The cross-stitching UFO club

Anglea

Hi all

I've been on a massive tangent for a while now, I was on the final stages of my sampler but I didn't like something I did, so put it aside to decide whether to undo it or not and have been working on a friend's Tree of Life embroidery instead. It's the third time she's stitched it and she ran out of time and so I said I'd help out. I was going to add a link to the design but when I did a search on Tree of Life was stunned to see thousands of different ones. I thought there would only be one :mad:

Yes, there does need to be a UFO warning LOL, loved reading all your posts as I haven't been here for a while. And what a gorgous design with the butterflies.

What annoyed me recently with another UFO's is that because it has been put aside for such a long time, during a tidy up, I removed the threads and mixed them up with all my main ones. And as they weren't numbered it's annoying as there are so many similar shades. Now I can't be bothered to find them.

Good luck this week everyone. It would be nice to finish another project.

Ruth_honey

Hi everyone! I've been away for a couple of weeks visiting family & haven't been able to keep up to date with the messages. Have just read all the posts I've missed & I'm now all caught up! I've missed reading about how everyone is getting on with their UFO's & trying not to buy more stash.
I'm still stitching my Halloween Meg & Mog. Hoping to get it finished very soon as it would be good to have it framed and hanging up by the weekend. Then I've gotta get going with the final season (Autumn) of my Grandma's Lizzie Kate set. Anyway, just wanted to check in and say I've missed you all! :grinheart

chickywiggle

Anglea wrote: »

What annoyed me recently with another UFO's is that because it has been put aside for such a long time, during a tidy up, I removed the threads and mixed them up with all my main ones. And as they weren't numbered it's annoying as there are so many similar shades. Now I can't be bothered to find them.

Don't know if it helps but what I do size depending) is use A4 or A3 popper lock or zip lock bags like these or these and put each project and it's threads in one of these. So next time i decide to pick it up (even if it is 10 projects later) it is all together.

Anglea

chickywiggle wrote: »

Don't know if it helps but what I do size depending) is use A4 or A3 popper lock or zip lock bags like these or these and put each project and it's threads in one of these. So next time i decide to pick it up (even if it is 10 projects later) it is all together.

Thanks chickywiggle. Brilliant reminder.

The difficulty I've encountered is when I transfer the skeins onto plastic bobbins and keep them in seperate boxes.

However, in future I'll have to label the boxes, or else use bags and keep the threads on cardboard or plastic thingies - strips with holes in them.

I do have some plastic folders of different types and put my charts, material in them and always keep threads in the seperate smaller boxes. No wonder things get lost easily.

*Louise*

Anglea wrote: »

However, in future I'll have to label the boxes, or else use bags and keep the threads on cardboard or plastic thingies - strips with holes in them.

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Thread sorters - that's what I use, means I can have different ones for different projects and don't need to mess up my main thread organisation, they can stay in their boxes.

postingalwaysposting

Misty ~ That Geneivieve chart looks lovely, I adore the pinks/purples in it.
Simac ~ Hi, thanks :A Btw I love working on black but it is hard work and it takes me a few hours longer than if I was completing it on white :rolleyes:
*louise* ~ Wow 72 completed stitchings...
Spoz ~ I love your butterfly's they are truely amazing. Cant wait to see the finished piece :j
Nmm ~ Your lions are coming along nicely, at least you have reached the top. I havent seen the finished design is it quite tall then?

Here is my update for the week, not done to badly...
18/10/09 ~ last week



25/10/09 ~ this week


Finally purchased my H&E design for my next project... cant wait to get started on that but must finish this one first...

I hope everyone has a fabby week :j

elfen

Should not have looked in Hobbycraft today....found so many cross stitch kits I want to do!

*Louise*

pap- He is getting there!! Have you seen the 'baby newton' designs? They are adorable as well.

elfen - I know that feeling, I have to avoid going down the X stitch aisle in Hobbycraft, out of consideration for my bank account (lol):D

nmm

Your's is coming along great too PAP Here is the completed lions

postingalwaysposting

Louise ~ Yes but I am trying to pretend they don't exist :shhh: :rotfl: He is geting there, not much to do really with regards to the main stitching its the huge amount of back stitching in this one I am not looking forward too :rolleyes:

nmm ~ Wow they are beautiful, you are doing really well with it. You can tell the corn/bottom or the chart is going to be tough... All those different shade of brown/cream/yellow :eek: