Trying to catch up...

I seem not to have much time to do everything during these weeks...I'm reading all your blogs but I don't usually leave comments and I don't post on my own blog. :(

On Mondays I usually stitch my UFOs. After finishing September Flip-It Block by LK I decided to have a break and not to start immediately the left Flip-It (December one). I selected a new UFO and I resurrected Winter Peace by SBF.

I have already finished it because it is not a long pattern. It's quick and the snowman is so funny!

I also finished the monthly blocks of the tablecloth. Here is one of the pears I stitched.

I have another finish. It's a PS Santa (1999 Santa). I'm going to stitch six annual Santas for next Christmas. I decided to work on six Santas because they usually take me more time than other PS Santas.

After 1999 Santa (adorable with those gingerbreadmen), I'm going to stitch 1997 Santa.

I started my third DD pattern, Mary Heaton. This is the first progress.

I didn't forget my rotation. I'm till using it and I'm making small progresses on many patterns but I usually post a picture when I have a big progress so we have to wait a bit for viewing something new.

Reviewing goals...

February Goals:

- stitch twice Pear Thread Packs by LHN for my tablecloth
yes!!
- stitch three little patterns for my Advent calendar
yes!!
- finish 1999 Santa by PS
yes!!
- finish September Flip-It and start stitching the last one
I finished September Flip-It but I've not started the last one yet
- finish Abigail Winslow and her pillow and start the next DD block
yes!!

In addition I finished Season of rest by LHN and Winter Peace by SBF.

March Goals:
- stitch three times Apples Thread Packs by LHN for my tablecloth
- stitch three little patterns for my Advent calendar
- start stitching 1997 Santa by PS, December Flip-It and Season of Hope by LHN
- finish Mary Heaton and her pillow
- stitch a mail art envelope

This month will be pretty busy because I have to stitch three blocks for my tablecloth and I'm not sure to be able to finish all of them.

Small finishes

On Mondays I usually stitch one of my UFOs.
During the past weeks I worked on September Flip-It block by Lizzie Kate. I should have finished all the 12 blocks last December but I couldn't stitch the September and the December ones.
Finally I finished the first and during the next weeks I'll start and stitch December Flip-It.



I'm also working on an Advent Calendar and I have to stitch at least three sachets for month. These are the sachets of February (naturally I have to sew them!).




I could finish the first pattern in the series "Season of..." by LHN.
The first I stitched is Season of rest.

Pictures and pictures

During the past days I didn't have enough time to be often online and post on my blog.
Now I'm trying to catch up with the progress of the last week and I hope to forget nothing.

Progress on the first PS Santa I'm stitching for Christmas 2007.



Season of rest by LHN. This is out of my rotation but I'm trying to finish it during the week-ends.



I started two SAL, one with Carol and one with Veronica.

The first SAL is Dawn by PR and this is my start:


The second SAL is a pattern by Tina Wenke. The progress is so small that we can't see anything. I started stitching some flowers.



I also finished the second pillow of the DD series, the one that is with the pattern Abigail Winslow.
These pillows are really quick to stitch.



Yesterday was the day of my tablecloth. I started stitching the first block of this month and I finished the pear.

New goals, new SALS

Thanks for your lovely comments on my tablecloth. You're really kind, ladies.

The first month in the year finished and it's time to review my goals.

January goals:
- stitch twice Watermelon Thread Packs by LHN for my tablecloth
yes!

- stitch four little patterns for my Advent calendar
I stitched three patterns but last month I made a mistake in the count and I have to stitch three sachets for month and not four, so three sachets are ok

- start stitching 1999 Santa by PS and Season of Rest by LHN
yes

- work on Celtic Summer, Terre de France and Forest Snowfall
Yes. I have not any picture for Celtic Summer but I'm working on her.

February goals:
- stitch twice Pear Thread Packs by LHN for my tablecloth
- stitch three little patterns for my Advent calendar
- finish 1999 Santa by PS
- finish September Flip-It and start stitching the last one
- finish Abigail Winslow and her pillow and start the next DD block


Yesterday I also started stitching Dawn by Passione Ricamo. This is a SAL with Carol and we're going to stitch her on Thurdays. I have not taken a picture yet but I hope to share it in the next days. I was really impatient to start this new project and now I'm happy because we have started it!

Today I'm starting another SAL with Veronica. We'll stitch a lovely pattern by Tina Wenke.

Naturally I'm till using my rotation and I'll not change it. I'll add this new projects to the other projects. I have so many WIPs but I'll try to work on all of them.

In the meantime this is the small progress for September Flip-It by LK.

I also finished Abigail Winslow by LHN. This is another lovely and funny pattern. I enjoyed stitching it and I'm impatient to start the next one.

The tablecloth

One of the most important goals for 2007 is stitching my first tablecloth.
I'll have to stitch 27 blocks and the other blocks of the tablecloth will be empty. On the 27 blocks I'll stitch the TP Fruit by LHN using only DMC because it's a tablecloth and I'll have to wash it.
Every month I'll stitch two blocks repeating the same design twice. During three months instead I'll stitch three blocks with the same Fruit TP.
During January I had to stitch Watermelon twice and I've already finished both the blocks.
February will be the month of the Pear.


One block:

Both the blocks on the tablecloth:

LHN

First of all, thanks for your adorable comments. I really appreciate them.

During the past week-end I stitched a bit because we had two days of shopping but I seem to have a big progress on my works.

Abigail Winslow by LHN is funny and quick. I should finish it and its pillow before 7th of February because this is the deadline that I decided with an Italian friend who is stitching this series with me.

On Fridays I stitch the Advent Calendar and these are three sachets I finished. I have to sew them but the stitches are ready.

The longest project in 2007 is the tablecloth with the LHN Fruit TP and this is my first picture of it. I'm stitching two blocks with Watermelon, the first release in this series.

The last progress is about Forest Snowfall by CCN. I'm really enjoying it but the threads Country Lane and Little House by CC are similar. My Country Lane is lighter than the one in the original design and I hope we can see the difference with Little House that is the thread I'm using for the house.

out of rotation

I'm following my rotation but I'm also stitching something out of it.

I could start the second pattern in the DD series by LHN.
I'm stitching Abigail Winslow. This is a lot of fun because the pattern is quick and lovely.
My first progress:

I also started a new SAL with Veronica.
We'll stitch all the patterns about seasons by LHN. Yes, we're both big fans of LHN!
We started stitching Season of rest.

two weeks with rotation

Two weeks of 2007 have quite passed and I've tryed my new rotation.

On Monday I work on my UFOs. They're a lot of UFOs but I decided to pull out the Flip-Its left to finish all the series Flip-It Blocks by LK.

On Tuesday I stitch the tablecloth with the Fruit TP by LHN. I'm finishing to prepare the subdivisions.
Then I'll start with Watermelon, the first TP released.

On Wednesday I work on Celtic Summer by L&L and exchanges/gifts. I stitched Celtic Summer but I haven't a pic because the progress is not so important. I also stitched a gift and this is my first finish for 2007. I can't share it because my friend has not had it yet.

Thursday is the day of Terre de France. I'm going to go on with this big project. I don't hope to finish it during 2007 but I would like to have a big progress for it.
I finished a block I had started during the past months.
Now I have to stitch other 10 blocks.

On Friday I work on my Advent Calendar but last Friday I couldn't stitch and I hope to catch up with it this evening.

During the week-end I usually stitch the Santas by PS. I started stitching the 1999 Santa.
This is a very small progress but I should finish him in two months.

I also worked on Forest Snowfall by CCN and this is my second picture.

welcome 2007!

A new year arrived and I hope everyone will spend a wonderful 2007.

It's the right day to review my 2006 goals and to write the list of 2007 goals.

2006 goals

- Dawn, Fairy Spirit of Grace by Passione Ricamo SAL with Carol (starting next spring)
no, we haven't started stitching her yet

-12 Flip-it by Lizzie Kate SAL with an Italian friend. Every month we'll stitch the monthly Flip-it
I stitched only 10 Flip-Its, I have to stitch the September and December ones

- finish Terre de France by Annick Abrial, Christmas Elf Fairy by Mirabilia, Christian's Stocking by Shepherd's Bush, Be my love by Carriage House Samplings
I finished only Be my love by CHS but I worked on the other patterns

- work on Once upon a time by Passione Ricamo, Celtic Summer by Lavender&Lace, Little Kate's patterns by Margaret Sherry
yes, I specially worked on Celtic Summer during the most recent months

- finish the Mill Hill kit about Halloween
yes!

- The rose of Sharon by Mirabilia SAL with Carol (sometimes during the year)
no, we haven't started stitching her yet

- some ornaments for my Christmas tree
yes, I stitched 12 Santas by Prairie Schooler

-a needlecase for me
no

-start and finish some LHN designs (Coffee Menu, The bookshelf...)
yes! I stiched and finished Coffee Menu, The bookshelf, Elizabeth McGuire, Lavender Hill, Daisy Lane Cottage, Woodland Snowfall

All my 2006 finishes:
- 10 Flip It blocks by Lizzie Kate
- 12 Santas by Prairie Schooler to sew into Christmas ornaments for my tree
- 3 RR
- 1 scissor fob
- 6 envelopes for mail art
- 5 little Christmas ornaments as gifts
- 2 recipes books as gifts
- 2 charity patterns
- 3 gifts for my new cousin born in March
- 14 patterns: Elizabeth McGuire and Kindness pillow (LHN), Daisy Lane Cottage (LHN), The Tea Room (CCN), The bookshelf (LHN), Coffee Menu (LHN), Lavender Hill (LHN), Woodland Snowfall (LHN), Little Kate (Margaret Sherry), Be my love (CHS), Valentine Holiday (BOAF), The stitcher (Homespun Elegance), Cookin' up magic (Mill Hill), a kitchen pattern (Italian magazine)

My 2007 goals are:

- finish two Flip-It blocks left (LK)
- 7 Dear Diary patterns and 8 pillows (LHN)
- stitch 4 Seasons by LHN (Season of rest, of plenty, ecc...)
- stitch a tablecloth with 27 patterns (Thread Packs by LHN)
- stitch an Advent calendar using patterns by Lizzie Kate
- at least six Santas by PS as a SAL with PS Yahoo Group
- work on Terre de France, Little Kate by Margaret Sherry, HOHRH by CHS, Once Upon a time by Passione Ricamo, Celtic Summer by L&L
- finish Quaker Garden by BD, Pear Tree Inn by LHN, Forest Snowfall by CCN, Chrismas Elf by Mirabilia, Winter Peace by SBF, Christian's Stocking by SB
- stitch Christmas gifts
- start stitching Christmas Village by VS

I hope to have not forgotten anything. The list is very long and I hope to stitch many patterns!

Now it's time to review the monthly goals.

December goals were:

- finish all the Flip-It Blocks by LK (September, November and December left)
no, I stitched only the November one

- finish twelve Christmas ornaments (I've already stitched ten and I have to stitch two)
yes!

- stitch and sew the last envelope for the Italian mail art exchange
yes!

- stitch and sew some Christmas gifts
yes!

I also stitched Woodland Snowfall by LHN and Kindness pillow by Dear Diary series (LHN) and I sewed the charity doll for Unicef.

January goals are:

- stitch twice Watermelon Thread Packs by LHN for my tablecloth
- stitch four little patterns for my Advent calendar
- start stitching 1999 Santa by PS and Season of Rest by LHN
- work on Celtic Summer, Terre de France and Forest Snowfall

My new rotation is:

- Monday: stitch an UFO (I can choose and it may be a Flip It or one of the patterns I listed)
- Tuesday: stitch the Thread Packs by LHN for my tablecloth
- Wednesday: Celtic Summer and gifts/exchanges
- Thursday: Terre de France
- Friday: Advent calendar
- Saturday/Sunday: Santas by PS and what I want to stitch


During the past days I was busy organizing the dinner for the end of 2006 and putting in order something at home so I couldn't post my last finish for 2006.
Here is it:

Woodland Snowfall by Little House Needleworks (Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments 2004)
stitched on Lugana 32ct, Mocha, Silkweaver

I also forgot to share the pictures of my charity doll for Unicef.
I tried to sew a Russian doll, she has the fur hat and a scarf I knitted but she doesn't seem a Russian, I think.

I also started stitching Forest Snowfall by CCN as a SAL with the LHN and CCN Yahoo group.

My first progress:

A lot of pictures...

I was so busy with Christmas holidays and Christmas gifts that I have not been posting for many days. Thanks for all your posts and mails, I really appreciated them.

I have a lot of pictures to share.

Before Christmas I sent the last envelope for my Italian mail art exchange. I used a lovely pattern by Little House Needleworks. I changed the pattern to stitch it on the envelope with the address of my friend. I used a white Aida that I hand-dyed with tea. The fabric inside is by Debbie Mumm. I really like how the envelope turned out.

Front side:

Back side:

Inside:

Finally I can share the gifts I worked on during the past weeks.
I stitched two patterns to sew on two different recipes books.

The first one is a pattern I found on an Italian magazine.

The second one is part of the pattern Madame Poule by Tralala!!!

I also prepared some biscuits and I gave them as gifts with some little ornaments.

I stitched this ornament that I saw on a new Italian magazine.

These ornaments are by Olde Ornaments I by Sisters & Best Friends. I stitched them using only DMC.

I also stitched a quick pattern. It's for my Dear Diary quilt and it's the second block I finished. The first block is the one of Elizabeth MCGuire. This is the pillow dedicated to kindness and it's in the pattern Elizabeth McGuire.

I think I finished more than the patterns I would have liked to stitch before another order so I've already put my next order.

The last Santa

During the past week-end I started preparing my Christmas tree and I went on working on my Santas. I could finish the last Santa for this year. Now I have twelve Christmas ornaments, one for month. I have already sewed six of them and they're on my tree. In the next days I'm going to sew and finish the left Santas.
I'm pretty happy because I could stitch twelve Santas as I decided at the begininnig of the year. Surely one of my goals for the next year is stitching other PS Santas to add to the stitched ones. I noticed that the yearly Santas are longer than other patterns by PS so I'm going to stitch one yearly Santa for two months.

Now I can change my rotation. I finished the ornaments and the exchanges for 2006 so my next rotation will be:

Monday - Christian's stocking

Tuesday - Flip-It by Lizzie Kate, I have to stitch two to finish all the series Blocks

Wednesday - Celtic Summer (that was an UFO few weeks ago) and Christmas gifts

Thursday - sew Christmas gifts and the charity doll for Unicef

Friday - Christmas gifts

Saturday/Sunday - Terre de France and what I like

Ornaments

First of all thanks everyone for your posts and comments about my ornaments. I really appreciated them!

Telling about my ornaments I worked hard on them in the past days too and I could start and finish another little Santa.
This one is by the new leaflet Good Saint Nick by Prairie Schooler.

I stitched him more quickly than the others because he is small.
I also started stitching my last Santa for this year and this is the progress:

This one is by the leaflet Kris Kringle by Prairie Schooler and I'm stitching him on linen.

I also finished an envelope for my Italian mail art exchange but I have to sew it and I can't show the result till my friend receive it.

It's time to come back stitching!

Have a nice week-end, ladies.

Finishes

During the past week-end I decided to sew some ornaments.

I sewed two Christmas ornaments I had already stitched and two Flip-Its by Lizzie Kate.

I could stitch the November Flip-It too and this is another finish for my list.

I also stitched some Christmas gifts but I can't share any picture. They're four little gifts and I have to sew them. I decided to count them as only one finish because they're very small and they are stitched by the same pattern.

Last Sunday I had pulled out my sewing machine so I decided to sew something else. I sewed Christmas ornaments using a lovely fabric by Debbie Mumm. The picture don't justice to the wonderful designs. I'm really happy how they turned out. Those designs are wonderful!
The fabric is Winter Whismy - Label Panel Multi on Green.