Cross Stitch and Craft Cafe 2020

nmm

Flat_Eric, pm sent, the map design is unique to say the least, haha.

Flat_Eric

What crafty projects do you all have lined up for the weekend then?  and do any of you get to Friday and rush to Facebook to see what the Durene Jones free chart is? 

nmm

I have too many charts to do, i'm working on a card for my friends birthday which is Tuesday, then its my mum's birthday so that's the rest of the month sorted. I still need to complete my blanket and do more on The Junction.

Coxy11

Hi all,
I'm only just back on face-ache - had a few years off social media due to family stuff going on which wasn't great. Is there a Durene Jones page then and if so, can you point me in the right direction pretty please Flat Eric? Any other crafty pages I should look for?
DH has gone on a hike this weekend with friends. He left at lunchtime. I worked until 5pm then popped to Ts to get some veg - no queue, no masks (except me) and no one way system now. It's like nothing ever happened - weird.
In crafting news(!) I plan to do some more PL San Francisco tonight. I've been alternating between my crochet and my stitching this week. I find I get a bit of rsi doing crochet, so have to pace myself 
See my mum tomorrow and we are having lunch at the craft centre where I take my makes to be framed. Might take the Christmas Pots with me and get it sorted.
Have a good evening all,
Coxy xx

Charly27

Flat_Eric said:

What crafty projects do you all have lined up for the weekend then?  and do any of you get to Friday and rush to Facebook to see what the Durene Jones free chart is? 

I will be now Flat Eric, I’d not heard of it until you said! I’m going to start a card for my step son and future DIL. Thanks to nmm I have found a lovely selection of free charts on gathered.com. I am planning to also make either a set of Spring finger puppets in a little carrying roll for my granddaughter or a dressing-up dress and a couple of superhero capes for my grandson. I’ll also be stitching the sampler in front of the TV at every opportunity. Could be a little ambitious 

Flat_Eric

Coxy11 said:

Hi all,
I'm only just back on face-ache - had a few years off social media due to family stuff going on which wasn't great. Is there a Durene Jones page then and if so, can you point me in the right direction pretty please Flat Eric? Any other crafty pages I should
Coxy xx

That's a good name for it Coxy.    The page is called Durene Jones Cross Stitch.  It's managed by Durene herself and is the one that was created on 7 Jan 2015 and has 35,253 liking it and 37,148 following. I can't work out how to share the page here.

(Usually) every Friday Durene posts a free chart and there should be a folder somewher eon the FB page with the previous designs.

I do follow Lucie Heaton on FB but that's about it.

nmm

My completed cat in a gift box card for my friends birthday, first photo before BABS (Bl**dy Awful Back Stitch)  second photo mounted, it was a free gift from crazy mag last year.

Charly27

Nmm that’s gorgeous. I’d be thrilled to have that cat come out of a box for me. The BABS  is well worth it. It really makes it look like an illustration. Sorry I appreciate it must be a pain!!

Flat_Eric

nmm said:

My completed cat in a gift box card for my friends birthday, first photo before BABS (Bl**dy Awful Back Stitch)  second photo mounted, it was a free gift from crazy mag last year.

What  a fab stitch!  I love the before and after pictures.  They always look so different and the back stitch makes such a difference to the finished design.  I hate the backstitch on Margaret Sherry designs

nmm

Thank you for the lovely comments, she loved it I hate the back stitch too but I really love Margaret Sherry designs