I promise you that Plum Pudding is actually plum, and not the washed-out muddled blah in this craptastic photo, Dearies. Hoosierville is having a case of the Drearies lately, so getting anything in true color is a bit of a no-go.
Today promises to be quiet but hopefully productive. I have an appointment at 1:00 and then an errand or two to run, and finally, I am hoping to spend some time at the kitchen table with my planner.
On that subject...I am obsessing over stitchy journals and all things paper related. I would love to know (if you are so kindly inclined) how you keep track of your very own stitchy stuff? Do you record things in a notebook? Do you list and plan and write and organize in some kind of journal or book? If you do, will you share your routine with me? I know that this here blog has served as my stitchy journal, but I am really hankering to get back to keeping a book also.
That's it for today. I hope you get to spend some time with needle and thread (or whatever blows your skirt up) today! Come tell me all about it!
I write my info in a “composition” book...remember the black and white ones from school? The ones with sewn in pages? I include the design name, designer, copyright date, fabric type, color, count, stitch count, date started and date finished. I also include who I stitched it for and occasion , how finished, and what threads. Also I add any other info. This has come in very handy for something that I stitch multiple times. Also just fun to look through the notebooks occasionally.
ReplyDeleteWith each project I write the start date and the fabric type and count on the cover page. When I finish I write in the finish date, the finish type and who has it. Then I put everything but my working copy into a plastic sleeve and put it in a binder. I always think that if I have to mend something all the information is there, but so far I've only had to mend one thing. It is nice to look back and see the cover picture and remember the work.
ReplyDeleteGo to Jen Lee on Flosstube- she made an awesome planner and explains the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteConi, I am commenting a few days late about your Yankee Candle post. You referred to painting before you move out. Are you planning a move? Wondering if I missed the news somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI too am looking for a stitchy journal of some sort. I have a little notebook right now but I feel like I am missing some important info I should be adding to each page. I am hoping to find some answers here from your wonderful readers. The comments so far have been full of good ideas!
ReplyDeleteI use a little notebook and record the start date and if it's a big project I record other major progress dates. Design name and source, intended recipient (even if just me), fabric, needle, thread colours used and quantities, then, ta-DAH! finish date. I have separate lists on the computer for thread stash and project stash, but only WIPs go in the notebook.
ReplyDeleteI Use a notebook and note the pattern, designer, start/end dates, fabric and threads. On the big pieces, I might add in the start and stop dates so that I keep track of the time I spent on the piece. I also note any other weird things along the way.
ReplyDeleteI had a diary with the intent of marking down fabric purchases, fabric used - makes sense to keep track of unfinished quilts or make orphan blocks into something useful. I am keen at the beginning and then it just tapers off as usual when I get sidetracked. The only thing I do log down is the veggie patch, with what grows where and what to put in next and make notes of chicken treatments etc.
ReplyDeleteCameras never really pick out the perfect colour. I'm a sucker for sunsets but they came out yellow on my phone. Since I killed it with pocket scrambled egg last year, my new phone is much better - the sunset colours are spot on! Technology advances so fast!
My stitching progress, rather lack of, doesn't require much in the way of journalling. If, I mean WHEN, I do finish something, I'll just use my blog posts. I never really got into the whole planner/journal thing. Besides, my shelves are already overstuffed with books.
ReplyDeletePlum Pudding is looking good! I use one of those marble composition books for my stitching journal. Its pages are the keeper of my lists, my monthly goals, projects for the month (name of design, designer, materials used, changes, start/finish dates, approximate time it took, who it was for, etc.), tips/hints/color conversions from various places and more.
ReplyDeleteI'm being honest! The only thing I do is keep track of my time on the pieces that I work on. At the top of the page, I write the name of the piece. Under that, I write the designer and the fabric I use, which would include, the type, the color and the stitch count. Will also add where I ordered it from. The when I sit down and pick the piece up, I write the start and finish time. The amount of time. The date and the total time so far on the piece.
ReplyDeleteAs far as my other charts and pieces and all go. I have them all lined up in a plastic bin. Since I started this bin, I try to kit up the designs I have and staple a plastic bag with the floss in it to the chart. The ones that are kitted, go in the front of all the others.
I love the piece you're stitching on, and it's coming right along. Love the colors.
I can’t believe how many of you use the black and white composition notebook. I do too, but I use the mini ones, about 2-1/2 x 3-1/2, I cover it with some pretty paper, and I keep it next to my stitching “Nest”. I keep track of when I stitch, and what I work on. I record when I start something new and who it is for. And when I finish. If it is a WIP or UFO. I do try to stitch every day, but it doesn’t always happen.
ReplyDeleteBut that is what I do!!
Donna