Hello Newbie Here :)

I've only just joined this SAL as my resolution this year is to finish all the UFO's I have before doing anything new so this SAL is perfect for me!


The first UFO I have chosen to do is called Water Games by DMC. I started stitching this in September 2008 for my mum's birthday, it became a UFO shortly afterwards as I had only just started cross stitching and the size and complexity of the design was very daunting for me. I have picked it up sporodically since then but as the design is not really my kind of thing I rarely get much done. This is where I am up to so far:

I've chosen this as my first UFO because it has taken just over a year to almost reach the halfway mark and I'm worried it will end up taking another 2 years to finish, i'm planning on stitching on this every Sunday until it's done.

Happy Stitching everyone
Fiona x

Break time Started

I just know you'll be wondering exactly what has been done, but I frogged what I had started in the dim and distant past and made a restart. Does this mean it's not really a UFO?



I've made one or two discoveries about it as well, not all the design is cross stitched , there's a lot of the aida showing through, so whether I'll like it as I go on I don't know. I'll have to make my mind up as I go.
Happy stitching to you all



wizzybuff

Greetings and another TW UFO - Celestial Dragon

Thank you all for allowing me to join your group. I am hoping between blogging here and the Teresa Wentzler Cross Stitch SAL on Facebook I can stay focused and get some stitching done on my Celestial Dragon. I started this in 2002 did most of the work back then and then have picked it up periodically since. This past June was the last time it got any serious work. I think the problem is the amount of focus required. I can't do anything else while stitching on this. I plan to dedicate about 3 afternoons a month. I am working on three other projects I would like to keep in rotation. If you are interested, here is the link for the FB group: TW Cross Stitch SAL

Decided

Right..... maybe it was a sugar rush I needed as I've decided on the next UFO to work on.

It's Who's Watching Whom by Dimensions. I started it in 1999 (OMG is it really that long ago???), I was in the states visiting my parents & picked one from my mums stash to start while I was there. It became a UFO because the two cats were time consuming & I think after spending so much time stitching them I'd simply had enough. I've been back to it a few times & have gradually done some more. Hopefully this time I'll get even further.

A New UFO..... or not!

I was about to get started on some lunch time stitching & had picked up my UFO, well it sat infront of me for about 15 minutes before I realised that I have no enthusiasm about it at all. I'm afraid to say that it's gone back in the UFO pile!

It's taken me about 20 more minutes to pick a new UFO to work on & i've got nowhere fast. Does anyone else ever have this? Maybe I'll revisit the pile later & something will cry out at me to be finished.

Lisa xx

Progress on Dragon Feathers Afghan

My December UFO was Fanta Cat's Dragon Feathers Afghan. Here is my progress....I added the rest of the horns, and also the top right four squares....only four more to go, so I'll probably keep working on it this month too....wanna finish it now! In case anyone wonders, the fabric is an afghan cut of black Anne cloth. Threads are DMC and DMC metallics instead of Kreinik.



eta: My LNS ordered the black Anne cloth for me years ago, but I checked and you can still buy it. 123Stitch has it on their site. I'm sure others carry it too.

A New Year's UFO

My first UFO for the new year will be Mansfield Park, from The Sampler Girl. I've been stitching on this one for over a year, and the only reason it became a UFO is that I got caught up with a new hobby! But I love this piece and really want to see it hanging on my wall before long!

Here's a photo of where I am today:



I'm stitching this on 35 count linen using DMC floss, 2x2. This will be my 'Sunday Stitch' until it's finished.

Here's hoping that 2010 sees us get lots of those UFOs finished and displayed!

Ann in Baton Rouge
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