Cross Stitch Plans for 2016

It's a new year and I've got several "news" for this year planned.  First, I'm going to do a rotation this year.  Last year life forced me to do some rotation work and I actually found that I liked it so this year it's planned.   Last year my mother's health sucked up my life and so I was just putting out little fires all along.  This year I can plan my work out a bit more.  So here's what my thoughts are. 

First..... I'm finishing off the three cross stitches I've spoke of before that my husband brought in from an auction .  All these stitches were started by a lady who was a victim of domestic violence and to honor her and her family that died so tragically in 2014  I will complete them and give them a loving home. 

Here's a peek at them currently:

 

This one I've actually gotten a little of the back stitching done already but this is the most recent photo. This is the one that I will work on first in my rotation.



 

 

This one I have all the stitching finished and the back stitching just need to turn it into something... possibly a pillow or a wall hanging. 

 

This one I thought had a huge amount of back stitching but it doesn't and will be the one I put into my rotation once the Winter Wonderland is done.

 

This one I'm going to have to pull out a little of the back stitching that is already on there and start mostly fresh on back stitching as there are a couple spots that are a tad off kilter.  This one will be the last one I put into my rotation.

 

 

 

 

So my rotation will consist of three larger pieces in the works always.  Then I'll have one week of the month that I will just work on whatever is calling me or something small.... I have plans on doing ornaments and some smalls through out the year pulled from my Just Cross Stitch collection ( I've got every issue but one I think). 

 

 

I'm going to join several of the SAL on the facebook group called Stitch Maynia .  So far I've joined up the year of starts and I'm doing one new start each month for a total of 12 new starts.  For that event I have most planned and will sit down and get the order I want to work on them set up later in the month. 

 

Year of Starts SAL:

January New Start:

*Paula Vaughn ..... Rose of Sharon

This one has a history with me.  I bought it back in the 80's.  I started it, stitched up quiet a bit.... had to frog it.  Started it again in a different spot and did the same thing.  Frogged that out and started it a third time.... you guessed it.... mistake big time..... that time I just pitched it fabric and all and that's the only project I've ever done that to.   I'm a  very different stitcher now and can't believe this thing whipped me before.  I have already started stitching on the handrail this morning so it's going.   

 

 

New Year / New Start SAL:

I've also signed up to do the New Year/ New Start event.... for that one I'm working on a design from Heaven and Earth Designs.  It was retired last year and I'm so glad I got it prior to that.  It's this one called cupcake.  This one I've had kitted up for a time now as I wanted to do it last year but with Mom that wasn't possible.  So this is the one that I'll work along on all year.  It will probably fall into the week of whatever I want to do project but it will almost always have a dedicated slot of time set aside for it every month regardless.  It's my first ever HAED and my first full coverage piece although I've done one.... the unicorns.... that was almost full coverage.  If I can tackle the unicorns I can do anything and this isn't nearly as bad on confetti as the unicorns were.   I've put in a few stitches on it but will need to finish up the gridding on this one before I get too far in.  I don't grid every piece I do but for this one I definitely will do that. 

 

 

 

Save the Stitches SAL:

I've signed on for the Save the Stitches SAL as well.  This was another project that I wanted so badly to do last year but couldn't.  I had the fabric picked out, colors, and I'm just trying to decide between metallic I'll use in this.  So this one I'll put a few stitches into today to start the new year off with a bang.  This is a free pattern and is beautiful.  I'm thinking that to frame this one I may try something a little different and as I get closer to a finish I'll test some things out.  I've even considered breaking it down into sections, repeating parts of it and doing a collage of parts of it framed and hung as a grouping.  That's something I have to tinker with this week before I get too far in.  

 

 

So my January rotation is going to have in it:

 

~Paula Vaughns.... Rose of Sharon

 

~HAED .... cupcake

 

~Save the Stitches blackwork  by  Liz Almond

 

~Diminsions Winter Sampler

 

I'm not sure yet if I will want to work each piece for a week at a time or do something like a few days per piece.  I'll see how it goes.