Floss Friday -- WiP Progress, June Stats and Mid-Year Recap

Before I get into my June cross-stitch stats and mid-year recap, I’ll show you recent progress on a couple of projects.

First is Memorial Day. Here is where I left off…

This is where I am now…

I honestly cannot get into this piece, even though I am so close to a finish.

Next is Parrot.  Here is where I left off…

This is where I am now…

I’ve made this a focus piece because I’d like to have it finished by the end of July…as in this month!

I stitched 3,496 Xs on 6 projects during June. I only stitched 10 out of 30 days.  Three of these projects are new and were directly related to a retreat I attended the 27^th – 29^th. If I do not post about the retreat over the weekend, then I’ll do it on Monday.

Below is a mid-year status update that covers my cross-stitch journey. You saw the first part in my January 7, 2025 “Just A Bunch of Numbers” post. I’ll repeat it here, so you do not have to click back, unless you want to 😊

This key will explain the columns on the table:

Starts = obviously, the number of projects started in that year.

FFO = projects fully finished (framed, pillow, flat fold, etc.).

FO = stitching is completed but the project has not been fully finished.

WiP = Work in Progress, stitching is not completed.

DNF = Projects I will not finish (abandon). New column added since January.

Read the chart like this example:

Of the 14 starts in 2019, 7 of those are FFOs, 6 are FOs and there is still 1 WiP left.

January 2025:

 

Year	Starts	FFOs	FOs	WiPs
2018	1	0	1	0
2019*	14	7	6	1
2020**	30	13	8	9
2021	36	23	8	5
2022***	24	14	4	6
2023	15	10	2	3
2024	34	20	10	4
Found project****	1			1
Totals	155	87	39	29

January Notes:

*2019 = Not included in the numbers above, one project requires a restart.

**2020 = Not included in the numbers above, one project is being abandoned.

***2022 = Not included in the numbers above, one project requires a restart.

**** = I track my projects in a book and in reviewing the details for this post, I realized I have one project that was not listed. I’m not sure when I started it.

July 2025 Update:

Year	Starts	FFOs	FOs	WiPs	DNF
2018	1	0	1	0
2019	14	7	7	0
2020*	30	13	9	7	1
2021*	36	23	8	4	1
2022**	25	14	5	6
2023	15	11	1	3
2024	34	20	10	4
2025	8	2	2	4
Found project***	1	1
Totals	164	91	43	28	2

July Notes:

*2021 & 2020 = DNF column means I’ve abandoned those projects.

**2022 = There is an additional start for that year because I decided the project I was going to restart doesn’t need it. I’m going to work around the error and keep going.

*** = I track my projects in a book and in reviewing the details, I realized I have one project that was not listed. I’m not sure when I started it, but it is now an FFO.

Thanks for allowing my inner nerd to come out and count. I hope I didn’t bore you too much.

Enjoy your weekend.

Joining Alycia Quilts for Finished(or not) Friday

See you soon,

 

Plaid Farmhouse Quilt and A Recent Trip

Plaid Farmhouse Quilt designed by Stitching with the Housewives and published by It’s Sew Emma.

I shared about it in several previous posts a few years ago. I started the quilt during the summer of 2021 while we were camping. 

The piecing was completed in November of that same year.

My long-armer worked her magic at some point in early 2022. Then, it was tucked away as we moved and traveled, and I got distracted by that “other” hobby 😊

Well, it is bound now. I remember wanting a chicken fence looking design for the quilting. My long-armer didn’t have one in her repertoire so we went with something else.

I took a photo outside in the hopes the quilting may show up a bit better.

This is quilt number three from the binding pile. Only six more to go!

Hubby and I recently made another whirlwind trip to Florida. This time for a medical check-up…all is well.

We most always take the back roads through South Carolina and Georgia when we go to Florida. We can avoid some of the crazy traffic on interstate.  This also provides us an opportunity to stop at one of our favorite farmstands.

They always have a fun game setup as you approach the building.

This time we bought fresh peaches.

Those peaches became a cobbler by me…

And ice cream by my sweetheart…

It’s a good thing that I am power walking 6 miles at the lake, four days a week.

I’m off to do some “cipherin’”, as my papa used to say. I’m going to look at my mid-year cross stitch stats and compare them to where I was in January. If I can get it done in time, I’ll share it in this week’s Floss Friday update.

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Enjoy your day and I’ll see you soon!