Cross Stitch Cafe 2012

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This weeks' progress

DSC03166 by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

Still a long way from the finished mitred and piped cushion that has been discussed on here

We have visiters for lunch and then we are all planning to go out for the afternoon so not likely to get much done today.

Have a lovely stitchy Sunday everyone

*Louise*

Emma133 wrote: »

I love Joan Elliot designs which magazine are the cinderella, sleeping beauty, and rapunzel from please? I also am looking for the Ladybird Fairy which she did does anyone know what magazine this was in?

All Cross Stitch Gold

Cinderella - Issue 90

Sleeping Beauty - Issue 93 (On sale now)

Rapunzel - Issue 94 (ON sale 19th June)


Just checked her blog and the lady bird fairy was in issue 206 of Cross Stitch Collection

http://joanelliott.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/pre-christmas-sneak-peek/

tellmeitsfriday

Ahhh the Ladybird Fairy. She's beautiful. I've just started her....

Just be aware that if you want nice dyed fabric, all the beads and special thread, she works out quite expensive...! Gulp!

mrs-moneypenny

FOS your cushion is coming along beautifully

brednall

Afternoon to all from a sunny Derbyshire

Not done much stitching lately - got a bit caught up sorting and 'shredding' my magazines into charts and getting them listed on fleabay. Sold some but still tonnes to list!!!

Trying to do a few small items such as keyrings as I have been asked to maybe have a stall at my daughters nursery fayre to sell some of my cards so might throw in a few stitched bits too. If they don't sell, I can pass them onto friends and family.

Some great progress being made by you all. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I look forward to more piccies.

Emma

PS Thanks to Marie for the chart - sorry I haven't been in touch sooner!!

23rdspiral

Hi all, busy wknd here, making up for time lost to sickness last wknd.

Wow I love the ladybird fairy... Just can't see me ever having the time for thes big involved pieces. I did however make a moth from cloth yesterday, trying out new sewing ideas b4 I try a barn owl.

Jubilee cushion is looking great!

Thanks for the nice comments on my crafty fox xx

Emma133

Thanks for that Louise very useful will make notes and see if I can get copies of the backdated magazines.

TMIF I fell in love with Ladybird fairy when I saw her so will have to get materials and stuff for a present I think.

Might go ebaying see if I can pick up the backdated mags

Thanks very much

Emma x

nykied

chickywiggle wrote: »

Hate the attitude of the RSPCA recently. My collegue rang them as he saw an injured pigeon (ok ok don' t get me started on pigeons - yes we laughed) and they basically told him to go away and ring the police as it was too dangerous for them to go and rescue a pigeon off a road.
Police basically wouldn't do anything (and rightly so in my opinion). Told him to ring RSPCA back........ who told him to take a box home from work - stop and get it himself and take it to them. (ok so it's ok for HIM to stop and fetch it on a road?????)

When I worked in a school one of my collegues there reported an injured hedgehog...... they told her to find a box go and get it and take it to them.

I know it all comes down to money and them being a voluntary organisation but even so.

Still catching up, but I rang the RSPBA last week after one of the woodpeckers that hangs around our garden flew into our front window. He was sat on the lawn all stunned (looking almost dead, if I'm honest) with his wing out. The nice bloke on the phone said to put him in a box in a dark place for a couple of hours and then, if he didn't fly off when we opened the box, to call them back and they'd come and collect him.

Luckily, he started coming round and when I advanced on him, he flew off to his mate who was calling for him.

nykied

sk00bie1 wrote: »

Nykied - How long did the cushion take you? I'm thinking of starting a 'me' design and trying to pick one is hard!

Months and months - I lost the stitching bug part-way through. Once I got it back though, it was very quick to stitch. Lots of similar colours and I liked that it's split up into boxes.

blue_eyed_girl

Afternoon ladies,

23rd - little fox looks really cute.

AM - Love the RM Love Birds

Rina - welcome to cafe - you've earned your seat after all that reading.

Louise - Circe is beautful

Maria - love the colours in Autumn Reflections.

Emma - hope that stitchy bug is back soon.

FOS - great progress on the Jubilee cushion.

Just thought I would update with a couple of little pics - seem a bit pathetic when you look at some of the wonderful masterpieces that are being done.








Enjoy whats left of the weekend everyone.

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