Saturday, June 20, 2009

Jolly Old Fellow is resting temporarily

I attempted to start my first-ever rotation this month. I was planning to stitch Jolly Old Fellow half the week, and L&L's angel of Hope on the other half of the week. I just can't do it. Once I started the Angel I started to obsess about finishing her so she could be part of my Christmas decorating this year, recognising that even if I stitched every waking moment for the rest of the year Jolly Old Fellow would still not be finished in time for this Christmas. Also, I had some difficulty adjusting to stitching on the larger-count fabric, so I decided to bite the bullet and work on the Angel till she's finished - which will be all this month, and probably at least the first 2 weeks in July. I'm expecting her to be at the framer well before the end of July. So, JOF is now officially a UFO ( my first ever in 20+ years of stitching!), and I won't be stitching on him for the next month or so. But as soon as Angel of Hope is finished, I'll be back stitching on JOF, so I would like to remain a member of this group. I really do enjoy watcjong all the lovely HAED projects growing.

5 comments:

Anita H said...

Elfie, to acchieve UFO status something needs to be left sitting in a corner for at least 6 months, so 1 1/2 is NOTHING. You are being way to hard on yourself. Hope was the first L and L angel I did, took me 2-3 months to do her, and she's still one of my favorites. Good luck on the finish, know you can do it.
Anita

Gabi said...

Naw...that's not what I call an UFO. This is a WIP that gets a bit of a rest. Looking forward to see your angel

pethair-xstitcher said...

I have to agree... it is not a ufo... a swip would be better (slow work in progress) Hope that angel gets done quickly so that we can continue watching JOF grow!

Cindy F. said...

Lynn, I LOVE the L&L Angel of Hope! Enjoy every stitch of her and we will happily wait on you to return to JOF! Like Anita says, you have to let him sit for 6 mos or more to be a ufo;)

Wendy said...

I know the problem. Think it is best to stitch what you want to stitch at that moment. I have some projects I don't stitch for a while, but after some time I pick them back up again.