Cross-stitch cafe 2010

*Louise*

Mags_cat wrote: »

I've seen on a few pieces that you've got 10x10 grids marked out. Do you draw these on yourself (what with?) or can you get aida/evenweave with grids on?

Both :T

You can buy 'Magic Aida' which has pre-printed grid lines which wash out at 40C

Or you can buy a water soluble marker and draw the lines on yourself.

I have tried both methods, the magic aida is easier, but would work out much more expensive for some of my larger projects, so I will continue to use the pen for those.

Emzy81

Hi everyone, the party went really well yesterday and i managed to get all the gift tags done so that was good And they were all really impressed with them and kept saying well done so that felt really nice :j They also all like their personalised mugs so that was great too!

Mountainofdebt that looks great I bet you're happy with it well done
As for floor stands, it depends on what you want to spend really, I have this one...
http://www.siestaframes.com/acatalog/StitchMaster_Floor_Stand.html
with the chart holder and light but i don't like the way whatever frame you use just rests on the arms of the stand. So im going to (eventually) sell the actual stand (keep the chart holder and light) and put the money towards this stand...
http://www.siestaframes.com/acatalog/Stitch_Smart_Stand.html
it actually holds the frame so feels more secure and id prefer that, but it comes down to whats best for you.
I can't give advice on any other stands as i haven;'t used any others but I hope this helps a little

Chickywiggle that really annoys me too....the catergories are there for a reason :mad:

Thrifty Wow thats a lot of french knots! You must be an expert now lol

Sweetcarer you have been busy its coming along lovely

Maria I thought it was an afghan too! It looks really nice

Louise Almost done now!!

Funfairpincess Ive voted..Good luck

Dorastar They are lovely, I must admit the fairies are my favourite its a really lovely design

Ruth I can't wait to see what that 'Balloon Girl' kit looks like finished

Im off to decide what my June challenge will be...

Emzy81

Oh and...

I love that crochet elephant Spottybutterfly! he is really really cute

and Thrifty I don't think there are any groups around here unfortunately, Id really like to try and go to one. Im not even sure where to look for groups, there are none in our local paper and none advertised in our monthly news letter, I might write into the newsletter and hopefully someone will tell me there is one

Right June challenge.....

No 14 Emzy81 To do my 'R' square for the charity quilt, to complete the first page of my haed 'in love chart' ( ive done a tiny bit) and to do some more on the flower fairy

Dorastar

Right have given flowers and fairies to my friend to frame - he is a star - and just read back to see my May challenge was also to get Fillmore done for ds (oops)

My June challenge has now changed to

Dorastar - Sew square for the big quilt and get started on Fillmore for ds

spottybutterfly

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

Everything is lovely but the elephant is amazing, what a great little pressie for your nana. I'm going to be nosey and ask if you made the flower and leaves on the card or if they are a "topper". It looks as is it was embossed on parchment paper and then painted, really delicate and effective. You are very creative anyway, I think it is so thoughtful to give hand made presents to people. I usually stitch cards etc for Christmas for family and they do appreciate the time and effort.

Linda xx

The rose was made on parchment paper embossed and paper pricked with a fiskars template for the out line then you chose how to pattern the leaves and petals, it is this kit http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fiskars-Parchment-craft-items-for-card-making/scrapbook_W0QQitemZ400104238745QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100221?IMSfp=TL1002211310003r24907#ht_500wt_1154 I then coloured it with pastels and smudged the pastels with a cotton-wool bud and I mounted it on the card with some cheap mounting foam (comes in a big pack in the £1 shop). The first time I used double sided tape but it kept falling off as the embossing causes it to curl and the curl was enough force to push it off.


Anyhow back to stitching, its not been a good weekend in terms of stitching, i've now ran out of the red wool on my Lowry, so i cant complete it totally (which was this months challenge) as I have about half a column of red and the boys black jumper left but no wool to do it . I am holding off on the back stitching until get a reply back from the manufacturer.

So I decided to start the quilt square, which i was going to make part of my June challenge, and then i see the main colour is missing from my envelope. So I now think I have a plague of missing threads.

So I'm off to stitch what I can with the threads I have.

chickywiggle

long shot but does anyone have any 'disney dreams' charts??? i've just found them, aren't they amazing.

awesome2_2

Hi Maria

Thanks again for the charts my ds will be so happy when they are done, he is England mad. Could I just ask please can I do this on aida and what count do I use? Sorry if I am beiing a pain but I have not been stitching long and have only done kits. Any helo would be much appreciated.
Thanks Agan:beer:

harley1

Well, here is the proof that I finished my May challenge. Sorry it is not ironed or framed. Baby has 2 new teeth coming through so not really had time to do anything this weekend. Hope they will be through soon as I've not had much sleep either.

I have, however, managed approx 30 stitches for the Christmas stocking and therefore my June challenge should read....

No 11 Harley to complete bottom half of Christmas stocking. Hopefully.

Thanks bubbles.

xxxx

Emzy81

chickywiggle wrote: »

long shot but does anyone have any 'disney dreams' charts??? i've just found them, aren't they amazing.

Sorry I don't have any but I agree that one looks lovely

Harley1 That looks really cute well done on completing your challenge

Bubbles911

Hi guys Im back, got lots of posts to catch up on. Been having a few bad days again so havent been online at all for 2 days which never happens.

My treble clef is half done! Still havent decided what to do about the backstitch. Once I got into the design I flew through it but there is quite a bit of confetti stitching. Here is a photo:



And here is the list:

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

No 23 23rdspiral to start and finish the 'patchwork' heart that Ali.123 sent me the chart for.


June

No 23: 23rdspiral to start and finish the I of the charity quilt before I go to Glastonbury Festival!! (or finish it quickly when i get back!)

No 15 Mountain Ash Finish Square

No 2 Bubbles911 finish charity square and treble clef and eeyore for Lynn.

No 19: kezbabybabe To finish the letter 'B' for the Great Quilt Idea and to continue with 'Old Friends Brighten Our Days' cushion.

No 17 Fun Fair Princess Decided that my JUNE challenge will be to complete teacher sampler, charlie and lola birthday card and I may even get round to that afghan

No 12 Chickywiggle To complete my "4 letter word" kit and start on stitch/ stash. Oh and complete the quilt squares.

27 Ruth Honey wants to complete the square for the quilt (I'm stitching v

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

No 4 Simac - To complete my letter U for the Quilt, and to try to finish 1 A4 page of Nightmare before Christmas

No 4 Louise - To finish edging of afghan, stitch Liam's birth details and to complete letter 'A' for the quilting project. Oh...and complete the House picture....yikes.

No 20 Crafty Granny stitch at least 4 bears on my calendar bears kit
No 14 Emzy81 To do my 'R' square for the charity quilt, to complete the first page of my haed 'in love chart' ( ive done a tiny bit) and to do some more on the flower fairy

No 5 Dorastar Sew square for the big quilt and get started on Fillmore for ds

No 11 Harley to complete bottom half of Christmas stocking

July

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

Yearly Challenge

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

No 21 Witchwoopiggy aims to finish wolves by Christmas.

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

thanks bubbles is that the charlie and lola ones?
can i have the house to please ?
thanks you really are a star :staradmin

Yeah thats no problem. If anyone wants the house or any others send me your email addresses tomorrow.

xxxx

spottybutterfly wrote: »

Sorry I havent got time to reply to everyones posts just wanted to post a quick update no that I found my camera and phone leads and can finally update my blog. (Sorry i dont know how to resize images).

so here's all the pics i had building up for those [STRIKE]nosey[/STRIKE] interested people :P .

This is the elephant i was doing back in April for my nana's all framed, washed and ironed:


I also made here a card and crochet her a elephant:

Just had to say I adore the elephant, it is so cute!