Cross Stitch Cafe......where your "to do" list gets longer by the day

maria_and_the_imps

I have a feeling this that in one issue of I believe the world of cross stitch they gave away a little flippy book of book mark designs and I think this one was in it but don't hold me to that, I maybe wronge. I did have it but binned it when we moved house as I knew I would never use it! I will have a look on eBay and see if I can see the thing I mean

maria_and_the_imps

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=111043918162&index=23&nav=SEARCH&nid=97042201967

The one I'm thinking of is the 1st one in this picture, maybe if it jogs someone memory they can have a look for you. Hth x

Flat_Eric

Thank you for all your replies everyone :j:beer::j Much appreciated :T

maria_and_the_imps

Enjoy your holiday chicky

tricksie

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Off for an early night now , I'm reading the complete works of Sherlock Holmes at the moment anyone else got any good books on the go?[/QUOTE]

I'm currently reading 'Alligators, old mink and new money' One woman's adventures in vintage clothing. It's non-fiction but thoroughly enjoying it! As a second-hand junkie it's right up my street. I read eight books on holiday, the best by far was 'The Time Travellers Wife' I just couldn't put it down and cried my eyes out for the last fifty pages

Have managed a litle stitching this week, been working on my Paris kit but will get back to my map at the weekend. Off to see Dirty Dancing in Canterbury tomorrow but no plans for Sunday.

maria_and_the_imps

Oh will have a search for that later tricksie sounds like my sort of book as well

flowerofscotland

Afternoon sttichers. Just popping in to the new thread to catch up - lots of messages already

Apologies for those who also followw 13 in 13 thread as I have already posted these but for the Cafe only members here is my latest finish

Cottage - my square for Pat's Quilt by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

In my sewing group we are making a quilt for a member with a special birthday in May. The theme is homes and gardens and we all picked a note with either house or garden and then had to make a quilt square on that theme. We were also given a colour range so that the squares will blend. The deadline was March 31st and I got mine in on 30th :eek: Lots of different techniques have been used - patchwork, stitchery, embroidery, applique and I think it will look wonderful. One of the group is putting it together and we are then sending it to be professionally quilted - can't wait to see it when it comes back.

I haven't done a lot of stitching in March but I did manage to stitch the March section of my 10 11 12 to 11 12 13 project. Of course it is now time to work on the April section....


Stitcher's 12 Days - 9 bags of buttons by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

Welcome to the newbies :wave:

Tricksie That book sounds interesting - I have downloaded a sample onto my Kindle

maria_and_the_imps

Finished underground map


IMAG0149 by mariaorpington, on Flickr

postingalwaysposting

*peeps in*

blue_eyed_girl wrote: »

Back on the London topic - was it postingalwaysposting who was stitching Piccadilly?????

b_e_g

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

That does ring a bell beg when I saw it I was sure I had seen someone else doing it and it's from als cross stitch and didn't pap also do the eye from the same website?

It was indeed me, it was finished but I still haven't had it framed That was finished over 5 months ago and the eye was finished way before that. I have been following you all from the sidelines but as I haven't picked up my needle in a while I have just been reading and not posting. I stoped stitching because of taking on an NVQ at work and then I thought I would start to handmake all xmas gifts, well thats not happening now so if you will have me I am back on the x-stitch wagon

Maria, I that London underground map.

maria_and_the_imps

Welcome back pap of course we will have you lol and thanks xx