new year, year of wips challenge 2019

Wow 24 days into the new year, its been a very busy time so far this year.

I have decided to do the year of wips challenge gain this year, as I enjoy the challenge of focusing on a group of wips to completion each year. The challenge is run by Soulful stitchers, from face book.

Here are the 20 pieces that I wish to complete this year:


Dusty Rose a retired chart from Heaven and Earth Designs - goal is for 11 pages.

Black and White Garden Needle keep, Hands on Designs

 Peacock Garden, Linen and threads mystery sal 2019

 Aida Garden Fairy - Mirabilia

 Red House Sampler - The Sampler Company

 Mailhat  D'Auvergne (Christmas Reindeer) - Renato Parolin

Count Twice - Plum street Samplers

 Good Intentions - Kathy Barrick

 Barnyard Kitties - Dimensions

Tis the Season - Blackbird Designs

Royal Holiday - Mirabilia

Once I had Decided on my wips for the year. They decided to put up in the group - Extreme challenge 1 = take your birthday date  and add that many wips to the challenge. So since I have a ton of wips     ( and more that I want to stitch) . I am doing this as well. My birthday is on the 14th of the month, so 14 more projects.

1: Peacock Tree - Burda Magazine 1986

 2: Grandmother Fairy - Lavender and Lace

 3:Antique Sampler - Fanny Harris Sampler

 4: Garden Party - Paula Vaughan

 5: Cookies for Santa - Shannon Wasilieff

 6: Farmhouse Christmas - Little house needleworks

 7: Prairie Life Sampler - Heartstring Samplery

 8: Winter Sheep - Thistles

 9: A Flock of Birds - blackbird designs

 10: Reindeer's Winter - Thistles

 11: Petal Pincushion - Mani di Donna

 12:Brick House Sampler - Brenda Gervais

 13:EMS project 2008 - Rose Sampler

 14: A Needlewoman's Notes - Abby Rose Designs

So as you can see, lots of planned stitching to be complected this year.

Then I looked around at all my other wips and wanted to stitch on them, so I have decided  to have my car stitching as ornaments this year. I have a bag in  the car with 10 ornaments in it. and try to do a thread each morning before work if possible.

My French Filigree design from Heaven and Earth designs, I have decided to not put on my year  of wips list this year, but have set a challenge to do one thread everyday.

Lets see how far we can get.

Stitch the things you Love
Nerissa