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Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Theme-a-licious Looking Backward over 2013



Theme-a-licious is hosted by Heather of It's Geek to Me

Each month Heather thinks up a theme for us to stitch to, or in my case, a theme to somehow shoe-horn my existing stitching into, no matter how tenuous the link!  Here is my review of my year:


Jardin January

The holidays were a little stressful...let's relax in a nice garden. Work on any piece with flowers or gardens.


Joan Elliott's Green Goddess

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Joan Elliott's Flower Fairies Round Robin
(I stitched the centre piece)

Figural February
Who are the people in your neighbourhood...your WIP neighbourhood, that is? Give your people-populated projects some face time this month.

Joan Elliott's February Cherub

March Madness
Work on something different every day...it's madness...of the funnest possible kind. 

 1. Joan Elliott February design
 2. Danika's Birth Sampler
 3. JBW March Cat
 4. Chatelaine Bunny
 5. Julie's Mirabilia Round Robin
 6. Dragon Dreams 3rd Dragonlet of Christmas
 7. Needlecraft Haven March Challenge (no pic)
 8. La Contesse Haunted Castle
 9. San Man Happy Easter
10. L*K Spring
11. Prairie Moon Thine is the Trick and the Treat
12. Twisted Threads Itty Bitty Bunny

13. Sophia's Band Sampler RR (no pic)

   Danika Birth Sampler

   

   

   

Amazon April
Dip your needle into the vast swath of fabric dedicated to your BIGGEST projects!

Julie's RR Archangel Michael photo DSC03620JuliesRR_zpsa7fd4f6f.jpg
Julie's Mirabilia Round Robin Archangel Michael

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Sophia's Celtic Knotwork Round Robin

Monochrome May
Pick a color, any color, then stitch only on projects that contain that color for the month!

Joan Elliott Green Goddess

JBW Alphabet Cat for May

Anti-theme design - Thread Pickerz Hearts SAL


Jumanji June 
Is it a jungle out there in your stash? Give some love to the projects with animals or birds.

JBW Alphabet Cat for June


Dragon Dreams 6 photo DragonDreams6_zps1a1500e3.jpg
Dragon Dreams 6th Dragonlet of Christmas

Stitcher's Hideaway Hear the Sea Call photo DSC03708HeartheSeaCall_zpse60ef6b2.jpg
Stitcher's Hideaway Hear the Sea Call

Anti-theme piece:
Carand88 Mummy Kitty photo MummyKitty_zps69dd6b06.jpg
Undead Mummified Kitty!

Jubilee July

It's time to celebrate! What are you celebrating this year? Stitch on your holiday-related projects, OR find some WIPs you know you'll never finish and set them free .

Mary Cherry photo DSC03733MaryCherry_zpsa1db650d.jpg
My design for my son's keyworker at Playgroup

For my cousin's wedding

Airborne August

What's that soaring through the air with the greatest of ease? It's the things with wings on your WIPs!

Carton-Marie Couers en Boites photo DSC03832LuHearts_zpsf5d92b3b.jpg
For my cousin's wedding (on the Wings of Love - geddit?)


Dragon Dreams 8 photo DragonDreams8_zps763df071.jpg
Dragon Dreams 8th Dragonlet of Christmas

Joan Elliott Butterfly

Sampler September
Whether you're stitching the alphabet over and over (and over), starting your own band (sampler), or marking some spots, this is your month!

JBW Cat September photo DSC04067_zpscbeff62d.jpg
JBW Alphabet Cat for September

Just Nan Autumn Typography

Prairie Moon Thine is the Trick and the Treat

Opulent October
It's time to don your tiaras and bring the bling! Stitch on projects with sparkly fibers, beads or charms.

Mirabilia Titania Queen of the Fairies

Merry Merry stitched entirely in beads

No-Xs November
What can you make without making an X?? Blackwork, hardanger, embroidery, needlelace, and the list goes on! Don't panic...you can even backstitch for the month!

Mirabilia Titania Queen of the Fairies
(just the beads and backstitch for this month!)

Stitcher's Hideaway Glorious Fall

Detritus December
It's the end of the year...are there some projects you thought you'd have done by now? Let's take a walk down memory lane and start the new year with a clean plate.

The Little Stitcher Fairytale Advent Calendar (days 17 - 20)

The Little Stitcher Fairytale Advent Calendar (days 17 - 20)

Gandalf from Pixel Power

Dragon Dreams FB exclusive

Monsterbubbles from JCS Sep/Oct 2010

Dragon Dreams 12th Dragonlet of Christmas

And my penultimate finish of the year (JBW Alphabet Kitty was the final one):

The Little Stitcher Winter Wood and Deer

Phew!  One of my tasks for the New Year is to update my Happy Dance blog as I've gotten a little behind with that.  I have actually completed 82 projects this year and if I can remember where I have put the little lead charm for Glorious Fall and attach it to the fabric tonight that will make 83!  Three more than last year!

So finally (if anyone is still reading!)  

Have a very Happy Old Year's Night 

and a very Peaceful New Year's Day













16 comments:

♥ Nia said...

That was a fun stitching year :)
Happy 2014!!!! :D

Anna van Schurman said...

Happy New Year!

Giovanna said...

You've had a great year - may 2014 be even better!

Linda said...

WOW Jo. Congrats on all the great finishes. You made good progress on the others.

Happy New Year,
Linda

Kaisievic said...

Gorgeous, Jo. Happy New Year to you and your family.

Preeti said...

That's a lot of stitching !! Wish you and your family a happy new year!!:)

Kerryp77 said...

Wow Jo that is quite some accomplishment! Well done so many beautiful pieces there...do you have a favourite?

Shirlee said...

Wow! You have left the rest of us in the dust with all your projects ... lol! Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

ALICE MARGAUX said...

I wish you a healthy ,creative and wonderful New Year, sunny kisses from Rio, Alice

Christine said...

Happy New Year Jo

geeky Heather said...

WOW...83!! That's crazy! In a good way, you know. ;) When you put them all together like that, it really looks like you stayed shockingly on-theme. =)

Karoline said...

You've had a great stitching year Jo, I hope 2014 is as productive for you

Lili said...

Beautiful stitching!!
Happy New Year!!

Delusional Knitter said...

All beautiful work!! I love that Gandalf, thanks for putting the link to the site, I found several free patterns on there that I like.

Julie said...

Wishing you a stitch filled 2014

The Crafty Princess said...

Whoa Amazeballs! 83 projects finished must be some kind of record somewhere!! They all look great. I love the diversity in your work Jo.
I managed 1 finish all up. LOL!
Alicia xo