The only rule is to have fun, keep an eye for you threads and be always in stitches.
Pick 15 projects that are ALREADY STARTED and FINISH them.
ha, there you are, my challenge to you. Not new ones coz we all know there are far more than 15 to which we would like to start.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Joyce's April 1 update on challenges pieces

1.     Red Birds-Marie Barber-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec Issue 2011
 “Hallelujah” ornament-#8 2011 series LittleHouse Needleworks

1.     Snowman and Friends Christmas Stocking – Gold Collection Kit
1.     Garden Of Joy-Friendly Stitchers Sal 2009
completed  33   Squares Of 52
1.     September Weather Poems-Britian’s #1 Crossstitch Magazine
1.     - Vermillion November Snowman Series -Stitched Jan ,Mar, April, May, Dec.
1.     March-Jonquil Flower Of The Month series – Ellen Maurer Stroh-Stitched  Jan and Feb

1.     Christmas Card for 2014-Stitching  Heavenly Host” Collection(4)-Joan Elliott 

  1.     Christmas Animals – Heaven And Earth

  1.     “F” -Stitcher’s  Alphabet – BrooksBook-Stitched A B C D E

  1.     Noel 2009 Sal-Novalee2.Com

  1.     Texas Happy Hour-Redbird Designs

  1.     April 2013 Doodle Series-– Blueladie Designs –Stitched  Jan,  Feb, March

  1.     “February” Calendar Girl Series-Littlehouse Needleworks

That's a wrap.
Joyce Frank
http://joycesloveoflife.blogspot.com


Saturday, March 1, 2014

March 1st update on challenge WIPS

1.     Noel 2009 Sal-Novalee2.Com
1.     Red Birds-Marie Barber-Just Cross Stitch Magazine Nov/Dec Issue 2011
1.     “E” -Stitcher’s  Alphabet – BrooksBook-Stitched A B C D
 
1.     Texas Happy Hour-Redbird Designs
 
1.     “February” Calendar Girl Series-Littlehouse Needleworks
 
1.     Snowman and Friends Christmas Stocking – Gold Collection Kit
1.     Christmas Animals – Heaven And Earth


 
1.     September Weather Poems-Britian’s #1 Crossstitch Magazine



 
1.     Garden Of Joy-Friendly Stitchers Sal 2009
completed  33 Squares Of 52
 
  “Hallelujah” ornament-#8 2011 series LittleHouse Needleworks
1.     Marchl 2013 Doodle Series-– Blueladie Designs –Stitched  Jan,  Feb,
November Snowman Series- Vermillion-Stitched Jan ,Mar, April, May, Dec
 
 
1.     March-Jonquil Flower Of The Month series – Ellen Maurer Stroth Stitched  Jan and Feb
 
1.     Christmas Card for 2014-Stitching  Heavenly Host” Collection(4)-Joan Elliott 

Have a great March stitching.
joyce
http://joycesloveoflife.blogspot.com



Sunday, February 23, 2014

Monday, February 3, 2014

Feb 2014 update on WIPs

Here are pictures of my progress during January 2014 on my challenge WIPs:
Janurary Calendar Girl-Littlehouse Needleworks
Snowman and friends Stocking-Gold collection kit



 

Sept Weatherpoem-Britians crossstitch magazine 2000
Garden of Joy SAL 2009 friendly stitchers Group

 
March Doodle Blueladie Designs
March Jonquil flower-Ellen Maurer Stroh
November Snowman-Vermillion
Hallelujah ornament #8 2011 series-LHN
Hand towel "Hearts and Diamonds" stitched for a Valentine Exchange



 


Friday, January 31, 2014

Almost finished with my third of fifteen

I am so excited about the fact that I will finish my third of fifteen this week-end, I just have to add beads and finish the straight stitching around the framing.
I am going to use beads for the rainbows, i stitched the small rainbow and found it look a little to different for my liking.


I plan on framing this maybe tomorrow.
I am going to start working on one of my silk projects tomorrow or sunday I had to frog because  I was off by two stitches, darn frog.
 


I think you can see where I pulled all the threads I had already put in,  I  just hate to frog, but in order to get a better finish I had to do it, I hope not to make a mistake again it is hard to pull threads  from silk gauze.

Happy Stitching

Catherine
 

Thursday, January 16, 2014

A little progress

Happy day everyone, I have finished one of my 15, this is the Just Cross Stitch 2009  magazine Christmas ornament I started a long time ago, now i just need to put it together and add a braid around the edging.


I love this pattern, the beads really add depth to the finish.



This is a Lavander Wings 2004 Automatic Customer Exclusive Design i bought at a stash reduction auction  last feb, today I finished stitching the framing, I often ask myself why I start something and put it aside only to be called back to finishe it, this is really a pretty pattern the colors are not showing up very well, so sorry about the crappy picture, I hope to have this finished by saturday evening.


Happy Stitching everyone, if you have not challenged yourself  this is great way to finish your ufo's just join the challenge it is not to late in the year.

Blessings

Catherine