Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

t4mof

So sorry to hear the news Soulie. Thinking of you and your family xxx

*Louise*

Soulie - so, so sorry to hear the sad news, my thoughts are with you and your family xxx

maria_and_the_imps

finished the bathroom one i was doing picks below so that is one xmas present finished for next year wahoo

i have started kiss which im doing on 14 count because it is going on my bedroom wall

hope everyone is ok and more hugs to soulie

nannon

Morning everyone !

Finished the baby card last night.


Happy with results.. just need to press and mount in card now
Baby isnt due until March but my friend has a habit of having them early so thought I should be prepared LOL

Next one is the 7x5 wedding record. Going to rest this weekend as have lots on..so will start on Monday with that !

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

finished the bathroom one i was doing picks below so that is one xmas present finished for next year wahoo

That looks great! Who's design is it?

Have a great day xx

mrs-moneypenny

the card looks lovely nannon, your friend will be thrilled.
Maria i lovel your bathroom picture its really good.

started a heart last night im hoping to make it into a valentine card for DH. I keep looking at my titanic picture i really want to start it now (ive been putting it off for years) its on dark navy so im scared of doing it but im going to bite the bullet soon.

ejs2311

Those finished pieces are gorgeous. It seems everyone has been stitching hard.

The mention of Titanic by mrs-moneypenny made me realise I've not put an updated pic on for about 10 days so i'll try and get them on here now (lots of problems before so you may only get the flickr links!).

At the moment I've had to abandon Titanic again as the threads finally arrived for the m-i-l Kingfisher Plate yesterday. They are both to be finished by the end of Feb now.

http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/57903066@N07/5371986699/in/pool-1577253@N21

http://www.flickr.com/photos/57903066@N07/5372586896/in/pool-1577253@N21/

...still won't let me post pics :-(

Anyway, hope you all have a good day xxx

shelly

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

ooo i just have to share ive just been given a elbesee easyclip frame 23 x 12 inches, is there any special way you have to use it or set it up? sorry for sounding dim but i have only ever used hoops before:o

These are the frames I use and love them.....even more so now I have the floor stand too!
Anyway, what I do when starting is find the centre of the fabric and mark it. Then lay the edge of your fabric on top of the groove that the clips clip into then clip the clips on. Don't go too close to the edge of the fabric though because it will slip out either when you tension the fabric or just over time. I try to use a line of holes as a guide to keep the fabric straight when clipping because this helps keeps even tension when stitching.
Do the same on other side.
Then you come to roll up and tension the fabric. I loosely roll mine so that the fabric has an even amount on each side bar and I can see my centre mark and tighten one set of nuts. Then I unroll one side bar, roll it properly (more tighter) and tighten the nuts. Do the same the other side and you should have the centre and a nice tension to your fabric.
Don't roll the bars too tightly though because if you leave your work too tightly rolled, over time the fabric holes will be stretched (been there, done that and learned my lesson...lol) I tighten mine just so there is a slight 'bounce' to the fabric when I touch it.
They are quite big to use and holding them by hand will hurt after a while. Before I got my stand I had to rest the frame on a lowish table so if you have something to lean on it's much easier to use.


I hope that makes sense If not let me know which bit/s don't and I'll try to help more

kezbabybabe

kezbabybabe wrote: »

Progress as of 9th January:

Progress as at 9th December by KezBabyBabe, on Flickr

Progress W/e 16th January:

Progress w/e 16th Jan 2011 by KezBabyBabe, on Flickr

maria_and_the_imps

nannon wrote: »

Morning everyone !

Finished the baby card last night.


Happy with results.. just need to press and mount in card now
Baby isnt due until March but my friend has a habit of having them early so thought I should be prepared LOL

Next one is the 7x5 wedding record. Going to rest this weekend as have lots on..so will start on Monday with that !



That looks great! Who's design is it?

Have a great day xx

that card is beautiful and the bathroom one is this one

http://www.thefind.com/buy-1h8fzOr6o?result_view_id=c4ad27b4790663ef31a01ba1b43beb83%3A0000&result_impression_id=c4ad27b4790663ef31a01ba1b43beb83%3A0003&srcquery=bath+cross+stitch

nannon

Thanks for the link Maria. Was thinking I could do it for my sister who lives in US and has a nightmare in her house with her DH and DS being untidy bathroom users! (easy postable gift ).. uh oh I think its another project in the pieline lol