14 Projects in 2014 - in memory of Soulie

mrs-moneypenny

hanging is now complete, i backed it with felt, then used an old mousemat inside to give it a bit of rigidity then after hand sewing along the bottom i used some old cord from one of those plastic draw string bags to make the hanger. (i just hand sewed that along the sides and knotted it off at the bottom.)

thats 3/14 complete now but ive got some that will take a long time so will be slowing down and evening out soon.

bmma

HI mrs moneypenny and Ailsb thank you for nice comments,didn't go to classes,it started with my mum showing me and then a couple of friends t ook their crocheting to work to do in their break times and as they say the rest is history- it is nice having a crafting thread where we all support one another x

bmma

very nice mrs moneypenny-one thing I have yet to conquer is sewing!

carlamarie_2

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

Carlamarie and lyndsey, SANDS are a nationwide charity, they have a facebook group and website if you would like to have a look. It's a wonderful charity and I did a fun run for them last year. They supported me when my son was still born and they are very close to my heart. They do memory boxes, it might be worth giving them a call if you want more information. Hope I'm not poking my nose in where it's not wanted, just wanted to pass on what I know.


Lovely makes everyone.

lynnsey30 wrote: »

Thankyou all I have heard of sands in 2005 when i had a still birth but wasnt sure whether to contact them or not. I shall have a look on fb.

I thought it was Maria. Hugs to you both, it just goes to show it happens more then we think xxxxxx

Charly27

Wow it's been lovely seeing what others have achieved in just over a week. I will try and reactivate my Flickr account so I can also post photos of Wip's to satisfy Carla's curiosity. It'd be a great way to remind myself of my own progress - it has focused my mind and I've completed more on my cross stitch - why did I choose a night time scene? Oh yeah at one stage I was going to stitch a whole set! Also added top and bottom border to EA's quilt and added applique baby face. Trying to stitch every day.

carlamarie_2

Only managed to get one cushion cover done, decided that instead of plain red I would use some fabric (or rather one of the duvet covers I got for£2 in a Wilkos sale last year) and use the red for the back.
So this means I need to do another two still!
I'm happy with the front but the instructions that I used left the envelope back a little short, but I'll know to add extra on the other two!


image by carlamariecraft, on Flickr



image by carlamariecraft, on Flickr

Will hopefully get the other two done over weekend so that I can cross another one off my list!

Going to try work out how to add to the flickr group too

carlamarie_2

And please excuse the mess on my desk!

tgroom57

Loving the Lullaby Cottage cross-stitch

I think you can rotate your own photos on flickr (but not anyone else's photos).
Click your photo so its the only one you see.
Click the 3 dots bottom right corner of the frame and then the top word on the list should be 'rotate', click this.
Then choose which way up looks best, click the one you choose.

lynnsey30

morning all emailed sands yesterday and they sent a blanket pattern just have to see how much postage is now. thanks tgroom for rotation help iv done it and it look better now still getting to grips with the uploading thing lol

lynnsey30

lynnsey30 wrote: »

right my list is
1 dd2s blanket (waited patiently for approx 7yrs)
2 dd3s blanket done
3 little mermaid x-stitch
4 10 xmas cards 0/10
5 knit 5 hats for scbu 1/5
6 rooftops x-stitch
7 mystical dragon
8 heritage sampler
9 lilliput lane sampler
10 sands blanket
11
12
13
14

today im going to try and finish dd2s blanket. its amazing how much crafting iv already done this year just with the focus of this lovely thread and all of you