Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

Flat_Eric

I have been having a massive sort out and tidy up and ummm I have rather a lot of stuff.... I LOVE cross stitch but do get a tad frustrated that it takes so long to finish a design so back along I ordered lots of card crafty bits. I bought some plastic drawers from argos and now everything has a home. At my choosing, I can do cross stitch !! quilling, glass painting, xmas card making, general card making, knitting. If i was stranded in my house with no tv then I don't think I would get bored what with all the books I have to read too !

Umm whilst sorting though my bits and pieces, I found what I think it a cushion cover with a flower design on it. I think its an embroidery project - its not aida material but there is a pattern there. I think I must have got it in a charity shop - Ill try to post a picture later. do any of you do embroidery and how on earth do you do it ??

ERICS_MUM

smileyt wrote: »

_pale_ Did you curse?!

The air was blue - didn't you hear me !:D :rotfl: :eek:

23rdspiral

phew it's taken me ages to catch up since the wknd... and i lost my first post so im sorry for missing things. hello newbies!

nykied wrote: »

I've got the box set, watched the first film at the cinema and bought both films for me and my sister at Christmas.

I love them all. The bit where Charlotte drinks the shower water was the highlight of the first film for me :rotfl:

Also on a non-stitching note, OH proposed on Friday (the day after my birthday) and we picked out a ring on Saturday :j They didn't have the right size for my twig-like fingers, so they're ordering it in and I'll collect it next Saturday

i think i'm going to have to get the full set for myself sometime soon.
:T congratulations!!! how lovely! and how good of you to get a ring sorted so soon - we took a year and a quarter!:o

Soulie - nice to see you back. the campaign sounds like a great idea. good luck.

shelly - re multi quote - i do just the same as you, but only open a new page every 3rd quote, by clicking on the quote button after i've clicked on multiquote on the 3rd. then i have less windows to sort through after.

thifty wrote: »

Hello:hello: Remember me?

of course we remember you! :hello:

Flat Eric - i do regular embroidery too, but none since the autumn when i was runner up in a comp. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23rdspiral/5042430523/in/set-72157594450167277/

i sketch out a pattern / copy out one from a book or the net, pop it in a hoop and just choose a stitch to do over the lines using the same floss as for Xstitch - stem, chain, back, feather ect... i just use calico usually - you could give it a go on a pillow case.

of course this might not be the type of embroidery you are asking about, eg i dont do tapestry embroidery.

here's a relevant-ish one for Nykied: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23rdspiral/4319282998/in/set-72157594450167277/

chickywiggle

smileyt wrote: »

Scarlettsmum, hello, I'm new-ish here too. Chickywiggle if you eat all those pancakes you will be proper sick!

i managed... 2 (just), hubby managed 2, and my 2 year old - ate all but 2 bites of 2 (and his first was bigger then either of mine!)!!!!

Apocasaver wrote: »

chickywiggle- I didn't even know it was pancake day, woops No doubt the kids will come home expecting pancakes and I haven't bought any!! Hubby would usually make them but he's in Scotland for work, and I can't cook at all. Lucky you mentioned it, I'll have to make a last minute dash to the shops before I do the school run.

id'a forgotton if it wasn't for all the pancake related facebook updates.... yay for asda smartprice (others are available ) instant batter mix @ 21p a sachet!

Flat_Eric wrote: »

Umm whilst sorting though my bits and pieces, I found what I think it a cushion cover with a flower design on it. I think its an embroidery project - its not aida material but there is a pattern there. I think I must have got it in a charity shop - Ill try to post a picture later. do any of you do embroidery and how on earth do you do it ??

i did some stamped embrodiary for xmas..... never again it was sooo boring!!

Soulie

Good evening everyone.

I keep meaning to post a pic of my Corrie kit update, I just haven't got around to taking a new pic, will do it in a bit though, as I have a card sample to take a pic of for someone who 'ordered' a card to be made, so I will post a pic update a bit later tonight.

I hope you all enjoyed your pancakes!
None here though, as today would have been my brother's 23rd birthday, so it's been a bit of a strange day to say the least. All his friends and my Mum and Dad are meeting up in the local tonight to celebrate (is that the right word??), and I believe there was talk of cake too!!

I wrote him a little poem, nothing spectacular, a fairly simple one, cus I suck at writing poems lol, and I just had a thought, that I would like to turn it in to a cross stitch, along with an eagle, or picture that would represent this quote: "Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a different universe." - Waylander by David Gemmell, though I'm not sure if there are any charts already out there that would fit that, if not I would have to design my own lol Will have to look in to that at a later date.

Anyways, I will be back later with my Corrie update

nykied

23rdspiral wrote: »

:T congratulations!!! how lovely! and how good of you to get a ring sorted so soon - we took a year and a quarter!:o

Thanks. It was because I was all MSE and got Tesco Clubcard vouchers for Goldsmiths before they changed to 3x rather than 4x. I was going to use them to buy a present for a friend's wedding in May but hey, needs must. It would have taken soooooo much longer had I had all the different shops to choose from, but luckily I found the ring I fell in love with in Goldsmiths

23rdspiral wrote: »

here's a relevant-ish one for Nykied: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23rdspiral/4319282998/in/set-72157594450167277/

Very cute!

chickywiggle

thinking of you Soulie. I think celebrate is an appropriate word, your brother wouldn't want you moping....i bet he's having a pint.

your sampler sounds a fab idea. I'm doing this wedding sampler - don't know if the border is any good with your words in, let me know if you want a

postingalwaysposting

nykied, congrats :j

Kezy, fantastic work, I adore the somebunny to love kit

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

Hi, could you give me some details about this lovely chart please, is it a kit or chart, who makes it, did you find it on a website?

Sorry to be so nosey but it's lovely.

Thanks

Linda

Hi Linda, no problems. I purchased it through ebay and I shall pm you the link. Its avalible in pink, green and blue when I last looked but she can alter the colour if needed (she did for my pink). You can buy it as a chart for £8 but I bought the kit at £25 (inc p&p) I know it sounds a lot but its pre sorted dmc threads, aida and the chart pluus no waiting for threads.

It arrived today and looks amazing, I can't wait to get stuck in now :rotfl:

ejs2311

chickywiggle wrote: »

I'm doing this wedding sampler - don't know if the border is any good with your words in, let me know if you want a

Oh Chicky, that was a reading at my wedding last year - any chance of a - might do it for my other half as a 1st anniversary pressie.

Feel too fat to stitch (or do much tonight) after pancakes. Have discovered a few good cominations other than my usual cheese & tomato sauce so if you've not already had yours I can recommend that, cajun chicken & cheese or chocolate buttons and (a tiny bit of) golden syrup!

xx

ERICS_MUM

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

nykied, congrats :j

Kezy, fantastic work, I adore the somebunny to love kit



Hi Linda, no problems. I purchased it through ebay and I shall pm you the link. Its avalible in pink, green and blue when I last looked but she can alter the colour if needed (she did for my pink). You can buy it as a chart for £8 but I bought the kit at £25 (inc p&p) I know it sounds a lot but its pre sorted dmc threads, aida and the chart pluus no waiting for threads.

It arrived today and looks amazing, I can't wait to get stuck in now :rotfl:

Thanks for the link, I've just bought the green chart, my 17 year old niece will love it (I hope to get it finished for Christmas !)

Linda xx