WIP Parade 2020.4 - Sneek

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What can I say... its 2020
So, instead of trying to catch up from the spring, I'm doing another WIP Parade
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WIP PARADE 2020 - WIP #4

Next WIP up is Sneek

PROJECT NOTES:

Designer:	Long Dog Samplers
Start Date:	March 6, 2018
Fabric:	32ct Slate Blue Lugana
Thread:	Threadworxs Reflections (10302)

UPDATE:

No change since last update

WIP Parade 2019 - Sneek

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In an effort to update my blog, I am presenting my WIPS that will continue into 2020

These will be posted in order by start started (oldest first)

I hope you enjoy!

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WIP PARADE 2019 - WIP #5

Next WIP up is Sneek

PROJECT NOTES:

Designer:	Long Dog Samplers
Start Date:	March 6, 2018
Fabric:	32ct Slate Blue Lugana
Thread:	Threadworxs Reflections (10302)

UPDATE:

This project was last updated on the blog on June 19th.  This doesn't show the entire thing, so the pic under shows a better looks at parts already done.

Current status pic:

August 2018 plans

Well Hello August!

I hope with your arrival, my stitchy bug comes back to hang out!  Since July was so crazy, I am reducing my plans for August.  If I do more... GREAT!

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH

• Not sure what it will be, but I know it will be small and easy.  I also hope to get 2 done this month... so I'm back on track

2) YEAR IN CHALK

• September is up next

3) SALS

• I am currently in 3 SAL's... although only actively in 2... The Dutch Tile SAL and the Long Dog Sal.
• I will try and get a part on each, but will be happy with getting a part on at least one

4) MYSTERY

• I had a goal to finish by a specific date, but I don't' think that is possible now.  I am going to try and focus on this until that date to see how far I can get.  After that... no matter if it is done or not, I will be able to post pics :)

That's it!
Lets hope my update has more to offer than July did!!!

July 2018 plans

HELLO JULY

Hope all my Canadian readers had a wonderful Canada DAY!

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH

• This month I am picking one of the carolers from Christmas Chorus in Cross Stitch Favourites from a while back. This is designed from Durene Jones.

2) YEAR IN CHALK

• August is up next

3) LONG DOG SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek

• Start and finish Part 5

4) FOCUS WIP

• This month is time to show Canada Sampler some much needed love, and I thought this was the perfect month to do that.
• I will also try and get at least one more cactus done on the Prickly but Cute SAL

5) NEW START

• The new Peppermint Purple Dutch tile blackwork SAL has started.  I would like to try to actually keep up with this one.  Since it is smallish, this shouldn't be an issue!

6) INK CIRCLES MONDAY

• Every Monday give an ink circles pattern at least a little love.
• Use the hashtags #InkCirclesMonday in Instagram
• For more information, see April 2018 plans post

Week 24 - a bit of everything including TUSAL

First up this week was I finished my Year in Chalk for July.  I am using the called for GAST chalk thread and either the called for accent, or something similar I had in my stash.  I am also using Steph's Slate fabric in 32ct linen.

Year in Chalk - July
Hands on Design

Wednesday night I actually attended at pottery session.  At the Girls Night Out in Cobourg, I made a little pinch pot and this was glazing it.  I will share a pic when I pick it up after it is fired again.  I am hoping to turn it into an ort pot or something else for my stitching.

Thursday I got to work on the next part of Sneek.  Here is my progress to Sunday night

I had worked on Sneek for the rest of the week except on Saturday for a bit.  While visiting my friend Kathy last weekend, I feel in love with her little SAL from Fuzy Fox designs on Etsy. I had seen it before and thought it was adorable, but seeing it in person made me break and I got the pattern parts that have been released.  I looked through my stash and found a fabric that I liked.  This one is also from Steph on 32t Linen.
Here is where the SAL was in April (last full pic I could find)

Source: Fuzzy Fox Designs

And here is my start.  The first Cactus is called Astrid

This week was also TUSAL,  Here are my monthly and year to date orts

A note about comments - For some reason we still aren't getting them emailed to us.  I have been bad at trying to reply, but I am going on blogger weekly and looking at them.  So please keep commenting, and I will get better at replying if I can!

June 2018 Plans

Can you believe it is already June??

Here are my plans for the month:

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH

• I'm not ready for my next series, so it will be a random ornament this month

2) YEAR IN CHALK

• July is kitted and ready to go

3) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek

• Start and finish Part 4 (maybe 5 as well)

4) BLACKWORK - Free SAL from Peppermint Purple

• The 6th and final part will be released on June 1st.

5) FOCUS WIP

• I am going to keep giving Tapestry some attention
• I also want to get caught up on the Long Dog Sal, so I might split focus between Tapestry and it.

6) NEW START

• On May 31st I had a new start.  I would like to finish this the fist week of June as it is a gift for an upcoming wedding.

7) INK CIRCLES MONDAY

• Every Monday give an ink circles pattern at least a little love.
• Use the hashtags #InkCirclesMonday in Instagram
• For more information, see April 2018 plans post

May 2018 plans update

Lets see how May shaped up!

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH - DONE

• Tiny Tidings - Snowy House is the last in the XXII series

Snowy House - Tiny Tidings XXII

• I also did a 2nd of the Merry Christmas.  Much happier with it on the mushroom.

Merry Christmas V2.0- Tiny Tidings XXII

2) YEAR IN CHALK  - DONE

• I finished up June on May 4th

Year in Chalk - June

3) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek

• Here is where I was last month

Long Dog Sneek - Parts 1 - 2
 

• Part 3 was finished on May 19

Long Dog Sneek - Parts 1-3

4) NEW SAL - worked on

• Part 2 was finished May 5th

Peppermint Purple - Blackwork Tangram
Parts 1-2
 

• Part 3 was finished on May 12th

Peppermint Purple - Blackwork Tangram
Parts 1-3

• Part 4 was finished on May 19th

Peppermint Purple - Blackwork Tangram
Parts 1-4

• Part 5 was finished on May 27th

5) FOCUS WIP

• After thinking about it, I decided to make Tapestry my focus WIP again.  This is where I am picking up from:

• And here is my progress for the month

6) INK CIRCLES MONDAY - done 2/4 weeks

• May 7th - YES

Dragons of Sumatra - Progress on May 7th

• May 14th - NOPE. 
• May 21st - Yes, Tapestry - no progress pic taken
• May 28th - Yes, Tapestry - no progress pic taken

7) FULL COVERAGE - NOPE

• After thinking again about everything I had in May, I decided that this was best left to another time.

Week 20 - Keeping up with SAL parts

This post is late for 2 reasons... one being Monday was a holiday in Canada, and two, I didn't get an update pic.

No Ink Circles Monday this week.

On Tuesday I did manage to pull Sneek out.  I managed to get part 3 done on Saturday


Sneek - Long Dog Samplers
Part 3

 

Sneek - Long Dog Samplers
Parts 1-3

 

Before Sneek was done on Saturday, Friday the next part in the Tangram came out.  I jumped on this and got it done on Saturday


Peppermint Purple
Tangram SAL Parts 1-4

Sunday I pulled Tapestry out as I would really like to see a finish on that.  I have a LONG way to go, but progress is progress.
No update pic this week... but there will hopefully be good progress this week.

May 2018 Plans

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH

• Its time for the last ornament from Tiny Tidings XXII. 
• I am thinking about re-doing the first one to have the fabric match... will see how the month goes.

2) YEAR IN CHALK

• June is kitted and ready to go

3) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek

• Start and finish Part 3

4) NEW SAL - Lakeside Needlecraft Blackwork Tangram

• There is a new blackwork SAL from Lakeside Needlecraft and Peppermint purple on Facebook.  I did part 1 in a few hours so keeping up with this one shouldn't be hard

5) FOCUS WIP

• I am having a hard time deciding what project to make a focus this month... so I might just work on the monthly stuff first and then go from there.

6) INK CIRCLES MONDAY

• Every Monday give an ink circles pattern at least a little love.
• Use the hashtags #InkCirclesMonday and #ICM on social media
• For more information, see April 2018 plans post

7) FULL COVERAGE

• After looking over my WIP list, I realized I haven't given my full coverage project (Buen Appetito from Charting Creations) any love in a REALLY long time.  Not sure how I will work this in to the plan, but I need to start putting a bit of stitches in this! 
• Does anyone else have a day set aside for full coverage?

April 2018 Plans Update

Lets see how I made out for April... historically my busiest month at work

1) ORNAMENT A MONTH - YES and done

• I continued with the Tiny Tidings series

Two Houses - Tiny TidingsXXII from Lizzie Kate
Called for weeks, 32ct mushroom lugana

 

2) YEAR IN CHALK - YES and done

• I started Mays YIC on April 1st and finished April 4

Year in Chalk (May) from Hands On Design
32ct Linen in Slate from Fabrics by Stephanie
GAST chalk and mistletoe

3) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Sneek - YES and done

• Pulled out part 2 after finishing YIC, and finished on the 15th

4) FOCUS WIP

• After looking over my WIPS, I decided to pull out Tapestry from Ink Circles
  This is where it was when I started

 

• and this is where I was as of Saturday when It went in the WIP pile once again

5) INK CIRCLES MONDAY (#ICM) - participated in 4/5 Mondays

• April 2nd - Worked on Valentina

• April 9th - NOPE.  Work kicked my ass and went to bed early without stitching AT ALL

• April 16th - Started Oscar's Corsage.  This will be my new travel project/ICM project until I can get some more thread for Valentina, and then again after Valentina is finished.

• April 23rd - Kept going with Tapestry, since it was out from the weekend

• April 30th - got home at a decent time and pulled Oscar's Corsage back out

 

 

How did you do in April?  Accomplish your goals?

Week 15 - April?

Morning
It sure is one messy day out there.
We had freezing rain/ice pellets most of the weekend.  Now its pouring down rain.

This week was a BUSY one with work.  I didn't really stitch until Friday night.
I did manage to spend most of Sunday stitching, since I couldn't really go do anything else.

Here is where I started with Sneek

 

 

I managed to get part 2 done before bed on Sunday

This week when I have time, I am going to try and get my monthly ornament done.
 

Week 14 - On track

Monday I pulled out Valentina for Ink Circles Monday.  I need to get a 2nd skein to finish, so this probably won't appear again for a few weeks.  I have another small Ink Circles kitted that can become my travel/Ink Circles Monday project for April.

Ink Circles - Valentina
WDW - Islamorada

Tuesday it was back to May Year in Chalk (Which I started on Sunday) and finished it Wednesday night. (Sorry about the pic... hasn't been ironed yet)

Year in Chalk (May) from Hands On Design
32ct Linen in Slate from Fabrics by Stephanie
GAST chalk and mistletoe

 

Next up this week is Part 2 of Sneek - The Long Dog Mystery SAL.

This is where you last saw it

Long Dog - Sneek (Mystery SAL
Part 1

Here is the progress on part 2

This week I plan to continue on with Sneek.
I still have my ornament to do as well before the end of April.

March 2018 plans update

Lets see how March went!


1) ORNAMENT A MONTH - DONE
Continued on with the Tiny Tidings XXII series and started Mr and Mrs Santa on March 11th
Finished

2) YEAR IN CHALK - April    DONE
I finished this one early in the month as well (March 5)



Year in Chalk (April) - Hands on Design
Fabric by Stephanie - 32ct linen Slate
GAST - Chalk and Ohio Lemon Pie

3) FOCUS WIP - Cirque des Coeur - DONE

Here is where I was at the end of February

 

You have probably already seen, but I had a happy dance on March 4th!

Ink Circles - Cirque des Coeur
32ct white lugana
Carries Creations Silk - Renegade

 

4) SAL - Long Dog Samplers Mystery - Part 1 - YES
Fabric finally arrived on March 6th!

This fabric doesn't photograph well, but this is the most accurate pic I got.


32ct Slate Blue

I got Part 1 done on March 12th

5) NEW START - Death By Cross Stitch - YES
Started March 16th.  DMC 154 on 32ct antique white Lugana

 

Progress to March 17th

6) 2nd FOCUS WIP - Fairy Alighting - YES and DONE

Here is Fairy when I started working on her again

 

I made excellent progress on her in March and had a finish very late on the 31st/very early on the first