Cross Stitch Cafe - stitching out of 2012 and into 2013...

sweetcarer

Just logging in to say hi in the new thread - hope to see lots of the old members and new - not saying we are old but exisiting.

Here is the latest in my third bear this year for a birth sampler



Excuse picture - taken with phone - don't think its that good - phone is an antique.

I have also fell in love with some of the designs from tamscreations - so I have downloaded one- its free and might try and do it. Tried to show picture here but not working. Chose blackwork challenge 1

http://www.tamscreations.com/Pages/Freebies.aspx

Not been able to take any photos of my latest on my blue sampler part one at work, so here is a reminder of where it was last:



Also found a great snowdrop pattern to do for my memorial stitch. Next year would of been their 70th wedding anniversery and I am thinking of giving each of their daughters a stitch in remberance. The story of snowdrops is that they got married during the war - grandfather couldn't afford a button hole or get one, so he picked some snow drops from the garden and used them instead. Pattern is another freebie - think it is better than the one I originally chose - will take out wording and think how to word it. Going to be a surprise for my mum and her sisters (my grandparents children).



https://www.dovestitch.com/snowdrop-spring-flower-free-cross-stitch-chart-p-4324.html

Hope our needles fly and frogs stay away. Gets out some tea and coffee and I think I have some flapjacks left over. Happy stitching everyone.

Kind wishes to all

sweetcarer

Willow92

subtle_minx wrote: »

Anyone know where I can find (if poss) small halloween motifs ideally no bigger than 1 inch each to be used on 14 ct aida. I'm not having much luck and the bookmark I was hoping to design seems not to fit.

I found this which is has different halloween things on it. Maybe you could make a pattern up with one of these as a guide?

Or this?

I've just turned my bedroom upside down trying to find an old stitching magazine that I'm sure has small halloween things in. I've either thrown it away or it's even more hidden than I thought.... If I find it over the next couple of days I've message you.

subtle_minx

Thank you... Currently tweaking original ideas and now looking for a tiny flying witch. Would have more leeway if I had smaller count black aida in the house. Oh well, lesson learned. my perception of things that could fit was slightly bonkers compared to actual measurements available.. oops

maria_and_the_imps

thanks chicky i love a shiney new thread,
love the patterns you have picked out there sweetcareer, and i love the snow drops story, its beautiful

sorry i cant help with halloween pictures

well dinner is done and most of the washing up is done, except the ice cream bowls, told hubby he needs to bath kids and then i'll have my bath and settle down to my first evening of stitching in what seems like ages !!

happy new thread everyone
x

shelly

Hi ladies.

(from other thread)
Louise. The memorial for your Daughter is lovely.

Caroline. Afghan is coming along nicely.

(on this thread)
Mags. Loving Relativity, it's coming along great.

Sweetcarer. Nice update.

As for me. Got started on the tinkle wording yesterday and it's going ok. Might go do some in a little while since hubby has gone out on his motorbike while the weather is warm and dry.
Once wording is done I have to decide whether or not to do some sort of border but I think I'll loosely put it in the frame and see if a) there is room for it and b) if it needs it.

Flat_Eric

Yay - shiney new thread :j thanks chicky :j:D

Didn't manage any stitching last night (ended up watching One Day (very good film - now going to read the book)

Today - no stitching yet - we went to the diy store and having joined the club that was mentioned by :money: I got 15% off my bill :T as the store were having another one of their special discount weekends :T

Then it was to the pub for a spot of lunch. I had been looking forward to this all week so I have to say I was a tad disappointed when the meal came and it was overcooked and dry. I'm not sure if this is because we had starters and our meals were ready before we had finished our starters/they had cleared our plates but I'm pleased to say that I plucked up the courage to say so. I have had the same meal before at this pub (ribs, chips and salad) and it has been 100x better so I don't know what went wrong today. They refunded both our main meals and we went on our merry way. I am not one to complain when I eat out - usually just accept that you do on occasion get a bad meal but I was forcing myself to eat something/trying to enjoy it when it just wasn't edible. Its a shame because it is a nice pub and I like it but I fear I won't be rushing back.

back home and we have been busy in the garden, finished a short time ago so now to cook tea and fall asleep on the sofa! hopefully some cross stitch will fit in somewhere!

*Louise*

I have nothing important to say at the moment, I just wanted to post on the new thread (Thanks Chicky)



Edit to add: Mags, it's looking great!



PROJECT 12 RECORD

10.11.12.
b_e_g - Lizzie Kate - Tis the season

12.12.12
*Louise* - Twelve Days of Christmas
Maria - Family handprints
flowerofscotland - Christmas Cheer
tricksie - London Sampler
Ailsb - 12 days of Christmas - small design
Sweetcarer - Blackwork Challenge
chckywiggle - Humphry's stocking
sc00bie1 - Christmas Angel


20.12.2012
*Louise* - tbc
Maria - Valentines Heart
flowerofscotland - Drawn Thread scissor fob
tricksie - tbc
Ailsb - Winter/Christmas Sampler (hoping to start 12.12.12 and finish 20122012).
chickywiggle - tbc
b_e_g - MP Christmas cottage

Project 10/11/12 - 11/12/13 -
b_e_g - Margaret Sherry 12 Days of Christmas

Ruth_honey

Flat_Eric wrote: »

Yay - shiney new thread :j thanks chicky :j:D

Didn't manage any stitching last night (ended up watching One Day (very good film - now going to read the book)

Today - no stitching yet - we went to the diy store and having joined the club that was mentioned by :money: I got 15% off my bill :T as the store were having another one of their special discount weekends :T

Then it was to the pub for a spot of lunch. I had been looking forward to this all week so I have to say I was a tad disappointed when the meal came and it was overcooked and dry. I'm not sure if this is because we had starters and our meals were ready before we had finished our starters/they had cleared our plates but I'm pleased to say that I plucked up the courage to say so. I have had the same meal before at this pub (ribs, chips and salad) and it has been 100x better so I don't know what went wrong today. They refunded both our main meals and we went on our merry way. I am not one to complain when I eat out - usually just accept that you do on occasion get a bad meal but I was forcing myself to eat something/trying to enjoy it when it just wasn't edible. Its a shame because it is a nice pub and I like it but I fear I won't be rushing back.

back home and we have been busy in the garden, finished a short time ago so now to cook tea and fall asleep on the sofa! hopefully some cross stitch will fit in somewhere!

I want to watch One Day too. As I type, the ad for it has just come on. Sign??? :rotfl: I've also been wanting to watch My Week With Marylin for ages and have had the DVD on my wish list for ages. Finally gave in & ordered it as I'm fed up with waiting for it to be shown on Sky movies. I'm sure I'll enjoy it anyway, so £5 isn't too bad to spend out (except I also ended up buying The Vow for £7 while I was on the website-oops!).
In stitching news, I'm not far off finishing a Forever friends kit that I plan to give my mum for Xmas/birthday. 123 stitch was out of stock of the Santa Sidecar stocking that I wanted to buy to stitch fr DH, so I've asked my mum to try & find it on her holiday in America. Joann's should sell it and it should be cheaper than buying it over here. Forgot to tell her to buy some peanut butter M&Ms for me, too, so had to call her at her hotel (so glad we've Sky talk unlimited and USA calls are free!). If Ive got the time difference right, I think she'll be at a wedding in Maine right now. Soooo jealous!

Had a very busy week. Our little kitten is now almost 6 months old, so she was spayed and microchipped on Thursday. She's recovering well from it, but trying to get her not to race around the place at 100mph is tricky! She seems to think she's fine, but she's got internal stitches and one external one. Amazing what they can do with such a tiny animal. She's claimed one half of the sofa so poor DH is sitting on the floor.

caroline78

Got quite a lot done last night as I couldn't sleep . I started getting really sleepy about 7am but was too late to get to bed so went to the bakery across the road and treated myself to a coffee, and while I was there got talking to a few women I know and ended up getting hubby a job !!!

He starts on Monday and although it is only 20 hours a week cleaning, it is a start and we can claim quite a lot of tax credits so we are so much better off. I can't wait and he is so pleased as well.

Well, this is where I am starting from tonight....




Start of 8th September 2012 by msecaroline78, on Flickr

Flat_Eric

Oh I forgot to say, we stopped of at Morri&on$ on the way home and :mad: Cross Stitch Crazy was on the shelf with a bonus Margaret Sherry Chart (exclusive I think to Morri&on$) customers :mad:

I was almost tempted to buy the mag again (I subscribe) but the chart was small and was of the four characters (including the cat) in bed. There wasn't much of the animals and the rest wasn't that inspiring so I didn't bother and I shall keep an eye out for it on eb** I'm not sure I would stitch it but at least I will get to have a proper nose at it if there is a pic online.