My 2014 Turtle Trot Ten

Hey Blog Buddies,

This year I decided to join the Turtle Trot SAL because I thought it would mesh nicely with the Stitch from Stash SAL.  

Turtle Trot is hosted by Claudette of BAP Attack, and this is her description of what the SAL is about:

1. You must have a blog, because you'll be posting links to it. If you don't have a blog, you can still work on those old projects, you just won't be eligible for the contest.

2. Pick 10 unfinished projects...

3. Take a picture of them and make a blog post by the 10th of January.

4. Each month, by the 10th, post whatever progress pics you have.

So, we would very much like to finish our WIPs

but there's no pressure to do so--it's not a race:  hence, Turtle Trot!

Here, in no particular order, are the WIPs I've chosen,

with a couple of UFO's thrown in for good measure.

No. 1

Rosewood Manor's A Tree by Itself,
started on April 4, 2013.

I absolutely love this design,

but it only made my rotation twice in 2013.

I hope to do better this year.

No. 2

This has definitely become a UFO.

It was a canvaswork class

hosted by my EGA guild on April 30, 2011.

All of the proceeds from this design

went to benefit autism.

I think this will be a make-it-or-break-it

year for the UFOs on this list.

No. 3

Debbie Stiehler's Autumn Pumpkin Patch,

started on May 4, 2013.

I'm behind on this big guy.

My goal was to finish the stitching in

May of this year, but I've fallen behind

and there's a lot of intense stitching ahead.

I know, it's the journey, not the destination!

No. 4

Harper in Stitches' Cool Cardinal,

started on November 21, 2013.

This is really a winter piece,

but I may not get it done

before the warm weather sets in.

No. 5

My most recent start on this list (December 22, 2013),

is Ink Circles' 99.

I know DH will be nagging encouraging me

to work on "the bottles" this year,

so it should move right along.

No. 6

This is Mates by Cross My Heart.

The chart is dated 1998, and I believe

the last time I worked on it was

sometime in 2001 (before I kept records!).

As you can see, I do have a large amount done,

but it's all confetti stitching,

and it's not calling to me at the moment.

I need to either finish this or try to find it a good home.

No. 7

Needle Delights Originals' Tangerine Twist,

started on June 22, 2013.

It's over half done, and should be

a relatively quick and easy finish.

I hope those aren't famous last words.

No. 8

Winter Logs, another Needle Delights Originals design,

was started on September 28, 2013.

Estimated completion date:  early June 2014.

This is a guild SAL.

No. 9

Winter by Indigo Rose.

I believe this is my oldest WIP,

predating Mates by about a year.

It has lots of specialty stitches which should be fun,

but this one, too, isn't calling me.  (sigh)

As a matter of fact, I'm not even sure where it is right now,

but I haven't looked too hard for it (snort).

This photo is from a couple of years ago,

and not a stitch has been taken on it since then

or, for that matter, in the last 14 years!

No. 10

Cindy Valentine's Pristine.

This will be a lovely hardanger tabletopper, someday.

Started in April 2006,

it spent years folded up in a bag

because I cut a thread from the ground

that I wasn't supposed to

and thought it was the end of the world.  It wasn't.

This piece only made my rotation one time in 2013,

and I hope to see more of it this year.

As you can see, I have my work cut out for me.

I also have quite a few small charts

and random pieces of fabric in my stash

that I can throw into the mix every

once in a while in order to enjoy

a finish or two along the way,

so that I can hang on to what's left of my sanity.

That's it from here.

Hope everyone has a fun, stitchy weekend.

Thanks for visiting!