Incoherent Scribblings

I Miss My Scanner!

I can’t stand it anymore! I really, really need to look into getting a new scanner ASAP because I absolutely hate photographing my stitching!

Before I left Germany, I scanned nearly everything because it gave a better view of my progress and because it was so much simpler and quicker. These days when I finally get something done or (gasp!) have a happy dance I have to make sure my batteries are charged, take 10+ pictures (two of which might be decent), download the pictures, and then crop and touch everything up before I can even think of posting them.

And then when I finally get all of that accomplished, I almost always get called away before I can get everything uploaded. So, take my word for it… I have been stitching. In fact, the night before Christmas I had my last happy dance of the year when I finished “Home of a Needleworker” and I have made some significant progress on “Fairy Flora.” And I promise, one of these days I will even have some pictures (or scans) to prove it!

I see from my blogroll that not only is it time for my monthly goal wrap-up, it is also time to look back at my 2006 stitching plan and see how I did. I think I will put my 2006 Stitching Plan Review in a separate post, but here is a quick recap of my December goals and an overview of what I want to accomplish in January:

For December I planned to:

1. Have the “Baby’s 1st Christmas Ornament” from The Victoria Sampler for my nephew stitched and finished by December 15. - Not quite. I finished everything up before Christmas though…
2. Start and finish(?) my Winter Quaker Exchange Piece. (Post date January 10) - I will be starting that today.
3. Participate in the Robin’s Nest December Stitch-A-Thon. Even though I didn’t post any progress pictures, I did participate.
4. Continue with the Robin’s Nest Ornie SAL - Yep!
5. Start a new round of my rotation. - Yep!
6. Finish “Home of a Needleworker” by the end of the year. - Yep! Last Happy Dance of the Year!
7. Stitch for an hour a day. - Nope. I was just too busy.

Now for January, I plan to:

1. Finish and mail my Winter Quaker Exchange Piece. (Post date January 10)
2. Participate in the Robin’s Nest January Stitch-A-Thon.
3. Continue working through my rotation.
4. Get ready to start my “Romantic Stitcher” SAT with Cathy.
5. Choose my pattern for the Biscornu Exchange at the Robin’s Nest and if I have time, make a practice one.

And my final goal for January… buy a new scanner!