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Cross Stitch Cafe - stitching out of 2012 and into 2013...
02-04-2013, 10:27 PM
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02-04-2013, 10:33 PM
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Cross Stitch Cafe Member #59 
Finished 2013 - Bug, Alessandra Adelaides "eye", Sandy Hook Square, Coffee & Cake
WIP 2013: Turtle, A-Z Nativity (11.12.13 piece),
Planned - Mable Figworthy & Papiliions SALs
Member of 13 projects in 13 Completed 6/13
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02-04-2013, 10:33 PM
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ok ok ok I'll start a new thread before bed
I wondered why we'd suddenly got so chatty.............................
hang on a minute.......................
£365 in 365 days challenge (banked £130 for holiday 15/3) Use up my toiletry stash. Current Cross Stitch project: Superhero Blanket, 'Home in words' card. Also available in diary form 
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02-04-2013, 10:41 PM
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go on.................make yourselves at home
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£365 in 365 days challenge (banked £130 for holiday 15/3) Use up my toiletry stash. Current Cross Stitch project: Superhero Blanket, 'Home in words' card. Also available in diary form
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02-04-2013, 10:46 PM
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hi maria - I've watched the Sewing Bee programme tonight and really enjoyed it even though I don't do real stitching myself. Looking forward to next weeks programme but I dont think I will be getting the sewing machine out any time soon 
ruth - in our lounge/dining room we have Michael Powell Cottage Garden, a large cross stitch ballerina (from many years ago) and one with a flower in a vase (from about 6/7 yrs ago whilst recovering from an op). In kitchen we have Michael Clayton Tulip Fields and in DS's bedroom there is xstitch of The IT Crowd and little Mouseloft kit with cat/computer Fatal Error. Hopefully during 2013 I will be able to add Sleeping Beauty to our collection - this will be hung in our bedroom. Hope you enjoy show.
chicky - hope the headache has gone now. Make sure you enjoy your hols. Just clicked your link as DH was walking behind me and I'm sure he did a double take. 
Going to settle down now to watch a little bit of tv before bedtime.
Night Night
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Sleeping Beauty to be completed during 2013
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02-04-2013, 11:04 PM
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you found us BEG....
but just incase............
go on.................make yourselves at home
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£365 in 365 days challenge (banked £130 for holiday 15/3) Use up my toiletry stash. Current Cross Stitch project: Superhero Blanket, 'Home in words' card. Also available in diary form
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03-04-2013, 5:13 PM
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I'm freezing today! Can't get my hands warm. Considering putting gloves on! I know...lol!
Anyway, I was just having a look at some websites to see if anything takes my fancy to look out for at the Excel show later this week and I found some London themed evenweave/aida on Sew It All. http://www.sewitall.com/webshop/even...n-evenweave-28
They have Eiffel tower, snowflakes, bears and confetti too. Hope they have them at the show. Sew It All have been at every other show I've been to, so pretty sure they'll be there this time too. Also hoping Historical Sampler company and The Nimble Thimble will have stands, but I can't find an exhibitors list anywhere.
ETA-found one. Sew It All will be there. As will Black Sheep & Craft Lines of Essex (used to be a lovely shop near me, but closed down & website is expensive & quite frankly, a bit pants!). Ah well, looks like my money will be spent on the fudge stall instead! Lol! |
I love Sew it All - they haven't been at a show I've attended recently but I have bought from their website. They used to do special offers at shows of 10 assorted pieces of fabric for £x and I always used to come home with one of their bright yellow bags.
Black Sheep usually have some good bargains if you like xs kits (and they will have loads of wool if you are a knitter)
I agree about Craft Lines although they usually have some reduced items on the stall and I have found the occasional gem.
Abakhan are great for patchwork and dressmaking fabric (and sell loads of wool but as I rarely knit I can't comment on prices or quality). Sew Enchanting also have beautiful quilting fabric.
But overall there isn't a lot to inspire a dedicated cross stitcher so I think you may have lots of pennies to spend at the fudge stall
Looking forward to seeing what you do buy - have a great day.
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2013 finishes:Cleaning the House UFO(3 1 13), Mystery Garden Sampler UFO,Trudy Anne Needlecase, Snowflakes (31 1 13), Let's Sew, Mother's Day card & bookmark (1 3 13)Cottage
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03-04-2013, 5:15 PM
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I can't sew either. Or work a sewing machine. I can fix a button on, but that's about it.
Hope you're headache eases soon, Chicky.
Not sure. Some things work on patterned fabric. I've seen a flower stitched on that swirly aida that works, but I never would've done that. I like the paw print one and was thinking about stitching the LK 'cat lessons' on it...what do you think?
http://lizziekate.com/lizzie-142-catlessons.html |
This would look wonderful on the pawprints fabric
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XS projects 2012=22 +6 UFOs finished.
2013 finishes:Cleaning the House UFO(3 1 13), Mystery Garden Sampler UFO,Trudy Anne Needlecase, Snowflakes (31 1 13), Let's Sew, Mother's Day card & bookmark (1 3 13)Cottage
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03-04-2013, 5:18 PM
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FOS were in the new thread now come and join us
grocery challenge may budget £400 spent £174.28
read your unread books challenge - currently reading-Dress to kill
xstitch challenge 63 working on titanic
13 in 2013 challenge completed 8/13
2013 wooligan stuff - 3 prem blanket, 4 baby hat, 3 buntings, 27 hedgehogs, 9 IS hats 21 squares
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05-04-2013, 10:10 PM
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Helloooooooooo.... Is everyone ok? x
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05-04-2013, 10:15 PM
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Helloooooooooo.... Is everyone ok? x
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Evening!! all good as far as I know though we've moved over to a lovely new fresh thread!! xx
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05-04-2013, 10:21 PM
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Tmif come join us over at the new thread
2013 finishes - 2 x Christmas bauble, coffee pot, 12 little stockings, mums present, Let's sew, 4 cards, sand hook quilt square, poem for son, 6 snowflakes, 3/4 Bella and boo designs, 2/4 big stockings, sewing machine, birth sampler 13 in 2013 challenge 8/13
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19-04-2013, 10:12 AM
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ive finished my tapestry
ive really enjoyed doing it.
Now its back to the stained glass windows
I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
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19-04-2013, 10:54 AM
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you found us BEG....
but just incase............
go on.................make yourselves at home
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weve moved to a new thread, come and join us. 
grocery challenge may budget £400 spent £174.28
read your unread books challenge - currently reading-Dress to kill
xstitch challenge 63 working on titanic
13 in 2013 challenge completed 8/13
2013 wooligan stuff - 3 prem blanket, 4 baby hat, 3 buntings, 27 hedgehogs, 9 IS hats 21 squares
50 for my 50th challenge 44 completed
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29-04-2013, 4:27 PM
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Hi all
not been on for a while, will be posting an update soon of my tiger, i'm going on holiday on saturday so i'm hoping if i post a before and after holiday i'll be encouraged to do some whilst i'm away.
hope your all well.
Is this the only place to chat about cross stitch? I find it quite hard to follow sometimes or is there a chat room you all use?
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29-04-2013, 4:34 PM
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we're over here CharlieRabbit - we occasionally use facebook but normally just the thread.
£365 in 365 days challenge (banked £130 for holiday 15/3) Use up my toiletry stash. Current Cross Stitch project: Superhero Blanket, 'Home in words' card. Also available in diary form
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29-04-2013, 4:45 PM
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thanks chickywiggle.
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