Monday, January 17, 2011

Starting the 2011 Stitching Challenge

My, what a big undertaking for a new year.  I decided to do the 2011 Stitching Challenge and start fifteen (yes, that is fifteen) new projects -- one each day from January 1st through January 15th.  But I was a bit hesitant because I have so many WIPs and UFOs that I also would like to work on and possibly finish.  So, I did start 15 new projects for the first half of the month and I will be selecting 15 WIPs and/or UFOs to work on the second half of the month.

A major portion of my stitching time for the upcoming year will be working on ABC Tapestry by Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor, but I will be making it into a quilt.  I call this "The Quilt I Hope I Live Long Enough To Finish". 

A little bit about this project -- I was invited to Karen Kluba's home for a stitch-in with the Hoosier Stitchers group.  The ABC Tapestry chart had not been released yet, but Karen had stitched it and allowed us to look at it.  I thought it was one of the most beautiful projects I had ever seen -- instant love, lol.  That night I dreamed about a quilt using this chart -- which is most unusual because I almost never dream.  I got up the next morning and jotted down a few notes about my dream.  Then I contacted Karen and started bugging her about the publish date for the chart.  I finally ended up buying the chart when Karen came to an ILCS retreat in 2007 in Indianapolis. 

By the end of 2010 I had finished thirteen of the forty-two blocks I need for the quilt --



ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Motif Block
(#1 of four I need to stitch)

 ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Heart Block
(#1 of four I need to stitch)

 ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter A Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter B Block

 ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter C Block


ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter D Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter E Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter F Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter G Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter H Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter I Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter J Block

ABC Tapestry
Rosewood Manor
Letter K Block

Next I will show you the fifteen new projects I have started for the 2011 Stitching Challenge.

Love in Stitches,

Coleen


5 comments:

  1. Coleen

    I am so happy you gave into the blogging bug. Your stitching is beautiful. I am looking forward to your next post. Welcome to the blogging world.

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  2. Vicky,

    Thanks. I hope to be able to keep it up and post things that others will find interesting.

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  3. Love your stitching and the Rosewood Manor alphabet looks so beautiful

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