Thursday, January 31, 2019

January OMG - The 2019 Temperature Project

In January I decided to start off slowly on my 2019 temperature project... and, well, I did. Start slowly, that is! My stated "One Monthly Goal" was to "really get going", to get the canvas in a frame, and get stitching.

Well, technically I've succeeded, though without actually achieving anything.

I have attached the canvas to a frame and stitched the year -- that's it.


Part of this is because my other big needlepoint project -- which I am really enjoying -- has taught me that I love the texture of a different stitch ... and that stitching borders around the different squares would really add interest to what has started out as a relatively boring design. Why boring? Well, here in Seattle our temperatures have been so moderate that so far only TWO colors have been called for. That will make for a pretty bland piece.


Let's be clear: I am NOT complaining that we're having a mild winter! For everyone affected by the Polar Vortex, stay warm and safe!

I decided to order some black wool to stitch into some sort of raised border between the frames, but then balked at paying for shipping. However yesterday I got a 25% off code from Herrschners which essentially gave me free shipping -- so the new wool is on the way!

So, not huge success, but a slow start. Thanks for Elm Street Quilts for the inspiration! You can check out the other crafters and their January project progress here:

Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal - January Finish Link-up



Here's looking forward to more progress in February!




9 comments:

  1. I can't wait to see this as you keep sewing - it will be so cool! Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish!

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    1. Thanks Patty! I'm hoping to really get moving in February.

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  2. I like the font you chose for the year. The beginning of February promises to have a bit more variety in temperatures.

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  3. This will be fun to watch Sunny!

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    1. I'm really struggling to get moving on this -- hopefully having the outline wool will make me feel more like settling down.

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  4. I've seen this sort of thing done in patchwork but never in needlework. What a great idea! I especially like your idea of using a variety of stitches. That at least would break up the monotonous color pattern. ;-)

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    1. At least the weather over the last day or so means there's another color to add!

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  5. I think no matter what you do with this it will be a wonderful array of your colours. I’m sure there will be a few different days to change things up!

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