It looks like I’m overdue on a few annual goal updates. I didn’t even bother to make stitching goals for 2021, but here are the updates for 2020 and 2022:
2020 Stitching Goals
As usual, this year’s goal is to stitch from stash, with minimal outlay for new designs and DMC that needs to be replenished, with the exception of Just Nan releases and any Mirabilia/Nora Corbett designs that may be discontinued that I don’t already have. Otherwise, I want to avoid buying fabric, specialty fibers and embellishments, where possible.
Water Wonderland by Joan Elliott — Complete stitching and present to recipient.
Success! Completed, framed and presented to my mom for her 70th birthday.
Bonsai and Buddha by Dimensions — Make significant progress on stitching.
** Failure. Didn’t touch it.
Fairy Moon by Mirabilia — Make some progress on stitching. (Another long-standing WIP.)
** Failure. Didn’t touch it.
Arezzo by Nora Corbett — Make some progress on stitching.
** Partial success? Touched it once.
Complete stitching on at least 6 Just Nan designs in my stash. This should help me to work through my extensive Just Nan stash.
** Partial Success – Four designs completed **
– Gingerbread Angel Mouse
– Gingerbread Jingle Mouse
– Gingerbread Mrs. Santa Mouse
– Gingerbread Santa Mouse
Knock out some other WIPs, if possible, like:
– Daydreams Petite in Glass – Crystal Creation
– Hermanson Hardanger – Russian Inspired Ornament #2
** Failure. Didn’t touch either or any other WIPs
2022 Stitching Goals
Let’s face it, the main goal is 2022 is to survive our third year in a pandemic. Period.
Beyond that, I’ll set some guidelines to refer to if I’m looking for a new project. Let’s keep it simple:
Complete stitching on 4 Just Nan designs.
** Success! Completed stitching on 4 designs (Plumed Peacock Mouse and Glory Bee Mouse), and also FFO’d:
– Plumed Peacock Mouse and tin
– Gingerbread Santa Mouse
– Gingerbread Mrs. Santa Mouse
– Gingerbread Angel Mouse
– Gingerbread Jingle Mouse
– Minerva’s Mouse
– Romeo the Groom Mouse
– Juliet the Bride Mouse
– Hazel FunWitch Mouse
– Witchy’s Sister Mouse
– Cardinal Tweet
– Bluebird Tweet
– Rosebud Tweet
– Lorelei Lamb
– Glory Bee Mouse and tin
Complete stitching on 4 Mill Hill kits.
** Partial failure. Completed Spooky Cage from the Autumn Harvest Collection; also FFO’d Dove from the Tiny Treasured Diamond Collection.
Complete stitching on 2 long-standing WIPs.
** Complete failure. Didn’t touch any long-standing WIPs
Teresa Wentzler – Sun Dragon (Turquoise) — Send to Jill Rensel, along with his purple brother, for framing
** Sent in June 2022; still with Amber **
