I've set up a weekly rotation schedule that seems to be working fairly well for me - I spend a week (Sunday thru Saturday) working on a specific piece and then switch off to a different one. I'm focusing on 4 projects per month (or close to that anyway) and a week seems to be a good amount of time. I stay motivated and focused and get a fair amount done, but I don't get bored or burned out on any one thing.
Right now I've got the following going:
The Village of Hawk Run Hollow
- Pattern by Carriage House Samplings.
- Fabric is a 22-count Hardanger from Picture This Plus in the Legacy colorway.
- Called-for threads from DMC.
This was a new start on January 1, 2017 and I'm planning on working on a block (there are 12 in total) a month. This is block 1 so far and what I'm working on for my January Week #1 rotation project. I'm stitching this 1/1.
The Winter Garden
- Pattern by The Drawn Thread.
- Fabric is a 32-count linen in colorway Smokey Gray.
- I'm using Gentle Arts threads for this (my own conversion).
I've got the first page finished on this design. I'm stitching this 1/2 and this will be up for Week #2 in January's rotation.
Decorating the Wreath
- Pattern by Heaven and Earth Designs with artwork by Scott Gustafson.
- Fabric is a 28-count undyed linen.
- Called-for threads from DMC.
I worked on this the last week of December and finished up a page (the upper right portion of the image) that included the little pinecone and the bow. This will be my January Week #3 rotation piece. I'm stitching this 1/1.
Welcome SAL
- Pattern is a mystery SAL by Tempting Tangles.
- Fabric is a 32-count linen from Picture This Plus in the Wren colorway.
- I'm using Gentle Arts threads for this one (my own conversion from DMC).
This is currently through Clue #8. Clue #9 came out the last weekend of December, and there'll be another clue released on the weekend of January 15th. I'll get caught up with those 2 clues for my final week of January's rotation. I'm stitching this 2/2.
I'm also planning to start the Under the Sea SAL from Lakeside Needlework. I have the SAL fabric and the threads ready to go. The first clue came out January 2nd, but I am planning on working the 2 SALs the same rotation week, so I'll be starting this one once I finish up the next 2 clues in the Welcome SAL. I do have the DMC floss called for in the pattern, but I think I'm going to switch it up and use some handpainted cotton threads from Colour and Cotton instead. At least for the first block, I've got all but maybe 1 color that'll match pretty closely to the original colors. (And if I need to, I can sub back in the called-for DMC).
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