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

emslovesmickey

nmm wrote: »

The new DMC colours are available at Cross Stitch Heaven for £8 clicky, they came out last year sometime.

Mrs-Moneypenny, congrats on completing Titanic :T Dare I ask whats next?

Louise, the dmc colours are looking great

Chicky, glad I could help jog your memory, hope you're making good progress on it.

AlisB, lovely update its a very unusual kit.

Mrs Ceejay, the dinos look really colourful stitched up, I hope you finish them on time.

Ems, your grandparents stitch looks so nice, the photo stitches up better than I imagined it. How did you convert it?

MasieM & FOS, great finished pieces, they are all perfect

Emily, dolly is cool, I have a book full of similar designs somewhere.

I used the website photo2stitch and they sent me a kit - wasn't going to risk doing my own pattern when i'm a newbie at it. Plus they are the people i miss most in my life, as does my mum, so i really needed to do a good job.

mrs moneypenny - loving the Titanic pic

Mrs_ceejay

Mrs moneypenny
Titanic looks fantastic,well done,all that hard work,I don't know how you have done it,on the dark blue at this time of year.love it x

*Louise*

Wow - Titanic looks amazing!!!:T:T

flowerofscotland wrote: »

I'm sure someone posted about these late last year. . Cross stitch heaven are advertising them

http://www.cross-stitch-heaven.co.uk/dmc-new-floss-colours-pack-22395-p.asp

Though they're not in stock at the moment!

Louise. I'm sure you will work it out adding new colours at the end Your project is looking great

Thanks - and for the link. I clicked to put them in my basket as it said they are on special order so I will pay for them and see how long they take. I will get the other couple of threads that I need at the moment as well.

Emily926

mrs mp - Titanic looks grea, you must be so pleased :T

Alisb - Henry is coming along fab, I can't wait to see it finished!

ems - the photo stitch looks really good, it's the first one I have seen.

fos - the framed pieces are lovely, I'd like to see how your cushion turns out.

Thanks for all the lovely comments on Dolly, have been feeling a tad under the weather since the weekend so haven't started anything else yet but am looking at matching wedding and birth samplers. I have been looking for a while and keep going back to the tatty teddy range as they have a lot to choose from.

Maisie_M

Mrs MP - congratulations on finishing Titanic:j It is amazing and I bet you are so pleased with it. Have to say I didn't think you would have it finished until the summer as I know you said you preferred working on the dark material in the brighter weather but you have been so busy on it this week.

mrs-moneypenny

morning all

blue_eyed_girl wrote: »

Ha Ha Mrs M I should have popped into the Cafe first before I visited our 'other home'. :rotfl::rotfl:

Looks brilliant but its a pity we can only see a little pic. I bet you can't stop looking at it. Well done on sticking with it. :T

b_e_g

beg if you click on the picture it should take you to my photo bucket and youll see it in more detail (if you want to)

thank you all for the very kind comments.
i was going to keep it mothballed till the lighter weather but i just got an itch to get it done and dh found me light to work with so it just kept calling me;)

ive still got the tiger cub i bought started at the carboot to comlete i might go back to him next. not sure after that.

tricksie

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

wasnt on the puter at all over the weekend or this morning and i can now show you why.



drum roll please



:j

ta dah, titanic mark 2 is finally finished




:j:T:j

didnt think i'd ever see this day. Thank you all for the support and encouragement youve all given me with this project. there atre times when if it wasnt for kind words on here i really would have just given up but it feels so good to have it now completed

Yay :T:T:T It looks amazing!

Makes me wonder if Starry, starry night can be done before the summer

blue_eyed_girl

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

morning all



beg if you click on the picture it should take you to my photo bucket and youll see it in more detail (if you want to)

Doh how silly am I? Please don't answer that one. :rotfl::rotfl:

Looks even more fantastic now. :T

b_e_g

Ruth_honey

That Titanic stitching is FANTASTIC!!! Huge well done-especially for finishing it at this time of year with the poor light. I was actually watching a Titanic programme the day you finished it. I'd recorded it ages ago and it was on the planner in the bedroom. Everything Titanic related fascinates me. I love reading about it or watching programmes about it.

Lots of other great finishes too. I do like the Dolly Mamas range. I've just noticed my Christmas one is still up. Oops!

Sweetcarer, are you checking in every now and then? We miss you and I'm thinking of you every day. Sending hugs...

I haven't forgotten about the promised pic of my crochet scarf. It's just...um...I've kind of misplaced it! Have finally tracked it down to the pub where I had lunch on Friday, so I'll need to collect it. I'm such a muppet! Am doing another one in the same design, but purple sparkly wool. Just to get used to the stitches and tension (although the lady who taught me did say my tension was good. I think it's the cross stitch that helps with that) and next I'm going to try and crochet a blanket/throw. I bought some variegated wool and if it comes out ok, I might even try doing a baby blanket for a friend who is due in May.

*Louise*

I have had possibly my most productive day ever :T

Finally got round to sorting out some of my small finished pieces - ended up with 3 frames, one coaster, filled a lap tray with frame apertures that my mum bought me over a year ago and 24 cards :j:j

I apologise in advance for so many pics at once.....:o :rotfl:

Frames and coaster:



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Large Cards:



Christmas:



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