The problem with having so many projects going at once is having to decide which one to work on. Exchanges make it a little easier as those generally come first. I haven't shared any updated photos of John Foster lately. I am a bit slowed down on the house. The rows are not identical, which means you have to really pay attention, and more than once now I have had to rip out stitches. Maybe it would be easier if I highlighted each row as I went. Or maybe I need to enlarge this section of the chart, as I am having a hard time getting those red bricks in the right places! I think it will be easier once I get in the windows as they break up all those long rows! Slowly but surely it is getting there.
Last night I did work on the Little Paradise Sampler. I think I know why I set this one down--I like smyrnas--but there are so many of them in the alphabet--and all over four threads. Luckily I am on the last row. I started working on the Herringbone row, and also the "wrought by" row. Before I only would stitch one section and complete it before I moved on, but lately I just work on what I feel like. It is nice to change around on a sampler. I haven't worked on my My Beekeeper class project. I had wanted to get a little start on it, so maybe that is what I will pull out tonight.
Maybe I need to work on a rotation schedule. What do other stitchers do? Any recommendations? I just pull things out a bit haphazardly. Now I am off to stitch a while. I worked on my second exchange project this afternoon, so I think I need to stitch on one of my own projects tonight!
By the way--I was just reading some blogs--I didn't get in much blog reading this weekend, and I have found a fun new place that will be holding exchanges: Blogging Exchanges. I have added this site to my sidebar, so hop on over there. It looks like KiwiJo will be hostessing a Halloween exchange and Vero from France will be organizing a Fall/Autumn exchange. Too fun!!