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My Stitchy Resolutions

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I had a realization yesterday — I’m going to have to stick up on long stretcher bars. Thinking about the projects I have planned and the models for classes I need to stitch, I’ve got lots of big things to work on.

They fall into three main categories, so here’s what’s on the plate:

Models for Classes

I have on stretcher bars a charming alphabet from Art Needlepoint that will be a different sort of class, more like a teacher-led group project. They’ll be lots of interesting techniques and unconventional uses of materials here.

I am also actually stitching on the model for another class, soon to be announced.

Then I have two big canvases for models that I haven’t even gotten on bars yet.

UFO’s

I always ay to myself I’m going to finish a ton of UFO’s and never do. But this year I am serious about finishing two large Maggie geometrics that have been in progress.

One is so softened that I have had to put it on stretcher bars just to get it finished. Even then it’s pulling away in areas, so I’m going to need to redo it.

Year-long Projects

I counted them yesterday. I am going to do the ANG SOTM for 2012. I haven’t picked colors for this yet because I’m going to do it as a stash project and need to put away threads to see what colors to use.

Then I’m taking part in Shining Needle’s Society Kimono with John Wadell. These are both big.

The later in the year I’m doing two projects with CyberPointers: PLum BLossom Kimono and Liz Morrow’s Bargello piece.

None of these is small, in fact for someone addicted to projects that fit on stretcher bars smaller than 10″, this is a HUGE departure.

But I’m hoping by the end of the year to have conquered my fear of charted needlepoint, made two more lovely pillows for my studio, and increased my knowledge of color and stitches.

Plus use up even more of my stash.

What are your stitchy resolutions?

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