I had decided to pare down my goals during October down to a mere two:
OCTOBER GOALS:
BAPs: Continue to concentrate on TWs Woodland Angel Christmas Stocking. I am really quite pleased with my progress on this piece. Except for the over-one face stitching and the embellishments, the body of the stocking is done. The Celtic knotwotk border is done and the name is started.
Class Project: Pre-work on Victoria Sampler's Mystic Christmas Sampler. Well, the pre-work did get done, though not before class. I even managed to stitch a bit more, namely: the assignment for the first morning's class. Although other participants went home with a nearly completed project, I still have quite a ways to go. Still, I am happy with it.
Some Off Goal Stitching: Having been bitten by the Seasonal Stitching Bug, I started Peg Bowen's Columbus Day on the appropriate day and finished it up before the end of the month. Shortly after started Columbus Day, I was casting about for something to stitch on the road trip to Mystic and chose a charming little primitive Halloween piece from Plum Street Sampler which I managed to finish before the 31st. And then, because I had silks in a Halloween colorway out anyway, I picked up Not Forgotten Farms' Rotted But Not Forgotted and finished stitching that as well.
Some Off Goal Stitching: Having been bitten by the Seasonal Stitching Bug, I started Peg Bowen's Columbus Day on the appropriate day and finished it up before the end of the month. Shortly after started Columbus Day, I was casting about for something to stitch on the road trip to Mystic and chose a charming little primitive Halloween piece from Plum Street Sampler which I managed to finish before the 31st. And then, because I had silks in a Halloween colorway out anyway, I picked up Not Forgotten Farms' Rotted But Not Forgotted and finished stitching that as well.
NOVEMBER GOALS: Since I am really quite close to finishing Liam's stocking, I think I'll expand my reach a bit and attempt to reach four modest goals this month.
BAPS: Finish the stitching and the sewing assembly of Teresa Wentzler's The Woodland Angel Stocking. If possible, start Piper's stocking.
Class Project: Resume work on Mystic Smalls
Town Square SAL: Stitch The Framing Shop. Assemble the Fiber Shop and the Framing Shop ornaments.
WIPs: Resume work on the English Band Sampler.
I seem to have recovered my stitching momentum. So, I shall take advantage of this development to work on a few more projects than last month. It would be soooo nice to add a few more stitching finishes to my paltry sidebar list of 2013 finishes. When I started blogging just six years ago, I averaged about 70-80 finishes a year. Of course, many were smaller and simpler pieces than I am tackling now but still ... I find I wax nostalgic for the big numbers.
Now, I know that stitching should be a pleasure not a contest or a numbers game. But once an A-type personality, always an A-type personality. I can't help myself: I just keep competing with my past self, goading my future self to exceed the most outrageously unrealistic expectations conjured by my present self.
I seem to have recovered my stitching momentum. So, I shall take advantage of this development to work on a few more projects than last month. It would be soooo nice to add a few more stitching finishes to my paltry sidebar list of 2013 finishes. When I started blogging just six years ago, I averaged about 70-80 finishes a year. Of course, many were smaller and simpler pieces than I am tackling now but still ... I find I wax nostalgic for the big numbers.
Now, I know that stitching should be a pleasure not a contest or a numbers game. But once an A-type personality, always an A-type personality. I can't help myself: I just keep competing with my past self, goading my future self to exceed the most outrageously unrealistic expectations conjured by my present self.
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