{"id":1775,"date":"2011-01-12T23:58:39","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T04:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.52.55.152\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2011-01-13T22:48:40","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T03:48:40","slug":"not-so-crazy-january-challenge-update-%e2%80%93-01122011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennamagee.com\/?p=1775","title":{"rendered":"Not-So-Crazy January Challenge Update \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 01\/12\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m done, I’m done, I’m done, I’m done, I’m done! I met my own challenge!! Happy dance! Of course, now I should amend the challenge so that I finish all<\/em><\/strong> of the pieces that I set out for this challenge by the end of the month. Or should I? That is the question.<\/p>\n

So, here is the latest status update:<\/p>\n

2. Hardanger Embroidery Emery Cushion by Roz Watnemo \u00e2\u20ac\u201c
\nFinished!<\/p>\n

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3. Crystal Pink Pincushion by Lorri Birmingham –
\nStitched the back piece for this one. It’s now ready to be finished.<\/p>\n

5. Blue Rose Teacup by Lorri Birmingham \u00e2\u20ac\u201c
\n6. Heart to Heart (teacup) by Lorri Birmingham \u00e2\u20ac\u201c
\nI did the running stitch on these last night and then the attempts to actually stuff them and pull them into some usable shape today was a total failure. I’ve now pulled the old running stitches from both pieces, drawn a proper circle on the backs with a compass and will try again.<\/p>\n

11. Sarah Belle Needle Keep by Lorri Birmingham –
\nFinished!<\/p>\n

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12. Butterflies & Hearts Decorative Tin Cover by Lorri Birmingham –
\nFinished!<\/p>\n

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13. Sweetheart Decorative Tin Cover by Lorri Birmingham –
\nFinished!<\/p>\n

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14. Sweetheart Decorative Tin Cover by Lorri Birmingham –
\nFinished!<\/p>\n

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All four tins together:
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26. Butterfly Scissors Fob by ??? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c
\nFinished!<\/p>\n


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This one’s a little wonky, but hand-sewing a circle is always difficult. I didn’t make the cording thick enough to hide the flaws.<\/p>\n

There you go! 6 more finishes brings me to a total of 15 pieces finished in 12 days. Woohoo! Go me!<\/p>\n

I was just paging through my original challenge post to see where my sticking points are going to be for the rest of them. I thought #1 would be a sticking point, but I have made a flanged pillow before and I just had the sudden flash of how to do it, so that shouldn’t be too bad, once I decide what fabrics are going where. I know how I’m going to try to finish #3 (different from the recommended finish) and now that I have stitched up the back piece, that will just be a little time-consuming. Number 5 and 6 will hopefully not be too problematic once I get the running stitches in again in an actual, even circle. #7 just fell by the wayside because I didn’t want to take the time to drag out the ironing board to do the interfacing as she instructs. #10… ah yes, number 10. I think this is going to be my procrastination piece. Which is terrible since I promised to send the leftover materials to Coral when I was done with it and that was before Christmas 2009<\/em><\/strong>! I really need to force myself to sit down and look at this one this weekend. #16 I think that I can handle. #22 is already sewn into a pillow and just needs floss for me to make tassels for the corners. #23 is ready to be sewn and stuffed. #24 needs to have a backstitched border added and then be sewn and stuffed. I just need to reference the Mill Hill Tiny Treasured Diamond ornament finishing instructions to reproduce that type of finish. #25 shouldn’t take that long. I just need to sew the top opening closed and tack it to the bellpull rod. And then I have the two pieces that I finished stitching at the end of the year, one of which will become a biscornu (easy) and the other a pagoda pincushion (not too bad, either).<\/p>\n

That’s another 13 finishes and I still have 19 days. Do you think I can do it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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