2013 stitching in review

I had to laugh when I looked back at my stitching challenges I set for myself in 2013 … to say I was ‘less than successful’ is probably an understatement!  While I still managed to get a reasonable amount of stitching done, it just wasn’t on those items I’d challenged myself with.  So, here were my goals, and how I went …

SALs:

• November 2012 – Quaker Christmas II SAL … No, epic fail – still not happy with my thread choice after ordering two separate colours of red silk, so it remains unstarted, although the fabric is cut out now and ready to go
• 1 January – Nora Corbett’s Bluebell Pixie SAL … Yes, completed – she’s just waiting to be framed
• 1 January – Drawn Thread’s Sampler Gameboard SAL … No, another epic fail – managed to cut the fabric prior to Christmas though so this will be worked on some time in 2014
• 1 February – Aussie Round Robin … Yes, completed the full 4 rounds
• 14 February – Ink Circles Cirque des Coeurs SAL … um, didn’t even give this a thought – Dad was in hospital at that point so I spent 2 months in NZ caring for him and Mum, and I still don’t really have a desire to start this one yet
• 1 May – Teresa Wentzler SAL … Yes, worked on TW’s English Garden Sampler as part of the SAL – did well initially but then it fell by the wayside, but I’m determined to see this one finished in 2014!

Crazy January Challenge:

1. Bluebell pixie – Mirabilia/Nora Corbett … Yes, completed
2. Little Blue Potting Shed – Brown House Studio … Yes, completed
3. Blue Bayou – Northern Pine Designs … I started it but realised I had a wrong thread and had to stop stitching
   
4. Christmas Elf Fairy – Mirabilia/Nora Corbett … No, not started
5. Bluebeard’s Princess – Mirabilia … No, not started
6. Moon & Stars – Little House Needleworks … Yes, completed
7. Trousse aux Fleur Bleues – CMon Monde … No, not started
   
8. Spooky Scissors Fob – Shepherd’s Bush … Yes, completed
9. Little Witch – Shepherd’s Bush … Yes, completed
10. Trick or Treat Box – Just Nan … No, not started
11. Acorn Hill – Little House Needleworks … Yes, completed
12. Valentine Fairy – Mirabilia/Nora Corbett … Yes, but not completed as I ran out of one of the threads
13. Christmas double flip-its – Lizzie*Kate … No, not started
14. Ebb Tide – Northern Pine Designs … Yes, completed
15. Sky Blue Accent – Periwinkle Promises … No, not started

Older WIPs/UFOs:

• With My Needle – The Goode Huswife … Yes, completed
• Flight of the Bumblebees – Ruth Schmuff … No, not touched
• English Garden Sampler – Teresa Wentzler … Did a huge amount of work on this one, but didn’t quite get it completed
• Enchanted Mermaid – Mirabilia … Yes, completed
• Egyptian Garden Mandala – Chatelaine … No, not touched
  

Actually in hindsight, I guess I did OK – there were some large pieces in there that I did some substantial work on (Enchanted Mermaid and English Garden Sampler), and a number of teeny pieces inbetween the larger ones, not to mention managing to put together a few more finishing tutorials for the Focus on Finishing blog … so really I can’t complain!! … I just didn’t manage to complete the challenge projects, which is a lesson to me for my 2014 goals, which will be in the next post …

For now, though, here are all the projects I completed in 2013 – considering the crappy year I’ve had this year it’s actually a pretty reasonable list at 32 finishes! 😀