New Charts, New Ideas for Handling Tedium

Let's face it, there are always tedious parts to each needlepoint project.  It may be the endless background, a ton of basketweave, an area's stitch that just seems hard--but Christa has a great strategy for coping with the boring bits.
http://lilystitch.blogspot.com/2011/04/round-robin-stitching.html

Of course finding a project you absolutely adore works, too.  How about Vicky's Rainbow Birds?  She's following a Brenda Hart stitch guide for this Laurel Burch design.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/04/13/a-birds-eye-view-3/

How about this wonderful background for Ruth Schmuff's latest mystery class?  Stitching a beautiful stitch in the background always makes it go faster!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2011/04/its-clear-and-sunny-day.html

Of course if nothing else works, you can always buy yourself a new design and use it as a carrot to get you to finish the old one so you can start the new.  Scarlet Thread just posted new Carolyn Mitchel charts and they are getting the amazing Kurdy Briggs/Threadles Cleopatra's Eye kits ready.
http://stitchything.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-arrivals-from-carolyn-mitchell.html

However you cope, hope today's stitching is fun.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com