Cross Stitch Cafe 2012

Flat_Eric

vickietm wrote: »

I am going to sew the elephants for dh for Valentines day. Lots of block stitching so should be ok and thinking of doing them in variegated thread but not fully decided yet as I have never used it before.

variegated thread is cool! I usually (when my brain doesn't switch off) try to complete each stitch in its entirety rather than work a row and then go back to complete the stitch.

this is something I stitched with variegated


Bookworm Bookmark by Flat Eric on Flickr, on Flickr.

vickietm

Flat_Eric wrote: »

variegated thread is cool! I usually (when my brain doesn't switch off) try to complete each stitch in its entirety rather than work a row and then go back to complete the stitch.

this is something I stitched with variegated


Bookworm Bookmark by Flat Eric on Flickr, on Flickr.

Ah, thank you so much FE, how to complete the stitches was one of my main questions about using this. I was planning on trying both ways on a bit of spare aida to see which one I prefer for this design. I don't think my threads are as interesting as yours though, they are just varying shades of one colour.
I'd forgotten how much I liked this bookmark when you first posted it, its great

Vickie
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Willow92

ooh! I like that thread on the bookworm thingy

23rdspiral

Happy New Year everyone. I'm shattered. I want to stay and read and write my resolutions but I don't have time! Xxx

mrs-moneypenny

can i wish everyone on this thread health and happiness in the new year

augustsmummy

Thanks Chickywiggle - its nice to see someone agrees it was an inapropriate gift. I have since calmed down and decided to ebay them and use the paypal credit on more useful items... so cross stitch kits it is then :rotfl: as if my to do pile isn't big enough! lol.

Well Happy New Year everyone! Here's hoping 2012 is a much better year for us all!

May all of us have fabulous health and may all the black dogs take a leave of absence!

See you all in 2012 ladies :j
AM x

Annie021063

Found you tonight and after sorting all my sewing and prioritising unfinished projects would love to join the thread. Have an unfinished map of Jeddah for my mum and step-dad (they lived there for years), will aim to finish by April (much earlier hopefully) and post it in time for their wedding anniversary. Happy new year x

The_Dragon

augustsmummy wrote: »

My rubbish Christmas gift from MIL was cookery books?! She is well aware that I am having stomach surgery, and possibly a total removal of my stomach in 2012, and she got me cookery books...
Worse still I can't use one of them at all as it is for curry, and I can't eat anything spicy as it burns my tummy .
Dh can't see why I am feeling a bit down with them, when I put so much thought in to gifts for all the in-laws. Ah well.

Even better, MIL said that next year she would like a cross stitched alphabet sampler from me as I like sewing. Erm, you know I like sewing so you bought me cook books.....

If I didn't laugh I would cry :rotfl:.

The best gift though was a bracelet from my best friends, we said no gifts, but they posted it to me as a sneaky surprise .

Well no stitching done here, but hopefully I will manage it a bit later!

23rd that box is lovely!

AMx

Hmm I got given an umbrella by a member of Dr Dragon's family (I am stuck on crutches, will always be stuck on crutches! ), we had agreed before hand that we would exchange vouchers/cash unless you ask for something specific (she did and got it, she got our gifts from her company "get this for 10p" section :mad:)

To make up for it though a very good friend got me a yarn winder :drool:

sweetcarer

_party__party__party_ WISHING ALL IN THE CAFE A HAPPY NEW YEAR _party__party__party_

augustsmummy

hope that works! lol
Happy New Year!