No stitching tonight ... Just planning

I didn't get any stitching done tonight.  I have always been 99% a One-at-a-time stitcher.  Having too many projects on the go stresses me out.

Here are my big projects to work on at home using my floor stand.

1. Finish Snowman Wisdom.

2. Decide what to do with I Shall Wear Plaid Trousers (UFO started 3+ years ago).

This is my progress ... but I'm not happy with the chart (letters/words are not always the same).  Do I continue or frog and rechart the words.

3. Paradise - start and maybe finish.

I will bring small Just Nan projects to my Tuesday Night Stitcher's Club.  These are not in any particular order.

1. Miss Witchy Mouse 

2. Witchy's Sister Mouse

3. Juliet Mouse

4. Gingerbread Reindeer Mouse

5. Gingerbread Angel Mouse

6. Emma & Eliza's Christmas Tree

7. Romeo Mouse (not released yet)

8. Fifteen Floral (15 sided Biscornu)

2016 Goals & 2015 Reviews

Review 2015 ... Happy Dances!

I had 10 Happy Dances for 2015, it wasn't as good as the year before.

Friendship Exchange 

Ribbon Candy Ornament

Shamrock Ornament

Summer Exchange 

Snowman Alphabet - JBW

Bluebird Tweet Ornament - Just Nan

Stitcher's Place - Tiny Modernist

Gingerbread Jingle Mouse - Just Nan

Witchy Pumpkin Cottage - Just Nan

Jack Skellington Ornament

I didn't finish my large project Snowman Wisdom, but plan to finish it as soon as possible this year.  I have been stitching on it all afternoon and evening.  Here is where I left off November 2015.

Here is what I got done today.

Goals for 2016 - it looks like it will be a Just Nan year!

Finish Snowman Wisdom - Sue Hillis

Start Paradise Banner - Stoney Creek

Floral Fifteen (15 sided Biscornu) - Just Nan

Just Nan Mice - Gingerbread Angel Mouse, Miss Witchy Mouse, Miss Witchy Sister Mouse, Gingerbread Reindeer Mouse, Juliet Mouse

Emma & Eliza's Christmas Hat - Just Nan

Amethyst Snowflake - Just Nan

Feathers & Flowers (Tiny Biscornu) - Just Nan 

WIPocalypse - January 16th (late)

January 16th was the WIPocalypse first update for 2014. I'm sorry I don't seem to be starting the year off being very punctual. If you want to know more about this SAL and/or to join, please click the icon on the left side bar.








Measi who is hosting WIPocalypse wants us to introduce ourselves. This is my first year participating. I joined so I would have more things to blog about.

My name is Ann. I have been stitching since 1995. It is my creative outlet, and stress release. My favourite designers are Dragon Dreams and Sue Hillis, but recently I have started stitching Lynne Nicoletti, Stoney Creek, and Just Nan designs. I prefer to stitch over 2 on 28ct evenweave with DMC floss.

I will be stitching on my Garden Chair by The Cat's Whiskers, which I have not touched in a few weeks





and Cross Stitch Ball (found the pattern on line) which I still only have the outlines stitched.





When these projects are completed I will add Paradise by Stoney Creek.





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My Next Big Project??

I'm feeling lost without another big project, but not sure what I want to stitch next. 2013 is winding down, so I'm trying to plan my 2014 projects (big and small).

I am working on the cross stitch ball shapes, but I still haven't decided what to stitch inside each shape. There are 26 in total (6 Octagons/8 Hexagons/12 Squares). Maybe an ABC ball because there are 26 letters and I have 26 shapes to stitch. Or I could stitch a flower inside each shape. I have 8 hexagons to stitch, then all of the shapes are completed.

I would love to start one of my Just Nan 3D ornaments, but I cannot because I joined the Just Nan 2014 SAL. It only starts on January 1, 2014.

I could finally start my Cat's Whiskers Garden Chair. I bought the pattern several years ago, but there was always something else to stitch. Mine will look very different. I am using purple/green/beige DMC floss, stitched on 32ct ivory evenweave. I have to stitch this at home because I will need my lamp and magnifier it is over 1 on 32ct and I usually stitch over 2 on 28ct.


I need to pull all the DMC floss for the Stoney Creek Paradise Banner, then I will decide what colour 28ct evenweave to buy. I want to stitch the letters a bright colour - maybe fuchsia, yellow or orange. I will decide once I pull all the other floss colours. I want a colour that will stand out against all the other items. This project I will take to the Cross Stitch Club on Tuesday nights.


Sometimes there are too many decisions. :)

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Planning 2013

I have started thinking about what I want to stitch next year. I have bought several Just Nan Limited Edition kits this year, but because I'm a one-at-a-time stitcher I won't start them until I'm finished Santa's Village.

Cardinal Tweet


Garden Mice Humbug


Jingle Gingerbread Mouse


2012 Gingerbread Mouse


Barnabee in Bloom


Oakley Owlet


Lynne Nicoletti's Pirate Treasure Map


Stoney Creek - Paradise Banner


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