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

Dorastar

Not much stitching - poorly dh and dd so been playing nursemaid to them most of yesterday and today. Am hoping for an early and settled night for us all and then an early start tomorrow with hopefully some stitching time.

chickywiggle

pinknfluffy28 wrote: »

got cross-stitch card shop today, just need threads & aida now.
whilst clearing out bedroom i found 4 xmas cards i had stitched for kids a few years back & saved. 4 different tatty teddys. any ideas what i could re-cycle them into? they already have stitched stockings, but although small, the cards are just beautiful & would love to re-use them!

what size are they??

Just wondering as some of us are doing squares for the sandy hook quilt project and if they are the right size would be lovely.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/310784595692711/?fref=ts

for those stitching here is the finished address:
Kyla McKay-Dewald
Caring X-Stitcher
P.O. Box 75
Chartley, Massachusetts 02712-9800

USA


thought I'd repost this rule as I noticed names appearing on items

These are the guidelines for the cross stitch squares. However, please know anything stitched will be graciously accepted and incorporated into the items being made for the families, and the school. If the design you have chosen does not quite fit these guidelines that is fine, we just ask that you refrain from putting a specific childs name on it.

maria_and_the_imps

Evening all love the calendar Sweetcarer

Love your Caroline

Nmm thanks for the link to let's sew I'm trying to be good! I might last till the morning, I also noticed that a lot of the charts on my wish list on the making spot are in there sale! Far to much temptation!

Have done a little stitching tonight, I'm determined to get up early in the morning and spend the whole day doing it

sk00bie1

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been on, wedding stuff has taken over and probably will continue to do so until April! It's been all systems go and my dress finally arrived, makes it all seem a bit real... very scary stuff

Don't worry, I've been lurking though! Well done to all on your progress and/or finishes.

Will continue to cross stitch vicariously through you all xx

caroline78

chickywiggle wrote: »

what size are they??

Just wondering as some of us are doing squares for the sandy hook quilt project and if they are the right size would be lovely.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/310784595692711/?fref=ts

for those stitching here is the finished address:
Kyla McKay-Dewald
Caring X-Stitcher
P.O. Box 75
Chartley, Massachusetts 02712-9800

USA


thought I'd repost this rule as I noticed names appearing on items

Chicky I read this rule a bit differently to you. I thought it meant that if you weren't stitching the standard sized square then not to put a name on it, as it wouldn't be able to be used for the quilts but would be used elsewhere. However if you were stitching on the pale aida, 14 count and the correct size then you could put names on it...There are quite a lot on the Facebook page with names on..

Oh, I hope I haven't picked it up wrong...xx

flowerofscotland

Flat_Eric wrote: »

:doh: OH is out tomorrow and will be eating at lunch time so that has somewhat scuppered my plans to cook a casserole as he might not want tea in the evening and I don't really want to cook it for one....

So not sure whether to head to the shops or whether to still have home shopping but just what I need.... and then spend the day stiching (or half heartedly tidying up....) decisions decisions....

Surely the only response you will get from this group is to stay home and stitch ::D

flowerofscotland

nmm wrote: »

A bit late as *louise* already ordered her chart but i found i am a Stitcher in the uk for £6, maybe useful for someone else It also has Let's Sew for £3.75

pinknfluffy28, welcome, cross stitch card shop is probably a good mag for you, there is usually an offer on like 3 for £5 or 5 for £5 there were some links posted about 5-10 pages back

Sorry can't remember who was doing the "dogs in the snow" photo conversion, but i eagerly await updates on it, would love to turn some photos into cross stitch, particularly ones of doggies no longer with us

Thanks for these links Great site for someone like me who loves U S designs, threads etc. not what I need at the moment of course as am trying to use what I have and resist buying more
Has anyone used them?
I noticed they are advertising in this month's Cross Stitcher mag

Laura16

Gutted! Bought 3 gorgeous glittery photo frames in the sale specifically for 3 postcards I got in New York and one of them was totally smashed when I got it out the box! Cant order anymore, they're out of stock

flowerofscotland

Good morning stitchers

Just popping in for a virtual coffee with you all while I take a breather from the main task of the day - putting away the decorations. I took them all down yesterday but it takes ages to put them away properly and safely (worth it though)

I also have a lot of Christmas stitchings that need to be stored and as I get out the ones they replaced I always move things around so it takes much longer than it has to.

I mentioned that my dear Dad asked for 2 of my pieces as his birthday and Christmas presents - he chose 2 of the big Mirabilia pieces, Titania Queen of the Fairies which is one of my favourites and is stitched on beautiful opalescent hand dyed linen from Silkweavers and also Rose Celebration which I don't like so much because it was one of the first big Mirabilia designs I did and I used plain white aida which is too stark and every time I look at it I think I should have used a different fabric. Polstitches has a fabric she has dyed specially for this design so perhaps I will do it again

Anyway my Dad also transferred cash to my bank account after he taken the pieces and when I asked what it was for he said it was to cover the cost of framing the replacements. I said he didn't need to do that as they are presents but he insisted and said the gift was the time I spent stitching them. So yesterday I took 4 pieces to be framed. One of my stitching resolutions for 2013 is to finish/frame more of my finished pieces so I also picked out 2 small Mirabilia pieces which I am planning to frame myself
This is Miss Valentine Fairy

Miss Valentine Fairy by stitchyfeather, on Flickr
It was a kit which a friend of mine stitched and then loaned me the chart. I stitched it on hand dyed fabric

The other one is Daisy - one of the Pixie Couture range by Nora Corbett stitched on pale lavender linen

Daisy by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

I finished Cleaning the House on 3 1 13 and am now trying to decide what to finish for 31 1 13 (thanks Louise)

Cleaning the House by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

And I have also finished another UFO - a Mystery garden sampler which became a UFO because I ran out of one of the threads and had to order - by the time it arrived I had moved on. When I was sorting out I found the project with the additional thread and it didn't take long to finish so that's 2 UFOs completed this year :j Just need to decide how to frame/finish it

Mystery Garden Sampler by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

Hope everyone has a lovely Sunday whatever you do.

The Sandy Hook squares are lovely and I'm sure the finished quilts will be amazing

flowerofscotland

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

been through my kit stash found a few i can hopfully complete to use as gifts (next christmas)
a welsh dragon - my sister DH is welsh
one with 5 pigs on called the trotters - thinking of doing it for my mum who loves pigs and putting mum under the first pigs and mine and my 3 siblings names under the others that are running towards her.
a garden beanch - my step mum
a tinkerbell sketch - DD3 whos 21 this summer
a felt yellow brick road christmas stocking with appliqued figures and loads of embellishments on - my really special best friend
2 cushion fronts that are tapestry rather than cross stitch - my mum and mil
that should keep me busy for a while

glad you got the unpicking sorted quickly bossy sorry to hear its become congagious

love your photo luoise they really look fun stitches

hope all are well

Very organised and very :money: to be using your stash. Please share your progress on all of the above even if they aren't cross stitch