How my stitching went in 2010

I set myself some pretty ambitious goals at the beginning of 2010 - I was trying for another year to clear some more of my long-standing and very patient WIPs

Here's how I ended the year

Finish These Projects:
1. Peacock Stitching Chair - Finished!
2. Wild Menagerie - Finished!
3. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery - Finished!

Get the following projects to 75%:

1. Sweet Summer Sampler - Finished!
2. Flamenco Dancer - Finished!
3. Earth Dragon - only achieved 22%

Get the following projects to 50%:

1. Midsummer Night's Dream - only achieved 31%
2. DMC Teddy Bear - Finished!
3. Emperor Penguins - achieved 75% :)

Get the following projects to 25%:

1. Four Horses of the Apocalypse - only achieved 6%
2. Celtic Spring - only achieved 4%
3. Blumen in Raster - only achieved 8%

I met or exceeded 7 of my 12 goals so considering my shoulder injury and surgery I think I had a fabulous year. My goals for 2011 will probably be a little less ambitious as I'm still recovering.

July Stitching Goals

Much the same as my goals last month as I only managed about an hour in the whole month.

1. Wild Menagerie (76.8%) - To get this 80%
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (62.0%) - To get this 70%
3. Emperor Penguins (55.0%) - To get this 60%
4. Midsummer Night's Dream (31.3%) - To get this 40%
5. Earth Dragon (21.7%) - To get this 30%
6. Blumen in Raster (7.9%) - To get this 10%
7. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (6.2%) - To get this 10%
8. Celtic Spring (4.0%) - To get this 10%
9. I think (0%) - To get this to 5%

June Stitching Goals

1. Wild Menagerie (75.5%) - To get this 80%
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (62.0%) - To get this 70%
3. Emperor Penguins (55.0%) - To get this 60%
4. Midsummer Night's Dream (31.3%) - To get this 40%
5. Earth Dragon (21.7%) - To get this 30%
6. Blumen in Raster (7.9%) - To get this 10%
7. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (6.2%) - To get this 10%
8. Celtic Spring (4.0%) - To get this 10%
9. I think (0%) - To get this to 5%

May Stitching Round Up

1. Wild Menagerie (75.5%) - To get this 75%
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (62.0%) - To get this 55%
3. Emperor Penguins (55.0%) - To get this 45%
4. Midsummer Night's Dream (31.3%) - To get this 30%
5. Earth Dragon (21.7%) - To get this 20%
6. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (6.2%) - To get this 10%
7. Celtic Spring (4.0%) - To get this 10%
8. Blumen in Raster (7.9%) - To get this 10%
9. I think (0%) - To get this to 5%

Here's how May went, I will be posting pictures of pieces soon. It was a good stitching month in that I managed to get some done despite my sore shoulder. I stitched 53 hours in May.

May Stitching Goals

1. Wild Menagerie (67.1%) - To get this 75%
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (50.2%) - To get this 55%
3. Emperor Penguins (38.6%) - To get this 45%
4. Midsummer Night's Dream (25.1%) - To get this 30%
5. Earth Dragon (16.7%) - To get this 20%
6. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (6.2%) - To get this 10%
7. Celtic Spring (4.0%) - To get this 10%
8. Blumen in Raster (5.7%) - To get this 10%
9. I think (0%) - To get this to 5%

April Stitching Round-up

1. Wild Menagerie (67.1%) - To get this 65%
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (50.2%) - To get this 55%
3. Flamenco Dancer (73.1%) - To get this 80% (Finished)
4. Earth Dragon (16.7%) - To get this 20%
5. Midsummer Night's Dream (25.1%) - To get this 30%
6. Emperor Penguins (38.6%) - To get this 45%
7. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (6.2%) - To get this 10%
8. Celtic Spring (4.0%) - To get this 10%
9. Blumen in Raster (5.7%) - To get this 5%

And because I finished the Flamenco Dancer I started a new project (well I didn't get a stitch in but added it to my rotation at least) but apart from that I didn't get much stitching in because of my sore shoulder

I think - with a goal to get this one to 25% before year end.

April Stitching Goals

1. Wild Menagerie (58.7%) - To get this 65%
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (47.1%) - To get this 55%
3. Flamenco Dancer (73.1%) - To get this 80% (Finished)
4. Earth Dragon (16.7%) - To get this 20%
5. Midsummer Night's Dream (25.1%) - To get this 30%
6. Emperor Penguins (38.6%) - To get this 45%
7. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (6.2%) - To get this 10%
8. Celtic Spring (4.0%) - To get this 10%
9. Blumen in Raster (3.6%) - To get this 5%

I will update at the end of the month

March Goals and Stitching Round Up

Only 9 WIPs left at the beginning of March but I still need one more finish before I can start another project. Goals in red, what I actually achieved in brackets after.

1. Wild Menagerie - To get this 55% (58.7%)
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery - To get this 35% (47.1%)
3. Flamenco Dancer - To get this 45% (73.1%)
4. Earth Dragon - To get this 15% (16.7%)
5. Midsummer Night's Dream - To get this 20% (25.1%)
6. Emperor Penguins - To get this 30% (38.6%)
7. Four Horses of the Apocalypse - To get this 5% (6.2%)
8. Celtic Spring - To get this 5% (4.0%)
9. Blumen in Raster - To get this 5% (3.6%)

It was a great stitching month, every project saw the light of day and I met almost all my goals.

February Stitching Goals

I did OK against my January goals and have only 10 WIPs now. I have to finish another two before I can start a new one but I know what the next new start will be... And I think the next two projects to get finished will be... Sweet Summer Sampler and the Flamenco Dancer.

1. Wild Menagerie (50.0%) - To get this 55%
2. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (20%) - To get this 25%
3. Sweet Summer Sampler (70.9%) - To get this 75%
4. Flamenco Dancer (15%) - To get this 20%
5. Earth Dragon (10.02%) - To get this 20%
6. Midsummer Night's Dream (12.4%) - To get this 15%
7. Emperor Penguins (10.4%) - To get this 15%
8. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (2.7%) - To get this 5%
9. Celtic Spring (1%) - To get this 5%
10. Blumen in Raster (1%) - To get this 5%

January stitching round up

Here's how I did against my January goals:

1. Peacock Stitching Chair (50%) - To finish this one DONE 03/01/2010
2. Wild Menagerie (32%) - To get this 35% DONE 50% @ 05/01/2010
3. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (20%) - To get this 25% on hold until I can find the charts
4. Sweet Summer Sampler (20%) - To get this 25% DONE 71% @ 08/01/2010
5. Flamenco Dancer (15%) - To get this 20% still at 15% 31/01/2010
6. Earth Dragon (14%) - To get this 20% 15% @ 15/01/2010
7. Midsummer Night's Dream (10%) - To get this 15% 12.4% @ 13/01/2010
8. DMC Teddy Bear (8%) - To get this 15% Finished 17/01/2010
9. Emperor Penguins (3%) - To get this 10% DONE 10.4% @ 31/01/2010
10. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (3%) - To get this 5% 2.9% after restart @ 31/01/2010
11. Celtic Spring (1%) - To get this 5% not stitched on in January
12. Blumen in Raster (1%) - To get this 5% 1.4% @ 31/01/2010

(% complete at the beginning of January is in brackets)

All in all a great stitching month though I'd like to have just got a little more done than I did. I will shortly post a list of my February goals.

A WIP & A Finish

A very late and quick stitching update on a Sunday evening. This is the piece I've just finished a rotation on: Midsummer Night's Dream stitched on Karma by Silkweaver.


And my second finish of 2010 - a small freebie from DMC that I've had hanging around for at least 5 years not completed.

I don't normally stitch things, but I'm like a bear with a sore head in the morning before my coffee so this design appealed to me

My first Finish of 2010

My Peacock Stitching Chair is finished, here are pics:











I use AVAS silks and Gloriana Wood Pond

January Goals

Breaking my goals down, here is what I want to achieve in January

1. Peacock Stitching Chair (50%) - To finish this one
2. Wild Menagerie (32%) - To get this 35%
3. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (20%) - To get this 25%
4. Sweet Summer Sampler (20%) - To get this 25%
5. Flamenco Dancer (15%) - To get this 20%
6. Earth Dragon (14%) - To get this 20%
7. Midsummer Night's Dream (10%) - To get this 15%
8. DMC Teddy Bear (8%) - To get this 15%
9. Emperor Penguins (3%) - To get this 10%
10. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (3%) - To get this 5%
11. Celtic Spring (1%) - To get this 5%
12. Blumen in Raster (1%) - To get this 5%

I know these goals are probably totally unrealistic but hey aim high and i might get somewhere! I am confident that I can get achieve the first 3.

My goals for 2010

These are just stitching goals, I may make a list of other goals at some point

Finish These Projects:
1. Peacock Stitching Chair (50%) Finished 03/01/2010
2. Wild Menagerie (32%) 50% complete @ 05/01/2010
3. Pam Kellogg's Christmas Mystery (20%) on hold until I can find the charts

Get the following projects to 75%:
1. Sweet Summer Sampler (20%) 71% complete @ 08/01/2010
2. Flamenco Dancer (15%) lots of unstitching done so still at 15% @ 31/01/2010
3. Earth Dragon (14%) still at 14% @ 31/01/2010

Get the following projects to 50%:
1. Midsummer Night's Dream (10%) 12.4% complete @ 13/01/2010
2. DMC Teddy Bear (8%) Finished 17-01-2010
3. Emperor Penguins (3%) 10.4% complete @ 31/01/2010

Get the following projects to 25%:
2. Four Horses of the Apocalypse (3%) had to start again 2.9% @ 31/01/2010
3. Celtic Spring (1%) didn't stitch on this one in January
4. Blumen in Raster (1%) at 1.4% @ 31/01/2010

To this end I have put in place my 10 hour rotation again and will see how things go! This would end the year with only 9 WIPs though to be honest I'd rather it were 5 or less.