Loving my year of starts!!! I finally told my husband what I was doing and he thought I was freaking insane. Those were his exact words! His other sentence was "you will have 365 projects started???? Do you have 365 projects???" If he only knew!! LOL!!!
Tiger Lily has learned to use the doggie door so she is now going outside with Bert. I am not happy!!! I actually spend 15 minutes chasing her down in the yard!!!
Year of starts: I only work 30 minutes on a project a day then move to something else. My goal is actually finish Faery Tales... I have pages left to go!
Opinions needed: Several of my Year of Starts projects have borders. Do you consider me stitching the borders ahead of time as starting the project or is it ok to stitch the borders???
Bert had to help me sort floss for my Disney Dreams Chart
Heinzeit: Merry Christmas
Mill Hill Penguin
Mill Hill Village: Post office
February Window. I spent some time on the border for January This is one of those borders...the whole project has the fancy border around it and each month has the little border.
Petal Pushers: Teacups Etsy Chart
Lavender and Lace: Firefly Faires
Brooke Books Brides Tree #2 Love
Petal Pushers: Haunted Mansion - Etsy Chart
Frosted pumpkin: Happily Ever After SAL- another border!
Bothy Threads: Jane Austen
First Christmas: see the borders!!! I have the first 2 done
Xmas Starts Here: I stitched the #4 bird....it was next in the pattern
This is sideways...sorry
Brooke Books Advent Animals # 2 I switched fabrics. I switched to a 18 count that I hand dyed with Rit dye. See the borders??? All 25 animals have a border!!!! UGH!!
That is it!!! Another 14 projects for my year of starts!!!
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I love seeing all of your new starts. Since you asked for opinions on the border issue, I thought I'd give you mine. Starting on the border ahead of time is starting the project. You are putting needle and thread to the fabric. If you've started borders already, that means you get a free day somewhere along the line. That could be a very good thing.
Congrats on passing your test Vickie. I knew you would. Love your floss sorter helper. Really love all of your starts. I am almost missing not doing the year of starts again. My personal chose is to count the border as the start.
Linda
I love to see the Year of Starts on different blogs -there are so many patterns that I haven't seen before. Your new starts are awesome and I can't wait to see the next bunch.
Congratulations on passing your test!
Congrats on passing your test! What a huge relief. I think putting any stitches in counts as a start, but there's nothing wrong with starting a few in one day if you maybe need a catch-up day later on. Sometimes it's a "border stitching" kind of day. :) Good luck with Faery Tales, it's so awesome!
So many starts...so little time! IMHO starting the border is starting the project, I have one friend who always stitches the border first no matter what kind of project it is. Don't know why but if it works for her that is all that matters.
Congrats on padding your test! I knew you would do it and you were worrying for nothing! My daughter is the same way with all her counseling exams / licenses.
Major congrats for passing your test! That's fantastic! And yes, your husband is right...you are crazy, but I'm still in awe of you!
Congrats on passing your Big test, that is wonderful news. Lots of fabulous new starts - but you are brave telling your husband what you are doing - lol!
Congrats on your test! Yes, borders count, you would have to stitch them eventually anyway.
Congratulations on passing your test =)
YOur new Projects look amazing, especially the penguin by Mill Hill =)
I am looking Forward to see a lot of Progress on Fairy Tales, such a nice design! =)
For me starting means putting the first stitch in, but if the Projects has a Frame and various smaller motifs that you want to count as new starts, I think doind the border before would be fine o.O
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