Cross Stitch Cafe 2016 - Spend Less and Stitch More

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Coxy11 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

kezbabybabe - love the Winnie stitch. I did the A-Z and numbers for my children's nursery years ago. Still have them in the loft for when I have grandchildren lol!

Mrs ceejay - lovely hydrangeas, really nice colours.

fos - the cushions look great.

nmm - great leopard update.

I have finished Sydney :j I started it on 13.4.15 (yes I am a nerd and made a note), but RL got in the way and what should have taken a relatively short time took a lot longer. I was busy with work and holidays, GCSE results, craft fayres etc. last year and it meant less time for my stitching. I've made a decision not to do any craft fayres this year. Mum will go with my DSis (who sets them up and runs them). I have to be realistic - it's a lot of work for not much recompense. One fayre I didn't sell anything at all. I don't need to supplement my income (luckily) so I'm not going to give myself more work to do. Sorry for the ramble, but I saw DMum and DSis last night and it was on my mind this morning.

Ta Dah!

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Now off to look for my next stitch project. I won't take part in the Valentines challenge thank you, but will look forward to seeing everyone's makes.

Have a great day all
Coxy

Love Sydney :T. I love these designs though I haven't stitched any. There were some small versions in one of the XS mags last year which are very tempting

flowerofscotland

Maisie_M wrote: »

Hi all

How wonderful to see the thread nice and busy again. I am loving all the wonderful makes and WIPS. I love how varied our makes are and there is always inspiration for others.

Anyway just a wee mini kit to get me started this year and to start my xmas stock for this xmas. I had started it before xmas but did not get round to finishing it so it is my first completed WIP lol

2016-01-10 11.50.36 by Maisiecm, on Flickr

I am going to start the valentines cards for the boys now and looked out all the threads etc yesterday so all good to go. Just need to make sure that I spend time doing that in the evenings as opposed to spending it on the computer lol

This is so cute. I love his expression :T

Mrs_ceejay

https://www.flickr.com/photos/101718380@N08/24077832190/in/dateposted-public/

Update on hydrangeas,received my kit of Great Britain,so I need to get on with the hydrangeas
Cold,wet miserable day,a stitchy day on settee I think

There is a better photo on our group on flicker but for some reason it won't print on here

flowerofscotland

Mrs_ceejay wrote: »

https://www.flickr.com/photos/101718380@N08/24077832190/in/dateposted-public/

Update on hydrangeas,received my kit of Great Britain,so I need to get on with the hydrangeas
Cold,wet miserable day,a stitchy day on settee I think

There is a better photo on our group on flicker but for some reason it won't print on here

Beautiful piece mrsceejay. I love the colours of hydrangeas

I started a new piece yesterday. Only a few stitches as technically it was already Thursday when I did it. It's a free monthly SAL pattern by The Snowflower Diaries http://thesnowflowerdiaries.blogspot.co.uk


In keeping with my 2016 resolution the fabric and threads are from stash. I substituted some of the GAST for similar colours I already had I've added a photo to our Flickr group https://www.flickr.com/photos/69215052@N02/24372014905/in/pool-1577253@N21/

Coxy11

Hi all - loving all the photos,

Maisie - the reindeer is adorable. I have a stash of cards which I did for the craft fayres, so will attempt to use these up on friends and family this year. A good friend is a Phoenix rep so I will need to curb my orders with her for a while.

nmm - leopard looks fab - not long to go now. Love the new piece you have chosen and the idea to frame in a hoop. Satsuma Street does this with her city scenes - there's a tutorial on her blog if you need any advice on how to do it.

fos - yes you're right, I think CSC had some smaller Satsuma Street designs on black(?) aida - not sure I would be brave enough to attempt that! The SAL looks lovely - wish I had the time to do something like this - think I would feel the pressure if I got behind lol!

Mrs ceejay - hydrangeas are looking really great. I love the colours and you've made great progress in a relatively short space of time.

I have started my next project which is 'Collecting Shells' by Nancy Cole. This is the third of her designs I will have stitched and I plan to redecorate the lounge this year and have them in there (ssssssh don't tell DH) Will cost me an arm and a leg to frame, no doubt, but worth it for the stitching hours taken I think!! Will try to update a pic later as off to work shortly.

Have a great day all - frosty here in Kent today brrrrrr
Coxy

flowerofscotland

Coxy11 wrote: »

Hi all - loving all the photos,

Maisie - the reindeer is adorable. I have a stash of cards which I did for the craft fayres, so will attempt to use these up on friends and family this year. A good friend is a Phoenix rep so I will need to curb my orders with her for a while.

nmm - leopard looks fab - not long to go now. Love the new piece you have chosen and the idea to frame in a hoop. Satsuma Street does this with her city scenes - there's a tutorial on her blog if you need any advice on how to do it.

fos - yes you're right, I think CSC had some smaller Satsuma Street designs on black(?) aida - not sure I would be brave enough to attempt that! The SAL looks lovely - wish I had the time to do something like this - think I would feel the pressure if I got behind lol!

Mrs ceejay - hydrangeas are looking really great. I love the colours and you've made great progress in a relatively short space of time.

I have started my next project which is 'Collecting Shells' by Nancy Cole. This is the third of her designs I will have stitched and I plan to redecorate the lounge this year and have them in there (ssssssh don't tell DH) Will cost me an arm and a leg to frame, no doubt, but worth it for the stitching hours taken I think!! Will try to update a pic later as off to work shortly.

Have a great day all - frosty here in Kent today brrrrrr
Coxy

coxy. The Nancy Cole designs are lovely

kezbabybabe

I'm rare, as I enjoy both back stitch and French knots.

Here's my latest update:
2014-2016 - Mmm...Bees Make Honey - Cross-stitch (32) by Kerry, on Flickr

I did try to get the code from Edge to see if I could get it to work, but no luck. Chrome works just fine.

mrs-moneypenny

Winnie the Pooh update is coming on really well.

I've made a start on the cushion panel for my sisters anni gift at the end of Feb. Need to sort Dh a valentine card design out as well to stitch while he's at work.

nmm

Kez, great update, I love all the little bees and how neat does the back of your work look, i'm very jealous mine is not so pretty but no-one sees it anyway :rotfl:

blue_eyed_girl

Loving Winnie kez :T

Your hydrangeas are growing very quickly Mrs_ceejay :T. The colours are beautiful. I have searched for the hydrangea chart I thought I had retrieved from a magazine during the stitchy cull I did last year but sadly so far I have not been able to find it. If I come across it, I will let you know.

Well I am up to the BABS now on my Snowman cushion :eek:. Seemed to get there all of a sudden. Don't know when I will get it finished but I thought I would let you see what it looks like now




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PS DH has ordered me 5 issues of WOCS - I suppose I might be able to use some of my fabric/thread stash up :rotfl: