I mentioned in my 2020 Plan post that I'd broken my projects into 3 groups, I shared the first group, the started projects in that post, now I'll own up to the other two groups.
Ready To Go
1 Highland cushions
2 Colourwork stocking
3 Scheepjes hat
4 Scheepjes shrug
5 Hitofude
6 Blythes Spirit
7 Lottie and Albert Blanket
8 WM quilt
9 Bird quilt
10 Xmas mini
11 Socks
12 Cross stitch bookmark
The list above are projects for which I have the pattern and all the materials ready to start whenever I need a new project.
Require Refinement
1 Cat quilt
2 Freya dress
3 Xmas lucy's terrace
4 Advent socks
5 Joni dress
6 Rainbow quilt
7 Purl soho cowl
And this list are projects that still need some elements purchasing for them. There is a chance that enthusiastic buying will cause one or two of these to change lists quickly!
So I have plenty to keep me entertained for the year and that's before any side track projects come along! And just a reminder that I have no target to finish a certain number of these projects, this is purely for interest (a reminder for myself).
And just in case you think I'm being over optimistic I have made progress on three on my WIPs this week:
The third quarter of the Hue Shift Afghan is complete.
And a little sewing has been achieved on the Alice cushion and the Xmas Stars quilt.
After a highly enjoyable Friday evening watching Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Sheridan Smith and Jason Donovan at the London Palladium, me and my sisters of what to do with a Saturday spent together.
It didn't take much figuring out and we all settled down to our various craft projects.
In what turned out to be a bit of a mistake later on I started off by getting a bit more of my Alice in Wonderland EPP done.
I had been using the flat back stitch on the Christmas Stars EPP but for this one I've gon with the whip stitch which I am definitely finding faster and less fiddly. Though that's probably because it was the only stitch I knew when I last did EPP.
My sisters decided to work on some time critical ish projects.
R wants to get two of these cowls finished by November, I think she's got a good chance seeing how this one's growing. I really like this pattern and the baa ram ewe yarn is so soft.
B decided to get another item of clothing made for a dress up doll destined for her friend's children. Hopefully she'll get it done before they out grow the doll, it's been a WIP for 3 years so far.
After a bit of EPP I gathered my nerve and made a start on my Jessa shorts. If I'd had any idea how long tracing a pattern and cutting out fabric takes me I'd have skipped the morning EPP session!
But the pieces for my practice pair are all cut out now and ready for me to underestimate how long the sewing will take!
All in all a highly productive Saturday.
And in case you were wondering, Joseph was excellent. I've seen it once before but forgotten how much fun it is.
I've set myself the challenge of completing 12 crafty projects in 2019 and they are by no means all small projects, so that should be enough to keep me busy and focused.
Of course not!
As well as the 12 Things here are some other bits I've been working on in the last few weeks...
A baby quilt that's taken way too long to finish!...
Some insanely bright socks...
Another CBTL for a Xmas present...
The start of a small EPP project to use some long term stash.
You could say I've got to many WIPs or you could say I like variety in my crafting options. I'm not saying anything!
