Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

chickywiggle

yea, cross stitch crazy.

i've finished the wedding sampler.........


Have tons of thread left (i would think enough to do it again - mayb just need a bit more blue and one of the browns). if anyone wants me to post them the chart and threads pm me (if not i'll bung it on ebay next week).

Ruth_honey

chickywiggle wrote: »

yea, cross stitch crazy.

i've finished the wedding sampler.........


Have tons of thread left (i would think enough to do it again - mayb just need a bit more blue and one of the browns). if anyone wants me to post them the chart and threads pm me (if not i'll bung it on ebay next week).

Looks great! Well done!!!
Must buy a copy of the mag next week-how exciting! Oh, and Chickywiggle, we share the same real name.

Off to a wedding in Hastings this weekend, so probably won't get chance to post til next week. Have a great weekend everyone.

Ailsb

Chicky - love the wedding sampler, it hasn't taken you long. The article looks great will have to invest in a copy of the mag next week. They'll wonder why their sales are up with us all rushing out to buy a copy!! Thanks for your help earlier, will think about what to do next.

Ruth-Honey - have a lovely time at the wedding.

I've had a bit of a crumby week (although still good compared to others so sorry to moan - just thought I'd share). My car started to make a funny noise on Monday so took it to the garage I use and he repaired it after much muttering of it costing upto £500. I trust him totally so know he wasn't just saying it to rip me off. Anyway he returned my car to me about 2 hours later saying he had fixed it and didn't owe him anything - see he is nice.

I used the car Tuesday and it ran like a dream until I was doing 40 on the dual carriage and it gave a bang and sounded like a back firing motorbike. To cut a very long story short I had to be towed to the garage who had to bring in a specialist to repair the engine and £100 later it's now fixed. That accounted for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Today my son was off school due to the strike and we were going to go out for the day but I woke with a migraine and spent most of the day in bed,hence I am now wide awake.

Anyway a quick update on the MP wedding sampler, I think I've finished all of the main stitching with the exception of the hearts floating around the outside. Loads of backstitching to do though. Will post a picture tomorrow.

*Louise*

Chicky - that sampler really is lovely :T

Ailsb - Don't you just hate it when everything goes wrong at once! You were lucky you weren't going any faster when whatever it was blew, and that price doesn't sound too extortionate, you sound like you have a decent mechanic there lol

Keiss - still rooting for you to get that elegant lady finished! Look forward to seeing some pics of your other crafts as well

maria_and_the_imps

aww wanted to get the mag when i go to asdas later, will have to be patient and wait want to see what it says

will try and remember to post update later

the wedding sampler is gorgeous

right better go and stop the little one eatting chesse spread straight from the pot and get him down for his nap so i can sew untill i have to pick my dolly up from little school and take her big school, its all go here today

oh and she is going horse riding tommorrow for the first time not sure who is more excited me or her!!!

right chesse spread needs to be saved

shelly

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

right better go and stop the little one eatting chesse spread straight from the pot and get him down for his nap


right chesse spread needs to be saved

A lad after my own heart! :rotfl:
I have the triangles and have to eat one straight from it's foil whilst making my sarnies.

mrs-moneypenny

the wedding sampler looks lovley chicky
finally framed DS xbox controller stitch so that off the table -well it will be once DH puts a hanger on the back of it

have a good stitching day all, hope you managed to save some of the cheese maria

shelly

Quick update from me. Have done all the X's on my piece so just backstitch to go now.
Had to unpick the drum stitcks twice though as I was too interested in the tennis so kept going wrong

23rdspiral

okay so i'm having a bit of a catch up. so sorry these are wayy out of date! but somethings just needed saying:)

Judellie wrote: »

Cancel your subscription now, I've waited till after I've received the last mag only to find out it was too late, although they did refund the money and cancelled it. it was a bit of a worry though. Any that I do on offers now I cancel after I've received the first mag. HTH. By the way, they take the money in one go.Jude x

thank you for the info. i took out the 3 for 3quid too, am now waiting on issue 3 so will cancel tonight.

pm2326 wrote: »

I'm reading Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris, its no 5 in the Sookie Stackhouse books......otherwise known as True Blood the TV series (which I've never watched)

DEFINATELY worth watching!

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

:T well done!!! it's stunning!

23rdspiral

phew i've just read from page 190 to 198! and i'm now shattered!

catchooky wrote: »

Does anyone have these charts for a possible ;)?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stitching-Shed-ADDRESS-SAMPLER-Cross-Stitch-Kit-/200610420968?pt=UK_Crafts_CrossStitch_RL&hash=item2eb55018e8

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stitching-Shed-CUP-CAKE-SAMPLER-Cross-Stitch-Kit-/280681062239?pt=UK_Crafts_CrossStitch_RL&hash=item4159e51f5f (or indeed anything cupcake-y)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stitching-Shed-HOME-SWEET-HOME-Cross-Stitch-Kit-/280681064182?pt=UK_Crafts_CrossStitch_RL&hash=item4159e526f6

They're all so pretty ............xxx

ooh, i like these! i'l have to read on further through the pages to see if anyone has them! though i do have some cupcake charts from mags if you didnt get any.

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

i remember a while ago somone did a lemon stitch and was after words to go round it and someone mentioned the saying if life gives you lemons make lemonade i saw a teatowel in a magazine yesterday with if life gives you lemons make a gin and tonic written on:rotfl:

ooh that was me... a DMC scented kit that was nice to do but quite boring to hang so i wondered about a phrase... i'd completely forgotten that. oopsie. thank you for the reminder! i think i should do the gin and tonic one! :rotfl:

ejs2311 wrote: »

I finished my card and got it in the post in time:

that's really lovely.:T