Wednesday, December 10

SALs for 2015

I think the most fun part of getting back into stitching is participating in stitch-a-longs.

That said, I feel like I only partly participated in a few last year, since I missed joining any at the beginning of the year, but this year, I'm already racking up a few SALs to participate in!

I am trying to focus on those that will allow me to work through my WIP/UFO pile.    I tend towards larger designs, so I'm not participating in anything that requires smalls or finishes... I also prefer to post on my own blog, so I'm not joining anything that makes me post elsewhere (though I do like watching!)

So far I have -
  • DESIGN SAL, which introduces people to designers every month.   Each month, you post a piece with a different designer - the deets are on the main page.
  • Year of the Magnificent TW for 2015, hosted at Sceal Teach
  • Measi's fantastic WIPocalypse, which is my favorite SAL.
Probably
  • YOTA (first Saturday, though I know with my weekend crazyness, I might miss a few)
And I'm hoping
  • TUSAL will continue (I even have plans for a new ort container)
  • IHSW, too :)
And I've joined a couple of Facebook SALs that are starting in January:
  • New Year, New Start SAL on January 1
    I'm stitching the stained glass Zelda Windwaker piece from SpriteStitch
  • Race to Spring SAL starting on January 5.  
    From January 5 to March 20, one should finish a WIP/UFO that has not been stitched on in the previous 6 months.  I'm going to work on either Fantasy Sampler or Egyptian Sampler.   Everyone that finishes is entered in a drawing.  I don't know if I care about the drawing, so much as I do actually getting a TW out of the way. 
And finally, I'm joining in on the 2015 CloudsFactory Mystery SAL.  It's zodiac themed, and their stuff is so cute, that it seemed like a fun thing to join in.  I've been wanting to join in with a mystery somewhere, but I'm always leery, because I'm not sure I'll actually like the end product.  I think I will like this one :)

I've already updated my tentative rotation for 2015.
I really like stitching large pieces in rotation until a certain "thing" is done, whether it's a motif, area, color, etc.  For Deco Spirits, it's easy - an entire block, for BoInk, it's a page (or three).   Some of the pieces are more difficult to define, so I can get "stuck" because I really like discrete mini-completions to celebrate, but I get there eventually.

6 comments:

  1. Oh goodie. I am glad you are doing the clouds factory SAL! I am not going to get the kit, but some really fun fabbie picked out for it from Sunny Dyes. I look forward to seeing your progress!

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    1. I debated with myself, but went ahead and splurged on the kit. I'm feeling a little SAD and holiday depressed, I thought I deserved it :P
      Plus, I'm not a big "dark fabric" person, and I kept eyeing Gothic since it's so pretty, why the hell not? Haha.

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  2. Except for the TW, we're in the same SALs. Look forward to watching your progress on the Clouds Factory project.

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    1. Whoohoo! I do really appreciate all of these SALs and the stitching blog community. It makes stitching so much more fun, especially living in a place without any Local Needlework Stores or big stitching groups (and sadly, EGA meets on a night of the week I have regular plans).

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  3. I like the SALs you're participating in, I think we'll be in much of the same ones :)

    With cloudsfactory, I'll probably get the pattern just to *have* it but not stitch along right now...

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