Cross Stitch Cafe 2011

23rdspiral

sorry to hear people are having a bad time with their other halfs... we're not getting on briliantly at the mo.. too much on and too stresed. hope everyone has a fab / relaxing sat night. xx
Soulie - that eagle looks like it was plucked from your mind! wonderful!

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thanks everyone for the ideas on how to inventory my new stash! It looks like an events/someday maybe excell list is in order . I do have to admit that I was having trouble getting my head around what id just bought. I kept looking at one then another then another, with lists building up in my head and all the different magazine names spinning me around.

So I decided to go with my highly trained archivist-ish and therefore somewhat pedantic nature, and created a spreadsheet of what I had just bought. A separate tab for each Mag title, and Cover Chart info to help identification, then must stitches, want to’s and useful to remembers…
It took about 2 hours last night, including flicking through the mags, and I feel so much calmer now. I don’t think it will take long at all to reverse engineer a ‘stitch list’ from this. Now I want to add in the mags I already have (not many in comparison), but HAVE to tidy up before we get our new sofa today (its 15yrs old, leather and was my OH parents but they fancy a change. Woo! And hopefully it will mean less backache as we’ve only had a futon to sit on for the last 3 months!

chickywiggle wrote: »

i have an excel spreadsheet name/ occasion/ date needed for/ mag title/ issue/ page number....

thanks! will do!

nykied wrote: »

I tried cutting them out but there kept being one on the back of the other and it was too messy for my OCD

i think if i cut them up i'd be like that too nykied. that and the archivst in me likes to 'preserve things as found'! oh dear me. i do pitty my OH sometimes!

ejs2311 wrote: »

23rd Spiral - what a bargain!!! I agree with some of the others - straight back there with an offer for the pile of them!! With my 'to do list' I have a spreadsheet of the ones I want to do and where the charts are then I have the satisfaction of turning the line bold and addng DONE to the end column when I'm done!!! (How sad am I!?!). I keep my mags in storage boxes in our bedroom.

nykied wrote: »

Basically, they're in an Excel spreadsheet with what the design is, which mag and which issue (all my mags are in magazine files in order). I highlight them when I've done them and I only put ones that I think I might one day do.

ooh, i like those ideas lots. to be able to tick them when done and see forever what i did and who it went to.
i love ticking off lists! i'm going to do that by reverse engineering my list. thank you!

mrs-moneypenny

Ruth_honey wrote: »

Got Princess Palace & DOC all gridded up & not sure how long you can leave the lines on the fabric before they no longer wash out. They were fine after 6 months when I stitched Dictionary of Bras, but I'm sure it's been almost a year with these 2 WIPs. At least.

:eek:god youve scared me now ive got my titanic gridded out DD brought me a white washable pen from america as its navy adia, i wont be fiishing that anytime soon and as not all the fabic is stitched im stuffed it it wont come out

spent all afternoon stitching -just seen the time make that most of he day:rotfl:ive finished nearly all the sky in front of the ship right down to an iceberg on the horizon -given up now as the light is too bad so getting the knitting out now

have a good weekend all

chickywiggle

ARGGGGGG now the !!!!!! has left £60+ worth of pool cue/ case in the pub last night and surprise surprise.............someones pinched it!!!!!!!!!

can i start this week again????

Dorastar

Just back from camping holiday and trying to remove dirt from 2 kids and a variety of camping gear. Did take stitching stuff and do a little bit but spent most of time playing in different play areas.

Hope everyone is ok and has a good weekend:)

Observer

Chicky its a new week in less than 3 hours (((((HUGS))))) x

maria_and_the_imps

Hugs chicky. Hope next week is much better for you. Xxx

abatha

hey - very sleepy atm so will browse the many many pages when I get back from work but just wanted a bit of advice - I love the brickwall maid design on this site http://www.urban-cross-stitch.com/urbancrossstitchlargekits.htm I just wondered if anyone had seen it cheaper/had the pattern. I haven't completed a cross stitch in ages until today - its been about 5 years since I last picked up some aida! I had forgotten how addictive it can be I finished the small design in a couple of hours and I am now looking for my next project - I am hoping this thread will come in very useful

Flat_Eric

I have found a nice country companions design to stitch for my aunty's birthday. The stitch count is 78 x 81 and I think I'm going stitch on 16 count white aida - so how big do you think the card will be ? is there a converter that will tell me ?

in other news - is anyone watching the cricket. Mr Bell is run out but a very odd and controversial decision!!

23rdspiral

Flat Eric, I found a converter for iPad... It says design size is 5 inches x 5 1/2 inches, so if allowing a 2 inch border cut fabric to 9 x9 1/4 inches. Hope that helps.

Quiet on here today. I've got so much house work to do... OH helped me move some furniture around .... Making a huge mess... ESP lots of boxes and bags not yet dealt with since moving.... And he's gone out with the lads! I've no oomph to do it all alone :0(

Flat_Eric

23rdspiral wrote: »

Flat Eric, I found a converter for iPad... It says design size is 5 inches x 5 1/2 inches, so if allowing a 2 inch border cut fabric to 9 x9 1/4 inches. Hope that helps.

Quiet on here today. I've got so much house work to do... OH helped me move some furniture around .... Making a huge mess... ESP lots of boxes and bags not yet dealt with since moving.... And he's gone out with the lads! I've no oomph to do it all alone :0(

thank you :D:D- i blindly cut the material but its 10 inch by 10 and a bit inches so plenty. :j

Yes quiet on here today? perhaps everyone is busy stitching