Cross-stitch cafe 2010

harley1

Can I ask some advice from the more experienced HAED stitchers.

I want to do this one:
http://www.sewalong.co.uk/productfull.asp?sel1=(HAE)SAK07

But can't decide if the Quick Stitch would be better http://www.sewalong.co.uk/productfull.asp?sel1=(HAE)QS35

If I was to buy the bigger one could I just stitch the detailed faces or is there more detail added to the QS versions? Do they just crop the chart for the smaller ones?

Thanks in advance

xxxx

thifty

funfairprincess wrote: »

Just thinking I feel that my flying may just go out the window and I'll have a house like steptoes backyard so don't tell the flyladies!

busted!!! Seriously my mouth is sealed!

chickywiggle wrote: »

mine too (18 months), I used to get stuff done during his nap/ naps (2-3 hours total) then evenings for stitching. nooooo since Friday we have been wide awake at 6am, no naps the messing around at bedtime so by the time i actually have him asleep thats tidy time.

can't even leave him in one room while i'm in another as he can climb anything and everything.

ETA: as i wrote that he fell asleep on my lap (ok i fell asleep too) - so have put him in bed WOOP. gonna do a sink of washing up (made gingerbread with him this morning), sort the washing out then get some quality time with my stitching.

Feel your pain! I managed 5 stitches before she pooed so I had to change a nappy! Now she is being a cowbag as she is tired:mad:

Right I'm going to attempt some stitching- have a child-free day tomorrow and I'm going shopping for me! New undies without some child moaning at me or needing feeding or changing - bliss:D

poppett

Hi Ladies, me again. I have sat today and finished page 1! I'm soooooo excited. :rotfl:I started it exactly one month today. Just worked out I've done 6986 stitches so far (how sad am I? lol)

So here we are then,

Emzy81

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

ok -thats me out of my misery :T-I just had to look back through emzy's older posts to find out which HAE earth chart she was doing.... I felt like a stalker :rotfl:-it was "seven hearts" -very pretty colours it is too :T.. it was bugging me as I couldn't remember ...

Oooo! I have my very own stalker :cool: lol yep thats the one, top left hand corner is proving to be a cow also MrsM im really glad the order for your frames has been taken :j

Thrifty hope you get a peaceful day tomorrow

Poppett well done on your first page! Its looking really lovely

Right well ive just looked at my chart pages and there are 36 chart pages :eek: but 11 of them arent complete whole A4 pages (thank goodness!) so ive worked out if i do a page a month it will take 2 years and 1 month to do the 25 whole pages and then maybe another 2-3 months to do the rest..........

hmmmm Im kind of wishing I hadn't worked that out! :eek::eek:

Right there is no way this is taking me over 2 flipping years.....

My pledge is to do 2 A4 pages by the end of April, if that means no sleeping then you'll just have to put up with posts that make no sense lol :rotfl::rotfl:

Ill post a pic of my work so far in a few mins

poppett

Emzy81 wrote: »

Right there is no way this is taking me over 2 flipping years.....

My pledge is to do 2 A4 pages by the end of April, if that means no sleeping then you'll just have to put up with posts that make no sense lol :rotfl::rotfl:

You are a determined little thing aren't you. :rotfl:I wish I could promise myself that too but there's no way I could do 2 A4 pages in a month (unless of course you're talking the pages with just bits on then yes I can do that too!)

Good luck and can't wait to see your pics.

littlestar1981

Poppett - nearly 7000 stitches in that tiny little area! That scares me!! How many pages are there in that?

MRSMCAWBER

Afternoon all

Harley -I would be tempted to buy the big version of the chart and select the section you want to do (should have thought of that when I did forest light ) -mind, what is the difference in price? -you don't have to go to the faff of sewing a circle as the round mount will shape it ... as far as I could see with mine -there was the same detail on the cut down version -they had just picked out that section

Emzy -I don't usually stalk folks -honest :rotfl: -but I was trying to sew and it was bugging me trying to remember what you were doing -can't wait to see what its looking like

Poppet -thats looking lovely...I plan on starting mine in the centre (when I get around to it :eek:)

*Louise* -With that list I see NO housework getting done for the next year or 6 -I don't even want to think about my list

Keiss -Come on you know you want to get stuck into your astronomer -especially with the next 2 HAE charts you are planning :eek:

Misty_Blue

poppett wrote: »

Hi Ladies, me again. I have sat today and finished page 1! I'm soooooo excited. :rotfl:I started it exactly one month today. Just worked out I've done 6986 stitches so far (how sad am I? lol)

Poppett - Are you stitching 1 over 1? And are they half stitches or full crosses?

When I start my HAED, I'm planning to stitch on the same fabric you are, but am a bit put off by the instructions on the HAED website which basically say if you need to unpick any it'll be a nightmare because of the density of stitching! :eek:

*Louise*

harley1 wrote: »

Can I ask some advice from the more experienced HAED stitchers.

I want to do this one:
http://www.sewalong.co.uk/productfull.asp?sel1=(HAE)SAK07

But can't decide if the Quick Stitch would be better http://www.sewalong.co.uk/productfull.asp?sel1=(HAE)QS35

If I was to buy the bigger one could I just stitch the detailed faces or is there more detail added to the QS versions? Do they just crop the chart for the smaller ones?

Thanks in advance

xxxx

It's just cropped, if you had the bigger one you could just select your area

poppett

littlestar1981 wrote: »

Poppett - nearly 7000 stitches in that tiny little area! That scares me!! How many pages are there in that?

There is 42 pages to the whole chart..... 30 full A4 pages and 12 pages with odd bits on.