbara Jackson

Merrily, Merrily ornament

Shining Needle Society

 

Yes, I have the next ornament on the stretcher bars!  Hopefully it won't be long before it is finished.

 

Finish #3-The Stitching Parlor

Treasures Sewing Box

 

 I stitched the pincushion upside down.  I was using a hoop and the excess fabric was flapping against my hand.  So I flipped it upside down.

 

 

Current project-

The Stitcherhood

Merry Christmas #53

 

I'll be back soon with another post about my 2015 goals!