Kate Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 OK, here are new links: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Finished my Mothers' Day card for my Grom. It's stitched in 3 variegated threads. I hope she likes it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 It is gorgeous Kell, well done. I am sure she will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Well I went to Asda today and picked up 3 cross stitching magazines: Britains No 1 CrossStitcher The World of CrossStitch & CrossStitch Crazy. They are quite girly but I can live with that, I see plenty of charts but what I'm supposed to do with them god only knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 If you PM me your address, I'll look through my collection and see if I have any more masculine charts for you to try if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Thanks Kell, the girly aspect doesnt really bother me it would just be nice to be able to start doing it I will have a proper look through the magazines over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I got another section done of my birth sampler. I just have one more bunny to do at the top left hand corner, a few butterflies and the babies name. [/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Kell....I'm sure she will love it...where did you find that pattern Shin .... I love your bunnies, be adorable when it is finished. I feel a bit guilty now as I didn't complete my bookmark for my friends bdy, but she doesn't know about it anyway so it will be a surprise when I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Kell....I'm sure she will love it...where did you find that pattern. It was a freebie from a Russian blog. You can find the blog HERE - there are LOADS of lovely designs available for free there. I'm always trawling the internet for freebie designs - many of them come in handy for cards, bookmarks and biscornu as they're usually small designs, but you sometimes come across some larger, more intricate pics too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Ooh! My new stitching stash arrived this morning from Polstitches - an evenweave grab bag (with 5 different colours of fabric - all beautiful!) and 4 Dragon Flosses. The colours are more vibrant in real life, so here's a blow by blow description: Fabric (sizes are approx. as I haven't measured):12" x 9" purple/pink/blue mottled (28-count?)12" x 4" greyish green mottled (32-count?)12" x 7" spring green/white mottled (28-count?)12" x 8" pink/peach mottled (25-count?)12" x 7" pale blue/white mottled (25-count?)Dragon Flosses:8 Apples and Pears9 Thunder and Lightning23 Calm Dawn214 Tea Rose I'm so excited! I can hardly wait to find the perfect projects for all these gorgeous goodies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I know this is regarding a tapestry rather than cross stitching as such, but I thought this was lovely, and hoped this was the thread to in which to post this link . The picture of the entire thing looks terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 What an extaordinary story and what a work of art! And hey, she doesn't look her age either, does she?! Must be all that stitching that keeps her young. I've been considering working on a band sampler that chronicles all the important dates in my life and this has inspired me to start working on athe charting up of various bands and listing of events I want to include! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilywhite Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I've managed to get myself two lovely charts this weekend. They're a bit bigger than my usual projects (which are usually small!) so they should be a bit of a challenge. Can't wait for them to arrive in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I stitched this little ATC for a pal in the Philippines who is crazy about butterflies. It was a bit fiddly cutting the stitched pieces out of the perforated paper, especially the frame (surprisingly - I had thought the butterfly would be more awkward!) as the sides are very narrow. I then covered a piece of card in flowery decorative paper and stuck the pieces in place before backing it with another plain piece of card to add the details on the reverse. Unfortunately the frame placement is a little squint, but I hope she'll like it anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) My latest stitching for the bookmark stitch along This is the one I was doing to give to my friend for her birthday. She is a nursery teacher and her class is called 'the Ladybirds', so I thought this would be appropriate. This is the other one I did a while ago and I never got around to finishing it off. I sent for the kit that came with a card to fit it in, but when I had finished it didn't fit properly so just sticky taped it to a plain bit of black card. Rennie Mackintosh Design Chair Photo of them both together What will my next project be now I wonder, be nice deciding what to do although I do have a wee house project on the go that I started ages ago Fife House (see my album in profile). Edited March 2, 2010 by Inver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Kell and Diane, your work is lovely! I love the butterfly and the daisy chain. I'm working on the second page of Johnny now. It won't be done by the 18th so I'm not going to rush it. Here is my update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Kell ~ that is very unusual but very effective. I'm sure she will love it. Kate ~ is it a bit freaky watching someones face appear before you as you stitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Wow, Kate - Johnny is really coming along beautifully. I think I would have been extremely tempted to start with his eyes so I could gaze into them as I stitched. THen again, I would probably miscount every 5 seconds if I did that - LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I'm saving the eyes until last because I think it might freak me out - him staring at me as I saw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I took a break from Johnny this week and completed my Winnie the Pooh piece: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Aww, Kate, that is so cute! I'm busy working on my March biscornu, a blackwork piece for an exchange and the jingle cubes for the twin girls - busy, busy, busy! And, of course, next week Charlie comes back out to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 That is fab Kate. I have put my Sleeping Bunnies away until I get my wedding stationery project out of the way. Can't wait to get back into it but my deadline for the stationery is the end of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 That's lovely Kate - a big well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Aw that is lovely Kate. What is your plan for it now you have finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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