Slow Sunday Stitching

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I had been making great progress on the project that I picked for Colorado Cross Stitcher's Summer Camp - the Anti-Summer Club pattern. It has been such a hot summer that this design suited my experience perfectly.

When I messed up stitching the umbrella, I transferred the pattern to Pattern Keeper and all of a sudden realized that I had chosen a project (to finish in August) that has 8,691 stitches! I had no idea looking at the paper chart that it was so intense. And here we are passed the middle of the month, and although I have made a valiant effort with 1,567 stitches done, it's still only 18% of the required stitches.

That realization took all the wind out of my sails for this project! I still like it, but realizing I wouldn't meet the deadline meant that I was going to start a couple of other projects! I know it's crazy, but that's what happened!

So I started a Silver Creek pattern called "The Miracle of You" on Roxy Floss Co.aida using 2 strands of thread.

And then I watched Sarah's Stitchy Spot flosstube video and started a project that she was working on called "Determined Woman" by Sew Be Stitchery.

As I watched the video, I searched for the pattern online, purchased the pdf, picked a scrap of fabric and some threads from my stash, and started stitching this new project before the video was over! What on earth!?!? I was a determined stitcher!

My WIPs are out of control and yet I keep starting new projects! Maybe I can blame it on the hot, hot weather? But I am having so much fun and soaking up the joy of each new start! 

What are you stitching this week? Do you have a case of startitis, or are you meeting your goals and finishing projects?

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