With a new Hawk Run Hollow design out now and watching so many other stitchers work on other recent Hawk Run designs I decided to dig out my own unfinished Houses of Hawk Run Hollow (which was released in...let me see...2004?!). The poor thing has been sitting in a bin all folded up (I think a good ironing will be called for first) for longer than I care to admit, but then you can do the math yourself. The first house I stitched in DMC and then decided if I was going to put so much work and effort (ha--didn't quite pan out, did it) into it, I was going to stitch it with silks. So the second house is stitched with AVAS silks. Can you tell the difference? I got to house three and then I'm not sure what happened. Life I guess. But I would love to pull it out and start working on it regularly. What's bad is I also started "The Villages of Hawk Run Hollow" when it came out as well, but I have even less stitched on it, so I had better keep things in order. I know I should only work on one or at most two projects at once, but at the moment I have three and this would be a fourth. One is small and one is almost finished, so maybe I can work out a rotation?
And this is where I'm at on project number three--at the beginning still, but it's something I think will go fairly fast if I can work on it regularly. The trick will be not to start anything else new. So far I've been good and have not bought anything new from Market (though will likely get a few things eventually). I keep thinking of how many projects I have ready to stitch, and more importantly how many UFO's I have waiting to be revisited.
Fingers crossed that I'll get in lots of stitching time this weekend!
What a good-looking start on Mystery! Man, I'm starting to really want to stitch a BBD (just finished up their Market Freebie, and am thinking of doing it again.
Why, yes, I'm nuts.)
Posted by: beritbunny | March 06, 2010 at 02:20 PM
I love your village houses but I can't tell a difference in threads by the picture..
I am working on CaHRH but I am thinking of doing the village next!
I have two projects going but so far only working on one of them!!LOL Dianntha
Posted by: Dianntha | March 06, 2010 at 02:29 PM
HoHRH is looking good so far! Perhaps you can schedule one day a week to work on it?
You're very good, not ordering anything from the recent Market. I wasn't going to, but ended up ordering a few bits and pieces!
Posted by: KarenV | March 06, 2010 at 05:00 PM
You sound like me~~~ I have started Shores of HRH...I have Chritmas of HRH in the basket to be started and now I WANT to purchase Autumn of HRH.... Good grief~~ You wonk on yours and I will work on mine!~~ Faye
Posted by: Faye Riggsbee | March 06, 2010 at 11:12 PM
I also started Houses a couple of years ago but have only two blocks finished so far. And of course I had to buy Village and Shores but haven't started any of them. In spite of this I'll buy Autumn as well, it's one of the items on my Nashville list. The other one is the new BBD book. And I think I'll leave it with this. Maybe ... if this is possible, lol.
Posted by: Brigitte | March 07, 2010 at 02:12 AM
I think that is why I have not yet bought any of the HRH charts because I just know I would start them but never keep working at them. The Autumn one is really callng my name though. I'm not seeing any difference between the silks and DMC in the picture. You do have some nice projects on the go at the moment!
Posted by: Lois | March 07, 2010 at 03:02 AM
with only 3-4 projects...I'm impressed. I still have more than I'm wiling to admit ;)
Posted by: Dianne | March 07, 2010 at 08:49 AM
Only three or four projects - where have you been? LOL It's nice to see that you've pulled out HRH piece! Can you send some of your ambition my way. I started Houses, Village and Shores and they're all languishing in the stash cupboard. It's a crime. I really should pull one of them out!!
Posted by: Debbie | March 07, 2010 at 09:15 AM
HoHRH and the Mystery are looking lovely, I hope you can find a rotation that works for you.
Posted by: Karoline | March 07, 2010 at 09:50 AM
Many thanks everyone for all the kind comments on my work! Unfortunately I didn't get in as much stitching this weekend as I would have liked, but isn't that always the way it is!! :) I should mention that while I am only actively stitching on four designs I'm embarrassed to admit how many I have started and that have become UFOs!! Maybe I will share a photo sometime... And I do need to figure out a rotation--at the moment I just pick up whatever I am mostly in the mood for.
Posted by: Danielle | March 07, 2010 at 08:18 PM
Yeah for you for pulling HRH back out! It looks great so far. I started Village - tossed it though 'cause I didn't like the fabric count and will start over someday. I started with silks and wanted to switch to DMC - I didn't think the cost was worth it. After you put glass on it, it's hard to tell if it's silk or cotton, IMHO. But... the silks are wonderful to work with - that's for sure!
Posted by: Terri (TerriBoog) | March 08, 2010 at 01:39 AM
Nice to see a Houses in the making - brings back memories, lol. And nice progress on the Mystery. I've finished part 3 - at last! - and will be taking shots of the sewing process soon (I hope).
Posted by: Giovanna | March 08, 2010 at 09:39 AM
Your houses do look great and I am sure that you will fit the time in to stitch it. Nice progress on the BBD piece. I think I have about the same amount stitched as well.
Posted by: Suzanne | March 11, 2010 at 10:22 PM