WIP Wednesday 09/10/14 - A day late

Well... I am one day late.  I made zero progress on my Winter/Christmas Wall Hanging and I only managed 30-40 stitches on my Heaven and Earth Designs Santa and the Mouse cross-stitch (all in different areas, so making it even more challenging to see any progress.)  So, I almost did not make a WIP Wednesday post this week.  However, I wanted to make sure I pushed myself harder to accomplish more next week. (That is tricky now that school has started up again!)

I apologize for the lighting in the photo above.  It is fall now, and the wind would not cooperate with an outdoor photo.  The indoor lighting made the photo a bit yellowish-orange.

Work In Progress Wednesday is pretty much a support group to complete large stitching projects.  If you have a project and feel some accountability might increase your motivation (as it does for me!) I encourage you to join the fun.  You may learn more about WIP Wednesday here.  To see Sharon B.'s lovely progress on her hussif, check out this post.  Be sure to check out the links in the comments to see the variety of projects others have worked on this week!

Now for me to see how I did with my list of goals...  I knocked one item off my list (A total of 18 has dropped to 17.)  However, another item will be added when I receive the last set of blocks from our CQI Heart DYB Round Robin.

Last Week's Goals:

 Short-term: 

1. The wall quilt I plan to create with all of my CQI Winter/Christmas blocks. Complete at least one name.
2. Make a TAST post. Done.
   
3. Complete back for May CQJP 2014 block.
4. Freebie Santa and the Mouse Ornament -  Heaven and Earth Designs chart by Michele Sayetta and artwork by Scott Gustafson. (I believe the ornament is a portion of the chart "Santa and the Mouse.") Complete 100 x-stitches by next week. Only completed 30-40 stitches. Seen in picture above.
5. Paint guest bathroom.
6.  Embellish next block for CQI Heart Round Robin.Done! Here is a sneak peak of a seam.
   

Long-term: 

1. Make a purse with my April CQJP 2014 block.
2. Make a purse with my May CQJP 2014 block.
3. My CQJP 2013 May block - better late than never?! (It is referred to as Block 4 if you follow this link.)
4. Have a count of at least 50,000 words for my CampNaNoWriMo novel.
5. Embellish July CQJP 2014 block.
6. Piece August CQJP 2014 block.
7. Make a sew-in frame purse for my Etsy shop. 
8. Piece and embellish snowball for Kathy S. by September 30th. - An Africa theme - new for me.
9. Piece and embellish snowballs for Nicki Lee, Donna and Lori by end of October.
10. Piece and embellish snowballs for Lynne by the November 15th. 
11. Piece and embellish a Halloween ornament for the 1st Annual Halloween Ornament Exchange at Wisdom with Needle and Thread. (I love Halloween decor, so I am excited about this swap! This will be a secret until I receive my ornament and mine has been received.)
12. Complete and mail a gift.

This Week's Goals:

 Short-term: 

1. The wall quilt I plan to create with all of my CQI Winter/Christmas blocks. Complete at least one name. the last two names.
2. Make a TAST post. 
3. Complete back for May CQJP 2014 block.
4. Freebie Santa and the Mouse Ornament -  Heaven and Earth Designs chart by Michele Sayetta and artwork by Scott Gustafson. (I believe the ornament is a portion of the chart "Santa and the Mouse.") Complete 100 200 x-stitches by next week. 
5. Piece and embellish snowball for Kathy S. by September 30th. - An Africa theme - new for me.
6.  Piece and embellish a Halloween ornament for the 1st Annual Halloween Ornament Exchange at Wisdom with Needle and Thread. (I love Halloween decor, so I am excited about this swap! This will be a secret until I receive my ornament and mine has been received.)

Long-term: 

1. Make a purse with my April CQJP 2014 block.
2. Make a purse with my May CQJP 2014 block.
3. My CQJP 2013 May block - better late than never?! (It is referred to as Block 4 if you follow this link.)
4. Have a count of at least 50,000 words for my CampNaNoWriMo novel.
5. Embellish July CQJP 2014 block.
6. Piece August CQJP 2014 block.
7. Make a sew-in frame purse for my Etsy shop. 
8. Piece and embellish snowballs for Nicki Lee, Donna and Lori by end of October.
9. Piece and embellish snowballs for Lynne by the November 15th. 
10. Complete and mail a gift. 
11.  Paint guest bathroom.