Cross-stitch cafe 2010

witchwoopiggy

Witchywoopiggy drop me your address and I'll nudge you ! I visited the leaky and have talked my Auntie into knitting some of Mrs Weasleys jumpers for the weans:T

thank you funfairprincess have pm you, and you lucky thing having someone to knit mind you not so sure jumper would look good on me but i would still love to have one :rotfl::rotfl:

My OH bought me a box of choccies so I have scoffed them and the box is now being used to store some of my threads:j
brilliant idea

brilliant news Louise i bet you cant wait to see it framed

ali.b.123

witchwoo - thanks for that site x

kezbabybabe

Got quite a bit of the back-stitching done, Though there's still quite a bit to do. Not sure how much I will get done today, as OH is here today and our van needs a bit of TLC for a project that he's doing for us.

shelly

*Louise* wrote: »

Shelly - Sorry to hear about the booboo, I done something similar the other weeek myself where I had miscounted my marker. I was a little luckier in that it was salvagable after a heap of 'reverse stitching'
How muh had you actually got done? Is it worth unpicking or would you be best starting again?

To be honest I think I have done too much to unpick and start again. The thread quality isn't great (it's not a brand I recognise) and I think having stitched with it once, unpicking and restitching will just make it worse. Also there have been lots of three quarter stitches so the fabric won't look great if I have to move things around.
I'll carry on with it sometime because it will fit the fabric but near the end I'll have to hold by hand because it's going to be so tight I won't have even enough fabric to attach it to my frame.

ginnyknit

I have just finished a small carousel cross stitch for my brand spanking new grandson Micheal who arrived on friday. It was a chart from an old x stitch mag that i kept and just changed the colours a bit, will post a pic if I get chance. Am busy knitting him a Peter rabbit now so am off stitching for a few days. Anyway baby is due home anytime now so must go and tidy up - Dd and baby are staying here as her partner is in the army and they arent settled anywhere yet, so I am making the most of having them around for now.:j

harley1

Congrats Ginny on the new arrival. My nephew arrived Friday too so it must have been a good day for it.

Lucky Micheal to have such lovely gifts waiting for him. Love to see pics if you can, even peter rabbit (know he's not stitched but still like to see him. And maybe even Micheal if you like.

xxxx

Keiss_21

Ginny - Congratulations! :T:T

I have sent you a pm

Bubbles911

*Louise* wrote: »

LOL I like how you have your prorities...good lighting comes before a cuppa and a biccy :rotfl::rotfl:

I don't know of any arty/craft type groups in my area. Tbh I don't even have any pics of my work on fb or anything cos the people I work with (mainly blokes) would seriously take the mick out of me That's why I keep it all on my blog lol.

I'd love to find a group. Maybe I should start my own :rotfl::rotfl:

There is a local stitch club here my mum is always at me to go to, we both used to go when I was like 6 but they were all in their 50s and extremely !!!!!y. We left when my mum overheard two of them saying I was an ugly child so I have no desire to go back, even if I could face leaving the house I wouldnt wanna go there even though chances are it wouldnt be the same people. Last time I saw my CPN there was a leaflet promoting an arts and crafts group for people with mental health problems and although I know it would probably do me good the idea of going there alone makes me want to vomit.

Dorastar wrote: »

Is truly fab lighting - can tell the differences between shades of off-white under it!

Is a church art fellowship and I am about 30 years younger than most of the people there - is kind of nice cos they all look after me and ask questions to show they're interested in me being there. And they do make me cuppas and bring me biccies too (without me having to nag them - like at home) while I just sit and stitch. What a sad way for a yong whippersnapper like myself to spend a Friday night:rotfl:

Sounded like heaven sitting there in good light while people bring you tea and biscuits until you said it was a friday. I couldnt possibly miss lost! I mean they are going to get off the island soon and everything!

shelly wrote: »

Hi ladies.

Witchwoo and bubbles I too am a big HP fan! I love the films but I loved the books more. I have read them all a couple of times and am thinking about a 3rd time when I have finished the book I am currently reading. I bought a 'Winky the house elf' toy from amazon awhile back because he looked ok on the site but I was disappointed when he arrived, he's quite ugly!

Bubbles your finished Angel is gorgeous, I love the colours.


Personally if I see a kit that I just have to have I will research prices online (incuding ebay) and buy from the cheapest!
I have a few 'trusted' sites we have all used and recommend to each other saved in my favourites and will usually end up buying from one of those.
For fabric I have recently been buying 99p shop kits because it's ok quality and a nice size for the size of projects I do.
For threads I think we all tend to use across town stitching. They are cheap and have excellent customer service.


Now I have a to admit to a BIG booboo on my part
Yesterday I needed to move to another section of fabric on my frame and as I unwound the rolled fabric I realised it looked like I wouldn't have enough at one end to finish the design.
I took it off the frame, re-folded to find the middle and for some reason I have marked the fabric twice, once in the right place and once in totally the wrong place. Working it out I have counted and started stitching from the wrong mark. :mad:
I counted out the amount of stitches still to go and it's going to be very tight at one end, there won't be much fabric left!
I was so cross at my mistake I whipped it off the frame and put it all away
So I got out the kitchen shelf kit, done the photocopying and looked at it for an hour because I was too scared to start incase I made the same mistake again.
I did eventually get started though and have checked about 1000 times I have started in the right place :rotfl:

The no place like home kit will get done eventually (it's already bugging me that I gave up so quickly on it) because I have been wanting to stitch it for ages and I really like it. I was just so cross yesterday I had to get it out of my sight.

I always read the HP books too, me and my niece always go to see the films together and I always embarass her by crying! When Dobbie gets kicked down the stairs I actually shouted awww!! And when Cedric died I was in a right state, couldnt stop crying when his dad cried son and she called me more embarassing than when her dad wore a dress!!!

I understand how frustrating when you are going to run out of space, my angel only has about 2 inches at the top and bottom left over when the border is done as I misestimated.

I am happy cos I have just bought this to do for my dads birthday next may. Got it for £3 on ebay!

Bubbles911

ginnyknit wrote: »

I have just finished a small carousel cross stitch for my brand spanking new grandson Micheal who arrived on friday. It was a chart from an old x stitch mag that i kept and just changed the colours a bit, will post a pic if I get chance. Am busy knitting him a Peter rabbit now so am off stitching for a few days. Anyway baby is due home anytime now so must go and tidy up - Dd and baby are staying here as her partner is in the army and they arent settled anywhere yet, so I am making the most of having them around for now.:j

Congratulations Ginny! Definatly sounds like it was the day for MSE relatives to be born!

Anyway here is the updated challenge list with NUMBERS!! I thought it would be easier if we all kept the same number each month. If you post when you have completed your target you will get a little online party!!

Cross Stitch Cafe Challenge – April 2010

No 1 NMM to complete my Lions by the end of the month.

No 2 Bubbles911 – To completed the dress by 18th April 2010 and the wings by the end of the month. _party_:dance: :kisses:

No 3 Louise Stealing the Moon done by the end of April.

No 4 Simac to finish the bears by the end of the month. _party_:dance: :kisses:

No 5 Dorastar to get the fairies finished by the end of April.

No 6 Little Star 1981 have calendar bears finished by the end of the month.

No 7 Thrifty to finish flower fairy by the end of April.

No 8 Mrs M Cawber having the left hand side of Orange Lady’s face done by the end of the month.

No 9 Sammy Kaye 18 to have the tiger cub completed by the end of the month.

No 10 Maria and the Imps to finish both small arsenal pictures for my son by the end of the month and have everything ready to start mr men sampler.

No 11 Harley1 finish the first baby vest and start the second one. _party_:dance: :kisses:

No 12 Chicky Wiggle Finish this A4 page of Charlies Ark, complete and half stitches. Backstitch if time allows. _party_:dance: :kisses:

No 13 Keiss 21 finish the first chart page of The Astronomer and get through at least half of the next one.

No 14 Emzy81 completed 2 A4 pages by the end of April.

No 15 Mountain Ash complete the pheasant from cross stitch gold by the end of the month.

No 16 Lelc complete the Taj Mahal picture by end of April.

No 17 Fun Fair Princess to have all of the stitching completed by end of April.

No 18 Elliep to complete Santa (without snow on the ground, metallics or beads) by the end of the month. And to have him fully completed by the end of May.

No 19 Kez Baby Babe There's clouds, bees, french knots and backstitching left to do, so I'm hoping I can get it done over the next few weeks.

No 20 Crafty Granny complete the purple UFO.

No 23 23rd Spiral figure out the kitchen motto and stitch it.

May Challenge

No 19 Kez Baby Babe complete bang on the door kit, bookmark, flowered heart and forever friends cushion by end of the month.

No 3 Louise complete ABC afgan

No 4 Simac complete bookmark kit for step father

No 21 Witchwoopiggy finish Hogwarts quest, because Harry Potter rocks!

No 6 Little Star 1981 have calendar bears finished by the end of the month.

No 17 Fun Fair Princess finish Afgan and start bowling kit.

No 24 Spotty Butterfly to get the Lowery canvas finished minus all the backstitching.

No 15 Mountain Ash making visible progress on the zebra, with a view to finishing it for the end of August". That will give me four months to complete it.

No 5 Dorastar May target is to get fairies framed and up on dd's wall, then to finish flower vase for m-i-l's birthday and get it framed. Then to get Fillmore done for ds.

No 16 Lelc to finish the Welcome kit as above but also to finish a bouquet of flowers pattern which I started many, many moons ago

No 14 Emzy81 to do both the country companions kits and to do the 3D card

No 26 Skoobie1 I'm going to do that wedding sampler for my friends wedding

No 11 Harley1 Finish Toby's vest, finish Humphreys Corner stitching for Kezia, and get back to the Christmas stocking. Also fairly ambitious but you lot are spurring me on.

July

No 25 Sweet Carer to finish one A4 page by end of July.

2010 Year Challenge

No 22 Louiseey Nightmare before Christmas finished before 31st December.

No 21 Witchwoopiggy aims to finish wolves by Christmas.

Simac

Thanks Bubbles, I am officially number 4. I like that seen as my birthday is in April. 4 is kind of my lucky number.

Congratulations Ginnyknit, and happy birthday to Micheal.:bdaycake:

Right, I am on here because I am extremely over excited. I have finished the polar bears :j:j:j:j:j:j. Please can I have a little party Bubbles April challenge is complete :dance:

I want to say a big big thank you to everyone on here. Without the challenge and the motivation, I would never have finished it. I even managed to do the french knots (a big thanks to whoever suggested watching the video on youtube. It helped a lot!).