Hi everyone!
We’re exactly halfway through the year. Crazy, isn’t it? 2024 has been a good year for me so far, albeit not all that great stitching-wise. It’s one of those years where there’s just a lot of transition going on in my life, so I think my attention is just elsewhere, and that’s fine. I know stitching will return in time.
Max’ finished school this past week’s school year officially ended this past Monday (yes… we go LATE into June here), and it was his final year in elementary school. He’s off to Middle School in September and an exciting, broader world. (The little boy you see at the top of my blog definitely needs an update photo! 🙂 I think he was 4… he’s now 11.)
One big stitching accomplishment for me – I completed logging all of the charts I have in my stash, and did a first round of peeling off charts that I know I will never, ever stitch or duplicates that I had required, likely by rounds at freebie stash tables at retreats. I definitely have more than I could ever stitch in my lifetime – but some of the charts I’m just not ready to give up yet. I have a box of charts I’ll be bringing to Stitch New England to contribute to the table of freebie treasure hunting. I also have a list of stuff I want to start sooner than later – so it’s a win-win all around. 🙂
Olympics Stitching
It’s that time again!! The Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris starting July 26th and ending August 11th. We have three events you can participate in during the Olympics:
- Rotation Relay – rotate through as many projects as you can during the Olympics (for those who like to work on a bunch of different pieces)
- Endurance Race – stick to ONE piece for the Olympics, and see how far you can push that one piece toward finishing (for those one at a time stitchers, or anyone else who wants to do some serious focusing on a particular piece)
- Celebrate the Nations – stitch only in the colors of the Olympic rings on your WIP pieces, OR… your nation’s flag, OR… on some sort of piece that is reflective of where you live, eg. Americana pieces for US residents.
Although I always love doing Rotation Relays for the Olympics, I’m likely doing an Endurance Race this year. I wasn’t able to get the stitching done on I Love New England that I’d hoped in June due to some counting errors that required a bunch of frogging. The ripping is done – so now it’s time to move forward again. What do you think you’ll work on?
Have a lovely July everyone!
Happy Stitching,
Mel.
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Question of the Month:Â Â Half-year recap:Â How are you doing with your goals so far this year?
Next posting date:Â July 28, 2024
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It’s hard to believe half the year is gone already…2024 was mostly good here as well! On to another six months of busy stitching.
Always great in June to stop a few minutes and check where we are in our stitching/crafting goals. Can’t wait for the Wipolympics as it’s at home this year. As in previous years, I’m gonna link sports to WIP and give my best to make progress.