2017 WIPocalypse

The WIPocalypse continues! Thank you Measi.

It is 2017! I did not make my 16 finishes last year (but I did 10!),  well, this year I'm going for 17 finishes this year. Here is list of projects that I'm planning toto work on and, hopefully, finish before December 31.
  1. Guardian Angel (HAED)
  2. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #11
  3. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #12
  4. Love (Christmas ornament)
  5. Nuts Gather Here by x stitch designs by Lisa
  6. In Her World by A Mon Ami Pierre  
  7. Stocking of Love
  8. Christmas Blessing
  9. Owl ornie
  10. Songs of the Season 
  11.  Give me the cookie by My Big Toe
  12. Casting a Spell by Blackbird Design
  13. Paddy's Luck
  14. Portrait of Christ by Janlynn
  15. Honest Kind and Good
  16. The Stitching Parlor
  17. Sailboats 
Posting dates and Topics for 2017:

January 1 – Introduce yourself, your projects, and any goals you have for the year!
January 29 – What SAL’s are you participating in this year?
February 26 – What is your favorite stitch other than the standard cross stitch?  (bonus points if you provide a how-to link or diagram it on your blog post!)
March 26 – What stitchy blogs, groups, or flosstubes do you follow and why?
April 30 – What projects are in your UFO pile?
May 28 – Which designer’s projects do you absolutely love, but are too intimidated to try?
June 25 – Show us your stitching space!  Where do you sit, and what is going on around you while you stitch (TV, audiobooks, etc)?
July 30 – What are your oldest and your newest WIPs?
August 27 – How do you get yourself out of a stitching drought?
September 24 – Which floss (or color of floss) do you absolutely adore and want to stash constantly?
October 29 – How did you begin stitching?
November 26 – What finishing style have you never tried but would love to do?
December 31 – Recap your accomplishments for the year! (Your finishes, your final before/after photos, etc).


2016 posting dates:
January 24, February 22, March 23, April 22, May 21, June 20, July 19, August 18, September 16, October 16, November 14, December 14

I did not make my 15 finishes last year... well, this year I'm going for 16 finishes this year. Here is list of projects that I'm planning to finish:
  1. Double Delight (HAED) 
  2. Madonna Dolorosa 
  3. Irish Prayer
  4. Guardian Angel (HAED)
  5. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #4
  6. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #5
  7. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #6
  8. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #7
  9. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #8
  10. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #9
  11. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #10
  12. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #11
  13. Santa's 12 Days of Christmas. Santa #12
  14. Love (Christmas ornament)
  15. Nuts Gather Here by x stitch designs by Lisa
  16. Quaker Christmas Sampler
 And if there is still time left... 
  1. In Her World by A Mon Ami Pierre  
  2. Stocking of Love
  3. Christmas Blessing
  4. Owl ornie
  5. Songs of the Season

Oh, the WIPocalypse continues for 2015! I'm joining Jo and working on 15 projects that hopefully will be finished by the end of the year. So here are my 15 for '15:
  1. Love (Christmas ornament)
  2. Irish Prayer
  3. Horse from Rovaris
  4. Sailboats
  5. The Provence
  6. Protective Care
  7. Ann Kirby 
  8. Jane Atkinson
  9. Nuts Gather Here by x stitch designs by Lisa 
  10. Irish Blessing
  11. In Her World by A Mon Ami Pierre   
  12. Captain Santa by Mill Hill
  13. Give me the cookie by My Big Toe
  14. Songs of the Season
  15. Christmas Quaker Sampler
Click here to see my 2015 finishes.

Full moon dates and Topics for 2015:
January  5- Topic: Introduce yourself, your projects, and any goals you have for the year!
February 4 – Topic: How do you overcome that feeling that you’re in a rut with a particular project?
March 5  – Topic: If money – and time – were not limiters, what projects would be on your stitching bucket list?
April  4 – Topic:  Which specialty stitches do you love doing on projects?  Which do you dread?
May 4 – Topic:  TBD
June 2 – Topic:  Do you find yourself more productive with stitching in summer or winter?
July 2 – Topic:  TBD
July 31 – Topic: It’s a blue moon today. Show us your favorite WIP that features a lot of blue!
August 29 – Topic:  Pick one of the WIP pieces you’ve stitched on this month, and tell us about your stitching journey with the piece.
September 28 – Topic:  Where do you buy most of your stitching supplies?
October 27 – Topic:  Are there any fibers or materials used in stitching that you’re nervous to try?
November 25 – Topic:  TBD
December 25 – Theme: Recap your accomplishments for the year! (Your finishes, your final before/after photos, etc).  Note:  Due to this full moon falling on Christmas Day, I’ll likely not post until the 26th or 27th.

Measi at Measi's Musings created 2012 WIPocalypse,  a year later 2013 WIPocalypse and now we are going to have a 2014 WIPocalypse. So for 2014 I will finish 14 projects ...
  1. Halloween House
  2. Love (Christmas ornament)
  3. Songs of the Season
  4. ABC Heart
  5. Spooky Welcome
  6. Vultures Welcome
  7. Irish Prayer
  8. Horse from Rovaris (It will be a new start, I'm still waiting for the chart)
  9. Enchantment
  10. Sailboats
  11. Rose Sampler
  12. The Provence
  13. Protective Care
  14. Ann Kirby
There! All of them are in progress, some already turned to UFO (I did not look at them for more than a year...) Projects below are also on my 'to do' list but after the first one is done.
  1. Bell-pull with my initials (HAED)
  2. Guardian Angel (HAED)
  3. Snowing (new)
  4. Computer Catastrophes
  5. Jesus
  6. Egyptian Temple from HAED 
  7. Pope John Paul II by Sandy Orton   
  8. Egyptian Empire
  9. Egyptian Sampler (TW)
  10. Ships and shells
  11. Temple of the Bastet  
  12. Pirate Santa  
  13. Goddess Portrait Bastet  
  14. Golden Gate 
  15. Thine is the trick 
  16. Birds of a Feather 
  17. So long kitty
  18. French Country - pig
  19. Seashore Patrol
  20. plus new starts from Crazy January (2012) Challenge  

9 comments:

  1. Congratulations on turning a UFO into a WiP! :)

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  2. Great Job on your progress from another WIPocalypse stitcher.

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  3. oh dear I see something Halloween themed in your line up. I love Halloween too. Good luck on your progress.

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  4. Looks great - I'm looking forward to seeing it grow :D

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  5. I'm glad it's not just me with the crazy WIP list! :) Looks great so far.

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  6. Great stitching! I also have a crazy WIP list too! But new charts/patterns keep catching my eyes and I have stray from my goal these days!

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  7. Wish I had time to do this! Writing takes precedence for the time being... Good luck and keep up the beautiful work!

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  8. I love your kitty tree! He is tooo cute ;)

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