SALs

2019 WIPocalypse dates:

• 6 January – Introduce yourself, your projects, and any goals you have for the year
• 27 January – What SALs are you participating in this year?
• 24 February – What do you listen to while stitching?
• 31 March – What newer designers and product creators (fabric or floss dyeing, etc) out there have you discovered and recommend?
• 29 April – Talk to us about your longest-running WIP or UFO.
• 26 May – Where do you love to shop for stash?
• 30 June – Half-year recap: How are you doing with your goals so far this year?
• 28 July – How do you get yourself out of a stitching drought?
• 25 August – What do you have on your stitching bucket list? (for example, specific projects, designers, fibers, etc)
• 29 September – What finishing style have you never tried but would love to do?
• 27 October – Do you prefer to stitch on a rotation or one project at a time?
• 24 November – What new stitches or techniques did you learn this year?
• 29 December – Recap your accomplishments for the year! (Your finishes, your final before/after photos, etc.)

Hallowe’en Ornie SAL monthly themes:

• January – H is for Haunted House
• February – A is for Addams Family (or any spooky characters)
• March – L is for Lantern, Jack O’
• April – L is for Loot
• May – O is for October
• June – W is for Witch
• July – E is for Eek (or anything scary)
• August – E is for Eyeballs (or any body part including skeletons)
• September – N is for Night
• October – B is for Bat
• November – O is for Orange and Black
• December – O is for Owls

JCS Christmas Ornament SAL:

• January – Rovaris: Joy (Done)
• February – Glendon Place: City Sidewalks (Done)
• March – Blue Ribbon Designs: Two Stags and a Deer (Done)
• April – Keslyn’s: Santa’s Hat and Boots (Done)
• May – Knotted Tree NeedleArt: To All A Good Night
• June – Pickle Barrel Designs: Special Delivery (in progress)
• July – Rosewood Manor: The Heart of Christmas
• August – Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery: Christmas Morning Goodies
• September – My Big Toe Designs: Bless the Lord (stitch a wild card option from 2018 issue)
• October – Snowflake Stitchery: Fair Isle Ornament
• November – Dragon Dreams: Now What?
• December – JBW Designs: Noel 2018

JK’s Groupies SALs:

• January – Joan Elliott, or start something new (Done: Started Stacked Tea Cups by Dimensions
• February – Love or the colour red (Done: Santa’s Hat and Boots ornament by Keslyn’s)
• March – Stitch a Mill Hill kit, or add beads to a project
• April – Stitch anything animal-themed,with an animal on it; maybe feature a bunny for Easter
• May – Start something for your Mum, or in your Mum’s favourite colour
• June – Moon, or something dark-inspired (use dark fabric, dark floss, sparkly floss, glow in the dark floss; or stitch in the evenings, or stitching something with a moon or stars, or a Halloween project)
• July –
• August –
• September –
• October –
• November –
• December –
• 19 in 19 – 19 new starts; 19 finishes; 19 colours in a HAED; progress on 19 existing WIPs

Gifted Gorgeousness dates:

• 15 January
• 15 February
• 15 March
• 15 April
• 15 May
• 15 June
• 15 July
• 15 August
• 15 September
• 15 October
• 15 November
• 15 December

Stitching from Stash: