Project Challenge

The Purpose:

The purpose of this challenge is to reduce the amount of patterns you have not stitched. This challenge can also be applied to other areas of your stash if you wish (please post your personal modification). “Official” Rules can be found here.

The Rules:

  1. Have fun reducing your stash.
  2. There is no time limit- people have different size projects they would like to work on.
  3. Thou shall not purchase any new patterns until 10, 25, or 50 projects have been stitched. Pattern size does not matter.
  4. This challenge can also apply to knitting, beading, sewing and crocheting patterns.
  5. You can make some exceptions - due to commitments that people might already have. Remember, though, the goal of this challenge is to reduce stash so too many exemptions will sabotage these efforts.
  6. Gifts, gift cards, trades, RAKs and patterns bought with gift money are not a violation of this challenge.
  7. Freebies count as part of your total and you can acquire them at any point.
  8. The official start date of this challenge was September 1, 2006, though my official start date was somewhere around December 1, 2006.

My Exceptions:

  1. I am allowed to buy a pattern for a round robin or exchange if I don’t have something appropriate and I can’t find an online freebie.
  2. I am allowed to buy fabric, thread, and beads since my stash of these items is limited.
  3. I may buy the November and December 2006 issues of The World of Cross Stitching in order to complete my 2006 run of this publication.
  4. I am allowed to buy stash when I am visiting Dawn.

Finished

  1. Baby’s 1st Christmas (The Victoria Sampler Freebie) - Completed December 2006
  2. Home of a Needleworker (Little House Needleworks) - Completed December 2006
  3. Meow Spoken Here (Stitchy Kitty Freebie) - Completed January 2007
  4. Home for the Holidays (Little House Needleworks, JCS 2006 Ornie Issue) - Completed January 2007
  5. Stitcher’s Tools “Scissors Finder” (EMS freebie) for Biscornu Exchange - Completed Februrary 2007
  6. 2006 Snowman (Ursula Michael Designs, JCS 2006 Ornie Issue) - Completed March 2007
  7. Celtic Spring (Lavender and Lace) - Completed April 2007
  8. Quaker Flower - Completed April 2007
  9. Angel of Friendship (Joan Elliot) for Mystery Exchange - Completed April 2007
  10. “N” Pansy Needleroll-Scissor Fob for May Flowers Exchange - Completed April 2007
  11. Biscornu no. 16 (modified) - Completed May 2007
  12. Tiny Little Quaker, Birthday Exchange for Catherine-Michèle - Completed May 2007
  13. Pansy Fairy (Cicely Mary Barker and DMC) - Completed May 2007
  14. Caterflies Cat #1 (M. Sherry) - Completed June 2007
  15. Americana Sampler - Completed June 2007
  16. Small House Sampler (LHN) - Completed July 2007
  17. Monochromatic Exchange - Completed July 2007
  18. Kitty Litter (Lil’ Britties, Brittercup Designs) - Completed August 2007
  19. Friday Cactus (L. Blake) - Completed September 2007
  20. Happy Everything - Halloween (Stoney Creek) - Completed October 2007
  21. Ring O’ Roses - simplified (Periphaeria Designs) - Completed October 2007
  22. Spool Ornament (Sue Hillis Designs, Inc., JCS 2007 Ornie Issue) - Completed November 2007
  23. Kitty Cat Row (Bent Creek) - Completed December 2007
  24. Birthday Exchange for Outi - Completed December 2007
  25. Woodland Joy (Something in Common) - Completed December 2007
  26. Britty Christmas Kitty (Brittercup Designs, JCS 2005 Ornie Issue) - Completed December 2007

This project challenge is complete. Find my new project challenge here.

Last updated: 23 April 2008