The People Chose Designers for 2024

     

The People's Choice started in 2018 following the The Alphabet Club and The Zodiac SAL.  The idea was to showcase current and older projects that fit a certain theme.  It's been a great success but out of all the blog posts I write, this is the one that takes the most time, planning and finding the appropriate photos.  I have really enjoyed doing this and love seeing what you all post too.  However, it's time for this SAL ito take a break.  We will be finishing on a great theme - the designer that you are most looking forward to stitching this year:

January - Your Designer of the Year

I have made my list for my "24 in '24" in a slightly different way to previous years, it ties in perfectly with my WIPGO Board and you'll see more tomorrow in our first WIPocalypse post of the year.

But one thing I noticed is the appearance of a new-to-me designer, I have never stitched one of their designs but suddenly there are three on my list!  Who could it be?

Cottage Garden Samplings

Cottage Garden Samplings is the answer.  They do love a series and so do I, so I can see why I have become interested in their designs.  The first one I bought was Halloween Sampler, a few years back.  I intended to start this in previous years but couldn't find the perfect blue-black for the initial letters.  I have decided to use GAST Midnight and this will be my Dark 13 stitch each month.

The next design is one I started at the end of 2023 and didn't finish as December was rather a busy month!  I have cracked on in the first 5 days of this year and it now looks like this:

stitched over 1 on 25 count Cirrus evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy

Once I finish The Fox I will move straight onto The Swans and see how much I can get done in January.

 

The final series is the 12 Days of Christmas series,  These are quite unusual in that each one is a different size so they make an interesting collage if you stitch them all on one piece of fabric.  I am currently undecided whether to do one large piece or twelve smaller ones.

I have a nice piece of creamy-yellow 35 count which would be big enough for all of them.

I also have my eye on their new series of Fabulous Houses.  I might just pick and choose my favourites from that series.

Now it's over to you. All you have to do is make a post about your Designer for 2024, mention The People's Choice SAL (you can copy the picture I used at the top of this post and in my side bar) and my blog.  Please link up using the URL of the actual blog post, not the home page of your blog. I look forward to seeing what you all post.

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Finally, Rachel and I have made plans for a new A-Z challenge.  It won't be like The Alphabet Club but it will involve stitching something with the relevant letter each month.  I plan to stitch two letters each IHSW started with A and B in January.  That will cover 24 letters.  The remaing two might be skipped if I don't have anything or I might do three letters and extend my Hermit Weekend!  Stay tuned to see what works.

Here is the A project - Amaranth by Shepherd's Bush, my current evening stitch.

Progress so far:

stitched on 32 count Antique White linen