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

Mrs_ceejay

Mrs moneypenny
I must have missed what you are stitching,it sounds lovely,what is it you are doing?
Xmas tree coming down to day,always a bit sad,another Christmas done,but another new year to look forward to.
Missing my Dad to day,10 years and it still feels like yesterday.

mrs-moneypenny

its celtic noel from the celtic ladies series by lavender and lace. ill post an update photo next week. FOS has already completed her and shes beautiful. she was on my wish list for years then DD1 bought me the chart but i wouldnt let myself start it till titanic was finished.

Hugs to you re missing your dad time doesnt heal it just dulls pain slightly for a while but things still sneak up and get you when you arent expecting it. be gentle with yourself

the first entry in my diary for this year was the quote
"Perhaps they are not stars but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pour through and shine down upon us to let us know they are Happy"

on a clear night under a star filled sky i often think of my dear father in law, one day i will stitch this

Mrs_ceejay

Mrs moneypenny
Your Celtic lady is beautiful,often looked at these and thought I will do one of them one day,still haven't so will look forward to seeing it.

Thank you for your kind words,was feeling quite down as my DD had gone back to OZ as well,so it will be along time till I see her again,so not a good day,but your words rang true so I have printed them off and put in my sewing box,so I can read them again. X

Maisie_M

coxy - loving girl with cosmos it is so pretty.

Sweetcarer - the twisted band is exquisite and a beautiful dedication to your mum.

Well I have ordered two kits one of which is my husbands clan badge which I am hoping to stitch during my breaks at work and have ready for our anniversary in March and the other is the Lizzie Kate 100 years which I am hoping to have done by the middle of March as I need to have it framed for our deputy head who is retiring at the end of March. She will be much missed. This one at least I can do at home so I am hoping to spend a bit more time on that one.

In the meantime whilst I am waiting on the charts to come through I will finish a small elephant I started ages ago which will be for DH for Valentines day.

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all,
Masie I'll do a sort of stitch along with you on the 100 years as I need to have it finished by June when the head I'm doing it for retires.
Getting on well with Celtic lady, had a near miss yesterday when I realised I'd miscounted the threads and done a small cluster of stitches away from the others off count and done them an extra thread away from where they should have been, luckily I managed to unpick them without too much hassle. It's taught me to change colour rather than moving area on even weave just in case I do it again!

Have a good day all, it's the last of the holiday here. Foggy and icy out so I recommend staying in with your stitching if possible.

pm2326

Afternoon everyone

Update 2


image by pm2326, on Flickr

Mrs_ceejay

Hi,
Did a fair bit of tatty ted,today,not sure I like it,perhaps that's why it's taken So long to getting round to doing it,
Will finish it though as it the centre piece for a cushion a friends GDs birthday later in the year.
Trying to be organised,how long it will last I hear myself say!!!!

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Bird looks lovely PM.
Mrs deejay, I plan to be organised and distribute my time better every year -it never lasts long, it's this years plan for me as well as working through my stashes ans doing more than I add.

Hope all are well

blue_eyed_girl

Lovely colours pm and you are stitching really quickly. Looking forward to next update.

Well last year my New Years Resolution was to not buy any stitchy stash other than any essentials that were needed. Well I am pleased to say that I stuck to that fairly well but this year I have ordered a little kit already .

Stay dry and warm everyone as the forecast doesn't look too good for this week.


b_e_g

Mrs_ceejay

Pm2326
Love the colours,bird looks so real,especially the tail feathers,
Going to sort out stash and magazines,they breeding in the cupboard if left alone too long,every time I open it there's more!!!! Don't understand where they come from,who buys them I can't imagine!!!