Have you thought of your Stitching New Years Resolutions?

[Mabel Figworthy]

- only buy stash I will actually use, rather than that which looks pretty
- ditto charts
- use the stash I have
- acknowledge I do not need 2 spare skeins of each colour
- resist placing (expensive/indulgent) on-line orders/ebay bids at midnight after wine-fuelled surfing-sessions!!

Really Slinky, you are a disgrace to this forum! Imagine cutting down on stash just because you won't be using it immediately... or ever... surely the fact that it looks pretty is quite enough justification? After all, people buy paintings just because they're pretty! And wine-fuelled ordering, well, that is necessary because an un-understanding world tries to make us feel guilty about stash purchases, so we need to get some Dutch courage

[agi]

[minij]

1) To try some new things like hardhanger and biscornu etc

2) Join in UFO week were ever possible to complete or at least get further ahead with some UFO's, not sure which ones yet.

3) To start things for deadlines earlier especially for next Christmas as I would like to stitch some smaller ornaments or cards etc.

4) To stitch up a few cards so I always have some in advance.

I am sure I will think of more later

[Slinky]

- only buy stash I will actually use, rather than that which looks pretty
- ditto charts
- use the stash I have
- acknowledge I do not need 2 spare skeins of each colour
- resist placing (expensive/indulgent) on-line orders/ebay bids at midnight after wine-fuelled surfing-sessions!!

Really Slinky, you are a disgrace to this forum! Imagine cutting down on stash just because you won't be using it immediately... or ever... surely the fact that it looks pretty is quite enough justification? After all, people buy paintings just because they're pretty! And wine-fuelled ordering, well, that is necessary because an un-understanding world tries to make us feel guilty about stash purchases, so we need to get some Dutch courage

Thank you, Mabel. Good sensible advice, as ever!!

[Busy_B]

My 2010 goals are:

2. New Starts:
* Dragon Luck SK - HAED SK Freebie 2010 SAL (I plan on doing this as each page comes out)

I'm going to be stitching this one, too! Hopefully I can do it as it comes out!

[Nachstenliebe]

- only buy stash I will actually use, rather than that which looks pretty
- ditto charts
- use the stash I have
- acknowledge I do not need 2 spare skeins of each colour
- resist placing (expensive/indulgent) on-line orders/ebay bids at midnight after wine-fuelled surfing-sessions!!

Really Slinky, you are a disgrace to this forum! Imagine cutting down on stash just because you won't be using it immediately... or ever... surely the fact that it looks pretty is quite enough justification? After all, people buy paintings just because they're pretty! And wine-fuelled ordering, well, that is necessary because an un-understanding world tries to make us feel guilty about stash purchases, so we need to get some Dutch courage

Amen, Mabel!
Faith

[Nachstenliebe]

I just realized I didn't make a stitching resolution...

I want to finish my two UFO's:
Tenderness at Sunset from Dimension's Gold Collection
A Dragon's Tea Party by Dragon Dreams

Work on my HAED Merry Christmas to All
Start The Dreamer HAED

Finish converting all my floss to stitch bows. I've got tons of bows! Just need more plastic inserts to hold them.

Organize my patterns probably into a three ring binder..

Faith

[Imme]

My list is fairly simple:

Complete the Glory of Autumn project
Complete this little HAED - dragon pirate I've eyed to see if I can do 25 count (approx 7,000 stitches)
Start a new project from my stash (choice to be made at that time)
Not to add too much more to my stash (how can you say not to add any?!?)

That should be a realistic list for 2010!

[Kute Kitty]

Pretty similar to last year actually - do more stitching for myself! We went down to Dartford for my partner's cousin's daughter's (everyone following? It gets more complicated in a minute) christening. While we were there I gave my partner's other cousin (the sister of the cousin with the daughter who was getting christened...the little girl with the wet head is Imogen, her mother is Julie, Julie's sister is Lynda and Lynda's daughter is Emily. Easier now? No, I didn't think it would be...) a cross stitch I'd done a while ago for her daughter. Lynda was thrilled with the picture for Emily, and asked me if our house was simply covered with cross stitch. Now, the fact is, it simply isn't. In the lounge there are currently 5 things I stitched, but 2 of them are Christmas pictures so will be coming down, and 2 of the others are very small. I've seen a beautiful sampler in one of the magazines I got this week (don't want to name it because I'm not sure which one it was!) so I'm thinking I'm going to stitch that up and give it pride of place in the lounge, above the TV maybe, that wall's pretty empty I'm also going to stitch up the lovely Mackintosh keyring that the lovely Serinde gave me for Stashmas, but I'll probably get that done well before new year!

[burgundyice]

I don't think I've written in here yet, have started a couple of times and got interrupted, if I already have, I apologise!
Next year I'm not going to obsess over any one project (not like this past year!!!!). I'm stitching a page at a time on each one, going to enjoy getting the chance to work a bit of a few different ones rather than trying to make loads of progress on any one.
Need to kit up as many as possible, also want to make a start on my "vampires" pattern and see how it stitches up.
I plan to work on summery patterns when the weather gets a bit nicer, and I already have a couple of Halloween/Autumn HAEDs for when it gets to that time of year again

Louise

[lilacangel]

My stitching resolution for 2010 is:

to keep stitching on my queen of hearts (HAED) throughout the year,
to start and finish my angel in lilac (HAED) by end of the year,
and to treat myself to a new HAED start mid year sometime and not before. I would really like to see good progress with my 2 HAEDs.

[ohstitcher]

Since I picked up my needles in the beginning of this year (I hadn't done alot of cross stich in years prior) I really haven't put them down. I have a lot of UFO's that I would like to continue with. I don't think that I will be able to finish any of them since there are so many and I don't have any small projects but here goes.

HAED Christmas Presence ~ finish at least the page I am working on now
HAED Ride The Winds~ try to get one page done
HAED Gypsies Again~ Try to get down to the horse
Golden Kite~ Pick this one up again and simply stitch
HAED~ Enchanted Garden SK at least start this one

I tried to figure out a rotation but I don't think that if I limit myself to do certain projects that I will be happy so I might just stitch on what ever is calling to me at that time.
Oh and I need to participate more in the SAL's for UFO's

[Granny]

Though I had already posted a list I must add:

TO ENJOY no matter what I'm working at and if something doesn't please me to not hesitate to stop, sleep on it and if I still don;t like it, then change it rather than carrying on and subsequently have much more to change if I am to continue. If I have learned nothing else this past year I have learned that well.

To start a gallery of what I have pics of, of past work, and then add as new finishes happen.

To start a SAL thread for my current stitching.

[grub72]

Like to finish:
5 wip's including a long stitch

Like to start:
my Chinese waterfalls

Buy more threads as i want more to do a haed

Possibly start a haed and buy the stash for it as well.

[Lessa54]

1) To stitch a beatrix potter afghan for a friend
2) To finish another 3 days of Christmas before Christmas
3) To start my SQ Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte and finish 1 page of it
4) To kit up and start my HAED - Curl up with a Good Book and finish 1 page
5) To buy another Haed!

Hmm, think I'm going to be busy this year!

[purrple_paws]

My list is so long I had to actually write it down in order to remember everything

Being more realistic:

1. Finish A Dictionary of Cats (current WIP);
2. Finish Cut Thru Gypsy Wagon (My 2010 SAL project);
3. Start some big project (HAED?);
4. Organize my stash (working on that already!);
5. Try something new (handdyed fabric, silks, metallic threads);

[~threadbear~]

I don't do new year resolutions at all, but I do have some stitching plans that I hope to get going with.

I want to finish the scented lavender kit I'm working on.
(Am really enjoying this, thanks Lisa. ).
Really get stuck in and hopefully even finish my dogs.
(It is doable, if I don't get sidetracked).
Start the snow leopard haed.
(Have been dying to start but hubby keeps on about finishing the dogs first ).
Want to try some small blackword designs
(Have to use all that spare glissen gloss up! ).
Make up some personal coasters and small presents for family and friends.

I have finally got the owls framed and up on my mum's wall now (well, hubby did ).

I'm mid sorting out my stitching cupboard which has now been moved downstairs to the front room and am getting all my threads sorted.

The magazines and charts might have to wait a bit longer...

[agi]

Do you need any help with sorting, TB?

[minij]

TB and Agi, can I please help as well, I will bring

[SusanF]

I'm just going to promise to finish things I am so bad at getting to the end of the stitching and then just stopping. Nothing gets sewn up, or framed or whatever. So I'm not going to make a list of what I'll do (it'll change depending on my latest must buy chart or kit or stitching fad anyway ), but just to finish what I start

I was going to add that I won't buy impulsive stash, but like Slinky a late night glass of wine always messes up that resolution