Stitching Blogger's Question: Round Robins

The Stitching Blogger's Question is about Round Robins:

Do you participate in round robins?

If so, how many have you participated in? Do you participate in more than one at a time? Summarize your experiences (good and/or bad).

If not, have you thought about it?

I am currently participating in my first round robin. We're about to send our fabric out for the first time, and I'm looking forward to getting someone else's piece to work on. In my group, the four themes we are stitching are Flower Fairies, gingham, watering cans, and chickens (mine). Two of us are sending charts, and two of us are asking the other stitchers to find charts that fit with the theme. I think it should be very interesting!

The only thing I am worried about is, if someone sends a chart, it could be a bigger piece than I can easily stitch in the time allotted. I mostly stitch small pieces and am not a very fast stitcher.

However, I'm thinking of participating in more than one at a time, but only because the next one wouldn't start until this one is almost over. I guess I'll see how I like this one before I really decide.

On a somewhat related note, I found this kit on clearance at JoAnn recently, and since I love the saying "bloom where you're planted" and I also love Mary Engelbreit's designs, I had to have it! The bonus is, the design is a cute watering can surrounded by flowers. I've collected several watering can patterns recently (knowing that I'll want one of them when Renee's Round Robin piece comes to me in a couple of months) and this is one of the cutest. But I want to be able to choose a pattern that harmonizes with the other watering cans already on the cloth (there will be two already stitched). So it'll just have to be a surprise, whether I stitch it again or not.

Anyway, here's a progress pic on the Bloom Where You're Planted kit:


Feb 23, 2005

I only wish I'd thought to stitch my version on this pretty moss green Lugana I bought recently, rather than the Aida that came with the kit. I think it will be pretty no matter what, but the half-stitches are killing me. But it's too late to start over now!