It takes time, I find, to get to know a new cloth before you can do the right thing for it. The new stitch journal for 2024 feels very different from the previous two years, despite being exactly the same vintage French linen. The main difference is its shape. It’s exactly the same size and scale – i.e. twelve A4 pages – but setting the monthly pages in a 3 x 4 grid formation is making it feel ‘bigger’ somehow.
As always, I don’t plan any day’s design in advance; it just happens in the moment. Sometimes that means unintentionally stitching something I end up not liking much. I’m not keen on the raincloud, for instance. The advantage of intuitive stitching is that it really doesn’t matter whether you like what you’ve stitched or not, nor does it matter if the stitches are wonky or irregular sizes. Some days it just is what it is. The point of it is to record time mindfully, so there’s no need to worry about how it turns out. And definitely no need to unpick.
If you’re following my 2024 template, you can of course stitch the blocks in whatever order you choose. Personally I prefer each day to share a border with the previous and next blocks, so that they form a continuous stream of time.
I made a short video of yesterday’s stitch, weaving a new path between rows of herringbone stitch:
And I’m also working on some other new beginnings, more of which later.
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Now, I really like the cloud, it’s what I noticed first.
Interesting! Glad you like it 🙂
I love the cloud. It’s what I noticed as well. Haha
Interesting 😄
The video is very helpful. You’ve begun a wonderful adventure.
Thanks so much. Yes, another adventure 🙂
I am a beginner stitcher but your posts are so inspiring..I love getting notice of a new one in my email. I enjoy it with my morning coffee..thank you so much for sharing🥰
thanks so much, Judy. Wishing you lots of happy stitching in 2024 and beyond 🙂
wishing you continued success in all you do this year … and yes, it’s always a happy day when a new post arrives
thanks so much Liz – happy new year to you 🙂
It’s good to get started again, isn’t it!
It is indeed. A whole year of new things ahead.