Cross-stitch cafe 2010

*Louise*

Hi all, hope everyone's stitching is progressing nicely

All those with HAE designs - just keep thinking of the end result:j Keep posting updates so we can cheer you on.:T

Confetti stitching is a nightmare, whih is why I jump to another section which needs that colour instead of rethreading the needle and continuing in the same square - I would rather use it up than rethread.

Emzy - correct me if I am wrong but you are doing the seven hearts design aren't you? Could I ask how many stitches HxW it is please? It is a design I love and am tempted to try it myself but want to work out how long it would take. If it's not you then apologies - blonde moment lol :rotfl:

Simac - Good luck with that little list you have got for yourself!! I am looking forward to seeing this 'Nightmare before christmas' taking shape:D



I haven't done any stitching today, been out for a meal with hubby, kids and his parents (his Dad's 65th birthday) and have decided to make some cards instead of working on the afghan tonight.

Bubbles911

sweetcarer wrote: »

Aha - found it - in hubbys jacket. He is always taking photos.

Enlarged my J for the big quilt - so will order some threads later - someone on ebay is selling 25 4m bobbins for £5, I will order them nearer end of week after we see what is happening with the donations - I am happy to contribute if need be.

So here is week 7 - not as much done as I wanted.

Kind wishes to all

sweetcarer

Sweetcarer I am realy impressed with how this is taking shape, you can tell she is going to be stunning!

I will pot my progress tomorrow but here is the challange list as it stands:

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 Skoobie 1 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.

No 8 Mrs M Cawber to finish golden earths face and stop making her look like she has alopecia.

No 27 Ruth Honey wants to finish the Everything Brings Joy chart, also wants to wash & finish the backstitch on the Golden Gate bridge kit

No 28 Mad as a march hare finish the main image of UFO – minus backstitch

No 29 Erics Mummy target is to finish my peacock

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

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

No 10 Maria and the Imps to get all the back stitch griding and 3 mr men finished and my W for the quilt please thank you

July

No 25 Sweet Carer to finish one A4 page by end of July. A lot of confetti stitching.

2010 Year Challenge

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

No 21 Witchwoopiggy aims to finish wolves by Christmas.

ERICS_MUM

I'm no. 29, and my May target is to finish my peacock.

This is the kit picture:





This is what I've done so far:





It's only a 5 x 7 inch !

Linda xx

*Louise*

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

I'm
It's only a 5 x 7 inch !

You know, it really looks a lot bigger than that!!

It has a lot of detail for being a smaller design.

MRSMCAWBER

Bubbles -

"No 8 Mrs M Cawber to finish golden earths face and stop making her look like she has alopecia" :rotfl:-couldn't have put it better ..

Morning all -
Some lovely looking work going on again everyone :T
"hopefully" I will be able to get back into my x-stitching this week -the dawgy we were "dawgy sitting" should have gone home yesterday ..but no-one came for her , so I assume they will come and get her today at some point and then I can settle -no getting up to let her out, let her in, let her out again -I swear we could do with a revolvong door when she is here

Im about to "sin again" and make some purchases from the HAE site (there is 25% off their charts until the 9th I think-not that Im trying to lead anyone into temptation).... Im picking some to get done for my niecypoo -my mum is going to be doing 1 for her too -so after I have talked with mum later I will get them ordered. Im hoping to get golden earth done first mind -but it depends how close to xmas we get.

Anyway I had better get off and get something done...have a great day everyone

witchwoopiggy

funfairprincess wrote: »

Witchywoo I found Daniel last night he'll be winging his way to you tomorrow!

ooooo thank you so much :j:j
well done everyone who finished there challanges :j:j:j:j or if you came close well done too :j:j:j
im still plodding on with hogwarts, and loveing every stitch
have a good day everyone

Bubbles911

Mrsmcawber, the aloepecia comment doesnt really fit now as she has half a lovely head of hair but I thought it was funny so left it in.

I still having got a may target myself yet. Going to finish the angel then decide.

Here is my update, Im having a big of a disaster though and the majority of the stitching on the second photo needs to be unpicked as I dropped 2 stitches. Was tempted to try and work around it but it might make the border lopsided at the top.





Does anyone know the cheapest place to get coasters? I want to make one for my dads birthday and some for peoples birthdays but I can only find them for £2 each which seems a bit excessive. Any reccomedations? I have seen some cute little gift bags which you stitch on for £2 so hopefully if Im working before christmas I can stitch everyone one of them and they can have a personalised coaster and bookmark and anything else I can think of inside. I have never made a bookmark before, what do you use to back them? I know in a mag it reccomended iron on interfacing or adhesive felt but I cant really afford to buy these, especially for the little bit I need.

*Louise*

Bubbles911 wrote: »

Does anyone know the cheapest place to get coasters? I want to make one for my dads birthday and some for peoples birthdays but I can only find them for £2 each which seems a bit excessive. Any reccomedations? I have seen some cute little gift bags which you stitch on for £2 so hopefully if Im working before christmas I can stitch everyone one of them and they can have a personalised coaster and bookmark and anything else I can think of inside. I have never made a bookmark before, what do you use to back them? I know in a mag it reccomended iron on interfacing or adhesive felt but I cant really afford to buy these, especially for the little bit I need.

You can get them for less than £1 each on ebay if you buy them at the same time

Example:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-BLANK-ROUND-COASTERS-CROSS-STITCH-80mm-INSERT-/120500842938?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_CrossStitch_RL&hash=item1c0e68f1ba

As for the bookmarks, iron on interfacing is good to cover up the back of the stitching for a better finish. Some people have laminated them. I tested that last year, it laminated quite well lol.

Interfacing isn't expensive, £1.60 can get you enough to cover loads of bookmarks

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUSIBLE-IRON-ON-LIGHTWEIGHT-INTERFACING-DRESSMAKINGETC-/190387158986?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_Sewing_Supplies_MJ&hash=item2c53f57fca

chickywiggle

*Louise* wrote: »

Interfacing isn't expensive, £1.60 can get you enough to cover loads of bookmarks

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUSIBLE-IRON-ON-LIGHTWEIGHT-INTERFACING-DRESSMAKINGETC-/190387158986?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Crafts_Sewing_Supplies_MJ&hash=item2c53f57fca

I'd be a bit gutted if they didn't dispatch till January tho

chickywiggle

Bubbles911 wrote: »

Does anyone know the cheapest place to get coasters? I want to make one for my dads birthday and some for peoples birthdays but I can only find them for £2 each which seems a bit excessive. Any reccomedations? I have seen some cute little gift bags which you stitch on for £2 so hopefully if Im working before christmas I can stitch everyone one of them and they can have a personalised coaster and bookmark and anything else I can think of inside. I have never made a bookmark before, what do you use to back them? I know in a mag it reccomended iron on interfacing or adhesive felt but I cant really afford to buy these, especially for the little bit I need.

I got my costers (and magnets, and keyrings) on ebay. watch tho as all my bits were really thin and i had to put sellotape around them :eek: