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

blue_eyed_girl

shelly - great news on the results.:)

Louise - looking forward to seeing more of African stitch.

maria - not looking at the site

Mrs TM - nice little stitch.

JCS1 - great news re Sandy Hook quilts :T


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Maisie_M

Just a quickie as I have been having a catch up

louise - hope you feel a bit better soon and they get to the root of what has made you feel so bad.

Mrs TM sorry to hear about your loss. It must be so difficult for you both and its good you are contacting SANDS. They are a fantastic organisation and offer great support.

Ailsb - hope you are feeling a bit better soon.

Flat_Eric

I'm not sure how we have arrived at Thursday? but hey ho, the weekend is round the corner. I can hear the (wind) and rain outside [again] . :undecided

Woke early this morning (before 5am) and couldn't get back to sleep so gave up in the end and decided to catch up on the interweb instead. I hate those nights where I sleep ok when I go to bed but if I need a bathroom break or get woken by my furry alarm clock then even if its 3am ish, my brain refuses to switch off and I can't get back to sleep.

I think yesterday was the first time in a long time that I have gone home and cried so I am hopeful that today is better. I shouldn't worry or get upset but I always fear the worse and think the world is against me.

Funny enough I haven't done any stitching in a long time but sewed up a jumper yesterday where after just one wear, it split at the side and I felt very relaxed and calm. time to do some proper cross stitching I thought ! meanwhile ha ha when I went to put the jumper on, I've put on weight and it didn't fit :rotfl:

Have a good day all x

ERICS_MUM

Hugs to everyone that needs them, it's good that we feel able to share good news and bad on here.

Update on my poppies

This is the kit :

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My progress since the weekend :

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mrs-moneypenny

morning all
those poppies look so lifelike, lovely start on it Erics mum

Lousie african safari looks really good i love the colour of the adia makes the stitched work really stand out. hope they get to the bottom of what caused your problem and get you sorted soon

shelly nice to see you back glad you got check and reassured that everything is alright

MrsTM love your toy story alien, you seem to have finished that really quickly

JCS thank you for that i dont go on facebook so was wondering about the quilts and squares the other day. i hope they bring comfort

blue_eyed_girl

Erics Mum - loving poppies :T


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JCS1

One group shot of the quilts, safely delivered to the pastor and social worker wife to distribute

flowerofscotland

Hello everyone It feels like I haven't posted in ages so lots to catch up on

FE Sorry to hear of your sink troubles. I haven't been able to find a UK supplier for The Stitching Bear

Thanks for the book recommendation - not an author I knew so have "invested" 59p

Hope you are feeling more upbeat and will be able to locate your stitching bug again soon

ems looking forward to seeing your vintage sampler

chicky and mrsceejay I'm another huge fan of the Ursula Michaels word designs and I love the way you can pay and instantly download her charts. I stitched Let's Sew last year and I must do something with it - it's currently languishing in my finished pieces drawer and it deserves better treatment than that (she says modestly :rotfl: )

louise pleased to hear you are back home and I hope you get a diagnosis soon which will lead to effective treatment.

Did you see the article in the latest issue of Cross Stitch Crazy about 10 ways to tell you are addicted to XS? I reckon everyone in the cafe has at least one of the symptoms. I am certainly in the category of planning next Christmas's stitched decorations as I look at this year's and also agree that the perfect day off is a new XS mag and hours of uninterrupted stitching. I thought of you when I read the one about having XS cards for every occasion and there should be another one - insisting on being able to collect stitching supplies before being admitted to hospital. Love your African stitch and you've made great progress - I'm sure you got lots of interest from staff and patients

mrs-moneypenny

friday update is a day early this week


this is what he looked like when i first found him at the carboot


looks a bit scarey with no eyes

ERICS_MUM

wow, those quilts look amazing !