Cross-stitch cafe 2010

chickywiggle

shelly wrote: »

Am very excited that I just booked tickets for us to see Sarah Millican next March :j We are going with friends and it's taken me ages to pin hubby down to see if he's available on that day.
I'm not usually impressed by comediennes but she makes me laugh out loud!

she is fabby, one of the best new comediennes.

do you have sky??? she is doing daves one night stand on sunday 31st october. have been introduced to some new fabby funny people the last couple of times i've watched it.


only 3 more veg to go till i finish this sampler, will post a pic when i find my lead.

*Louise*

Weekly update:

18th October:

*Louise* wrote: »

24th October:




Doesn't look like much has been done, but Russia was taking forever

Keiss_21

Looking great Louise - you are fairly motoring ahead (as usual!)

Not getting much sewing done as my sinusitis is still quite bad. Have been given yet more steroids and antibiotics today...hopefully they will kick in soon.

I have been knitting though, so been productive in some ways!!

I now have frames for the two designs I have already sewn, so will post piccies later on in the week of my progress (if any).

PS Sammy, love the butterflies!!!

shelly

chickywiggle wrote: »

she is fabby, one of the best new comediennes.

do you have sky??? she is doing daves one night stand on sunday 31st october. have been introduced to some new fabby funny people the last couple of times i've watched it.

Thanks for the heads up! We do have sky so have made a note to record it

Thanks again :T

23rdspiral

Hello everyone, my isnt it chillly? well, we didnt make it to November, (unlike last year!!) and finally gave in a put the heating on last night for 2 hours - my OH said he was worried about the pipes freezing and i didnt complain! :rotfl:

*Louise* good to see you're still storming on!
Shelly - enjoy Sarah millican - she rocks!
Mags Cat - wow! that's some adventure! must be fun planning something like that.

i went to a fab big craft warehouse on saturday with friends and bought some clear stamps and punches to make Xmas cards - i'm thinking of mixing them up with some little XStitches... maybe even somehow making the Xstitch detatchable for a decoration so it's a card & gift in one... we'll see if i can pull it off... anyone got any tips for me?!

silly me stitched the reindeer leg in the wrong place so i have to unpick quite a bit of a small motif . very irritating so i havent picked it up in a few days. maybe tonights the night to finish it, now i wont be burried under so many blankets!! :rotfl:

Dorastar

Oh deary deary me - have just emptied out and tidied the sewing box in our room, it is only a small wicker chest but boy does it hold an awful lot of stuff.:o

Have made a list of all the UFOs still remaining -

1.Everyone brings joy sampler - bought last year not started
2.Wolf - bought in Canada in 2006 and not started yet
3.Dreamcatcher - bought and lost chart so need to get chart
4.Christmas tree - bought last year and not started yet
5.Mackintosh roses - from a magazine started but not finished
6.Purple square - bought as a challenge last year and still scares me - not started
7.Modern alphabet - bought last year to use up spare threads but not finished
8.Poppies - started in college about 1991 - oops
9.Michael Powell Chapel - bought last year not started yet
10.Heaven and Earth - life long project not starting till rest are done
11.Dandelion clock - gift from a friend started a few stitches
12.Winter window with cat - started a few years ago just got the snow to do, boring boring rows of white
13.Advent calendar - a gift from a friend never started
14.S is for son sampler - bought last year, did it for nephew and wanted to do it for ds too not started
15.Highland living - started a few years ago for dh's aunt but she died suddenly - like the picture but unsure if I want to do it
16.Birthday mouse - a few stitches to do
17.Noah's ark picture - not started
18.Noah's ark toys - done a few bits and bobs
19.Quilting stuff - looks very pretty and will get round to it eventually

Seriously how did so many things get in such a small box? I'm supposed to be going to the Harrogate show in November but not sure I can justify buying anything while this lot is still awaiting completion!:eek::eek::eek::eek: At least they are tidy now:T

chickywiggle

wowwww that is some stash Dora.

thifty

Thanks Dorastar - you have made me feel so much better:rotfl:

Think I will make my list tomorrow night and shame myself- I too am going to Harrogate and while I don't think I have as many things actually started I know I have a lot of things sitting waiting ready to go! I also have a few finished items which either need putting into frames (which I have waiting:o) or into cards (got those too:o) Think I might punish myself by making sure I get everything framed/into cards/made up before I allow myself to do more of the cardi I have just got started on.

Have nearly finished the Charlie and Lola card, just backstitching and odd confetti stiches and then that's one to cross off the list:D

Happy stitching
Thrifty

cassolete

Thrifty, have you thought about selling one or two of the not-yet-started projects you have stashed away? Am I committing sacrilege by suggesting such a thing? Your UFO list is making me hyperventilate and it doesn't even belong to me!

sammyw

Dorastar - wow!! That's a lot of projects lol I think I must be the only person who finishes something before buying the next thing. Mind you, we don't have space to stash things away - think it's be a different story if we had more room lol.