Cross-stitch cafe 2010

Bubbles911

I'll keep a list of who is doing it so if everyone can post. I might chose a design in its place if thats ok as I dont really have a stash, cant afford one! lol

I was thinking the other day, how about we do a card swap. e.g if everyone tells me when their birthday is and the kind of things they like to stitch and receive I can pair people up and then we all get an mse card on our birthdays.

chickywiggle

Bubbles911 wrote: »

I was thinking the other day, how about we do a card swap. e.g if everyone tells me when their birthday is and the kind of things they like to stitch and receive I can pair people up and then we all get an mse card on our birthdays.

ohhh thats a good idea......or should we start with christmas or "winterval" as sheffield council renamed it - as we are part way thro year??

nmm

BIG NEWS, i washed my lions today and nothing happened to it :rotfl: Sorry first time i've ever washed a cross stitch, lol just had to let everyone know

spottybutterfly, if you have the mag name and issue number i'll try and work my magic for you

*Louise*

ginnyknit wrote: »

I was wondering if I stitch a bookmark do you think it would go through a laminator? I guess I will have to give it a go. I want to send them to a charity for Christmas.

It works! - I have tested it before lol :rotfl:

witchwoopiggy

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

and this is how far i got by wednesday when i put them down to start my quilt squares

looking good

Bubbles911 wrote: »

I was thinking the other day, how about we do a card swap. e.g if everyone tells me when their birthday is and the kind of things they like to stitch and receive I can pair people up and then we all get an mse card on our birthdays.

ooooo what a nice idea ,im up for it

nmm wrote: »

BIG NEWS, i washed my lions today and nothing happened to it :rotfl: Sorry first time i've ever washed a cross stitch, lol just had to let everyone know

brilliant news :j:j
i know i keep looking at my work thinking how grubby it is, and its nice to hear that it doesnt go wrong as i have never washed mine before either :rotfl::rotfl:

maria_and_the_imps

Bubbles911 wrote: »

I was thinking the other day, how about we do a card swap. e.g if everyone tells me when their birthday is and the kind of things they like to stitch and receive I can pair people up and then we all get an mse card on our birthdays.

oh im up for this bubbles

will pm you now

Mags_cat

One of my best friends had a baby recently. She was born on Valentine's Day (everybody.."awwwwww!"). Obviously, I knew my friend was pregnant for a while, so I thought I'd make her a baby afghan blanket. It was a pattern I'd used before, so I knew how long it took.

Well...life gets in the way, yaknow? I finally delivered it yesterday, three MONTHS late! :eek: Didn't seem to matter, she loved it.

Isla :

Isla's blanket :

(Oh - and for whoever it was celebrating washing their cross stitch - I sat by the washing machine praying that the colours wouldn't run with this one! I mean, it'd be pointless giving someone a baby blanket if you couldn't stick it in the machine, but still - I've never put cross stitch in the washing machine before! I don't think my washing machine knew what a "Delicate" cycle was before yesterday :eek:)

funfairprincess

nmm Thanks honey your a star x

Thanks to everyone who looked for the chart for me I really really appreciate it. I love it here your like my bestest pals:D

Maria Love the afghan its brill.

Bubbles911 wrote: »

I'll keep a list of who is doing it so if everyone can post. I might chose a design in its place if thats ok as I dont really have a stash, cant afford one! lol

I was thinking the other day, how about we do a card swap. e.g if everyone tells me when their birthday is and the kind of things they like to stitch and receive I can pair people up and then we all get an mse card on our birthdays.

I won't be doing the stitch/stash one (although I'm really looking forward to the housework is for people who can't cross stitch I must do that!) as I really need to be getting on with other things but I'd love to take part in the birthday/Christmas challenge.


Stitch wise I did very little yesterday as DD had a birthday party to go to and I ended up gabbing to my new neighbours for ages so I got the teeny's wee bit done last night I promise to try better today.;) I'm sitting here waiting for OH to come back from the shop one is closing this morning and everything is half price so I wonder what goodies I'll get :T
ETA Mags-cat love Isla she beautiful and well done on the Afghan. 3 months late is nothing I've been stitching one for my DD for over 6years now!

ERICS_MUM

nmm wrote: »

BIG NEWS, i washed my lions today and nothing happened to it :rotfl: Sorry first time i've ever washed a cross stitch, lol just had to let everyone know

Blimey, you were lucky they didn't run.........away !

Can't wait to see it all pressed and ready to frame.

Linda xx

witchwoopiggy

Mags_cat wrote: »

Isla :

Isla's blanket :

(Oh - and for whoever it was celebrating washing their cross stitch - I sat by the washing machine praying that the colours wouldn't run with this one! I mean, it'd be pointless giving someone a baby blanket if you couldn't stick it in the machine, but still - I've never put cross stitch in the washing machine before! I don't think my washing machine knew what a "Delicate" cycle was before yesterday :eek:)

awww Isla is lovely, and what a lovely name as well lovely pictures on her blanket and you put it in the washing machine :faints: I would be so panicy:eek::eek:
umm sorry for being a twit but what do you do with the back of the blanket to tidy up the back of the cross stitch?