My Goals for 2011

maybe a little too optimistic....as always ;)

Did somebody say I have to pick 15 WIP's? I picked a few more and I am embarrassed having to admit that there are "a few" more....anyways, I spent a while taking pictures.

Finally all together there are 21 I picked out of my pile:


Here the ones I would like to make some progress on:


1. Carriage House Samplings - Black Horse Inn barely started, even had to frog most of what I stitched.

2. Cross Eyed Cricket, Inc. - Skeleton Crewstarted about 2 years ago

3. Heaven and Earth Designs - Real Snow Job, A not more than a start either. Not even 1 page out of...???...28 or so...

4. Rosewood Manor Designs - And A Forest Grewmaybe 1/4 to 1/3 done

5. Victoria Sampler - Heirloom Homecoming Sampler accessory pack rustic Don't know why I don't do any stitching on it. It is a lot of fun but needs some attention I sometimes don't have any more after work

And these are the ones I would love to finish:

1. Acufactum - Findus the Painter. I started this when Lisa was about 2 years old...I better hurry now otherwise she will be too old for it

2. Atalie - La Vie en Bleu. So many special stitches - so much fun. I just somehow didn't order enough of the silks. Should probably order some extra stuff to make it worth ordering in France. LOL

3. Blue Ribbon Designs - Peppermint Twist Started this as an SAL on a special Peppermint Twist SAL blog....

4. Dahlbeck - Crazy Christmas Tree Row. Not a big project. I think, I started this some time in 2006

5. DMC - Tulip. Started long, long time ago....

6. Drawn Thread - Autumn Arbor

7. Drawn Thread - The Birth Band Started this when I was in the hospital in June 2007, just before we came to Canada

8. Drawn Thread - Toccata Two So beautiful....

9. Haandarbejdets Fremme - Gerda Bengtsson - Thistle. I absolutely love thistles...

10. Jardin Prive - My Lady's Quaker. Started in 2009. I made color changes and did not write down what I am using - have to find the right brown now...

11. Jeannette Douglas Designs - Take Time To Quilt

12. Little House Needleworks - Quilting. Should be a quick finish.

13. Permin of Copenhagen - Sampler 1852 HH21168 If I rememeber right, I started it in 2001 or 2002. It is massive, stitched on 28ct linen...

14. Plum Street Samplers - Rubie Owl`s Sampler

15. Shepherds Bush - Into the Night. Started some time in 2010

16. Victoria Sampler - Christmas Treasures Sampler. Started in August 2007

Challenges 2011 ?!?!?

Have you seen the The Crazy January 2011 Challenge?

I don't think that is something I should consider ... or even know about...LOL.

But maybe I should:

- gather all my WIP's
- take a picture of them
- post it
- and pick, let's say seven of them to finish in 2011
- I could reward myself for each finish with a new project of about ornament size or a little bigger ... something I will really be able to finish right away

This is probably more the kind of challenge I should tackle. What do you think?

October goals - November goals

October Goals

1. finish Carols Hello Neighbor RR within the next few days and mail it off to Karen - done
2. find a nice house and start stitching on Karens Hello Neighbor RR as soon as I receive it - received and decided on a design
3. finish There Was An Old Woman by Prairie Moon - done
4. put some stitches into Take Time To Quilt - Spring by Jeannette Douglas - done, not too many but at least a few :)
5. put some stitches into an older WIP - no :(
6. maybe start something new - OH YES...A Real Snow Job - HAED

Reading
7. finish Dead over Heels - 5th of Aurora Teagarden mysteries by Charlaine Harris - done
8. order and finish or at least start A Fool and his Honey - 6th of Aurora Teagarden mysteries by Charlaine Harris - no it wasn't on the shelf in my local bookstore. I will wait till I see it somewhere.
9. read the 1st book of the demon hunting soccer mom series Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner
10. startet Charlaine Harris Lili Bard series:
finished the 1st: Shakespeare's Landlord
half way through Shakespeare's Champion
11. startet Dead Sea by Brian Keene

November Goals

1. start and finish my house on Karens Hello Neighbor RR.

2. finish my exchange piece for the Christmas exchange in my German yahoo group and mail it off.

3. finish Take Time To Quilt - Spring by Jeannette Douglas

4. put some stitches into HAED - A Real Snow Job

5. put a few stitches into an older WIP

6. and maybe stitch a Christmas ornament for me ;)

Reading

7. finish Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris and try to find the 3rd book Shakespeare's Christmas in a bookstore.

8. finish Dead Sea by Brian Keene

9. start whatever gets into my sticky fingers ;)

October Goals

I think I should try to make a goal list and stick to it again.... I would like to see if that will help me to accomplish some more stitching.

October Goals
1. finish Carols Hello Neighbor RR within the next few days and mail it off to Karen
2. find a nice house and start stitching on Karens Hello Neighbor RR as soon as I receive it
3. finish There Was An Old Woman by Prairie Moon
4. put some stitches into Take Time To Quilt - Spring by Jeannette Douglas
5. put some stitches into an older WIP
6. maybe start something new ;)

do I need more stitching goals???? I don't think so

Reading
7. finish Dead over Heels - 5th of Aurora Teagarden mysteries by Charlaine Harris
8. order and finish or at least start A Fool and his Honey - 6th of Aurora Teagarden mysteries by Charlaine Harris

I made an update pic of Carol's RR but I need my husband to help me getting it off the camera....

I have a lot of WIP's....and a lot of them are carried over from years before. One big goal is to reduce this pile. But those of you who know me, know that doesn't mean that I won't start new projects :-)

These are (some of) my WIP's in no special order:

01 Findus der Maler - Acufactum
02 Im Reich der Engel - UB
03 Sampler 1852 - Permin
04 Bonjour Sampler - Mariska
05 Tulpe - DMC
06 Lesezeichen Arch - Bent Creek
07 Chicken - french magazine
08 4 Coeur - Anagram
09 Cottage - Lanarte
10 Thistle - Handarbeijdets Fremme
11 Christmas ABC - Vermillion
12 Medieval Town Mandala - Chatelaine
13 Nana's Afghan Freebie - Indigo Rose
14 Catherine Agnes - Indigo Rose
15 Quaker Sampler - Martina Dey
16 Garden Pleasures - Little House Needleworks
17 Daisy Lane Cottage - Little House Needleworks
18 And A Forest Grew - Rosewood Manor
19 Hoehen und Tiefen - Acufactum
20 Birth Band Sampler - Drawn Thread
21 Birth Picture - Vervaco
22 Toccata 2 - Drawn Thread
23 Christmas Treasures Sampler - Victoria Sampler

After finishing the Hello Neighbor RR I allow myself to start the first new project in 2008. :-)))

I'm planning to visit Sheena's Gallery in Winnipeg. The Needlecrafters Travel Companion says it is Manitobas biggest Crossstitch Shop....probably that will cause a new start again....(hopefully just kidding)