Who Would Have Thought

Last year at this time I was happily stitching away at my one and only project, Twilight Bridge. I was baffled by the idea that someone could be working on more than one project at a time. The only UFOs I knew about were in the sky, and HAED seemed like someone was spelling 'head' wrong.

Today, my one and only project from last year is now my very first UFO.

It has been replaced as my BAP (yup, I got the lingo) by a HAED, Lobo.

I'm participating in a SAL, The Flower of the Month, and I've even made some pretty good progress.

And I have a rotation! One week on the SAL and one week on my (currently) last project, Woodland Rabbit.

Who would have thought?

Fabric Crazy

So now that I'm up to four active projects (five really - but just barely), plus a stash of four kits, three purchased charts, five charts I like in an issue of Cross Stitch Gold (yes, didn't take long to find cross stitch magazine once I found the online forum), and a bunch of free charts that I found once I realized I could search online for free SALs, etc. Not to mention the wish lists that are each a mile long on several cross stitch websites. I really thought the madness had to end. I mean at some point I have to accept I'll never finish all of this in my natural lifespan.

My husband has been very supportive in my new hobby but that would change if he knew about everything I have stashed away. You see, I found hiding places for the kits and paper charts. He thinks all I have waiting is the magazine.

And then it happened. One of the people on one of the SAL's posted the question, "What color fabric is everyone using?" There are different color fabrics? How did I miss this?! I mean I have been in AC Moore, Michael's, and JoAnn's Fabrics and all I've seen is white. In fact, since one AC Moore I go to is an outlet I bought 10 pieces of 14"x14" 14 count white Aida. I mean at 60 cents a piece it seemed that was a good idea.

Well, now I find out that there are stores that sell all of these beautiful fabrics! Needless to say, I decided that I had to try one of these lovely fabrics and decided to hold off beginning one of the SAL's until I could get the perfect fabric. As I was waiting for the fabric I decided to order to arrive, I continued looking through the different online catalogs to see everything that was available. And then it happened...

The Fabric of the Month Club. O-M-G!!!

Somehow I stopped myself from signing up for one until the fabric I ordered arrived so I could see it in person. Well, now it has arrived, and it is even nicer than I anticipated. Really, this is not a good thing. Remember, I already have 10 pieces of 14 count Aida. What in the world do I need a fabric a month for? I don't, but they offer these plans bimonthly, even quarterly...

Yes, the madness has spread to fabric. I have no clue where I am going to hide it all, or how it is going to arrive without my husband seeing it in the mail and starting to become suspicious.,,

I have become a crazy cross-stitch lady

Cross-stitch is just madness! When I decided to try cross-stitch to relax I thought I would get a project, finish it, get a new one. I clearly had no idea.

My first project was not going well, so I decided to join a cross-stitch forum. Well, that was a bad idea. The first thing I noticed was that all the people on the forum had signatures with a list of Works In Progress at the end. How can you have 5 works in progress? You start one, work on it, finish it, start the next...

So then I decided, well I guess I could have 2 WIP. One will be detailed and need the proper location, while the other will be easier, lower stitch count, and will be good for traveling to and from work.

Well, then I learned about Heaven and Earth Designs. Well, one of those is sooo big and sooo detailed that it will take sooo long, it can't be my only project. So three projects isn't really a big deal. I'll work on the HAED till I get bored then go back to my original project which after a year I had gotten bored of.

What's a Stitch A Long? Oh, how cool! Wouldn't it be cool to do one of those. Hmm, this one is nice, it is already started, but the pattern is so perfect for my cousin. I guess I could join and maybe work on it on the weekends. So I would have a work project, and a weekend travel project, and then the two big projects.

Oh look, a new SAL is starting for the new year. I could actually start right along with everyone else and see what it is really like to be in a SAL...

Holy Crap! That is five projects! How did this happen!!?