Cross-stitch cafe 2010

tellmeitsfriday

I was going to say soulie - it's rather good!! I like it x

shelly

Oops, forgot something.

Soulie, that's gorgeous! I love Tigers and have that kit in my stash! I'm thinking about getting a white washable pen for when I start mine or is it not too bad to follow the chart and stitch on black at the same time?

Soulie

shelly wrote: »

Oops, forgot something.

Soulie, that's gorgeous! I love Tigers and have that kit in my stash! I'm thinking about getting a white washable pen for when I start mine or is it not too bad to follow the chart and stitch on black at the same time?

Thank you.
Tigers are my absolute favourite! I have an awesome UFO of a White Tiger running through water, I believe it is called 'White Lighting', that I kinda only did one stitch, then put it down LOL but as White Tigers are my favourite favourites I MUST get around to finishing {starting???} it heh

Personally, I didn't think it was too bad, stitching on to black, but it does help if you have good lighting!

Best wishes to your Dad for today, I hope everything goes well.

tellmeitsfriday

Soulie wrote: »

Personally, I didn't think it was too bad, stitching on to black, but it does help if you have good lighting!

I've heard those blue light bulbs are good..?

Doing one stitch out of a kit does not really constitute a UFO does it????

Personally I hate getting started on a project - i am so glad when I am about a third of the way through it - so at least when someone asks you can show them what it is without them saying "hmmm, ok!"

Simac

:T Wow Soulie, those tigers are beautiful.

I agree about the good lighting. I've got a daylight lamp for when I'm using the black aida. It's fab because I can shine it upwards through the fabric but it's not blinding like a normal bulb.

LOL TMIF, I would say one stitch constitutes a UFO. Technically she has started it, so it is unfinished :rotfl:

*Louise*

Soulie - that is a stunning design, it would be a shame to let it go unfinished .:T

chickywiggle

ohhh those tigers are amazing!!!!!!!!

tellmeitsfriday

Can someone please stop me looking at houses and make me do some work!!

I am so easily distracted!

sweetcarer

Hello Girls

Hope you are all well - I am as well as I can be.

Thought I would share pictures of the patterns I am using for the anniversery stitches I will be doing.

The first one is for my parents - its their 40th anniversery in September. It is taken for Cross Stitch Collection - Issue 1. It is originally used for a wedding sampler but I will alter it to suit.





The second one is for my parents in law 50th wedding anniversery in October. They stay in America. It is taken from an American magazine - Cross Quick and it is from Vol.1, No.1. I will be adapting it too.




I am taking a break from golden earth - here is the latest I have done.




Great seeing how everyone is and how everyone is getting on with their particular stitch.

Kind wishes to you and yours

sweetcarer

Soulie

Simac wrote: »

:T Wow Soulie, those tigers are beautiful.

I agree about the good lighting. I've got a daylight lamp for when I'm using the black aida. It's fab because I can shine it upwards through the fabric but it's not blinding like a normal bulb.

LOL TMIF, I would say one stitch constitutes a UFO. Technically she has started it, so it is unfinished :rotfl:

*Louise* wrote: »

Soulie - that is a stunning design, it would be a shame to let it go unfinished .:T

chickywiggle wrote: »

ohhh those tigers are amazing!!!!!!!!

Thank you Simac, and yes daylight lamps are good, though I do not have one! And yes, I think 1 stitch counts as a UFO, as I did take it out of the plastic and I did actually 'start' it LOL

shelly - I believe C & C will be having some on this week or next? I only managed to catch part of what the presenter was saying lol And I am pretty sure you will be able to get them cheaper for what they will sell them for.

Louise - Thank you, and yes it would be a shame to let it lay unfinished, especailly as all my walls are bare and really need some 'artwork' on them!

chickywiggle - Thank you, it's a great kit to work with IMO, and if I remember correctly some of the money went to the Born Free foundation, so it was killing 2 birds with one stone when I purchased that kit

Okay, here is UFO #2

It's called 'Retrievers' and it's by Janlynn.
I will post the other 2 UFO's later. I did think I only had 4 UFO's taking in to account the 'White Lightning' one which only has 1 stitch {I won't post that one}, but I just found another one in my photobucket account that I forgot about LOL