Tale of a Shooting Star…

And the WIPocalypse continues! Here is my April update with my current WIPocalypse WIP list, including status updates:

My current WIP pile:
1. Northern Pine Designs – Geometric II
2. Mill Hill – Spring Weathervanes – Floral Vase
3. Jenna Magee – Purin
4. Just Nan – Over the Top – Grow! (Tin Topper) – FINISHED!
5. Lody Steward – Pagoda Pincushion
6. Chatelaine Designs – Micro #1
7. Lizzie*Kate – Dog Lessons For People
8. Nora Corbett – The Sunflower Fairy – FINISHED!

Older WIPs:

9. The Victoria Sampler – Heirloom Memories Sampler
10. Chatelaine Designs – Tiny Rose Mandala Garden – FINISHED!
11. Leisure Arts – Pooh Sweet Dreams Afghan

UFOs:

12. Dimensions – Bonsai and Buddha
13. Roz Watnemo – Flower Garden
14. Mirabilia – Fairy Moon
15. Mill Hill Treasured Spring Sampler Kit – Flower Basket Fantasy
16. Jeanette Crews Designs – Computer Wizard – Current Focus Piece
17. Giraffe Pillow

Yes, that’s another month with absolutely NO progress. I’ve barely put any stitches into anything. At most, I’ve put a couple dozen backstitches into one PIF piece and that’s it. I’ve had no time, energy or health to stitch. It’s been really, really bad lately. But I’m hoping to turn things around for myself SOON. Maybe next month I’ll be able to report some progress? Maybe. 😉

And the WIPocalypse continues! Here is my March update with my current WIPocalypse WIP list, including status updates:

My current WIP pile:
1. Northern Pine Designs – Geometric II
2. Mill Hill – Spring Weathervanes – Floral Vase
3. Jenna Magee – Purin
4. Just Nan – Over the Top – Grow! (Tin Topper) – FINISHED!
5. Lody Steward – Pagoda Pincushion
6. Chatelaine Designs – Micro #1
7. Lizzie*Kate – Dog Lessons For People
8. Nora Corbett – The Sunflower Fairy – FINISHED!

Older WIPs:

9. The Victoria Sampler – Heirloom Memories Sampler
10. Chatelaine Designs – Tiny Rose Mandala Garden – FINISHED!
11. Leisure Arts – Pooh Sweet Dreams Afghan

UFOs:

12. Dimensions – Bonsai and Buddha
13. Roz Watnemo – Flower Garden
14. Mirabilia – Fairy Moon
15. Mill Hill Treasured Spring Sampler Kit – Flower Basket Fantasy
16. Jeanette Crews Designs – Computer Wizard – Current Focus Piece
17. Giraffe Pillow

Yes, that’s right. Have nothing. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Sorry. Too much stress, not enough time. I’ve been going a little crazy right now and haven’t made time for stitching. I need to work on that. I’ll try to have something to show for the next WIPocalypse update!

And the WIPocalypse continues! Here is my February update with my current WIPocalypse WIP list, including status updates:

My current WIP pile:
1. Northern Pine Designs – Geometric II
2. Mill Hill – Spring Weathervanes – Floral Vase
3. Jenna Magee – Purin
4. Just Nan – Over the Top – Grow! (Tin Topper) – FINISHED!
5. Lody Steward – Pagoda Pincushion
6. Chatelaine Designs – Micro #1
7. Lizzie*Kate – Dog Lessons For People
8. Nora Corbett – The Sunflower Fairy – FINISHED!

Older WIPs:

9. The Victoria Sampler – Heirloom Memories Sampler
10. Chatelaine Designs – Tiny Rose Mandala Garden – FINISHED!
11. Leisure Arts – Pooh Sweet Dreams Afghan

UFOs:

12. Dimensions – Bonsai and Buddha
13. Roz Watnemo – Flower Garden
14. Mirabilia – Fairy Moon
15. Mill Hill Treasured Spring Sampler Kit – Flower Basket Fantasy
16. Jeanette Crews Designs – Computer Wizard – Current Focus Piece
17. Giraffe Pillow

I’ve added another current WIP photo, for Mill Hill’s Flower Basket Fantasy. There is now only one piece left for which I do have have a photo of its current status: Lody Steward’s Pagoda Pincushion. I have finished the top piece of it, but not started the bottom yet, so I have nothing to show.

As I stated in my previous update, I needed to switch to a small piece that I could stitch in hand, so I picked up and completed Just Nan’s Grow! tin topper, from her Over the Top series.

Here are the before and after pics:

Just Nan – Over the Top – Grow! (Tin Topper), as of January 13, 2012:

Completed January 16, 2012:

Since that finish, I have been working on Computer Wizard from Jeanette Crews Designs. And a couple of other things, which have kept me from making really good progress on Computer Wizard. I am doing another PIF event this year and I decided to stitch everything (of course), so I have been working on those gifts. I only have to do 5 total and I’ve already started and completed two projects and started two more, so I’m making good and quick progress.

Here is where Computer Wizard was when I last worked on her (February 18, 2007!):

And here is where she is now:

Hopefully, I will have more to report next month!

Yes, the WIPocalypse is officially upon us! Here is my January update with my current WIPocalypse WIP list, including status updates:

My current WIP pile:
1. Northern Pine Designs – Geometric II
2. Mill Hill – Spring Weathervanes – Floral Vase
3. Jenna Magee – Purin – mounted onto scroll bars and ready to go
4. Just Nan – Over the Top – Grow! (Tin Topper) – current focus piece
5. Lody Steward – Pagoda Pincushion
6. Chatelaine Designs – Micro #1
7. Lizzie*Kate – Dog Lessons For People
8. Nora Corbett – The Sunflower Fairy – FINISHED!

Older WIPs:

9. The Victoria Sampler – Heirloom Memories Sampler
10. Chatelaine Designs – Tiny Rose Mandala Garden – FINISHED!
11. Leisure Arts – Pooh Sweet Dreams Afghan

UFOs:

12. Dimensions – Bonsai and Buddha
13. Roz Watnemo – Flower Garden
14. Mirabilia – Fairy Moon
15. Mill Hill Treasured Spring Sampler Kit – Flower Basket Fantasy
16. Jeanette Crews Designs – Computer Wizard – Started February 14, 2007
17. Giraffe Pillow

As you can see, I have added links to current progress photos for the ones I have available. I’m taking pictures as I pull them out.

I have two finishes to report already! Nora Corbett’s The Sunflower Fairy and Chatelaine Designs’ A Tiny Rose Mandala Garden. To be fair, The Sunflower Fairy was nearly complete.

Here are the before and after pics:

The Sunflower Fairy, as of December 28, 2011:

Completed January 2, 2012:

She will be dropped off tomorrow night for framing.

A Tiny Rose Mandala Garden, as of January 3, 2012:

Completed January 7, 2012:

This one will also be dropped off tomorrow night for framing.

Now I have moved on to a very small piece – Just Nan’s Over the Top Grow! tin topper. I needed something that I could work in hand, as working on a stand for several hours every night for a week hurt my shoulders. I suspect my momentum will slow down a bit, as I really have some other hobbies and personal work that I have completely ignored since the beginning of the holidays! 😆

So, there you have it! I need to remember to take a picture of the current WIP today, before I get too far along, so that I can show my progress next month. I suspect I may have this one finished by then and have moved on to a bigger piece. Those I will have to rotate between so that I don’t get too bored and stop making progress on the WIPocalypse in general.