January, 2025 Stitching Report

I’m going to try to make monthly reports — keep myself accountable!

My goal for each day’s stitching is to make at least 400 stitches. There were only three days I didn’t stitch at least 400 stitches but most days I stitched a few more than 400 stitches. I stitched 14,144 stitches in January so that was an average of 456 stitches per day. I’m happy with that!

My 2025 stitching plans were:

1. I can only be working on one “new start” at a time. I cannot start a new one until that one is finished.
2. Here’s something that’s not so definite: If there are special starts – like New Year’s Day Start, or Birthday Start, or Stitch alongs with groups or even friends, those are usually projects not intended to be done as a monogamous stitch. If I start one of those, I have to spend at least one week of the month working on it and I have to work on it at least one week until it’s finished. That will limit the number of starts I can make.
3. I will have one focus WIP that I will work on until it’s done. I don’t have to make any certain number of stitches on it per day but I won’t be jumping back and forth between WIPs.
4. This is one I added since the end of 2024: On the days I stitch with my friend, Debbie, I don’t bring a magnifying lamp but I do have magnifying glasses – not as good as my lamp but the glasses work ok with 36 count linen (or lower count) so I’ll always have a project on 36 count linen (or lower count) that I can use for my weekly stitching with Debbie.
5. Long Term Project – this is for those that I know will take forever. No way I can stitch these non-stop until they’re finished.
   

So, in summary, each month, I can have the following going:

• New Start – which can be last month’s new start – cannot start anything new til this one is finished.
• Group Start(s) – could be more than one project – hopefully not!
• WIP – one WIP I will work on til it’s finished – may take several months.
• Friend Stitch – A 36 count project that I will work on one day per week when stitching with Debbie.
• Long Term Project – no end in sight – just work on it a little each month.

January’s Projects:

New Starts:

The first one was my Blessing Sampler, which was Only Once by Sweet Wing Studio. I started it on January 1 and finished it on January 14.

The next new start was My Heart My Home by Homespun Primitives by Lori. I started it on January 17 and finished it on January 21.

My third new start was Hope and Love by Teresa Kogut. I started it on January 23 and have not finished it yet.

Group Starts:

I started Ann Morison with my friends, Pat and Debbie. They’re both farther along than I am. I have made a few more stitches on this but haven’t taken a new photo.

WIP:

The WIP I’m working on is Rejoice Evermore. I haven’t done a lot on it and this is an older photo. I want to spend a bit more time on this one in February.

Friend Stitch:

My project that I can see to stitch without a magnifying lamp is This is the Day and it’s on 36 count linen.

Long Term Project:

This is the New Year Sampler by Owl Forest. I’m hoping to stitch two motifs each month.

In January I stitched the apple in a box (next to the right end at the top) and the two roses at the top right.

That’s it. I’m happy with what I accomplished in January.