Friday, December 31, 2021

2021 in review


Coat of Arms from Stickideen von der Wiehenburg
started 3/12/12
1x2 full x 40 ct from HDF
Goal:  Finish

2/3/21 - page 33

2/5/21 - page 34

2/7/21 - page 35

2/11/21 - page 36

2/13/21 - page 37

2/15/21 - page 38

2/16/21 - page 39

2/18/21 - page 40

Page 41 - 2/21/21

Page 42 - 2/23/21

Page 43 - 2/24/21

Page 44 - 2/27/21

Page 45 - 2/28/21
Goal met!

Loara Standish
started 1/1/13
1x3 50 ct Kingston
Front

 Back
Goal:  add stitches

10/7/21 - Goal met



The Master (Tilton Crafts)
started 5/5/13
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add stitches

9/24/21 - Goal met


HAED's Nightshade
started 10/31/13
1x1 full x 28 ct Monaco
Goal: add stitches

Goal met 12/30/21

Love Thy Thread
Lonliness of Autumn
started 9/6/14
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 10/9/21

started 5/10/15
Eclectic Bloke Designs Warrior Alice
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  finish row

Page 5 - 9/3/21

Page 6 - 9/9/21

Started 6/1/15
HAED's Her Private Garden
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add some stitches

Goal met 11/17/21


Chatelaine's The Heritage Sampler
started 7/25/15
2x2 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  Finish current alphabet and borders

Goal met!  8/1/21


HAED's SS Daybreak
started 10/31/15
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 9/25/21



Sea Witch by HAED
started 1/1/16
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal:  5 pages 

4/23/32 - page 5

7/13/21 - page 6

Page 7 - 8/28/21

Page 8 - 10/7/21

Star Spangled Banner by Northern Expressions Needlework
stitched on 40ct PTP Cauldron with HDF conversion
started 5/30/16
Goal:  finish

Didn't quite make this Goal but I'm not too far away from it.

 Chatelaine's Hawaiian Garden Mandala
stitched on 28ct black Monaco with my HDF conversion
started 7/31/16

Goal:  finish part 3

3/12/21

3/20/21

11/6/21

12/10/21

Tilton's Feathers in the Wind
started 10/1/16 on 28ct white monaco
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 12/30/21

Started 1/1/17
The Forgotten by Charting Creations
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco
Goal: add stitches

Goal met 9/9/21

Started 1/1/17
He Came With the Rain by Unconventional XStitch
2x1 tent 28 ct Monaco dyed by me
Goal:  2 page

Page 4 - 9/18/21

Goal met - page 5 - 9/24/21

Started 3/10/17
Chatelaine's Beaded Dragonfly Tile
Goal:  finish

Finished 11/28/21


Started 4/3/17
Steve Rousseau's Old European Sampler from Needleprint 
Goal:  finish

Page 13 - 5/7/21

Page 14 - 5/12/21

Page 15 - 5/22/21

Page 16 - 6/4/21

Page 17 - 6/11/21

Page 18 - 6/17/21

Page 19 - 6/21/21

Goal met!  6/21/21

Chatelaine's Blue Moroccan Lace Mandala
stitched on 28 ct monaco in Raspberry Beret from Colour Cascades with my HDF conversion
Started 7/5/17
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met - 5/29/21



Chatelaine's Polar Mandala
started 1/1/18 with my HDF conversion for the silks
28 ct white monaco
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 12/2/21


Renato Parolin's The Bengtsson forest 
Started 9/1/18
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 11/29/21

Chatelaine's Evening in the Park
started 1/1/19
32ct Belfast in Cobblestone in called for fibers
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met - 7/4/21



Wolf Totem from Charting Creation
started 6/16/19
2x1 tent on 28ct antique white monaco I dyed
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 11/18/21

Game of Swannes - Long Dog Samplers
2x1 on 36 ct Putty from Silkweavers with a conversion from my stash
started 7/7/19
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 4/5/21


Louisa Coulimore from Hands Across the Sea
2x1 on 46ct Egyptian Sand from Silkweavers
HDF superfine OMOT Heart
started 7/15/19
Goal:  two alphabets

3/7/21 - Goal met!

And just a touch more 12/31/21



Death By Cross Stitch by Long Dog Samplers
2x1 on 36ct Legacy Linen in Examplar in HDF Besmurfed with more blues to be added
started 7/17/19
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met - 11/20/21


Celtic Snow from Northern Expressions Needlework
2x1 on 36ct Midnight Sky from XJuDesign with charted silks
started 7/18/19
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 12/12/21

Long Dog Samplers Life After Death
on Cream 36ct from Legacy Linens with HDF OMOT Lost Loves
started 7/19/19 
Goal:  add stitches

I'm struggling with this one.  I don't like the coverage of the silk so it's going to sit in time out for a bit while I decide if I'm going to restart.

Chatelaine's Convent Herbal Garden
on 28 ct Monaco I dyed
started 7/20/19
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met 12/14/21

Autumn Quakers from Rosewood Manor
on 40ct Toffee from Silkweavers
started 8/17/19
Goal:  add stitches

Goal met - 5/31/21



M. Woods 1759 from Milady's Needle
on 46ct from xJuDesign with a custom HDF conversion
started 10/6/19
Goal:  make a decision and add more stitches

Goal met - 5/23/21
I'll be keeping the colors as is, at least for now. 

Sarah Brezier - Hands Across the Sea
2x1 with DMC on 46ct custom dyed fabric from xJuDesigns
Goal:  page 2 & 3

Page 2 - 3/28/21

Goal met - page 3 - 4/4/21

Mary Clayton from Hands Across the Sea
40 ct Autumn Blush from Silkweaver with DMC
Goal:  Finish 

1/23/21 - page 5

1/26/21 - page 6

1/29/21 - page 7

1/29/21 - page 8

1/30/21 - page 9

1/31/21 - page 10

1/31/21 - page 11

1/31/21 - Goal met - Finish!

Jane Fiddes 1835
stitched on 46 ct Lambswool from xJudesign with called for 100.3 silks
started 7/4/2020
Goal:  stitches

Goal met - 4/5/21

Peace by A Stitchers Hands
started 10/8/20 on a piece of unnamed 40ct HDF fabric with AVAS converted to HDF
Goal:  stitches

Goal met 12/14/21


Growth Rings from Ink Circles
started 10/15/20 with called for HDF silk on Silkweaver's 40 ct French Vanilla Swirl
Goal:   stitches 

Goal met 12/2/21



Ann Bowers from The Examplarery
stitched using the cotton kit on 35ct
Started 10/27/20
Goal:  stitches 

3/22/21 - Goal met!

Anna Sophia Bircham 1871 from Hands Across the Sea on Silkweaver's 46ct Solo with HDF conversion 
Started 12/31/20
Goal:   stitches 

Goal met:  9/13/21

1/1/21 new start
The Mermaid of Salem Bay by The Primitive Hare stitched on the called for 30ct fabric and called for threads


Finished!  7/3/21

Cider Dragon from Paine Free Crafts
stitched on 28ct Monaco dyed by me
Started 1/9/21

Page 1 - 7/17/21



Come into my Garden by Blackbird Designs
40ct Grandpa's Sleeve by xJUDesigns with charged cotton
started 5/23/21



 Emily Ann Foster 1892 from Hands Across the Sea on 40ct Rocky Mountain by xJudesign with BeLoved from HDF - started 7/17/21

Finished 7/25/27

Merry and Bright by The Shepherd's Bush 
Stitched with kit materials
Started 8/21/21

Finished 8/23/21

Eva by Nora Corbett on 32ct Belfast in Moody Blues from Colour Cascades with charted DMC started 10/9/21

Finished 11/17/21

A Rosey Garden by The Shepherd's Bush with kit supplies.  
Started and finished 10/16/21

Sarah Redfearn 1826 from The Scarlett House
stitched on 46ct Little Dove by xJudesigns with called for Belle Soie and Gloriana silks


10/28/21

I started 2021 with 38 WIPs
I started 7 new projects
I finished 9 projects
I UFO'd 1 project
Which means I will carryover 35 WIPs to 2022

Happy New Year!