Cross-stitch cafe 2010

Emzy81

Lol not read much yet but wanted to say I totally agree 23rd Spiral its a brilliant excuse to stock up on stash (not that I take much persuading )

Thrifty It sounds like you've been busy, we've got some decorating to do....are you busy?? :rotfl:

And Witchwoopiggy I was thinking the footprints poem too

witchwoopiggy

thank you for the ''footprints'' idea
i have found this which i thought could be made very personal by useing ''them'' instead of ''him'' what do you think ? or do you think its a bit much? thank you for all your help, poor hubby just gave me a blank look bless him lol
http://www.holyneedle.com/Eternal-Rest.html

sweetcarer

Just jumping on to see what is happening - been thinking of the memory sampler. If you find a pattern you could add your own words - I found these words comforting when I lost my first husband - I had them on a locket from the Bradford exchange but lost it in my house fire.

'If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again'

HTH

sweetcarer

witchwoopiggy

oh sweetcarer thats lovely *scuttles off to find suitable pattern*

millymoomoo_2

Afternoon everyone, I'm a newbie to your thread


For a few weeks now I have been looking for a cheap (if not free) Christmassy village pattern off the the internet.
Not much luck unfortunately. In the shops they all seem to be so expensive. I have even tried to convert a picture using a free online converter but it's just not working for me (I think it's the converter that is the probem).

Does anyone have any ideas where I could get a nice pattern from?
Failing that does anyone use a good free cross stitch converter they could direct me to?

I have just been looking through the thread at all of your work, welldone everyone they are brilliant:T

Thanks for any help:o

pennib

millymoo sorry cant help you with a converter.....I let hubs do all the fiddling with the computer if anything tricky needs to be done

Here is what I've started now. I love Margaret Sherry's animals they are so cute. This is going to be for my dd as she loves baking and also got a ginger cat! Thing is already I've made 4 mistakes already (have unpicked them) 3 in the teapot and one in the tray :eek: so what's that about. :mad:When I did another of her charts the kittens in the 4 mugs I only did one as the mistakes were just tumbling out and I gave it up as a bad job. But going to persevere with this......I hope! Do you think it's cos of the half stitches throwing me?

pennib

and grrr just seen in that photo havnt rounded the teapot spout of properly grrr

tellmeitsfriday

It's not wrong... its just your own interpretation

I can honestly say that in 20 yrs of stitchery I have NEVER done one 100% correctly. And i loathe unstitching (even more than backstitch) so i prefer to adapt it

No one knows except you Everyone else will think it's excellent

LindseyandMatthew

Hi Louise, just want you to know I received the threads you sent today, thank you so much!

ab7167

Well, after a frantic week of work, children and sewing - I've finished my wedding sampler :-)

Here it is!

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa460/ab7167/c39089e7.jpg

Just got to get it framed now, there is a really good man at my local market on Saturdays who does made to measure really good value - I think it always looks so lovely to have a frame made the right size rather than try and fit it to a commercial one. I hope they like it....

And as I see no reason to do anything twice, am happy to post the chart to anyone who might want it? Obviously you'll have to buy aida and thread, but it is a lovely pattern :-)

Alex