OMG how did we get to the end of November already??!!

Another year is almost over and I'm not ready for 2025 to come.  When I was young it seemed like the year 2000 was forever away and look at it now, we are almost 1/4th of the way to 2100!!  I won't see it, but my great grandchild will

So each month we post what we've accomplished in the last 4 weeks and are we getting closer to having all of our stuff done???  Well if I'd stop doing new starts I'd probably be a lot closer to getting my WIPs back where they should be, but then I'm a process stitcher and enjoy the journey and finishes are only icing on the cake for me.  So if you want to see what others are doing join the FB group or go here

https://measi.net/.

So the question of the month is: How do you begin planning for the next year with your stitching?  Tell us your process.

Ot be honest until a few years ago I had no planning or process, I just stitched as I went along.  Yes I've been doing WIPocalypse for a long time, but that doesn't involve planning - just working on my WIPS.  

Anyways I've joined a couple of FB groups that have made me think a little bit more about the next year.  To be honest WIPGO was an epic failure the first year I tried it, didn't want to work on what was called and then this year I've embraced my board my rules concept.  Last year I almost had a black out on my board and this year with the exception of one square I've already completed them!!  

I put two of my WIPs in each square - and then 2 squares are called each month.  My goal is to stitch 7 days on each WIP - so I'll have 52 WIPS on my board :).   

My other group is WIP Warriors, I've not played their games because I found I'm not someone who enjoys switching projects every day, but I will try to do some in 2025.  I got their planner so we'll see if this helps me get organized.

So what have I accomplished this month?  Not a whole lot because we had a wedding so there was a week of no stitching at all:

I did manage to get 2 squares done on my CB Noah's Ark afghan, the Vicus and Urials.

Both of these are small squares - about 48x48 so I got 2 of them done in a week of stitching.  

There is supposed to be a hidden letter in each square, but to honest I don't see it, so if you see the V or U let me know where you see it.

So I have 22 of 26 animals done - I have the center chart as well, which is all backstitching, so will see if I can't get this done maybe in 2026, but who knows I might just decided this one needs to get done and just do it.  I've been working on this one since 1997 or thereabout.  So it's time for it to be done!!

Next up is my Peace Angel by L&L.  

I worked on the right wing this time, just stitching white.  The next time it comes out I will fill in the other colors in the wing so I can move the q-snaps and get more into the dress.  Not sure I will enjoy this one as much as I was hoping, but I do love the angel itself.  I have 4 angels going, but since I've completed 4 already I'm kind of burned out on them.  

My goal is to get the wings completed and the face done in 2025, but my focus will be one of the other angels next year - would like to get at least one of them done and off my WIP list.

Next up is the stocking for my new grandniece June who arrived in October.  The stitching is done and I'm working on putting on the embellishments now and then will sew it into stockings and get them sent.  My goal is to have them in the mail by the end of next week.  I had to find some cording to go around the stocking, didn't realize how hard it was to find that stuff anymore.  Our JoAnn's seems to be stocking down on their stuff which tells me they most likely will be closing after the first of the year.  Michael's no longer carries that stuff, and Hobby Lobby didn't have a lot either.  So I ordered some and hope that it comes in this week.

I am adding a few things that are special.  My Mom has a charm bracelet that was some elephants and cats - so I'm adding one to this stocking and one to the other stocking that I finished last month.

This one is a new start - Haft the Fun by Ink Circle.  I've seen many people doing this one and they seem to get off around the trains, so I'm counting and counting again hoping that I don't have the same fate.  If I do, it most likely will go into time out for a long time!!  

I'm using Silks4U for the first time and must say I really love the rich colors and the thread is like butter going through the linen.  I'm just using it as it comes off the hank (yes I got a hank) so no real planning.  

I would like to do this one into a small pillow I think vs. framing it.  I have someone in mind for it, so hoping this will be a 2025 finish.  I'm almost across the top so it's not very big, something like 120 x 120.

I had one other that I worked on, but didn't take a picture and it's been put away - it was my stitching group stitch, so it only got one day and not a lot of progress.  

The rest of the pictures are my daughter and new husband and my daughter and granddaughter (her niece) who was the flower girl at the wedding.  We had the wedding in our front yard and the weather was perfect!!  Not too hot and no rain.  We didn't get as many people as we had planned on, but that's OK the people that came enjoyed themself.  By Monday the yard was cleaned up, the tent was down and the house looked normal again.  I have to say I won the jackpot with this son-in-law!!  He is very nice and loves my daughter to the moon and beyond.  

Not sure how much stitching I will get done in December, it tends to be a crazy month with the holidays and all.  I don't really do gift stitching other than the stockings for newborns and I tell my kids I do things for them all year long so not to look for stuff under the tree from us.  I'd rather do small gifts during the year than hold it all for one day - to me Christmas is an all year around thing.

Happy stitching all.

Sandra