December WIPocalypse Recap of the Year 2015

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

The focus of my WIPocalypse is my "15 in '15" which were 15 projects I particularly wanted to focus on in 2015.  Thanks to the DUCJC I did manage to stitch at least one day on every project!

Joan Elliott – Diary February - Finished



Just Nan – Winter Typography - Finished



Frosted Pumpkins – Hallowe’en Town WIP

Praire Moon – Thine is the Trick and the Treat - Finished



Joan Elliott – Faces Mystery SAL WIP

Madame Chantilly – On the Beach - Finished



Just Nan – Haunted Pumpkins Tree - Finished



Jannlynn – Gathering Honey WIP

JBW – Rocking Horse - Finished



Teresa Wenztler – You were Hatched WIP

Kingfisher for school  - Finished



Dragon of the Winter Moon from Riona WIP

Joan Elliott – Believe for school  - Finished



Primitive Hare – Hallowe’en Blocks - Finished



Nutmeg Cottage from Susan   - Finished

So the final tally is 10 finishes and 5 WIPs which is a lot better than last year when I only managed 6 completed and 3 WIPs with 5 not stitched at all.  Thanks DUCJC!  I also managed to complete 7 of the DUCJC pieces in addition to the 10 finishes above.  I was much more focused this year.

I have already made my list for "16 in '16" and here it is:

1. Jannlynn – Gathering Honey WIP
2. Teresa Wenztler – You were Hatched WIP
3. Dragon of the Winter Moon from Riona WIP
4. Nora Corbett Snowy Cottage from Nataly WIP
5. Custom Crafts Snapdragon from Lesley WIP
6. CCN Poinsettia Cottage from Stitcher Anon WIP
7. Strawberry Sampler from Lee WIP
8. Book of Spells from Carin WIP
9. Shepherds Bush She Tends from Kati WIP
10. Shepherds Bush – Mini Samplers from Laura and Heather WIP
11. Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Shephard from Nicola WIP
12. Nora Corbett J from Justine WIP
13. Nora Corbett C
14. Nora Corbett E
15. Nora Corbett S
16. Just Nan Counting Bats

I've also been putting together another list called "16 Series in '16" just to give me some choice of new starts if I feel like one!  Like we ever need an excuse for a new start.  But I'll save that list for another post.

Finally, this is NOT a live post - the screens are all turned off for Christmas Day so I typed and scheduled this on Christmas Eve.  By the time you read this it will probably be Boxing Day or even next week.  So I will finish by saying that I hope you all had a very Merry Stitchmas and a Happy New Start for 2016.

WIPocalypse January 2015 Introduction

WIPocalypse is hosted by Measi's Musings

The focus of my WIPocalypse will be my "15 in '15"which are 15 charts I want to stitch in 2015 (following on from my "11 in '11", "12 in '12", "13 in '13" and "14 in '14" - imaginative, eh?)

1. Joan Elliott – Diary February WIP
2. Just Nan – Winter Typography WIP
3. Frosted Pumpkins – Hallowe’en Town WIP
4. Praire Moon – Thine is the Trick and the Treat WIP
5. Joan Elliott – Faces Mystery SAL WIP
6. Madame Chantilly – On the Beach WIP
7. Just Nan – Haunted Pumpkins Tree WIP
8. Jannlynn – Gathering Honey WIP
9. JBW – Rocking Horse
10. Teresa Wenztler – You were Hatched
11. Kingfisher for school
12. Dragon of the Winter Moon from Riona
13. Joan Elliott – Believe for school
14. Primitive Hare – Hallowe’en Blocks
15. Nutmeg Cottage from Susan

So far I have stitched the JBW Rocking Horse and Prairie Moon's Thine is the Trick and the Treat (this is my evening focus piece, one thread every evening).

 

I am also taking part in the DUCJC where I am attempting to stitch on 31 different projects throughout January.  Here are the starts for Days 4 and 5:

Day 4 - Lizzie*Kate - Friends are Angels

Stitched on 25 count yellow evenweave using Jodyri Threads Salsa

Day 5 - Beehive Needleworks - Sunflowers and Acorns

Stitched on 35 count linen

Measi also sets discussion topics for each month:

January
Introduce yourself, your projects, and any goals you have for the year!

The projects and goals are pretty much covered above.  Introduction to me?  Well, the blurb on the right pretty much says it all.  I like to stitch, blog, help other stitchers and bloggers, organise SALs.

Which brings me to the next part!  The advert for the Gifted Gorgeousness SAL.  This will be running all year and involves you stitching anything which could come under the category of a gift and then blogging about it and linking up here on the 15th of any given month.  We have 44 stitchers all signed up so far but you can pop in at any time during the year and join in with the fun.

Finally, it's back to work tomorrow so I think the Day 6 stitch will be a small one!