Happy New Year folks!
May this year will bring you lots of love, health and stitching pleasure!
I must say I have had a quality stitching time taking advantage of my holiday break :D I sticked 90% to my no new start rule and to date, I have conquered 3 UFOs -> 3 Finishes.
1. Ladybug and Daisy by Ajisai Press
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2. Come said the wind by Glendon Place.
Stitched on 32 count Wexford linen "Autumn Sunrise" by Silkweaver. Substituted original threads with Fiberlicious Spun Silks: Bordeaux, Fern Hollow and Bountiful Harvest. The poem was stitched in Sparkling silks that I dyed cause we can't live without Sparkles. I also added Mill hill beads in metallic gold and chartreuse.
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3. Three little girls by Boidere. I stitched this piece on a hand dyed fabric 28 count Opal lugana and finished it into a pillow
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That is to say I have hit my first goal of finishing 3/10 UFOs in my current list. As you might recall in my previous post, I mentioned that for every finish, I will pull in 1 new ufo/wips to replace. And for every 3 finishes, I can reward myself a new start. However, after thinking carefully, I decided that for every 3 finishes, i will pull in 1 ufo/wips to work on in stead because I want to keep my rotation in low number to spend more time on one of my fully stitched chart. If I ever have a new start, it should not be any large one, unless i have accomplished at least 30% of my current ufos/wips. So now that I have 3 finishes, I add one of my ufo into the rotation list, which is The Green Gate by Stephanie Mun Law
I chose this one because I am a big fan of Mun Law and I really want to have one fully stitched finish in 2016. In addition, this chart's size is 400 x 299, which is considered a medium size in my experience so I categorized it as "finish-able" pattern LOL. Green Gate will be my rotation throughout the year. I really want to get on this now but I still have to stick to my original list, so my next project to finish is "Hummingbird" by Paine Free Crafts.
This was my UFO in late 2014. The reason I left it behind was because I did not leave enough space on the left side for the tail. I really do not want to frog everything out so I decided that i will modify the tail a bit to fit and then I will make it into a nice pillow :D
So that's pretty much my achievement and goal so far! Hope you guys enjoy it and see you next time!
xoxo
Very nice finishes! I really like the first one and how the daisy pops out.
ReplyDeleteCongrats great job on not doing a new start to try to stitch more stash :) I love the fabric on hummingbird good luck on getting it to fit.
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ReplyDeleteGreat finishes and love your work on your UFO projects.
ReplyDeleteWonderful finishes last year and beautiful work on your WIPs.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy new year full of stitchy goodness:)
Beautiful finishes! I love the Ladybird and Daisy - it's so different.
ReplyDeleteWell done on not having a new start as well. The Green Gate is a beautiful design and I'm looking forward to your updates on it.
Your finishes look amazing =) I really love the fabrics you are stitching on, so pretty. I'm also looking forward to see your work on Green Gate, it surely is a stunning design =)
ReplyDeleteYou're off to a great start with 3 finishes. Great choice for the new addition to the list.
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