Cross Stitch Cafe 2012

HP_Sauce

Soulie wrote: »

I have two lol
One for cardmaking and general paper crafts, and a new one I set up this year for cross stitch. The link to my cardmaking one is in my profile thingie when you click my name over there <

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and I have a link to my cross stitch blog on there, (at the top of the page), which I really need to update badly, and I only have 1 follower *awwwwwww* LOL

You've got another one now Love seeing pictures of everyones work.

HP_Sauce

Ailsb wrote: »

Well I've finished the patchwork horse - all except the name and border which I can't do until the baby is born (PG).


patchwork horse 5.3.12 by Ailsb1, on Flickr

Love this design, the colours are lovely!

*Louise*

Soulie wrote: »

I'm not quite sure what you mean
But to import a photo from your computer in to the program do the following:

File >
Import >
Image Importing >

On the pop up box:

File >
Open >
Locate the .jpg (best quality of the 3 available options) >
This is where it's going wrong, I can't locate the file - I get to here but then when I open the folder it's all blank, even though I have them saved as 3 different types of files
Hit Open >

Select size of finished cross stitch, amount of colours, type pf thread and fabric count >

Hit import

Thanks for the info, I'll have another look at it later. Flippin pooters....

Soulie

HP_Sauce wrote: »

You've got another one now Love seeing pictures of everyones work.

TY!
Will follow you back

*Louise* wrote: »

This is where it's going wrong, I can't locate the file - I get to here but then when I open the folder it's all blank, even though I have them saved as 3 different types of files
Thanks for the info, I'll have another look at it later. Flippin pooters....

I have the same problem when I select the wizard to do the importing, but the other way is fine. Make sure you're not using the 'Image Import Wizard'.

susan42

Hi everyone

flowerofscotland - its a bit too ambitious I think so I`m going to have a practice at another little one:(

nannon - i love the baby sampler.:D

Can I ask a question please. When you are following a pattern how do you know what squares you`ve stitched and which ones you havent.On my koala bears I coloured in the squares as I was going but I made a right mess. Is there other ways?:o

Ailsb

Thanks all for your nice comments about the patchwork horse, I'm really pleased with it and enjoyed stitching it.

Louise - This is the picture of the Footprints poem that I am going to stitch.




I think I've made a decision that as this is for me I am going to try to finish a UFO before I start this. I can't face the tiger still so going to have a go at the Dragons toasting marshmallows which I started about 11 years ago. Will post an update at the weekend.

Ailsb

susan42 wrote: »

Can I ask a question please. When you are following a pattern how do you know what squares you`ve stitched and which ones you havent.On my koala bears I coloured in the squares as I was going but I made a right mess. Is there other ways?:o

I use differnet methods depending on whether I think I will reuse the chart in future. If I know I am going to restitch at some stage I photocopy the original, normally increasing the size to save my eyes, then I am happy to colour the squares in pencil as I stitch. If I think there is a possibility of using the chart again at some point and the size is okay I still colour in but use highlighter pen as this doesn't show up when it's photocopied.

Hope that helps.

debtdalek

Ailsb wrote: »

I use differnet methods depending on whether I think I will reuse the chart in future. If I know I am going to restitch at some stage I photocopy the original, normally increasing the size to save my eyes, then I am happy to colour the squares in pencil as I stitch. If I think there is a possibility of using the chart again at some point and the size is okay I still colour in but use highlighter pen as this doesn't show up when it's photocopied.

Hope that helps.

I do exactly the same thing - works well - until you unpick something!!
Anyway, my good news is that I think I may have found a xs class or club to go to. I need something to make me do some each week.
Bumped into a lady today who has a friend who runs such a thing ,so will hopefully have the info' tomorrow.

shelly

susan42 wrote: »

Can I ask a question please. When you are following a pattern how do you know what squares you`ve stitched and which ones you havent.On my koala bears I coloured in the squares as I was going but I made a right mess. Is there other ways?:o

I always photocopy my charts so as to keep the original in good condition incase I re-stitch in the future or sell/pass it on.
I use a pencil to colour in as I go because I am good at making mistakes so it's easy to rub out and re-do.
To keep my hand clean when colouring in the stitched squares I use a scrap piece of paper under the edge of my hand.

tellmeitsfriday

Yeah I photocopy mine too - then I colour them with whatever I can get my sticky hands on at the time - at the moment I have a yellow highlighter....