Review & Welcome to 2019

Happy New Year Friends!  As in years past, I'm hitting the reset button on my blog, my stitching & in other areas of my life.  I make no promises of how long I can keep up. The point is to Try & Try I Shall!!!!  

Grab a cup of something,  a snack and settle in for a long post : )

I've looked back over 2018 and all in all I did pretty well with my stitching.  I completed 10 WIP's, I had 6 new starts & finishes for myself, I participated in 4 stitching swaps, stitched 3 squares for Love Quilts USA &  stitched/gifted 5 Christmas Ornaments.  That's a total of 28 finishes with 11 Fully Finished in 2018! 

So as not to bombard you with everything, here are a couple of my swap finishes: 

Jim Shore Mill Hill Snowman 

Biscornu sent to Fla

Here is a SAL that I completed & kept for my dough bowl: 

#comingtotownsal

Final update for 2018:  I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family.  Meet Oliver, who joined us in December.

 This little guy is playful & oh so curious.  Not much stitching going on when he's awake, yet I still manage to get some things done. 



2019
On New Years Day I completed stitching on a biscornu. 

 My goal is to have it Fully Finished and in the mail on the 5th.   

I did not participate in the New Year New Start this year, instead I focused on last years start.     The goal is to finish it no later than January 31 2019.  

I've started 2019 off with 28 WIPS, which is 5 more that I started with last year.  Here is a list of all of my WIPs as of Jan 1 2019:

1) His Name by Joyful Expressions  Started 1/1/18
2) Green Damsel by Ink Circles Started 2/25/18
3) Born Free  a Kit  Started 5/27/18
4) Birds to the Bough by Lindy Stitches Started 7/1/18
5-12) Gingerbread Train Ornaments by Country Cottage Needleworks Started Maynia 2018
13)  Gingerbread Lighthouse by Shannon Christine Designs Started 10/22/17
14) Linen & Thread Band Sampler Started 1/1/17
15)  WINTER by Cricket Collection Started 5/12/16
16) SPRING by Cricket Collection Started 5/5/16
17) SUMMER  by Cricket Collection Started 5/6/16
18) AUTUMN  by Cricket Collection Started 5/15/16
19) Whole Latta Late' Dimensions Kit Started 1/3/16
20) I Stitch old magazine Started 5/9/16
21) Autumn in my Garden by Mirabilla Started 3/1/16
22) Elizabeth by Mirabilla Started 6/2/17
23) Snowman Kiss Dimensions Kit  Started 5/11/16
24) Snowman Table Runner Started 5/14/16
25) Nativity Ornament Started 2015?
26) O Holy Night Dimensions Kit Started 7/30/16
27) Oli Elf Mill Hill Kit 12/10/2018
28) Autumn Prayer --Oldest WIP EVER : (  

I will post again in about a week as I plan to participate in  WIPocalypse again this year.  I will wait & post my goals for 2019 in that installment.  Until then, Stitch on! 

= ) Pam