Cross Stitch Cafe 2012

sweetcarer

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

my gran died last thursday:( so a sad weekend getting my head round that, stitching helped as i concentrated on that instead of thinking about sad things.
hugs to all that need them

So sorry to hear about your Gran

brednall wrote: »

Has anyone stitched any All Our Yesterdays designs? I have started the 'Grandchildren are Special' for my Mum as it is right with 3 boys and 2 girls but I can't seem to find any motivation with it. The colours don't seem to look right on the little bit I have done. Did anyone else find this

I am doing one- as my hubby calls it little boy blue - whats up? I am also a member of an AOY fan page in facebook - Faye (the designer) regularly contributes - so I could post a question in there if you like - I know some of them have done it in past and I think one is currently doing it.

Ruth_honey wrote: »

I'm going to do this too. I've bought a kit with some snowdrops in, as they remind me of my grandma. Not brought myself to start it yet, though. 2 years since she died, and it's still very raw. Found myself crying during Torville & Dean's bolero on Dancing On Ice last night. She would've loved watching it.

I also used my tesco club card vouchers to dedicate some trees in a nearby forest (through Wodland Trust). As she's buried in the Forest of Dean, it's too far for me to go, so I like that I can still be with her by going to this forest a few miles away.

What a coincidence that your gran liked snowdrops too. Snowdrops were special to my granparents too - think I have told the story before why. When my grand parents married during the war, my papa couldn't get a button hole. So he went out into the garden and as it was February he picked up some snowdrops. Next year it would of been their 70th anniversary, so I am thinking of doing this from Vermillion stitchery - free cross stitch patterns for all. This will be a wee gift for all their children, for a wee minding.



Hope all are well and enjoying this weather - pity I am inside all day but I would just burn if I was outside.

Kind wishes to all

sweetcarer

Ruth_honey

sweetcarer wrote: »

So sorry to hear about your Gran



I am doing one- as my hubby calls it little boy blue - whats up? I am also a member of an AOY fan page in facebook - Faye (the designer) regularly contributes - so I could post a question in there if you like - I know some of them have done it in past and I think one is currently doing it.



What a coincidence that your gran liked snowdrops too. Snowdrops were special to my granparents too - think I have told the story before why. When my grand parents married during the war, my papa couldn't get a button hole. So he went out into the garden and as it was February he picked up some snowdrops. Next year it would of been their 70th anniversary, so I am thinking of doing this from Vermillion stitchery - free cross stitch patterns for all. This will be a wee gift for all their children, for a wee minding.



Hope all are well and enjoying this weather - pity I am inside all day but I would just burn if I was outside.

Kind wishes to all

sweetcarer

That's a nice design. I don't remember hearing that story before, so thanks for sharing. There's a churchyard near my mum that has so many snowdrops in it that it looks like a carpet of flowers. Obviously not this time of year. Grandma used to love driving past it to see them.

I'm like you-if I spent time outside today, I would've burnt! I had a friend come over to practise her beauty skills on me. She is using me as guinea pig & so far I've had lovely massages. Today was waxing. :eek: I've never been waxed before, but said she could do my legs-that's as much as I'm allowing! OMG IT HURTS!!! I was swearing at her & told her I didn't like her anymore. I don't know how people cope with the pain getting any other areas waxed.

tellmeitsfriday

It hurt the first couple of times... I've had it done for about 10 years now, and tend to drink a cuppa while she's doing it x

Ailsb

Mrs Moneypenny - sorry to hear about your Gran. I agree with others in time it would be nice to stitch something in her memory.

Ruthhoney - I self wax now and it doesn't hurt anymore. When I first started it really hurt but I think you become immune to it over time.

No stitching - well not cross stitching - for me today. I made a quilted panel for my quilt and also a clutch bag to use at my nephews wedding. Quite a productive day. Will get some cross stitch done tomorrow and will try to get a photo posted.

tellmeitsfriday

Ailsb wrote: »

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Ruthhoney - I self wax now and it doesn't hurt anymore. When I first started it really hurt but I think you become immune to it over time.

Oooo now, I don't think I could do it myself lol...

I wonder what inane chatter we will have this evening

brednall

Row of Love - slow going as the chart is coloured so it seems a bit harder to read. Something I've always wanted to stitch and it was a major fleabay bargain!!


Progress is slower on this than I expected for such a simple design!!



This is the AOY design I mentioned yesterday. What I have started to stitch is the middle character - might get better the more i stitch!!

Emma

lancs-lady_2

Ailsb wrote: »

Thanks for letting me know - I couldn't remember who the other person was that ordered one. I'm getting itchy fingers waiting as I don't want to start something new so just plodding along with a UFO which I'm not that enthusiatic about finishing.

I know what you mean! I was waiting for mine, but I had to start something, and as I couldn't find anything else and "Winter Angel" was screaming at me from my bag, I just had to start it. I've got a feeling its going to be put down the minute the one from Hong Kong arrives though! :rotfl:

lancs-lady_2

Just a quick question if I may?

I've started on "Winter Angel" (hope the link works, I've not taken any pictures yet) http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=2G8&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1280&bih=843&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=lXv3vpZNTy26pM:&imgrefurl=http://www.crossstitchworld.com/cross-stitch-detail.php%3FRecordID%3DLL33&docid=K2DL5qqidXw-WM&imgurl=http://www.crossstitchworld.com/Images/LL33_Angel-Of-Winter.jpg&w=600&h=529&ei=x3pxT5Rix6jQBY_76eUP&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=197&sig=110767334848504356510&page=1&tbnh=148&tbnw=166&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=96&ty=71

My question is, it has lots of beads, well after finishing "Spring Angel" I didn't do the beads, I really lost the will to live after trying a couple!

I was thinking of using metallic thread instead of beads, do you think that would look ok or can anyone recommend anything else please?

nmm

Woop, my dove grey aida arrived this morning :j Now just waiting for the threads. Still got the baby's ark to finish, going to try and complete it this week, actually i'm going to make it my March challenge that gives me 4 days :rotfl:

*Louise*

lancs-lady wrote: »

I was thinking of using metallic thread instead of beads, do you think that would look ok or can anyone recommend anything else please?

I have done this in the past and it looked absolutely fine (and no one else will know you 'should' have used beads anyway)

I used 2 strands of metallic thread, so those stitches were a little more prominent than standard ones..