Year of starts week 3 and 4

I really meant to show off last weeks pictures on Wednesday however I was too sad.  I was so anxious during my big test that I did not pass it.  I am so upset!!!  I did learn to bring lots of quarters to the testing center.  They change $1.65 to park for one hour!!!!!  A quarter gets you like 9 minutes, a dime 5 and a nickel 1..seriously!!!  I think I missed it by 2 points. My professor told me not to stress because I may or may not have passed.  They usually toss a couple questions so who knows!!!  I will know in two weeks.

This is picture heavy so get ready:

Update on Faery Tales:  I have about 2400 stitches in this month.  You are looking at Snow white, a dwarf, Rapunzels tower and her hair. 

I worked quite a bit on Grace during her week rotation.  I almost have the entire left side finished.

Year of starts:

Mill Hill Winter woods

Mill Hill sled...hoping to have it finished by the 1st.

Mill Hill Needlework shop

Quaker Cakes January - I started it with the fabric the wrong way...I have to redo the math to make sure all 12 cakes will fit.  If not...then I have to restart it!   18 count mint green aida I dyed myself.  

Brookes Books January Cakes - These are FREE on her craftsy site!!!

Part one of a New World

Frosted Pumpkin 2017 Happily Ever After SAL = January is complete.  Owl and the pussy cat

Mill Hill Winter Wonderland

Paula Vaughn Quilt for all seasons - January.  Yes, I am starting all 12!!!!

Sorry...this is sideways - Mill Hill Palace hotel

Cloud Factory 2017 Fabulous Women SAL - Working on January.  Eleanor Roosevelt and Coco Chanel.

Mill Hill Firehouse

Mill Hill - Family Tree

Mill HIll - Caroling

WHEW!!  That is alot of patterns and starts.  Do you want to know what it sad??? This is not all my Mill Hill Christmas designs.  There are more!!1 However....I think next week you will only see one more...  I do plan on staring a Mirabilia or Lavender and Lace ladies each month!!!  I was hoping my fabric for Lady of the Flag would come in so I could start her...but I think I will have to start a different one!!!

Week Two of 365 starts

I know I am a week late but I caught I cold and it turned into something bad!!!!  I spent all last weekend in a medicine head fog and Thursday of this week I gave up!!!!  I came home, took NyQuil and knocked myself out for awhile.  So I am going to do a post today and then one Wednesday night.  Why Wednesday???  I take a big test on Wednesday to add an endorsement to my teaching license.  I will be studying until then!!!   Please send good thoughts my way on Wednesday, the 25th around 9:00 am CST!!!  I have bad test anxiety!!!!

I will do my starts.  I have been getting up at 6:15ish in the morning and stitching from 6:30 to 7:00 am.  I sleep in on the weekends and just set a timer when I sit down to stitch.

Here are my starts for the week of January 9th through the 15th:

Fun in the Sun by Disney Catalog bought off EBAY

Mill HIll Barber Shop:

 Since it was White...you couldn't really see the barber shoppe stitching so here it is...

Winter At the Darcy's = Cross stitcher magazine.  I don't remember which issue..  I will find out if you would like me too.

Mill Hill Gingerbread House

RedBirds from the JCS Nov/Dec 2011 issue...I was working on the magnolia flower so you can't see it but it is there!!!

Start and finish!!!!  1st of 4 Disney Cinderella Ornament bought off Amazon.

Windows SAL = January Window - Started the border.

Worked a little on my Teddy Bear Tree!!!

This week was the Christmas SAL - So I worked on my And to All a Good night!

There you are!!  Last weeks SAL and Week of new starts!!!

Week one of Year of starts with finishes!!!!

HI everyone!  I hope you have had a great stitchy week.  Mine was busy!!  I can tell you this year of starts is going to be interesting. I was able to start 8 new projects!!!!  There was a reason I started so many.  I didn't realize how many new 2017 SAL's I joined in my Facebook Groups.  I only spend 30 minutes on a new start.  I have figured out a rotation system...it might not make sense to you but I think it will work for me.

As I said I only spend 30 minutes a day on my new starts, then I put them away.  I then pull out a WIP to work on for the week.  Here is how my rotation is going to be for the month:
Week 1:  Halloween Project -this goes with the Trick or Treat SAL for Stitch Maynia
Week 2:  Christmas/Winter project - goes along with a SAL Stitch Maynia and another group
Week 3-  One of my Miras, L & L -  Just a pretty lady
Week 4 -  Designer Sals - Cloud Factory and Frosted Pumpkin
Weekend Stitching: I will work on 2 full coverage pieces for 2 to 3 hours

I am picking a project that I want to finish by the end of year.  I hope to have several finishes this year.   Which, I already have 3!!!  I finished the head, dress and her shoes.

Faery Tales Update:  I try and work on this at least 3 times a week....here is this weeks progress.  This is also my HAED Challenge 4 piece...I just have to stitch this whole page.

New Starts:

Day 2 Start:  Brook Books Bride Ornaments - Home

Day 3 start- Xmas Stats here and I started with day 1

Day 4 start - First Christmas Wall hanging - I started with the upper left corner. The Alphabet Blocks.

Day 6 Start:  Brooke Brooks Advent Animal Calendar = Katie Kitty  Free download

I wasn't sure if I showed this one or not...Sue Hillis 12 Days of Stitchers Christmas.  I was in a daily SAL on Stitch Maynia...I didn't get all 12 days in there!

Day 8 - Mill Hill Country Church    If you look under the words country church you can barely make out a ecru blob. I started on the church

Day 7 Mill Hill Book Seller 

Day 5: Disney Dreams Snow White.  I am staring one of these on the 5th of every month since Walt Disney's birthday is December 5th.  

Middle Earth Wednesday - I am working on this HUGE chart every Wednesday since that is the middle of the week.   I ran out of DMC 920 so I need to run by Hobby Lobby to pick some up.

Weekend Stitching this week:

Victorian Christmas Eve:

This is the upper left hand corner.  I worked on this Sunday afternoon.  I probably would have gotten more done if Bert hadn't convinced me we needed to take a cat nap! 

A Wintery Heirloom - HAED.  Yes... I am still working on this one even though I cringe when it is time.  I am going to finish this design!!!

 Here is my progress...Mark and I were binge watching Dexter on Netflix so not as many stitches on it. I did put in some!  Every stitch counts!!

That was my first week!!!!!    Until Next week!!!!

2017 Stitching Plans

Let me start off by saying I am completely insane!   I have decided that this year, I am going to attempt the Stitch Maynia Year of Starts.   One new project everyday for the entire year!!!  That is 365 New starts to go with the 46 WIPS I have started already.  I am insane!!!  I have no idea how I am going to do my rotation. The Heaven and Earth Facebook Group has a new Challenge starting today.  Start a fresh page on your current Haed, or start a new Haed which has at least 7,300 stitches on it.  You have to finish the page by April 1st (I think) and you win a free HAED chart picked for this challenge.   Here is my challenge piece - Faery Tales page 24.  

The one finish I plan on having this year is Faery Tales.  I started it in 2007 and I want to finish it by the end of 2017. I think 10 years is long enough on this project!  

Today I have actually 2 new starts.  They both met all my Facebook Groups Stitch Along January 1st:

Joan Elliots - Dollhouse

Tilton Crafts - Up on the Rooftop

There are several project I am doing that is a series which will count as one new start each month.  The series I am starting are as follows:

Windows SAL that started in 2014.  I found this series one night on Frimousse blog.  I feel in love with it when I saw it!!!

I am also starting Brooke Books Birthday Cake series you can get for free from the Craftsy Website.

Stitchy Box is offering 12 Quaker Cakes from AuryTM designs.  They aren't too bad for a monthly subscription.

                                                                   

I am starting Brooke Books Advent Animals.  This picture was taken from Brookes Facebook group for the Animal Stitch Along. It was stitched by Stephanie W. She did an amazing job!  I am using is just show what the design will look like when finished.  I am stitching mine on one piece of fabric also.

I am also participating in 2 Mystery SALs:

Frosted Pumpkins - Happily Ever After designs.  On the 15th of each month, a new design is emailed to me.

Cloud Factory SAL - Fabulous Women in History - 24 fabulous women

Come back each Sunday and see my new starts for the week along with whatever WIPS I have pulled out for me to work on for this week.