Cross-stitch cafe 2010

*Louise*

Urgh - 3 and a half hours last night sorting the 90 threads for Touched by Magic, kids are sitting with crayons and paper so about to make a start on the first stitches now

sweetcarer

Just a wee quick message to say I will be off for a couple days - some well earned rest away from work. So catch you when I get back.

sweetcarer

23rdspiral

Hello everyone, i'm back after a half fantastic, half stressful, quite rainy camping trip! it's nice to be home. i didnt get any Xstich done whilst away, but i did finish 2 more ravens and finished off a hooded waistcoat too .

i cant believe there's 10 pages to catch up on! it will take me a quite a while!

Bubbles911 wrote: »

I think your kitchen motto is great! well done for designing it yourself. I know when I designed one for my surrogate grandma I felt more proud of it because it came from me. congratulations!

thanks bubbles, and thank you everyone for your nice comments, and also for saying that it doesnt need anything extra, esp Ruth and Simac, i really appreciate your advice. (if anyone said it did, i havent read that far yet!). after going away for a week i'm quite proud of it now.:D

kezbabybabe wrote: »

My April Challenge is finished!:j:j:beer:

After 56 days of work (not always whole days...) the Hundred Acre Wood Team Diet is complete! :T:T:T

Here you go:

:T fantastic!

Congratulations Dorastar!!!

Bravo Kezybabybabe on finishing your Angelic UFO - i havent heard back from my friend over whether she will buy the kit or ask me to ask you...

re. new challenge - are we doing the team one of the 'i stitch therefore i stash'? sorry, i havent caught up all 10 pages yet...

*Louise*

*Louise* wrote: »

Urgh - 3 and a half hours last night sorting the 90 threads for Touched by Magic, kids are sitting with crayons and paper so about to make a start on the first stitches now

Scrap that

Got the fabric out I had ordered and put away for this piece to find it was distorted :mad:

When I laid it out the top was straight but the bottom edge had a 3 inch difference between one side an the other - even though it had been cut along the same line of 'squares' (if you see what I mean) dunno what the heck happened there. It was also a really greyish white colour which definitely wasn't what I ordered.

Wish I could remember where I bought it from, but have just had to order new fabric, plus some more threads which I will need, so £20 down today.:o

23rdspiral

Bubbles911 wrote: »

Here is the list of Aprils challenges and everyone who completed theirs (as far as I know) has got a party but I think everyone deserves a pat on their back, not just because of how we have done with our individual challanges but because of the support and encouragement we have all gave each other. We are all winners and long may the challenges continue!
No 23 23rd Spiral figure out the kitchen motto and stitch it. . _party_:dance::beer::kisses:

thanks for keeping the list Bubbles :T, and for my party!! i'm sorry i couldnt attend the online one, hopefully next time?

*Louise* wrote: »

We are about to sit and watch Avatar, I've heard it's a good film .....obviously I shall be working on my May challenge while I watch

i wasnt sure about Avatar but went to the 3D at the cinema coz my OH did those puppy dog eyes - so much money just to see a film!:eek: but i'm glad i did it was totally awesome! hope you liked it?

Bubbles911 wrote: »

Been paid £12 for 3 surveys from pinecone but not sure I should spend it on something that is a luxury when Im really struggling financially.

:T i've only had one this year, plus one mess up i couldnt get into, and one i didnt qualify for . i think that a few luxurys are what keep us going, so perhaps 1/2 and 1/2?

23rdspiral

*Louise* wrote: »

Scrap that

Got the fabric out I had ordered and put away for this piece to find it was distorted :mad:

When I laid it out the top was straight but the bottom edge had a 3 inch difference between one side an the other - even though it had been cut along the same line of 'squares' (if you see what I mean) dunno what the heck happened there. It was also a really greyish white colour which definitely wasn't what I ordered.

oh no! that's aweful!! I had the same thing with one of the 99p stores kits - woven just as wonky. i used a different bit instead and couldnt be too unhappy as it was only 99p but id already cut into it so couldnt take it back. i hope i can use small bits without much noticable wonkiness??

witchwoopiggy

Dorastar wrote: »

No sewing today

But I am an aunty again woohoo - baby Sophie arrived a few days earlier by c-section 7lb 3oz. Broody moment in full swing but would have to sue someone if I did get pregnant lol!

woohoo congrats Dorastar, hope mum and baby doing well

kezbabybabe wrote: »

Alright, Newton's Law bookmark complete:

The reverse:

It wasn't really clear how to do the bookmark finishing, so I blagged it. I figure not many people will see it... :rotfl:

On to my Tatty Teddy cross-stitch and here it is so far:

Again it's another Coats Crafts one, so that means that the back-stitching is a bit random to what I'm used to. I find it easier to follow the printed picture.

I'd best get the hang of it, as I've got Twilight's Child to complete at some point and that's going to be the same. :eek:

ooo love your book mark, and the tatty ted s looking good , twilights child is a lovely pic

enjoy yourself sweetcarer

well i have been stitching and i have finished 2 more pages, mind you one of those pages was only 20 stitches wide :rotfl::rotfl:

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Lelc

My update on my Taj Mahal picture - I spotted (with hubby's help) that the 2 sides of the dome were different. It took a lot of counting and measuring but I finally discovered that I was one stitch out on one side which had screwed the dome up. Fortunately it is just the dome that needs redoing so I spent 3 hours last night unpicking it.

I think I'm going to carry on with my May challenge tonight and then retackle the Taj at the weekend. If it still looks wrong after that then I'm going to scream and cry and shred it into a million pieces :mad: - joking :rotfl:I'd never shred anything into a million pieces!

LC

smileyt_2

My goodness - it has taken me days and days to catch up with all your posts! I lost my stitching mojo for a bit but am back into it now. I am stitching a sampler for a friend. It will say 'Friends are like stars, you don't always see them, but you know that they are there.' I will post a photo some time soon. I just wanted to pop in and say 'hello'. Later on I must go in search of this quilt thread - please can someone tell me what it's called? It will probably take me days to catch up on that one, too!

Have a happy stitching day everyone!

Keiss_21

smileyt - Click here to get to the Great Quilt Idea thread.

Still not done any sewing :eek:.

Spent last night watching Avatar...awsome - even on our small-ish TV!! Can't sew and watch, should have been knitting though, but probably wouldn't have got much done...too busy oggling the box...DS2 is talking about watching it again today!

Was working again this morning, cooking (tea for DS1&2) this afternoon, then out for a special tea tonight at a rather posh restaurant. It was once an Art Deco cinema and was lovely the last time we went, but a bit tired-looking. Since then LLB (Laurence LLewelyn Bowen) has worked his magic on it, and it is apparently FAB! The food is rather special (and expensive :eek:), but we have a special celebration tonight. It is 31 years since we "became a couple" :kisses2: We should have celebrated the big 3-0 last year, but I was quite ill, and in and out of hospital, so it sort of passed us by. Making up for it this year though!!

Off to get the spag bol on for the boys before having a shower and getting ready for tonight...will report back tomorrow.