This year I was meant to be stitching the ornaments in "A Prairie Year"--the first chart (on the left). You will see it paired with "A Prairie Year II", which is also in my stash. I did very well for the first three months. Not only did I get them stitched on time, but I also finished them. Then in April I started fizzling. I managed to stitch July, but I didn't get it actually finished into the little cushion I had planned for it! So now I am rethinking this whole SAL. Honestly I don't really like all the designs on that first chart. I do like the ones I stitched (which must have been what kept me motivated). Some of the other designs are okay, but do I really want to spend precious stitching time on something that I am don't really love looking at? So I am contemplating either completely abandoning the whole SAL (which I feel like I practically have anyway), or stitching from the chart on the right as well as the left. I would still like to have a year's worth of ornaments. I love Prairie Schooler, but there are so many charts that I have that I would love to stitch, I think it is sort of silly to force myself to stitch something I am not enjoying. So, for August it is either the watermelon or the cool little beehive! I think I will have to opt for the beehive! I have yet to complete a year long (monthly installment) project. Perhaps it is not yet time to abandon ship on this one!