WIPocalypse February Status

I started out the year going gang-busters as far as finishing things. My stitching time this last month has been dedicated to working on my Petit Sampling Etui. I finished the stitching in January and am not finishing the finishing.  Now I am finishing finishing!  It has been tedious but not too difficult.   I only wish I had more time to dedicate to it.....perhaps this week....

I have managed to assemble the linings and am working on the gussets.   It should not be long now til completion!  

  I did squeeze in about a couple dozen stitches on The Sheltering Tree.

 And I managed five more motifs on Blue Ribbon Designs, A Little Quakeresque.

I remember when I started this.  I made all kinds of mental calculations - 9 x 9 = 81 motifs and counting each corner working as 2 would mean 89 motifs to complete.   I felt sure it would be easy enough to stitch seven a week, add in some wiggle room and no way I would be done 3 to 4 months.......well, the best laid plans shall we say.   As easy as this one is to complete, I find I need to be in the mood to want to stitch it.  Looks like it will be a three year project and not a three month one.