...and time for the stitcher's question of the week! But first...

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Thank you to all the folks who have emailed, IM'd and left comments against Friday's blog entry. I think you all number over 100 now. I've never felt such support in the words that I've gotten, even after admitting the full extent of "the crime" - and the sentiment that many of you have almost perfectly echoed each other in your words is amazing. I'm amazed, stunned... and appreciative of the communication.

...And I haven't left the building yet - I've been lurking about anonymously. It's hard to pull away from something that's been part of you for so long.

And now, onto the question of the week...

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How do you choose a project? What calls to you the most?

Well, I think that's a matter of how big the pull is when I first get it in my hands. There are some things that I want to start right away, and I tend to resistheirer lure - that way I don't have 100 WIPS - but I'll gather together the right fabric, and any embellishments, and put them in a bag in the WIP drawer. That way they're just about ready to go when I finish something.

Even so, when I'm looking for something new to do, generally something just pops into my mind and I think, 'Hey, yeah, that would be a good project to work on', and I wander off into the closet and pull it all together.

Granted, it's been a long time since I did that as I've had a few generously kitted up things make it into my mailbox in the last year for one reason or another. And my most recent start, Dracolair Creations' "The Phoenix" was something I started kitting up right away - the pull to start that was incredibly strong.

In that case, I let the projects choose me - I think there are a bunch of stitchers that feel the same way.