February Wipocalypse Update!

My second finish of 2018 was Baby It's Cold Outside by Heartstring Samplery. I stitched it on the suggested fabric; PTP Ale using the suggested threads except for 3 changes. I substituted Victorian Motto Autumn Red for the GAST Pomegranate as I didn't believe I had enough to finish the house. I ran out of GAST Picnic Basket and stitched the words at the bottom in 3-4" cuts of Weeks Havana and am happy with how they match. I didn't stitch the insides of the windows. They were to be stitched using the yellow thread shown, but I didn't like the look and left them empty. 

My third and fourth finishes for 2018 were Blackbird Designs Small Token Pins and Needles pin cushion. I started stitching these in 2009. I stopped I thought because I had messed up, but I didn't find my error when I picked it back up this month.  Here is where I had left off;

And here is my finished pieces;

The color is more accurate in the second picture. 

My fifth finish for 2018 is another piece where I shortened the pattern. I knew I wanted to stitch this as a memorial piece for my maternal grandmother. I also knew I hated the lower section. The colors were too washed out. I picked out all new colors and started this last fall on PTP Ale. I sat it aside in December to start other things. When I returned to it this month, I could no longer remember my vision for the piece with the threads I had selected. My friend Sue helped me change a few of the colors, but still I wasn't happy with it. I decided to frog the stitching at the bottom, finishing the part I'd started and called it good. 

Here is the pattern picture;

And my finished piece;

I've been spending the last focused on All Creatures Great and Small. This needs to be completed in 2018 and I need to pick up my pace! Where I left it on February 2;

And where I am at now;

I've skipped over the center tree, leaving only part of the trunk. I'm afraid that brown won't work. It does in the light where I stitch, but I need to test it in other lights before I get too far. I'm thinking based on this picture, which accurately shows the fabric color, I'll need to change the tree color. To be expected on this fabric color. 

I was going to start My Big Toes It Is Well, but have decided to stay on task with my 2018 list and tackle something I've already got kitted. I've been enjoying Flosstube and making cross stitch wish lists and plans for 2019! I think I had better see how well I progress on my 2018 list before considering next year! 

Till next month, Julie!