Cross-stitch cafe 2010

harley1

Not in the least SM, we all get excited about a new project.

Sadly I've got too many to finish off before I can start any new ones. Though I've got a couple of small ones for Kezia's nursery which I'm tempted to start soon.

Trying really hard not to buy any more for the minute though. Not really sure why I've had the sewandso website open for the last 6 days!!!

searching_me

ive not closed the sewandso tab yet .. too many new things x

elliep_2

Just thought I'd update you all on my progress...

This is where I was at last week: And here is where I'm at now:



Gem I'm really looking forward to seeing you progress with that cut throu design, I really like the imagination of the artist on those designs as there are so many unexpected things in them.

I've had to skip past all the mentions of cheap kits on ebay because I'm far too likely to go buying things I don't need. I've got plenty of stash already!

s0237276

searching_me wrote: »

cheers ruth thats very lovely of you ..

harley i think i may have you to blame if i get this
http://www.sewandso.co.uk/cgi-bin/find/db.cgi?db=zoom&uid=&Prod_Code=17334&ww=on&do=search_results

its my fav painting .. id love it as cross stitch x

I'm very tempted by this too!

Also quite tempted by this: http://www.sewandso.co.uk/cgi-bin/find/db.cgi?db=zoom&uid=&Prod_Code=44848&ww=on&do=search_results
for my nieces, or this: http://www.sewandso.co.uk/cgi-bin/find/db.cgi?db=zoom&uid=&Prod_Code=58779&ww=on&do=search_results
for myself......anyone done either of these?
not that I need any more kits of course....

*Louise*

elliep - Great progress there, I am definitely going to get that one done for my mum, alongside my large projects.

s0237276 - If I had to choose one, it would prob be the ark, but I love them both!!! They are the time of design where backstich is so important to make it strinking. I have been zooming in on e pics to try and make sure the backstitch follows the holes and doesn't require the need to pierce the aida.



As for paintings into stitch, I love Degas' ballerinas, but there's not many of them charted (that I can find anyway) I done a Monet's 'Waterlilies' a couple of years back which I enjoyed. And you've all seen my current Lake pic lol

chickywiggle

Here's where I was at the beginning of January


And here's the progress:


Not much is gonna get done for the next couple of weeks so I'll update on the pressies as I get each but finished. So far have started a bookmark - it has 1 row of double cross stitch on it so not a lot of point to a picture

ETA: WOW the balls of wool look so striking on the pics much more so then when u are looking at them on the aida.

tdd111

hi all!!
is it too late for me to join in!!

i used to do lots of x stiching but hadn't done any 4 ages until i bought my girls a xst for xmas and found myself taking over!!! then i remembered i had an UFO!!!
i bought a cd yrs ago that changes ur photos into a xst pattern, i remember starting 1 of my horse, i must go dig in out so i can get it finished!!!!

elliep_2

Hi tdd111, Welcome. The more the merrier and it's never too late to join.

I'd ove to see a photo of your sitch a photo horse. I started a sitch a photo of my dog once but got so fed up by the one stitch of each colour, no 'sections' to do all in one colour that I gave up. It's the only project I've ever given up and made the decision never to go back to. And I'm usually pretty good at finishing my current project before starting the next. (you can see my current project, it's the santa a few posts up).

What is everyone elses experience of stitch a photo? My dog died recently and I would still love a cross stitch of him. Did I just have a useless charting programme? I bought it off ebay so I don't know what programme was used to create it.

chickywiggle

elliep wrote: »

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What is everyone elses experience of stitch a photo? My dog died recently and I would still love a cross stitch of him. Did I just have a useless charting programme? I bought it off ebay so I don't know what programme was used to create it.

it reallly depends on the programme and colour quality. I did an IgglePiggle for my neice using a picture i found and a free online programme (tho i can't remember its name ATM). You could choose how many colours you wanted (I think I went for around 10). And it looked ok. But then that is a fantasy toy I think you would want a lot more colours for a lifelike one.

bbabs

Hi this is my latest cross-stitch cushion. Just love all the colours. These cushions are so quick to make and look great.