2015 goals report & 2016 goals

For 2015 I said
Keep  up with Stitch from Stash     I did until Mel decided it was time to finish it
Keep up with the TUSAL    Yep done, not always on the right day but still counts :)
Finish Santa's village    I never touched it :(
Finish more than I start    Done it by 1 project!
Get my PHD total below 20   No but it's lower than I started the year with also by 1 project!
Finish at least 2 of the projects that don't have start year listed   I finished 4 of them
Make good progress (or finish) a TW   I finished one, the plums ornament
Not to leave my Christmas ornaments till just before they are needed.   This one was a spectacular fail and I finished them the day before :(


For 2016 I'd like to
Keep up with the TUSAL
Keep up with Gifted Gorgeousness
Finish Santa's Village
Finish more than I start
Get my PHD's to 20 or below
Finish 1 project with no start year listed
Finish a TW
Finish a Silver Lining Flower
Stitch from my stash as much as I can


In 2015 I stitched for a total of 883 hours 45 minutes which is down on 2014 but I bowled for 3 nights a week not 2 that really does cut into stitching time, I'm not complaining tho I do love bowling :)
I had 20 new starts and 21 finishes and end the year with 25 PHD's which is less than I started the year with so I'm happy with that :)

December progress & January goals

For December I said
Finish St Basil's    Done :)
Make more hexie flowers and snowflakes   Done
Add to my hexie flower quilt    I basted more path hexies but that was it
Finish at least one other project    I finished 2 but one was a new start as well
Keep selling stash   Haven't sold any :( been busy with other things

For January I'd like to
Not start loads of new projects
Make good progress on the fruit
Carry on with hexie flowers and snowflakes
Start the lap quilt fella gave me for Christmas
Sell some stash


I stitched for 89 hours 19 mins in December, had 1 new start and 4 finishes one of which was the new start and 2 days of no stitching.

Current PHD total = 25

November progress and December goals

For November I said
Keep up hexie flower production and hit halfway sent on the Christmas petal swap  I've made plenty of flowers but not done so well with the CPS, the huge upheaval there didn't help
Finish the page I'm on with the fruit, it's the page with most on it    Not quite there
Get St Basil's almost finished   I think another couple of weekends and I'll be done :)
Catch up with the 12 days SAL   Nop, only just finished second day :(
Keep selling stash  A few things have gone to new homes
Post every day for National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo)  I have 30 posts up

For December I'd like to
Finished St Basil's
Make more hexie flowers and snowflakes
Add to my hexie flower quilt
Finish at least one other project
Sell more stash

I stitched for 83 hours 20 minutes in November, had 1 new start and 1 finish and 1 day of no stitching but I did spend that day on hexies :)

Current PHD total = 28 

October progress and November goals

For October I said
Keep up hexie flower production and get at least 1/4 of the Christmas petal swap sent out    I've done OK on the flower but not so well on the CPS :(
Make a decent start on the second paid project   I'm very happy with the amount I've done
It would be nice to finish Magical Night   I did finish it
Keep selling stash   A little more has found new homes

For November I'd like to
Keep up hexie flower production and hit halfway sent on the Christmas petal swap
Finish the page I'm on with the fruit (paid project)  it's the page with most on it
Get St. Basil's almost finished
Catch up with the 12 days SAL
Keep selling stash
Post every day for National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo)

I stitched for 80 hours 46 mins in October, not bowling 3 nights a week makes a difference, I had 2 new starts and 1 finish and one day with no stitching but I did bead and work on hexie's

Current PHD total = 28

September progress & October goals

For September I said
Keep up the hexie flower production and maybe start putting them together into a quilt   Both done and I signed up for the Christmas petal swap
Pick a project to fill in on Friday's until Pat is ready  I went with Magical Night
Lake District to 3/4 done  I did far better and finished it :)
Keep selling stash, I need the room!  A few things have gone to new homes

For October I'd like to
Keep up hexie flower production and get at least 1/4 of the Christmas swap sent out
Make a decent start on the second paid project
It would be nice to finish Magical Night
Keep selling stash

I stitched for 49 hours 15 mins in September had no new starts and 1 finish and 2 days with no stitching :(  both were very long tiring days and I just didn't have the energy to stitch :(  combined with a busy month and my hours were down but I finished the Lake District sampler so who cares :)

Current PHD total = 27

August progress & September goals

For August I said

Make and send as many hexie flowers as I can (currently need 17 of them)  I've been working away on them but more arrive almost daily!
Finish the plums  Done
Finish the Turtles  Done
Pick a new weekend project  Done, St Basils
Get the next Pat SAL started  We know what we are stitching but I need to wait for Pat to finish her turtles first
Get the Lake District sampler 3/4 done   No :(
Keep selling stash   Done, not as much as I'd like but things are slowly leaving to new homes


For September I'd like to
Keep up the hexie flower production and maybe start putting them together into a quilt
Pick a project to fill in on Friday's until Pat is ready
Lake District to 3/4 done
Keep selling stash, I need the room!

I stitched for 71 hours 45 minutes in August, had 1 new start and 3 finishes one of which was the new start and had one day of no stitching

Current PHD total = 28

Plums Happy Dance

I was hoping to have this finished over the weekend but with being away I didn't get quite so much time as I would of liked to stitch so it came home looking like this

Because I had such a small amount left to do I went ahead and finished it :)

It should have an over 2 border and some fancy stitches as well but I like it the way it is so I'm leaving it alone.

July progress & August Goals

For July I said
Make progress on my quilt   No I've been busy with hexie flowers for the swap
Pick a new weekend project   Done and it's almost finished!
Finish the Lake District Sampler   No it's been a busy month and I took a week off from it
Keep selling stash   More items have found new homes

For August I'd like to
Make and send as many hexie flowers as I can (currently I need 17 of them)
Finish the plums
Finish Turtles
Pick a new weekend project
Get the next Pat SAL project started
Get the Lake District sampler to 3/4 done
Keep selling stash


I stitched for 59 hours 48 minutes in July, had no new starts and 1 finish and 2 days with no stitching when my mojo disappeared for a while :( but I did bead or hxie on those days.

Current PHD total = 30

2015 goal review

As we are now into the second half of the year I thought I'd do a quick review of my goals for the year.

On Jan 1st I said

Keep up with Stitch from Stash, it's done me good this last year

Group A has finished and I've signed up for group B so I'm doing OK with this

Keep up with the TUSAL

So far so good

Finish Santa's Village, I've done 6 so it's all downhill now

It's not been touched :(

Finish more than I start

It's the other way round right now!

Get my PHD's to below 20

I have more than I started with but I tend to finish things in the second half of the year rather than start new ones

Finish at least of 2 of the projects that have no start year listed

2 of them are done and there is plenty of time for more

Make good progress on (or even finish) a TW

I think my new weekend project will be a TW

Not to leave all my Christmas ornaments until just before they are needed

Not done any so far :(

Overall not to bad really, roughly half and half and I still have 6 months to do something about the minus half

June progress & July Goals

For June I said
Get the next row on the quilt half done  Nop, I did add a few more to it tho
Finish Sun Sampler  Done
Pick a new weekend project  Not done as yet
Get the Lake District Sampler half done  Not quite :(
Keep selling stash   Yep more items have gone to new homes


For July I'd like to
Make progress on my quilt (it's too hot to add to the main bit!)
Pick a new weekend project
Finish the Lake District Sampler
Keep selling stash

I stitched for 76 hours 7 minutes in June thanks to a stitching weekend :), I had one new start and 1 finish and 1 day of no stitching but I did bead that day.

Current PHD total = 31

May progress and June Goals

For May I said
Get the next row on the quilt half done   The stars are done but I've only added a few :(
Pick my Birthday start and start it  Done, I went with Just Nan's 4 Wishes
Stitch Fella's Birthday present.   Done and he loved it :)
Make good progress on Sun Sampler   I've done very well with it and because I'm on a stitching weekend this weekend there is a outside chance I'll finish it!!
Keep selling stash  I've found homes for several items but still have loads to go :(

For June I'd like to
Get the next row on the quilt halfway
Finish Sun Sampler
Pick a new weekend project
Get the Lake District Sampler half done (paid project, newly started)
Keep selling stash


I stitched for 55 hours 29 minutes in May, had 3 new starts and 1 finish which was one of the new starts and had a needle in my hand every day :)   The less stitching hours will continue for the next few months with bowling season in full swing now and I'm playing 3 nights a week not 2 as I have in the past

Current PHD total = 31

April progress & May Goals

For April I said
Finish Toy Gatherer   Done :)
Get my quilt to the width I want   Not quite I need to add one more star and it's there I've just not had chance to do it for over a week now :(
Keep selling stash   A few things have gone but I still have lots to go

For May I'd like to
Get the next row on the quilt half done
Pick my Birthday start and start it
Stitch fella's birthday present
Make good progress on Sun Sampler (new weekend project)
Keep selling stash

I stitched for 62 hours and 2 minutes in April I had no new starts but I did have a finish :) and I had one day of no stitching but I did work on my quilt.

Current PHD total = 29

March progress and April goals

For March I said
I'd love to finish Toy Gatherer but if not have him almost finished.   Nop, I still have a far bit to go :(
Make progress on my quilt  Yes more stars were added and I have lots ready to baste
Keep selling stash (I need the space)  Quite a few items have found new homes
Start, finish and finish finish my easter exchange pieces and send on time.  I did the first 3 but not the last one :(
Start fella's elephants  Done

For April I'd like to
Finish Toy Gatherer
Get my quilt to the width I want it
Keep selling stash


I stitched for 82 hours 9 minutes in March, had 4 new starts and 2 finishes both of which were new starts and I had one day of no stitching but I did work on my quilt all day.

Current PHD total = 30

February progress and March goals

For February I said
Have a few more new starts  Done
Finish the kimono  Done
Keep selling stash   A few things have found new homes.

For March I'd like to
I love to finish Toy Gatherer but if not have him almost finished.
Make progress on my quilt
Keep selling stash (I need the space!)
Start, finish, finish finish my Easter Exchange pieces and send on time
Start fella's elephants

I stitched for 78 hours 5 minutes in Feb, had 3 new starts and 2 finishes and spent time with a needle in my hand every day :)

Current PHD total = 28

January progress & February Goals

For January I said
Decide if I'm going to stick with Toy Gatherer at weekends or have something new for the new year     I'm sticking with Toy Gatherer
Start one new project for each week of the month   Didn't quite go to plan but I did have new starts
Finish my 2014 bead mat   Done
Keep selling stash  Done a few more items have gone to new homes

For February I'd like to
Have a few more new starts
Finish the kimono
Keep selling stash


I stitched for 95 hours 40 minutes in January, had 4 new starts and 3 finishes and stitched every day :)

Current PHD total = 27

2014 goals report & 2015 goals

For 2014 I said
Stitch or bead an ornament a month   Nope
Start and finish at least 6 small TW's for the SAL  Nope, I think I did one!
Have fun rediscovering my stash with Stitch from Stash 2014   Done and I found lots of things I no longer wanted as well so have been selling them off
Keep up with the TUSAL  Done
Finish one of my Circles most likely the beaded one   Nope, but the beaded one is just about half way now
Finish Santa's Village  Nope 
Get my PHD number to below 25   Just missed out on this one it's at 26

For 2015 I'd like to
Keep up with Stitch from Stash, it's done me good this last year
Keep up with the TUSAL
Finish Santa's Village, I've done 6 of them so it's all downhill now
Finish more than I start
Get my PHD to below 20
Finish at least 2 of the projects that have no start year listed
Make good progress on (or even finish) a TW
Not to leave all my Christmas ornaments till just before they are needed!


I stitched for 1,049 hours 6 mins in 2014 which averages out to a little below 3 hours a day, I had 21 starts and 27 finishes over the year and only carry 3 over to this year.