Cross-stitch cafe 2010

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Not long to go!!!!!

poppett

I haven't been on for a few days but just ordered my first HAED

It's Rachel Anderson's "Garnet" can't wait to make a start on it. I have been working on a baby sampler for my granddaughter due at end of March and just got the border to do now so will be ready once the chart arrives to make a start.

I'm like a kid at christmas!!

MRSMCAWBER

poppett wrote: »

I haven't been on for a few days but just ordered my first HAED

It's Rachel Anderson's "Garnet" can't wait to make a start on it. I have been working on a baby sampler for my granddaughter due at end of March and just got the border to do now so will be ready once the chart arrives to make a start.

I'm like a kid at christmas!!

I have that one too :j-it might be the one I do next after my "golden earth" I have just started ...
Im reckoning that garnet will take at least 18 months though :rotfl:its about 25 full A4 pages and 17 part pages if I remember correctly
Sweetcarer
woohoo to being able to get your stuff for "golden earth" soon , and the floral alphabet is looking great :T

maria_and_the_imps

you are all so brave with these haed sooo many pages!!!
also love the floral alphabet

Simac

poppett wrote: »

I haven't been on for a few days but just ordered my first HAED

It's Rachel Anderson's "Garnet" can't wait to make a start on it. I have been working on a baby sampler for my granddaughter due at end of March and just got the border to do now so will be ready once the chart arrives to make a start.

I'm like a kid at christmas!!

Yeah! I love Garnet, it is such a gorgeous picture! I very very nearly bought it myself a while back when MrsM mentioned her. I only chickened out because of the size of it! I was secretly hoping MrsM would choose her next so I could see how she looks. I'm so glad you have chosen to do her!

Please can we have lots of updates! I'd love to see how you get on with her :j

witchwoopiggy

good morning all
Mrs M 2.5 months wow, theres hope for mine yet hello 23rdspiral :wave: nice to see im not the only newbie, and your cross stitch is so pretty and i do hope it will be hanging in your new home soon. sweetcarer your alphabet is brill it will be such a wow factor hung up poppett i had a peek garnet is lovely but had to be strong and not look at any of the others or i would be tempted :rotfl:18 months to do ......dashes off to count pages......oh dear guess im in for the long haul then with mine :eek:

right I have started dragon riders on 25 count, talk about going cross eyed :rotfl:
what it will look like finished
http://heavenandearthdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=188&products_id=2741

and here it is now


and here is good morning

happy stitching everyone

23rdspiral

Simac wrote: »

Ooooh definitely does sound like a sign! Perhaps you are destined to sew this picture to hang in your new home! I think it's lovely.

Thanks - i definately think it's a sign! so much so that i just had to do some yesterday and have now finished the house and the red hearts . oh, and is your tag line from the splendid Mr Burton?

NannyOgg wrote: »

I bought one of these at a craft fair a few years back; it's been on several flights with me now, without any trouble at all. What's more, if this is the same as mine, it's got a magnet on the back so I don't lose my needle when not working

I saw one on a website but it was a bad photo and i couldnt tell if it would do what it said it would do, thanks Nanny Ogg (a pleasure to meet you, I'm a big fan! ).

Simac

23rdspiral wrote: »

Thanks - i definately think it's a sign! so much so that i just had to do some yesterday and have now finished the house and the red hearts . oh, and is your tag line from the splendid Mr Burton?

It most certainly is! I was going to delete it after Christmas, but then I thought nah it'll soon be Halloween :rotfl:

My son loves the film so much he has asked me to do this picture for him. It's my next project after the polar bears! Not everyones cup of tea I know, but I'm actually looking forward to doing a proper project on black aida.

poppett

MrsM thanks for letting me know just how many pages Garnet has!! I did a huge horse racing project in 2008 and that was 8 A4 pages so now I'm looking at 3x that. Wow!

I have a huge favour to ask you seeing as you said you have her waiting to do.....no worries if you can't but I was wondering if you could PM me the colours needed for her so I can make sure I have the majority (at least) of them for when she arrives.

I WILL be posting pics when I start her for you all to see.

MRSMCAWBER

Hi Poppet
No problem -I will post it on here if no-one minds, then if anyone else decides to do it they will know what to order....if it takes up too much room I can delete it once you have written it down .... are you ready? :rotfl:

1. 032 -kreinik #4
2. 151
3. 152
4. 154 x 2
5. 158
6. 160
7. 168
8. 169 x 5
9. 208
10. 223
11. 310 x 8
12. 315
13. 316 x 2
14. 317 x 5
15. 318 x 5
16. 321
17. 326
18. 327
19. 333
20. 336
21. 347
22. 349
23. 413 x 3
24. 414 x 6
25. 415 x 2
26. 451
27. 498
28. 550
29. 552 x 2
30. 600 x 2
31. 601
32. 602
33. 603
34. 606
35. 645
36. 666
37. 718
38. 761 x 2
39. 762
40. 777
41. 778
42. 814 x 3
43. 815
44. 816
45. 819
46. 823 x 2
47. 891
48. 892
49. 893
50. 900
51. 915
52. 917
53. 927
54. 928 x 2
55. 930
56. 934
57. 939 x 2
58. 956
59. 962
60. 3031
61. 3326
62. 3328
63. 3350
64. 3354
65. 3371
66. 3607
67. 3687
68. 3688
69. 3705
70. 3706
71. 3713
72. 3726
73. 3727
74. 3740
75. 3747
76. 3756
77. 3768
78. 3772
79. 3787
80. 3801
81. 3803
82. 3804
83. 3805
84. 3831
85. 3834 x 2
86. 3835 x 3
87. 3836
88. 3857
89. 3859
90. 3864

I have all my materials ready and waiting to go ..... can't wait ....
ooohh on the pattern it says that its done on 25ct over 1 strand and its up to you if you use 1 or 2 strands of thread -so I assume that the skeins are listed for doing 2 strands -Im doing mine on 28ct over 2 strands -so I will be using 2 strands....
Simac- thats a funky design -it looks great to do
Right -best get back and do some more sewing... have a great day everyone