WIP/UFO Update Mid-year 2026

My last WIP/UFO Update was end of End of Year 2025, and can be seen here. This is my latest update, which is much shorter than in years past. I’ve taken out the finished projects and added the newly started ones. Bold titles show the ones I have worked on in 2026. I also wrote if I hope/plan to work on or finish these projects this year.

Dressing Gown - hope/plan to finish

Button Bag - plan to finish (yellow is the lining)

Ribbon Album Wall Quilt - hope to work on

Bess of Hardwick 

Paisley Purse and Pocket - hope/plan to work on

RSN Knot Garden - hope to continue working on (progress made in 2026)

RSN Rice Fields 

Miniature Chair Cushion 

Silk Gauze Cat 

Linda Driskell White Hardanger - hope/plan to finish

The Great Wave (new start in 2026)

Bristol Bag Etui - hope to finish

Dogwood Afghan - hope to continue working on (progress made in 2026)

Lavender and Lace - The Quilt Maker - hope to work on (mistakes unstitched in 2026)

Sneek Sampler - hope to work on

Small Cross Stitch Pieces that need to be Finish Finished (progress made in 2026)

English Paper Piecing

Here are some kits/projects I want to start

Work In Progress Wednesday

Bookmark - I had a scrap of canvas and wanted to make a bookmark, using a freebie pattern from the Design DIY Blog Suzi.  Unfortunately, the thread I chose for the leaves is too close to the color of the background. I will either outline the leaves, or pick out the leaves and change colors.

Zipper Pouch progress - just a little progress. The pieces are small and I’m trying to keep it accurate.

The Tale of Genji progress

Knot Garden progress

Friday Finish - Box with Mini Garden on Top

I stitched a mini garden with a mirror pond and attached it to the top of this box. I added felt to the bottom of the inside.

Work In Progress Wednesday

New Start - Lizzie Kate freebie: Be My Valentine (Chart found here).

Another new start - a small boro project.

I pulled out Mary Queen of Scots after a very long time, determined to tackle the beads and finish her.  Just as with Queen Elizabeth I, I was/am stuck with doing the jewelry. Again, I am not happy with the way the beads sit and will have to keep trying.

I still have one small section of cross stitch on the afghan to do, but I have already started making the fringe.

Work In Progress Wednesday

The Bellpull stitching is finished, but still needs to be finish finished into the actual bell pull. I've pulled out some backing fabric and plan to get this finished soon.

Top half

Bottom half

The stitching on the Monza piece is also finished and needs to be finish finished.

I stitched this freebie chart from the Blackberry Rabbit over the course of the past week and it is ready to be finished into something. The chart can be found here - https://www.instagram.com/p/B-BmPhUHYxK/.

This blackwork piece is not charted in the directions.  That was fine for the blackwork part.  Now I am trying to do the border and the written directions do not fit correctly. I've tried several different ways and taken it out again and again.  I think I will have to draw it out on graph paper or make up a new border.

I worked on this afghan one evening. I would like to finish it, but I don't much like working on it.

The butterfly pin is almost finished, but not quite yet.

And, I started a new canvas project, a Ruth Dilts Design called "Quiltwork".

It's been a good week for stitching.

Year End WIP/UFO Report

Has the year gone by already? What a strange year it has been.

I last posted about my WIP/UFO's here. Here's my latest update. I've taken out the finished projects and added the new ones. In case you are wondering, I did finish a few things - and they can be seen here.

Year 2 of the Temperature Quilt 

Year 3 of the Temperature Quilt 

Year 4 of the Temperature Quilt 

The House Quilt

The Midnight Mystery Quilt 

Flower Applique Wall Hanging

Hexagon Block Wall Quilt

The Hexie Tree Wall Quilt 

Miscellaneous Diamond Hexie Shapes

Ribbon Album Wall Quilt

Mary Queen of Scots  

Bess of Hardwick 

Paisley Purse

RSN Knot Garden 

RSN Rice Fields

The Miniature Rug 

Miniature Footstool

Miniature Chair Cushion 

Silk Gauze Cat 

EGA Drawn Thread GCC

Blue Hardanger 

White Hardanger

Kogin 

Dogwood Afghan 

Bluebell Pillow

Winter Banner

New Year's Eve Mystery

Sneek Sampler

Horse Cross Stitch

Pumpkin

Bead Fob

Band Samplers 

 

Sashiko Table Runner

Temari

Fashionable Ladies 

Scarf

Fairies Hiding

Redwork Girl

Little Dragonfly Stumpwork Project

Sardinian Filet

I think visiting this list from time to time is helpful.  It reminds me what I have that is still unfinished (and also how many things are still unfinished).