Cross-stitch cafe 2010

Bubbles911

kezbabybabe wrote: »

Hi Bubbles, hopefully I can help with this one. When you see a post that you want to respond to, you can click the little button to the right of the 'Quote' button at the bottom right of the post.

You can do this to multiple posts as it'll 'remember' them for you.

When you click reply, all the posts you selected will appear as quotes within your reply box. You can then reply as you want to. I also tend to remove the information that I don't need from within between the '[ QUOTE ] & [ /QUOTE ]' (minus the spaces) markers.

I hope that makes sense.

Wow thats great! I didnt know it could do that! Does it even work if the posts are on different pages?

Emzy81

MrsM I bet the stitch-a-phto will look lovely once its finished and i agree with Bubbles your sis is probably laughing at your mom being worried about poking a needle in her face

funfairprincess

Bubbles911 wrote: »

Wow thats great! I didnt know it could do that! Does it even work if the posts are on different pages?

Yes it does Bubbles but still only 3 post in total. Press the multi quote button( +") and then on the 3rd post after hitting the multi quote hit the button that says quote on the same message and they should all be there. Why not try it out by quoting some messages on here and if it's a bit random we'll know why.:rotfl:

ERICS_MUM

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Well my mum is now working on her "stitch -a-photo" apparently its really emotional as its a picture of my sis (the one we lost 18 months ago) -it was taken at my wedding and mum is loving it as she has done the lips and chin and it is really obvious who it is ...although bless mums socks as she "feels like she is sticking the needle in sis's face" :T

Best wishes for your mum, it can't be easy stitching that picture but it seems to be giving her some comfort.


Linda xx

ERICS_MUM

Re: Stitch-a-Photo and similar

Mrsmicawber mentioned this and I've seen other companies that offer similar services.

I know I would worry that the charts would not be accurate and I could waste a lot of stitching time if the results were not realistic. I bought a chart from E Bay last year and it was obviously home made on some software and it just wasn't right, I abandoned it after many hours work.

Anyway I would like to do a picture of my sister's dog who is coming to the end of his life (such a lovely old boy) and I would be grateful for recommendations of companies who produce accurate charts from photos. Also how much should I expect to pay for say a 8x10 ?

Thank you, this would be really helpful.

Linda xx :T

kezbabybabe

kezbabybabe wrote: »

I'm not done any major stitching for ages, just trying to get back in to the swing of things. Here's how it stands as of last night (26th March):

I've got quite a bit of time today while I wait for my boyfriend to arrive tonight from Luton, so let's hope I can make some decent headway with that green grass.

Here's the progress from 2nd April:


Finally able to start on the top (Bees and Clouds), then it's back-stitching.)

Off to watch my other hobby this weekend, British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), let's hope it stays mostly dry at Thruxton.

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all -cor don't some of you get up early :eek:

Thought I would pop on to say that I have only ever used the "stich-a-photo" and mum is the same ...I think so far she has done someones dog and 2 from my wedding of 2 of my siblings and their families and now she is doing the one of sis -actually she is doing it twice :rotfl:-she was doing it for my BIL -but I said there was no way she would be able to give it away...so she is doing it twice ... so far any she has done look like photos :T.
Their service is great too... mum had 2 pics to choose from and 1 was a smaller group pic so it would have been a full length one but smaller and the other was just of sis, hubby and dd ....and closer up ...so mum included both and explained what she was after -the designer chose the one she thought (the one of 3 of them) -but instead of lifting sis off whole, she cropped it down so it was from the waist up and that way it was more detailed :j.... mum rang them to say thankyou and it was the woman who had done it that answered the phone as she remebered it and asked mum if the colours looked right (which they do) -so she has even asked mum for a photo of it when its done as she likes to know she is getting the colours right ....it must be good because when you lie the black and white chart on the table -they can see who it is straight away :T
Anyway -after all that waffle -this is the best price on I have seen:-
http://www.sewalong.co.uk/Photo2Chart-DMC.asp

@ £15.99

oh and the pics are for an 8"X10" and if I remember correctly they all require 48 colours ...so now folks can work out what the materials will cost

Thanks for the lovely comments on sis folks,,,, I think we have had 2 years we would like to wipe out... mum lost her mum 4 weeks before sis -although she was 95 and kept saying "she had had enough and just wished god would find a little space in his pocket for her" -then we lost sis, mum got breast cancer last year, had a mastectomy and they "got it all" :j-and then I had some of the back of my skull removed..... so I think that all in all a QUIET year would be nice :rotfl:..... Still I know there are plenty of people who have had it worse out there...

Kez-thats coming along lovely :T
Im planning a day on the sofa -sewing -still mainly confetti stitch ..but I must be warped as Im quite enjoying it ..I think its because I can reall see the detail ...
Sweetcarer .... No throwing your one away ...it will only bug you until its done
Im sorry I can't remeber the name -think it might have been nnm-so who mentioned
the 7 deadly sin charts ? only I have these 3 :-



I have had them yonks -before HAE released them ..so they have slightly less detail (but still about 80 colours I think) than the HAE ones but they still seem rather good -although I haven't sewn one so can't vouch for what they come out like) ... if you are interested in any ...just give me a yell

Right -this is turning into an essay so I will get off and get some sewing done..
Have a great day everyone

funfairprincess

Hope you are all Ok today.

Kez your stitching is lovely. :T


Dora my parcel arrived this morning thanks honey and I do believe you may be right about the counciling after I have sorted the theads:rotfl::rotfl: I can't wait to start.

I'm off to clear up and get the kids ready for the Easter egg hunt at Church this morning OH is taking them so I may have so stitching in peace time !

Dorastar

funfairprincess wrote: »

Dora my parcel arrived this morning thanks honey and I do believe you may be right about the counciling after I have sorted the theads:rotfl::rotfl: I can't wait to start.

Glad it got there ok - am never sure with the post these days - just wait till you have to work with one strand of light golden brown and another of an ickle bit lighter golden brown - seriously did my head in the last time - feel very peaceful now I don't keep seeing all my UFO's grinning at me:rotfl:

23rdspiral

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Thanks for the lovely comments on sis folks,,,, I think we have had 2 years we would like to wipe out... mum lost her mum 4 weeks before sis -although she was 95 and kept saying "she had had enough and just wished god would find a little space in his pocket for her" -then we lost sis, mum got breast cancer last year, had a mastectomy and they "got it all" :j-and then I had some of the back of my skull removed..... so I think that all in all a QUIET year would be nice :rotfl:..... Still I know there are plenty of people who have had it worse out there...

i just popped on to get some stitching inspiration after i messed up and had undo 1/2 the orange on my japanese doll, and then got dishartened, and then i read this.
i'm so sorry for all of your bad luck and am really hoping you have a quiet year too. this group is odd though, i've never weeped so much online before! my nan was 97 when we lost her at christmas at for at least 6 months before she was sayining "its no fun anymore, all my friends are dead". so your nan's saying about god finding room for her in his pocket just set me off. in a kind of nice way if you know what i mean. *sniff*