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My August OMG was to finish stitching Fairy Tales Live on Roofs, an RTO kit.  I’m glad to have met this goal.

I started this kit in November 2024.  I set it aside several times.  I could only work on it so long without a break due to the confetti, the monochromatic colors and the back stitching.  Eventually I’d pick it back up.  Some projects just roll that way.

Now I need to find a frame for it.

To see all the other August finishes, visit Stories from the Sewing Room.

No change in the numbers.

This week I worked on Christmas Cottage and the paint chip challenge.  The paint chip challenge is my focus piece.  It’s time to finish it and move on to another project.

Neither piece changed much in the last week.  Instead, it’s back to the haul from the sale last weekend.

Top row:  Sulky variegated embroidery thread (two spools each color), Christmas pattern books (embroidery & cross stitch), and a Heaven and Earth Designs pattern.  That one is so large I doubt I’ll live long enough to finish it.  I may try stitching a ...

No fabric out this week.

We went to a crafter’s garage sale yesterday that a local quilt shop hosts every August.  I bought mostly stitching items, but some fabric came home with me.  If anyone is interested in the stitching haul, let me know in the comments and I will post it.

The large blue piece is fleece to make new yoga pants.  I can’t find pants I like in the stores.

The other pieces are from a quilt kit.  Imagine my surprise when I unpackaged it at home and discovered there was no picture of the finished ...

No change in the numbers.

I think I touched everything I have in progress this week.  I sewed the next sashing block and added to the row on Moondance.

I added crayon over rubbing plate and paint to the Paint Chip Challenge.  I think I added five blocks.  I’d really like this quilt done and out of the way. 

I also spent a lot of time on Fairy Tales, another project I’m ready to finish.  In hindsight, this project would have been easier if I used Pattern Keeper or something similar.  Live and learn.

Fabric Added: 13.625 ...

This month I debated setting a new OMG.  July was an epic fail between all the travel and illness.  I came out of it re-evaluating the day to day with a bend toward simplifying.

In the end, I decided to give it a go.

I started Fairy Tales Live on Roofs in November 2024.  Between the monochromatic color scheme and all the back stitch, I set it aside often.  It dragged on too long, and I’m determined to finish it this month.

Here’s where it was last time I showed it.

Here’s where it is now.    

A ...

No change in the numbers.

I feel like I misplaced July.  I’m not sure what happened to it.

We were all under the weather this past week.  Nothing happened in the sewing room, although I did work on the stitch project I started when we were on vacation.

It’s a Bucilla kit I bought last summer at a crafter’s garage sale.  I chose it for vacation because it’s small with blocks of stitching.

I got a good start on it.  The fabric is 18 count aida.

I look forward to getting back in the sewing room ...

Hard to believe almost half the year is gone.  Many thanks to Anne-Marie for hosting this.  Choosing a focus project each month really helps me finish things.

My OMG for June was to finish stitching Goldfinch and Lilacs, with extra points if I framed it too.

I decided I would not start another stitch piece until I framed this one.  I picked the next project and put it where I would see it every day.  It was great motivation.

Another successful month, done and dusted.

To see all the other finishes, visit Stories from the Sewing Room. 

This week I switched back to my second stitch project.  I’ve been spending 7 to 10 days on a project before changing.  I spent a month on Goldfinch and thought I’d continue until I finished it.

Without much thought one night I put it aside and picked up Fairy Tales.

Here’s the last picture of Fairy Tales Live on Roofs.

Here’s where it is now.

This is the last picture of Goldfinch and Lilacs.

Here’s where I left it.

I’m estimating another 4 to 6 weeks to finish Goldfinch and somewhere between 2 and ...

It’s that time to pick a new goal for the new month.  Time passes so quickly….not sure where the days go.

I’m moving on to a new project for April.  I pulled out all the pieces for my Art Quilt Group challenge, which I refer to as K’s quilt.  The challenge is to complete a small project out of another group member’s UFO.  As a reminder, I’m starting with this.

And this.

I haven’t quite figured out what I’m making.  Regardless, my April OMG will be to put the top together, whatever ...

I’ve posted a lot lately about the striped quilt, but I do work on other things.  I have two ongoing stitch projects that are on the PhD list.  I don’t have any rules about when I work on them, just pick up whichever calls to me.

Here is the last picture of Fairy Tales Live on Roofs.

Here’s where it is now.

Here’s the last picture of Goldfinch and Lilacs.

Here’s where it is now. 

I’m still nowhere close to finishing them, but I am making progress.

After reading my January OMG post, a reader suggested I join the PhD Challenge at Mrs. P’s Designs.  My focus for 2026 basically mirrors the challenge.  After reading the details here, I have to agree.

I’m not one to pick a list of projects for the entire year and stick to it.  I have eclectic interests.  Some creative methods appeal more than others, depending on my mood and how much life is happening.  That said, everything after #7 is questionable.  If I get six things on the list done this year, it’s a good year.

1. Fairy Tales ...

Happy New Year!  Wishing you health and happiness in the new year.

I’m not one to recap the prior year, but I did finish more projects than I expected.  Now I’m ready to look forward. 

For my own benefit, I’m taking stock of what is in process and what has been neglected.  If you don’t know where you’ve been, how do you know where you’re going?  That, and a year from now I won’t remember where I started.

In have two stitch pieces in progress, Fairy Tales Live on Roofs (RTO kit)

and ...

We’re fast approaching the end of 2025, and it’s time to think about 2026.

The past two years I’ve focused on completing a few projects in several categories.  This worked well for me, but the one category that hasn’t seen any finishes is UFOs.  No way am I making that my focus for 2026.  That, for me, would be an inspiration killer.

Instead, I decided to focus on kits, and I use that term loosely.  A pattern with all or some of the supplies fits my definition of a kit.

These are your standard kits.

This ...

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Welcome to 2025! I wish you a year full of creative fun and joy.

In spite of a busy December, the list moved forward. I also started and finished a small crocheted throw. I find I’m going back to hobbies from decades ago and enjoying them in new ways. Good chance you’ll see more variety on the Short List in 2025.

I began the Short List many years ago to create short-term goals and a way to focus. I change things up as my interests change.

Project 1 (Original): Study in Stitches. Something about this project doesn’t ...

This round covers books, patterns and kits. This isn’t all the patterns. The cover photos on some were such poor quality I couldn’t see details until I got home and opened them. Some may end up re-donated. That’s how sales like that go.

I only grabbed three books. I’m most excited about the quilting book.

The patterns and kits are a mixed group. I have some non-traditional ideas for the whole cloth panels. The Crab-apple Hill pattern came kitted with ten Weeks Dye Works flosses. I knew the package contained floss, but you couldn’t see ...

I didn’t add any fabric this week, although I had many buying opportunities. I finished the shirt for almost a yard out. All the shirt details will be in a separate post.

We went to the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild Quilt Show yesterday. Hundreds of great quilts, plus a gift shop and vendors. If you live in the area, the shows continues today from 11am – 5pm at Washtenaw Community College.

While we were out and about after the show, I found a screen printing screen at a thrift shop. That was a first. I’ve wanted to learn ...

The days just fly by.

In April I finished Freeze Fame and the stitching on the Gardener’s Angel of Spring. That was one more project than I thought I’d finish. I didn’t begin anything new.

I started The Short List many years ago to create short-term goals and a way to focus. I change things up as my priorities and interests change.

Project 1 (Stitching): Summer Flowers, a kit I bought at the thrift in March. It’s small and won’t take long.

Project 2 (Finishing): I have a frame picked for Gather and Give Thanks ...

Most days I only stitch on one project at a time. I have quite a few quilting UFOs, and the idea of a lot of stitching UFOs on top of that is more than I can handle. I like to keep things simple.

Once I started my Guild’s stitch-along (SAL), it became obvious that each month’s assignment wouldn’t take more than a few hours. That left me with a whole lot of stitching time and no project.

Voila. The beauty of stash.

I picked a kit because I can only think hard about one project at a ...

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