WIPs (Works in Progress)
I used to have a rotation system to move through stitching my current WIPs. What's a rotation system, you ask? It's a system that allows you to work on many projects at a time without neglecting any or getting bored with any (hopefully!)...allowing you to avoid the dreaded UFOs (UnFinished Objects!) Here's a link to a suggested rotation system, although it's not the one I use:
Erin's Rotation Page
The system I used to use is called "Goal-Oriented Rotation"...basically, you set a goal you want to meet for each piece before you move to the next piece. My actual rotation included a slot where I worked on projects that are less than 10 hours from being completed, so I got a completed project every full rotation. In addition, I alternated between working on a "focus" project and an ornament between each of the other slots. It worked something like this:
- Plain XS slot 1
- Focus
- Band Sampler slot 1
- Ornament
- Non-XS slot (hardanger, stumpwork, pulled thread, etc.)
- Focus
- Less than 10 hours to completion project
- Ornament
- Plain XS slot 2
- Focus
- Beading slot
- Ornament
One more wrinkle: If I'm doing a stitch-along (SAL) with some friends, at the beginning of the month, I stitch on that until I complete my goal, then I return to my "regularly-scheduled" rotation slot (the one after wherever I stopped).
However, for 2006 I think I'm going to have a "screaming" rotation...which means that whichever piece yells the loudest, gets worked on. :) So here are some of my WIPs...click on the thumbnails to see a full-size scan of the piece and details about it.
The whole list of WIPs (very scary!)
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| She Maketh Fine Linen (a series of smalls) |
Sapphire (mini-mystery g) | Heirloom Christmas Sampler | Castles by the Sea |
| Moss Creek Designs | Chatelaine | Victoria Sampler | Teresa Wentzler |
| Started October, 2004 | Started October, 2004 | Started February, 2000 | Started February, 2004 |
| Updated August 22, 2005 | Progress May 8, 2005 | Updated June 29, 2005 | Updated March, 2005 |
| Completed: basket band, scissors sheath | Next goal: finish part 3 | Next goal: Bands 3 and 4 | Next goal: 5 hours of sea dragon |
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| Sanctuary | Mystery II | Hearts & Flowers Ornament | Christmas Mystery I |
| The Drawn Thread (Cynthia Zittel) | Chatelaine | Dawn Dalto | Chatelaine |
| Started June, 2001 | Started January, 2002 | Started May, 2001 | Started January, 2004 |
| Updated July, 2006 | Updated March, 2004 | Updated June, 2001 | Updated August, 2004 |
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| Autumn Queen | Magical Night | All Year Square | Peacock Cypher |
| Mirabilia | Teresa Wentzler | Betsy Morgan | Just Nan |
| Started February, 2000 | Started August, 1998 | Started January, 2006 | Started February, 2006 |
| Updated July, 2006 | Updated August, 2001 | Updated June, 2006 | Updated May, 2006 |