The "no frills, no gremlins (hopefully)" cross-stitch cafe

shelly

Thanks for the lovely comments ladies!

Winnie. Glad your first day went so well.

sweetcarer

sweetcarer wrote: »

As I said it is a FB stitch a long. I will post link to page but it is private and you may have to join after you have paid your fee for the design. A new part comes out each month for 18 months. Will post link when I get home as I can't access FB from my work computer.

I know naughty of me quoting my material.

Here is some links, she has blog spot and the FB page

http://northernexpressions.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/introducing.html

https://www.facebook.com/groups/learningsampler/#

Right off to get some stitching done - last time this week for the spring sampler.

Loving your Santa shelly and omg mags - the size of it.

Good luck with your venture winnie.

Keep well everyone

sweetcarer

firefly369

Winnie - So glad you had a good day. Enjoy the well deserved rest.:beer:

Mags_cat - :eek: OMG! That is going to be a monster. Is it going to be a framed picture when it is finished? It will fill a whole wall.

Shelly - WOW, backstitch makes such a difference. Well worth the effort. Good luck with your next one, it is very pretty.

Sweetcarer - What a great project to be working on. Looking forward to seeing all the results.

Question. How soon after a birth does everyone give birth samplers? My relatives baby has come early, I thought I had another 2 weeks.

nmm

Winniepooh, really glad it went well, I must admit I love the rainbow tatty ted birth sampler, just a pity I have no-one to stitch it for

Mags_cat, :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: that's all I have to say oh and well done on completing the top row :j :rotfl:

Shelly, I really love the way the backstitch makes a design pop, it looks wonderful and so detailed :T Re BD, there is another page down to go, but its as far as wolfy goes, the lighter bit is the snow he's laid on.

I read on FB from cross stitch heaven that DMC are putting up their prices in January 8% on fabric (magic aida etc) and 5% on floss, I think it said. So anyone wanting to build up on stash do so before then

nmm

firefly369 wrote: »

Question. How soon after a birth does everyone give birth samplers? My relatives baby has come early, I thought I had another 2 weeks.

I sent mine about a week after the baby was born, I needed the name, weight etc. If its not finished yet maybe send a stitched card for now and follow with the present later.

winniepooh

Thanks for your kind words everyone

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Winnie - so pleased your first day went well

Sweetcarer - loving the updates

Shelly - wow the backstitch really makes santas face come alive. Love your next project too

Mags cat - you are one brave lady :rotfl:

Update pic from me:

September
http://s1017.photobucket.com/user/coxy11_album/media/image.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

Now
http://s1017.photobucket.com/user/coxy11_album/media/image-1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0


Getting there.....slowly
Coxy

flowerofscotland

blue_eyed_girl wrote: »

Here are a couple of pics of the Wine cushion.


Front of cushion



Back of cushion



I fell in love with these porcelain buttons when we were in Berwick last week.

Have bought the birthday card to accompany the cushion - it has a bottle of pinot grigio on it (in keeping with the theme). It does have a blank space on it which I am toying with the idea of a adding a '60' - I have some green irridescent aida which would tone in with some sparkly stones that are already on the card. Will have a little play around with it first and then I might post a pic to see what you think and whether or not it works.

Take care everyone

b_e_g

This is beautiful. It looked lovely when you had finished stitching it but looks stunning made into a cushion The button and label really set it off

mrs-moneypenny

love the wine cushion as ive said before and coxy flower shop is beautiful

Ailsb

Sweetcarer - thanks for posting the link to the learning sampler. I was tempted for a while but have decided not to commit to another stitch along where I get part way, get stuck and then give up. Not that I'm saying that will happen to you, I'm sure it won't. The one I got stuck on was hardanger and I chickened out of cutting into the fabric.

Coxy - the flower shop looks good, how much more is there left to do?