May Plans

This year I want to focus on 2 larger pieces and then spend the rest of my stitching time on the series I have started.  The order I stitch them in is going to be determined by the WIPGO Board.  Jessie-Marie calls two numbers each month and those will be the projects I stitch that month. 

In April the numbers 4 and 10 were called.  These related to Nora Corbett's Evanora and Cricket Collection's Summer - two new starts!

I made great progress on lots of black for Evanora:

stitched on 28 count evenweave from an unknown dyer

By contrast, Summer had lots of white and light colours:

stitched on 32 count Wandering Ivy Lugana from Silkweavers

For May, the numbers 5 and 19 were called.  These relate to Mirabilia's Fairy Idyll and Nora Corbett's Zodiac Girl.

I didn't have a lot of stitching time the first two days of May so I decided to spend the time on Fairy Idyll as I could just pick her up and resume stitching.

stitched on 32 count Vinyard Murano from Crafty Kitten

Once I had time to get the fabric ironed and choose the colours I was able to start my fourth Zodiac Girl - Scorpio:

stitched on 32 count Scorpio evenweave from Sparklies

Once again, I am using the fabric from Sparklies that has the same name as the chart.  Scorpio is more green than it appears in this photo.  This is the mock-up from The Viewer:

Finally, my evening projects for May will be my annual Just Nanathon.  Started in 2018, I stitched a different Just Nan small every evening throughout May.  The following year I stitched each one on the same day.  As I complete them I either start a new one or stitch the previous day's for another evening.

I have stitched four so far this year: