A Trio Of HDs

I decided to start on my spring stitching so that I have some pieces ready to go on display on the first day of spring. So far I have managed to finish these three designs from the Lizzie*Kate A Year With Charm series. At the moment I am undecided on how to finish them, originally I was going to get them framed but I am now considering turning them into flatfolds. I have never finished anything as a flatfold but I have found some very good instructions so might give it a go. Finishing them as flatfolds will give me a great excuse to visit my local quilting shop for some fabric.

A Little HD

I completed this late last night:

The Littles Snowman by Bent Creek.

New Year New Starts

Since it is January I am allowing myself to indulge in some new starts. Normally I would start something of significant size during January but this year I am limiting myself to medium and small projects. So far I have started:

Beneath The Sunlit Sky by Blackbird Designs, started 01-Jan-08.

Springology by The Trilogy, started 02-Jan-08.

I have also started The Little Snowman by Bent Creek but am so close to finishing it I thought I would not photo it will its HD. I must apologise for the very poor quality of the photos, I waited till this morning to take them in daylight but still needed to use the flash and it seems to have washed out the colours & my camera is very old hence the blurry images.

Setting Goals

I have decided that in order to maintain my focus throughout 2008 I need to set myself monthly goals. I have planned the whole year but am only going to post the first three months since I intend to review my progress every quarter and amend the following months as necessary.

January Goals

1. Start and finish Snow by Heart In Hand Needleart (a bit of a cheat since I have alreay completed this goal)
2. Start Beneath The Sunlit Sky by Blackbird Designs (also already done)
3. Start and finish Littles Snowman by Bent Creek
4. Complete two squares on Springology by The Trilogy
5. Progress Awake the Dawning Day by Blackbird Designs
6. Start and finish A Year With Charm March by Lizzie*Kate
7. Start and finish A Year With Charm April by Lizzie*Kate

February Goals

1. Start and finish A Year With Charm May by Lizzie*Kate
2. Start and finish Spring House by The Trilogy
3. Complete two squares on Springology by The Trilogy
4. Progress Awake the Dawning Day by Blackbird Designs
5. Start and finish Spring Bird by Heart In Hand Needleart

March Goals

1. Start and finish Easter Bird by Heart In Hand Needleart
2. Complete Springology
3. Complete Awake the Dawning Day
4. Start and finish A Year With Charm June

A Happy New Year and A Happy Dance

Snow by Heart in Hand Needleart, started 31-Dec-07 completed 01-01-08.

The flash has washed out the colour of the fabric which is a pale blue but I did not want to wait till the weekend to take a photo in the daylight. This was a really fun and quick stitch. I wanted to get 2008 off to a great start as it is my year for stash reduction. If I am to get below 100 fully kitted projects in my stash before the end of the year I need to finish on average 4 projects per month - unless I buy anything extra during the year. I am going to try and buy as little as possible this year after the bumper Christmas I had.

I would like to wish everyone who reads this blog a happy and helathy new year. I would also like to say thank-you for all the lovely comments that are left here, I truly appreaciate each and every one.