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*Louise* wrote: »

Hi all - haven't been keeping up with everything, not had the greatest week - bad enough paying £500 for new tyres last Wed, but then the cat knocked my phone off a table and cracked the screen, my laptop fell and the screen smashed and last night DH dropped his phone into a glass of coke and that's busted as well.....expensive week!

Well excluding the tyres as they are needed, they say bad luck comes in 3's so that's yours out of the way, hopefully Have you had the laptop looked at yet? its pretty easy to replace a screen, if you want more info or help message me

Mrs_ceejay

Hi,
Louise
It's awful when that happens,we had a week like that when we moved into our new house,the kettle blew up within minutes of moving in,next day shower blew up while dh was in it,which then led to a new junction box,then the telly blew up,all in all it cost us over £1000 in the first week,dh is only just recovering after 4yrs.
Hope yours won't be so expensive.
Girls
Your memorials for your friend soulie are beautiful,her family will be comforted knowing she was well loved.

It is so cold here,staying in front of fire today stitching x

mrs-moneypenny

Only for my DD1 could i have spent the day cross stitching the contents of a snap on tool box LOL. i dont mind if i never see a ring spanner again!

*Louise*

nmm wrote: »

Well excluding the tyres as they are needed, they say bad luck comes in 3's so that's yours out of the way, hopefully Have you had the laptop looked at yet? its pretty easy to replace a screen, if you want more info or help message me

Thankfully I managed to get a screen cheap on amazon (£35 I would have rather spent on something nice though!) - and handy hubby replaced it for me. Phone screen is staying cracked, it still works fine and we are going to try and replace the battery in hubby's phone before buying him a new one.

Just remembered the washing machine broke the previous weekend (£40) so we are well over our quota for damages! :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Only for my DD1 could i have spent the day cross stitching the contents of a snap on tool box LOL. i dont mind if i never see a ring spanner again!

That sounds interesting - where did you find a chart for that?

mrs-moneypenny

*Louise* wrote: »

That sounds interesting - where did you find a chart for that?

its part of a garage card chart from a needlecraft mag from june '95
she loves cars and wanted me to do a bmw car for them, i couldnt find one so ive used the toolbox part of this chart that has a tyre next to it, then im hoping to chart the BMW logo somehow and put the name shes asked me for. once ive finshed ill post a piccy so let me know if it would be any use to you;)

just thought i can show you it




you cant really see the pale grey back stitch in the half ive done the spanners have rings on the other ends and there a set of sockets and allen keys in the other bit, (the yellow thing will be a screwdriver once it has its BABS at the mo it looks like a fish LOL)

flowerofscotland

Like most if not all of us at this time of year I feel like I am meeting myself coming back - so much to do and not enough time :eek:

So I have been guilty of reading and running instead of replying / joining in the chat.

It has been great to read that so many exchange pieces are already completed. I've done a bit more on mine but have been concentrating on finishing the xs on my Shepherd's Bush stockings as I am planning a day with the sewing machine next Sunday when my SiL is coming to stay and bringing her machine with her. So I am hoping to make the 2 stockings and also a cushion for a niece (xs is already done) as that will be 3 Christmas presents done

This is a 6 day week at work (our busiest time of year) but I do have some time off the following week in which to finish my exchange piece before the deadline.

Ayeshalush I think the wedding sampler you have chosen is just perfect and shouldn't take too long to stitch

jcs thank you for keeping us updated with news about Soulie. Have not had time to look for a suitable design but will be making a donation to Macmillan Nurses in any case. I have sent an invitation to join the Flickr group
Your 2 framed pieces are stunning. I love them both even though they are so different. I have stitched a couple of the John Clayton circle designs and would love to do more as they are so effective. I love bluebells and just looking at your piece makes me think of spring


Design Works - Frog Pile kit What an unusual design. Sorry I can't help with the key

FE My free kit with Cross Stitcher seems ok but I would definitely complain about yours. I realised when I saw your post about the new issue that I hadn't received the previous one and got a replacement copy sent straightaway via the website

pm i always use interfacing on projects such as coasters, bell pulls and some cards. Sometimes I use Vilene 640 (Pellon) which provides a padded effect which can be nice on cards and cushions - and I always use it on Christmas stockings. I wouldn't use interfacing on a large piece - I prefer to get these framed by a professional who laces them. For small pieces which I frame myself I have also used the sticky mount board which is quite effective and ideal for standard size frames

Hope you are feeling better. I used to suffer a lot with mouth ulcers and was told by my dentist that it can sometimes be a sign of a mineral deficiency so I take a multi vitamin and mineral tablet every day and rarely get them now

mrsceejay peacock looks very good. Great idea about the photo book of memories

emslovesmickey Well done on almost finishing the pirate ship - can't remember if you were giving it to your brother for Christmas or not.
I love the Starry Night design (I think I have a chart for this in my stash) and your idea of the Tardis in there is wonderful - with so many blues it would be easy for it to blend in

randm Sorry can't help with the hole punch - sounds like a good idea though

firefly369 Sorry to hear about the complications - hopefully this will be temporary

sweetcarer Sorry to hear you have not been feeling on top of things. Your latest sampler is really coming along well and I love the learning sampler - your close up shows just how neat your stitching is

elliep what a wonderful gift. I stitched this years ago - it doesn't have any background although it is done on black aida. It would probably work on light coloured fabric as well.


Big Cats by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

mos looking forward to seeing the stocking finished and made

mrsmp the candle you have stitched is lovely; your other project is very interesting but not something that will be added to my to do list

tricksie good luck on the return to work; good that you are having a phased return as 10 weeks is a long time

coxy how generous to offer kits and charts in exchange for a donation in Soulie's memory. I'm tempted but I already have far more to stitch than I can get through

kezbabybabe the quilt piece is stunning - how big will it be?

beg the heart for Soulie is perfect

louise oh no what a catalogue of disasters - hope that's it. It is surprising how often these things occur in clusters


Sorry for the length of the post but I think I have caught up now - apologies if I have missed anyone

flowerofscotland

Forgot to include in my previous post that I finally got round to photographing the 50th birthday card I made - just before I had to give it to the recipient :rotfl:


50th Birthday card by stitchyfeather, on Flickr

It was an Ursula Michaels design in Cross Stitch Card Shop. I changed the "straw" to read 50 in words and numbers and stitched it on some hand dyed linen from my stash

mrs-moneypenny

that looks brilliant Fos, i bet whoever received it was delighted.

i know what you man about my latest project, its a bit specialised, mind you not everyone has a petrolhead for a DD. She'll be pleased with it

im going to have to do a list as time is ticking by too fast and not everything is getting done. i just know i will miss something out.

JCS1

Evening everyone,

Soulie's funeral is tomorrow at 1.20pm.

Thinking of her family and friends at this time

x

JCS1

I've added 2 pictures to Soulie's tribute page, we share the same initial, and given her love of Winnie The Pooh, I've added a "J" with Winnie, and a "J" with Tigger.

Will search for something to stitch also.