WIPocalypse: January Update

Question of the month: What SALs are you participating in this year?

• WIPocalypse (of course :)
• Smalls SAL - Stitch a small design every month. One of my WIPs is an advent calendar and I was thinking that I could stitch one or two a month for the Smalls SAL
• Stitch Maynia - basically this is a "start all the things!!!! in May" SAL run via the Facebook group of the same name
• Carla & Leo's Halloween SAL - Starts in August; you pick one or more out of a set of patterns chosen by Carla and Leonore, and the challenge is to finish by Halloween. There is a Facebook group for this too

Progress on my WIPocalypse goals:

• Minimize pattern purchases: I did buy one, but it was a small Christmas ornament kit from Joann's on sale post-holiday for 99 cents
• Complete at least five of the 'old' WIPs: I finished The Bunnies this month, yay! (Granted I haven't sewn on the button, but my plan is to stitch it into a pillow and 'tuft' the center using the button.)
• Put some stitches into all of my 'old' WIPs at least once during 2019: I stitched on several this month, mainly because I couldn't figure out what I wanted to focus on. Before / after pics:

The Bunnies by Bent Creek

Buzzing Bee by Mill Hill

 

Butterflies Biscornu by Seba Designs - The more I work on this, the more deeply unhappy I am with the colors I chose. Also, it's going to be a HUGE biscornu which seems weird to me. I'm seriously considering KonMari-ing it into the trash can.

 Feathers n' Fins by Tempting Tangles - Very little progress, because I need better magnification. I'm thinking of getting one of those Mag Eyes things.

Whimsical Advent Calendar by Primitive Hare

 

Bleeding Heart Pixie by Nora Corbett - I've picked this as a "focus and finish" project. I'm not stitching on it exclusively, but I'm trying to spend the majority of my time on it (50% or more).