Yes, the time has come for me to StRIP. In 2006, I will initiate my Stash Reduction Implementation Plan. I just have far too many projects going on and I need to actually finish some of them so I won’t feel so guilty when I start something new.

This plan is designed to reduce my current number of WIPs (works in progress) and UFOs (unfinished objects). I also have several projects already fully kitted just begging to be started, so I hope to make a dent in some of those as well. Lastly, I have several projects for which I have already completed the stitching, but they have yet to be finished (framed, sewn into ornament, etc.). I plan to greatly reduce that number this year as well.

I hope to have time this weekend to go through all of my projects and enter everything into a spreadsheet. For now, I’m just working from memory on creating a rough estimate of everything. So, from the top of my head, here are my current lists for each of these categories:

Current WIPs/UFOs

1. Celtic Christmas (Lavendar & Lace) – needs to be done by August

2. Rosemarkie (Long Dog Samplers)
3. Noah’s Ark Sampler (TW)
4. Holiday Prayer (Mirabilia)
5. Stonehearth Hutch by Thomas Kinkade (Candamar) – I may abandon this one
6. Cowboy Cats (Creative Accents)
7. Summer Mystery (Pam Kellogg)
8. Orange Glow (The Silver Lining)

Fully Kitted

1. B is for Bunny (The Sweetheart Tree)

2. Cookie Dragon (Enchanting Lair)
3. Spring Scissor Fob (Lorri Birmingham)
4. Castle Ridge (TW)
5. Above the Clouds (TW)
6. English Garden Welcome (TW)

Pieces Stitched But Need Finishing

1. Winter Fob (Lorri Birmingham)

2. Coffee is Magic (Dragon Dreams)
3. No Late Knight Snacking (Dragon Dreams)
4. Yule (Moonflower Designs)
5. Mother & Child (Robin Clark for CS&CC magazine)
6. Golden Greetings ornament (Maria Diaz)
7. A Needleworker’s Pocket (With My Needle – 2003 JCS Ornament issue)
8. Christmas Mystery (Pam Kellogg) – need to do some rework on this one

So, that’s my plan. Now let’s see if I can stick with it.

Happy Stitching!