Working on?
shelia springer
trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
ouch that hurts. shelia
ala...@postoffice.swbell.net
done and brought it to work with me today, only to notice that in the bright
light of the office that 2 of the leaves that are dark green I accidentally
stitched in dark blue, guess I need brighter light to stitch by at home.
<vbg> So I will probably finish it up, then frog those 2 leaves and then do
the final backstitch, clean, and then off to the framer's - hopefully by next
week.
Janessa
Judy Gieselman
Van Gogh's "irises" - both killers!
Judy
lisa_e_mikols
Dreams in 96. It's still not framed, but someday!
Lisa
Rojavabe
almost done with the cross stitch on "Adia the Garden Fairy." The colors are
beautiful! Then I'll have to start on the zillions of beads needed to finish
her. I am completely done with the cross stitch on Mirabilia's "Waiting for
Ships" and in the middle of beading her. Then, very occasionally, I get out
TW's "Peaceable Kingdom," which is going VERY slowly!
Janice
Rojavabe
Butternut Road charts. All wonderful!>
Janice
ONLY U1975
Bethany
Deb from ToonTown
I Promise cat from 1st Cattitudes - changing the saying
Two Spring Bunnies from April JCS - Using brown aida I painted partially
green
White Christmas from Celebrations Xmas 91 - Considering doing some
over-1 - hmm...
UFO's
Stardust Teddies from Stoney Creek - Changed the colours
Attack Rabbit from Cross My Heart - Altered the wording - This one is at
least 6 years old! It had needles stuck in it all that time and they
didn't rust! Good thing Saskatchewan has a dry climate.
Deb
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shelia springer <she...@gte.net> wrote in message
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LISA & TIM
>
> Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
> trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
> ouch that hurts. shelia
Been finishing TW's Carousel (but won't say for how long;-) ) and
working on finishing up the last of a 3 set kit, Cat's and
Quilts...that's about it for me right now!
Lisa
Debbie Wise
get this tall iris out of the way the last four will be quick to finish.
This weekend I will finish off the pillow I did for my grandma. Then I might
be able to do something for myself. Of all the things I've stitched in the
past year none have been for me. Deb Wise
Lawbag
the True North Sampler from the Stitcher's Habit. I'm about 1/3 of the way.
then I'm going back to finish the CS&CC Home for Christmas Stocking.
Connie
"And so, we thank God for all we see. For beauty and for the
miracle of sight, for music and wonder of hearing, for warmth
and the sense of touch. But we thank Him more for Christ,
without whom we would be deaf, insensitive, and blind to the
invisible!
Brenda Best
Brenda
John & Liz Hampton
shelia springer wrote:
> Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
> trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
> ouch that hurts. shelia
I'm almost done with "Story Hour" by Studio B, and have MLI's "Lady of the
Thread" kitted up and ready to start. It will be my reward for finishing
Story Hour. I also have Amish Star in scroll frames, but not much done on
it, and have partially finished a freebie dragon & stack of books for the
library's summer reading program (Read Quest) this summer. I'm also
waiting for a friend's daughter to find out the sex of her baby (due in
June) so she can decide how to decorate the nursery. I also (do I have
enough alsos???) have seven tablecloths to do for this year's birthdays for
my sisters & for Xmas next winter.
Liz from Humbug
The Shannons
design but dreadful silkscreening job), an assortment of Christmas ornaments
and Heavenly Grace. I'm running out of steam on all but the last. Think I
need to add another to my rotation? Maybe Flower Power or one of MLI's
angels?
Mary K.
shelia springer wrote in message <7ahou3$6f9$1...@news-1.news.gte.net>...
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<snip>
>I also (do I have
>enough alsos???) have seven tablecloths to do for this year's birthdays for
>my sisters & for Xmas next winter.
>Liz from Humbug
Liz, will you tell us more about the tablecloths?
Nan Evelyn
Lucy L. Handfield
Night to Remember (as you can see by my sig. :). i'm also doing a few
random rose designs from a really nice rose-collection book i bought. next
up might be Waiting for Ships, since i recently ordered it as a gift for my
friend and of course i couldn't get it for her without getting a copy for
myself, since we were drooling over it together... :)
of course this all depends on how much free time i have as a student
teacher. and if i can afford the materials for Waiting for Ships. :)
lucy
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I'm working on an afghan for DH - Wildlife Refuge, I think. <G> By Stoney
Creek. My brain is pretty fried right now, can't be sure that is the name of
it. I'm also working on MLI's Guardian Angel, MarBek's Nativity, three MLI
freebies for a bellpull and supper - got to go...... <G>
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Christmas ornaments. I did each one twice. I'm on the last one! Yippee!
Alsobeen working on LL's Christmas Angel for two years.
Ruth
Robert Walker
About 1/5 done with LeJardin by Sandy Orton (beautiful, done with silks).
Almost 1/100th done with St. George & the Dragon by Donna Giampa
Vermillion.
Also have Batman/ Robin and Poison Ivy T-shirts going for the kids.
I also have all of the supplies for Amethyst Snowflake by Just Nan, Winter
Faerie by TW and a bazillion or maybe gazillion other charts in the to-do
pile!!!
Karen in Las Vegas
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these patterns are a must-have!!!!!
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I'm working on Mystic Dragon II, a green & blue Chinese dragon with a circular
border, on black linen. I was going to set up a rotation, but I think, now that
I've gotten used to the black linen, I'd best keep going on it until it's
finished, rather than "spoil" myself with lighter fabric again! :-)
It's going well, but if I were to start it over again, I would probably leave
out the blending filament, or use it in smaller areas than called for.
It's a present for a friend's birthday, but it's not going to be done on time.
Fortunately, in my circle of friends, we don't take dates very seriously--it's
the thought that counts!
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<she...@gte.net> wrote:
>Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
>trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
>ouch that hurts. shelia
>
>
I am stitching Crossed Wings Blue Heron and a blue crab on 7 ct
heatherfield. I am itching to start something new, though. I have a
Marjorie Basten kit, Pecking Order to do for DW, it's her christmas
present, I just bought Ross's Black Panther chart, and I have a Santa
sitting on a moon all ready to start. I think I may start Pecking
Order next.
Richard (that is when the painting and wall-papering get finished)
Quelle2
to work on it again once I realized I had made a big boo-boo on Summer Queen.
To top that off had lost my marked-up pattern and had to photocopy it again. I
have not made a boo-boo on MSN yet and I accomplished a section of 200 hundered
stitches so I'm no longer in a bad mood. I also plan on going shopping
tomorrow as several other supplies are calling to me quite loudly. Amung these
are Deepest Love and the fabric for it, Mermaid of the Pearls and Rose
Celebration.
Andrea (Happily looking forward to S.E.X.).
MissyCor
that should be finished within 2 weeks.
Melissa C.
Cat
>
> Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
> trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
> ouch that hurts. shelia
DragonDreams Ice Dragon (ooh, that rayon floss :-( ), petit point whose
name escapes me, SB Pansy Walk, JCS Christmas in Town - cafe is done,
now for the rest. Just got back from framer's - Happy Dance! - Dragon
Heart by Black Swan. Looks grreeaat, IMO, being of course totally
unbiased!
cmha...@my-dejanews.com
calendar", a Nijntje (I think in English you call her Miffy) growth chart for
daughter number 3, a tablecloth using a Thea Gouverneur pattern, and a Maria
van Scharrenburg design for the kitchen (a recipe for "cottage soup"). I just
finished the 30 Christmas tree ornaments by Lorri Birmingham ("and even a
mouse").
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Rella
full of lots of golden brown colours and tweeded threads. But it's coming
along well.
I'm also working (well, letting it sit in the sewing box in the hope that my
cat will pick it up and do it) on Magical Throw from Julie Hasler's Fantasy
Cross Stitch book.
And now I'm feeling itchy to start something else as well! That's *your*
fault RCTN!
Rella
shelia springer wrote in message <7ahou3$6f9$1...@news-1.news.gte.net>...
Steve Martin
I've been doing a lot more reading of RCTN than stitching lately...
shelia springer wrote:
>
> Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
> trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
> ouch that hurts. shelia
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Steve - Andover, KS (just east of Wichita), USA
Current Project: TW Angel of Frost
Completed Projects: CMH In My Father's House, DIM Southwest Spirit, LA
Man & Wife
UFOs: CS&CC My Heart Sings
Glenis Pickering
At the moment I don't seem to be working on anything much :-(
What I *should* be working on is...
The last segment of my current Round Robin
A bookmark for a retiring colleague (finishes 26- Feb YIKES!!!)
A silver wedding card for a colleague (Deadline April)
A bookmark for another retiring clooeague (Deadline May)
and Mum & Dad's Golden Wedding gift (Elna, that Eagle's lapsed again -
boo-hoo!)
Desperately seeking motivation - anyone got some to spare?
Glenis
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(HATED the ending!!!) last night and got one of the wings back stitched after
finishing all of the wings. I'm only doing one thing at a time (I'm making
myself do this!!) so that I can hopefully get "Midsummer's Night Fairy" done by
June & get them framed at the same time, in similar frames. My bd is in June &
my LNS runs a special of one purchase in a bd month... and mine will be the
cost of getting these two framed in fancy frames!!
Siobhan
ahe...@dorsai.org
years ago. My second linen piece. Because there's a lot of half cross
I reversed the way I stitch which makes me have to THINK more. I know
that some stitches are stitched in the other direction but oh well. I
finally got out of the trees and did some flowers which was
encouraging, and last night I got to the bottom of the piece and can
now work my way over. I prefer the lettering to the xs! I also
recharted "God" to "Goddess" and redid the "y" in "serenity" - it
looks like an "n" on the chart! That's my home project. My travel
project is a bookmark with January carnations on it, for an unmet
friend who keeps one of my favorite mailing lists running. I'm on the
home stretch with the back stitch on that one. one flower and a few
leaves yet to do.
Alison
not mentioning the ufo's right now....
Kilmeny Jones
>
> Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
> trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
> ouch that hurts. shelia
At work, the Ice Storm Delayed Hardanger (which is very silly - it's
very small, and likely won't take more than a couple hours to finish,
but was hard to pick up after trying to do it by candle-light...
<shudder>), and in a sort of rotation now, Dragon Dreams' "Dragon's
Garden", MLI's "Celtic Christmas" and Ross Originals "Snow Leopard".
And as those get done, I'm (trying to) replace them with other UFO's, of
which I have a ridiculously large number. If I can get that number
tamed a bit, I can then toss in the 5 or 6 other projects I have the
materials for..... <G>
Kilmeny
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Carol Sylvester
I am currently working on three projects:
a pilot project for a potential EGA Correspondence Course--beginning
hardanger. We're critiquing the instructions and diagrams for the designer.
It's a pretty project. Needs to be done March 19.
an adaptation of a Laurel Burch pattern of three cats, going from counted
cross stitch to needlepoint, and I'm doing a lot of fun things with stitches
and fibers. This is my first attempt at revising a pattern in that way.
Needs to be done by mid-June (I think) to enter into the EGA Competing
Needles competition.
a "morning in the desert" scene, by Fireside Originals. I've stalled on this
one because the chart is somewhat hard to follow, and there's no deadline
for it. This is part of a series--there are also "afternoon in the desert"
and "sunset in the desert" scenes. They're really pretty, I just wish the
chart wasn't such a pain.
Next up for me are baby sampler for brother and sister in law, and wedding
samper for other brother and fiance.
Carol Sylvester
csylv...@jjhill.org
Connie and Scott
suggested and hoping that its not too dark.
Connie
Quelle2 wrote:
Golf pair
I am working on Emie Bishop's The Garden, MLI In the Arms of an Angel and three
SB Christmas stockings, Peter,Robert and Teri When I get these done I will
start on Midsummer Nights Fairy andI'm using 32 ct Blue Wing linen.. I hope I
like the color. Then I have to do The Brown Ranch for my daughter and Just
Nan's Humming Bead Heaven.I hope I can get all these finished this year.
Pat
Michael F. Parenteau
Blanket, Pair of Standing Indians by Reinardy (sp?), and Remember Series
"February". Waiting to restart Rebecca DeLaTours "Heavenly Kiss" (going to
use 14ct black Aida -- oooh, I said the "A" word).
Michael F. Parenteau
shelia springer wrote in message <7ahou3$6f9$1...@news-1.news.gte.net>...
Wendy Wilson
stitching up pretty quickly too.
I've finished chapter one of Just Nan's Patience, just starting on
chapter two (but it's been put down because I'm enjoying working on the
Moose!)
I received my materials for Victoria Sampler's Heart To Heart cyberclass
and have some pre-homework to do on it before the class starts in 3
weeks (can't wait!! it's so pretty).
And, TW's The Castle, the project that may take me a lifetime to
finish. I have only the top part of the dragon left to do but haven't
been motivated to work on it (I go in fits and starts with this one,
took me 5 years just to work up the courage to start it and it's been an
on-and-off relationship for 3 or 4 years now). It sits there in its
floor stand, mocking me.
There's a few half-started/half-finished pieces lurking in my project
bag -- Shepherd's Bush The Promise (which just needs the beads and
ribbon done), a Just Nan Christmas sampler (name escapes me), MLI's
Celtic Christmas (I have most of the skirt done, except for the
metallics and beads) and a little Shepherd's Bush sampler (blueberry or
something like that -- now you know how long it's been since I looked at
them). Oh, and Happy Everything -- it's about 1/3 to 1/2 done (another
long-term project, I think I started it before The Castle). Gee whiz,
there's that Tartanpoint cushion around somewhere too ....
Okay, so there's more than a FEW UFOs :) We won't talk about what's
lurking in the rest of the stash. And to think I was going to have
S.E.X. this weekend ... it's been months since the last experience :)
But perhaps I'd better clear some room in the project bag(s)!
> shelia springer wrote in message <7ahou3$6f9$1...@news-1.news.gte.net>...
> >Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
> >trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
> >ouch that hurts. shelia
> >
> >
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>Oh dear! :-(
>
>At the moment I don't seem to be working on anything much :-(
>Desperately seeking motivation - anyone got some to spare?
>
>Glenis
Maybe it's time for Queen to start brandishing that stranded cotton whip again?
;-) (I still have that quote sitting on my stitching table.)
Nan Evelyn
Donna Granger
a dragon in sampler stitches
Winter Whitework sampler from the Drawn Thread
Donna
In article <7ahou3$6f9$1...@news-1.news.gte.net>, "shelia springer"
<she...@gte.net> wrote:
>Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
>trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
>ouch that hurts. shelia
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Angie Williams
well, am trying to finish the backstitching (not my favorite activity)
on Jennifer Aikman Smith's Window Kitty, and am stitching a handtowel
with a seashell design.
I really want to get to:
1. Rosebud (Pam Kellogg's Charity Cat, as soon as it comes it, it moves
to the top of the rotation). 2. Santa of the Forest 3. Donna Giampa's
Welcome Cats 4. and of course theres always the two ever present
reminders of things I'm scared to do: TW's Magical Night and TW's
Companions (someday I will!!).
Angie from Texas
Linda Saffell
Oooh, I have that chart. Am right now working a Mill Hill "Victorian
Flowers" afghan myself, but may (someday) start the Wildlife Refuge
one. It's got a central motif which is a very densely stitched scene of
deer and eagles and so on, right? Hmmm. I'm more of a specialty stitch
gal myself, but the wildlife theme was so attractive when I bought the
chart!
I'm also stitching a tiny darning pattern pincushion top (my rotation
reward for hanging in with larger projects), and still working on LA's
Merry Christmas from A to Z occasionally. Just started Sampler House's
New Year's Sampler (and no, I DON'T expect to finish all these anytime
soon! ;-))
Linda
Deborah Brown
>
>Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
>trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
>ouch that hurts. shelia
>
>
wings: Heavenly Gifts (gulp!) or Provence Sampler.
Deb
Thomas J. Clark
in June, so I am doing a set of "Flower Fairies" by Cicely Mary Barker. I
could almost want a set for myself. Carol In Wi
Jennifer Ward
Well lets see. I am working on Blue Moon angel and Angel of Spring and
those are now just sitting as I am starting Fairy Grandmother for my mom.I
hope to have that finished for her birthday in July<gosh I hope I can get it
done for THIS July>
And of course I have the HATED bucilla kit I started last year and I have a
couple small millhill kits just kicking around for amusement when I am tired
of the rest.
Jenn
Remove the spambuster from my email.
Bob James
projects on the go at the same time. I might have to try that. My
current piece is the Legacy Sampler by Sally Ann Designs. Next up will
be either a Dutch sampler dated from 1790 (a very large piece) or The
Herb Gatherer by Shephard's Bush - or maybe both!!
Kathie
New Westminster, BC, Canada
Linda D.
I'm working on Mirabilia's 'Fairy Moon' and now have even more
respect for those stitcher's who have completed several Mirabilia's or
MLI's.
I've been stitching for a lot of years, but this design is
soooo big! I've already got around 90 hrs. into her and still have
all the skirt, half-stitch and beading to do :( But, she's gonna be
gorgeous!!!
Take care, Linda :)
On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:27:36 -0800, "shelia springer"
<she...@gte.net> wrote:
Quelle2
really remember). It looks pretty good but I don't have a clue how the wings
are going to look when I come to them (I'm quite a ways away from that though).
There is a picture of her in the Stitchery's new catalogue, it looks MUCH
better than the one on the pattern IMHO. They sell it kitted,but I don't
remember the cost. I saw the photo and was once again amazed at how beautiful
she is. BTW Guess who had S.E.X. today? I was kinda disappointed though I had
planned on getting a some crystal treasures and mill hill beads that weren't at
the store when I went last time, but they were not there this time either. I
have not shopped there very often as they carry many samplers but few other
designs. The shop has just changed hands recently and I just noticed that they
don't have any of the new Mirabilia's and they no longer have the Kreinik
Metalics.
Oh well I guess it's off to mail order some stuff, I always was one for Instant
Gratification:).
Andrea
Ruthann Biel
THankfully I am doing it on Lugana instead of the aida it came it.
It has millions of quarter stitches and three-quarter stitches. Ihave the
captain and the raft all done, and am now stitching miles and miles of
red for the big flag. I have taken to pacing myself with little breaks
of back stitching, and doing the flag pole and the letters as a break
from all the red. I will be SO glad when it is done.
as for what is next.....the stash is SO high, but I think I will dig
into the fruit box labels from DMC.
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Marilyn Molter
Carol Sylvester wrote in message ...
>Hi all--
>
>I am currently working on three projects:
>
>an adaptation of a Laurel Burch pattern of three cats, going from counted
>cross stitch to needlepoint, and I'm doing a lot of fun things with
stitches
>and fibers. This is my first attempt at revising a pattern in that way.
>Needs to be done by mid-June (I think) to enter into the EGA Competing
>Needles competition.
>
[snip]
>>
>Carol Sylvester
>csylv...@jjhill.org
>
>
Is this an existing cross-stitch pattern for Laurel Burch cats? If so, I'd
be very interested. Please tell me where I can view. Thanks!
Marilyn
LDyche2136
I've got Edible Flowers (from CS&CC last summer) about 1/4 done, Noah's
Submarine about 1/8 done, and I'm just starting the Nativity, about 1/2 done on
the Shepherd Boy. There are so many others I want to work on, but I think
these 3 will keep me going for months!
Laurie D.
ca...@lawtonok.net
labor induced on Monday and I only have one head and an arm done. I am
thinking seriously about just clipping off what I have stitched and saving
the fabric for another project. It is so frustrating to get only 30 minutes
to an hour a week to stitch! I have been working on this for 4 months. But,
it will not be finished anytime soon when I only get to stitch a 1X1 square
once a week.
I think I will go back to working on my WIPS:
TW Camelot Sampler
PV Purr-fect Patterns
PV Through a Mother's Eyes (with brown hair)
Lion face and head on a t-shirt for DD
Last but not least, a portrait (Charles Craft leaflet) of Scarlett O'Hara
Carol
Ladynoire
bit intimidated by it ? Any advice ?
Carol
Lady Richende de Bevilacqua
Canton of Kapellenberg, Barony of Wind Master's Hill
Atlantia
Susan Lees
just started 'The Maiden' by Klimt from Uncharted Territory. Theresa
Wentzler's Peacock sits forlornly in my living room waiting for me to have
another go!
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Josephine & Bruce
>trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
>ouch that hurts. shelia
>
>
Cross my Heart Amish Quilt Kit because the TW is too big to take outside the
house.
Josephine
Brisbane, Australia
C Joan Turner
my list:
MLI- Catch The Wind
Celtic Christmas
Angel of Hope
Angel of Love(UFO)
I Thee Wed(UFO)
a needlepoint Victorian Lace
Marbeks Woodland Angel
BH&G Noel Sampler(98)
P40 War Hawk(almost finished)
Angel of Southwest
Hibiscus
and what am I doing?? playing on computer!
Joanie of the rainforest in BC
On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:27:36 -0800, "shelia springer"
<she...@gte.net> wrote:
>Well I need some motivation, what is everyone working on? I am currently
>trying to work on angelica by mli, and a various assortment of others(15)
>ouch that hurts. shelia
>
>
"Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense
Life in three words- health, peace and competence" Pope
Jill Spreenberg-Robinson
a commissioned piece. Also stealing little bits of 'personal' time for
Peaches & Cream (Thea Dueck's cyberclass) and the Emie Bishop ornament
that goes to Sit 'n Stitch with me.
Jill in IL
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Bmciowa
>Is this an existing cross-stitch pattern for Laurel Burch cats? If so, I'd
>be very interested. Please tell me where I can view. Thanks!
>
>Marilyn
>
Hi Marilyn,
Unfortunately, AFAIK, this is only available as a Dimensions (I think) kit. I
recently bought this with a big coupon at my Ben Franklins, but I will
definitely be replacing the Aida with something else, and I may also match the
floss to DMC. I normally don't buy kits, but I just had to have the chart.
Sara in Iowa
X/USA/H+/Y1.5/2C/XTDP/HQ/:-D~/G/W+/D/M/B/b/R-/S/K-/E/C/J/none,Anne Rice, chips
and salsa
hgrei...@fastransit.net.uk
Currently my rotation consists of: Summer Sampler, MLI; Christmas
Visit, MLI; 1998 commemorative sampler from the Williamsburg JCS
Seminar; small cat from Cattitudes #5; Americana Sewing Case, Merry
Cox; Celtic Christmas, MLI; and Glorious Wings, Tiffany, Just Nan.
My EGA chapter started a group project this month but it's very
small and I'll finish it at the meeting next month, so it doesn't
really count ;-).
Anne/NC
E-mail response not expected but
E-mail back delete the ".uk" at the end
RadioStmpr
>I
>recently bought this with a big coupon at my Ben Franklins, but I will
>definitely be replacing the Aida with something else, and I may also match
>the
>floss to DMC. I normally don't buy kits, but I just had to have the chart
Does anyone know of a Ben Franklin's in TX? I want this kit!!! Well, to tell
the truth, I want any Laurel Burch patterns, any way that I can get them!!
Mandy (drooling into her keyboard)
Chris Braun
Ogden, Utah. Perhaps they still carry it. I don't know their phone
number offhand but I'm sure you could find it in Information or on
Kathy Dyer's pages.
Chris
On 20 Feb 1999 18:59:07 GMT, bmc...@aol.com (Bmciowa) wrote:
>>
>>Is this an existing cross-stitch pattern for Laurel Burch cats? If so, I'd
>>be very interested. Please tell me where I can view. Thanks!
>>
>>Marilyn
>>
>
>Hi Marilyn,
>
>Unfortunately, AFAIK, this is only available as a Dimensions (I think) kit. I
>recently bought this with a big coupon at my Ben Franklins, but I will
>definitely be replacing the Aida with something else, and I may also match the
Sharon R Capps
sweatshirt and a crocheted afghan. Waiting to start Flower Power and
Floral Finesse.
Sharon
John & Liz Hampton
wol...@pacbell.net wrote:
> John & Liz Hampton wrote in message <36CCC4DD...@magick.net>...
> <snip>
> >I also (do I have
> >enough alsos???) have seven tablecloths to do for this year's birthdays for
> >my sisters & for Xmas next winter.
> >Liz from Humbug
>
> Liz, will you tell us more about the tablecloths?
>
> Nan Evelyn
They're charts from Dutch Treat Designs. I came accross the web site
accidentally & did three little tabletoppers from her free chart. She has
photos of the tablecloths on the web site too. I couldn't decide which ones to
get - so in true r.c.t.n. spirit, I ordered one of each. I found Afghan fabric
at Jo-Anns & bought a whole bolt (5 yards) with my 50 % off coupon the day
after Xmas. I don't really like the fabric, since some squares are 42 stitches
(over 2) wide & some are 44 ore 46, but for the price (12.99/yard - with 50%
off of that) I can fudge it to make it work. If I had the $$$ I would buy
"real" Anne cloth & do it right, but that's out of the question - at least
until the business gets out of debt (or out of business). I'm using #5 perle
cotton instead of Caron Watercolors, too, for the same reasons. When I looked
at the price of the Watercolors, I chickened out . I'd hate to have to explain
to the mortgage company why their check was short this month. :-)))))
To get back on the subject, the tablecloths are 3 squares by 3 squares of
Anne Cloth - with different designs. Claudia is working on two more, too - an
Irish one & a Wedding one. I guess I'll have to get those too. :-)) She was
great to deal with, answered all my questions & mailed them out as quickly as
she received my check.
The web address for Dutch Treat Designs is <http://www.dutchtrt.com/>.
Not affiliated with..............just a happy customer. :-))
Liz from Humbug
gwe...@gator.net
Year. Can't seem to settle into a rotation
Worked on today: a green man design I worked up from graphic I found
on-line (multiple shades of green, done on 32 count black linen).
Need to work on:
a pair of blackwork cuffs for a SCA gift basket (got the design, got
the materials, just haven't started them)
Ross Originals Barn Owl - about 3/4 done, done on navy blue 28 count
linen. More shade of brown and tan than I thought believable - but
utterly realistic!
TW's Mermaid - only the top part of the frame done, just starting the
body of the work. This is definitely gonna be a post-millennium(sp?)
finish....
Mystic Dragon I - about 1/4 done. another piece on black linen - why
am I torturing myself this way???? (but it looks fabulous!!)
Mirabilia's Christmas Elegance - about 1/3 done - she's gorgeous, but
does Ms. Nora own stock in the Mill Hill company, or what??
MLI's Santa of the Forest - I'm doing this one on a dark green....the
red of his coat just GLOWS!! Just started this one recently.....
A needlepoint sampler pattern I just picked up so I can play with some
fibers and review my needlepoint stiches....been nearly a decade since
I worked on an open canvas, and there's so many new things to play
with!!
Calling my name from the wings: I came up with a design for the SCA
arms of a dear friend of mine - gonna do this one in silk over one on
25 count linen (cream colored - not black - maybe I'm learning??)
Trying to decide on: Maybe Helen would like a box with Julie Hasler's
'Leo' design on the top for her birthday in August. Or I could use
waste canvas to embroider her a new tote bag - I got a few at the
after-Christmas sale at Michaels. Maybe her initials?? I could use
those Celtic letters, or use a couple of the roses from Donna Giampa's
rose alphabet leaflet. Of course, I do have those new miniature
designs I bought at the LNS this afternoon.....
Melanie in Gainesville
....who has utterly blown her New Year's Resolution to finish old
projects before she starts any new ones!!
--
Melanie Davis -- Gainesville, FL
Ladynoire
>bit intimidated by it ? Any advice ?
>
>
I was referring to the English Cottage Sampler by TW, sorry .....
LapCat1234
>From: Susie...@msn.com (Susan Lees)
>I'm working on MLI Angel of Love - first time I've ever done beads! Also,
>just started 'The Maiden' by Klimt from Uncharted Territory. Theresa
>Wentzler's Peacock sits forlornly in my living room waiting for me to have
>another go!
>
I love working with beads and metallic threads and such. I cuss a blue streak
while doing it, but I LOVE the finished work! How are you making out with the
beads?
Ruth
Blackie105
I just finished the Holly Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker too. Which ones are
you doing? I think they are very sweet. I have looked for other winter
fairies but not found any to make a pair to frame.
How many are you doing? I love the little framework around
the design...don't you?
Gloria in KY
l_goddess_l
I am just starting on a pice called "Shades of Gold" by Judy Whitman
which is worked in Kreinik metallic cord and braid, with MH beads and
brass charms. It's stitched over 2 on 28ct Zweigart Cashel linen. I
have never worked on linen, or with metallics, or with beads & charms.
Luckily I have _plenty_ of gridding to do while I pick the rctn
collective brain *LOL*!
As the stitching is all done with a single strand (another 1st!), I
don't know if I can use the looping method to fix the thread to the
needle- can I do it but just leave a short tail on one side of the
needle?
What's the best way to start and end threads with metallics? I have a
nasty feeling it's going to be even springier than rayons..?
And - should I run the thread over a damp sponge to uncurl it, or leave
it alone?
I intend to finish the stitching, then attach beads, then the charms
which seems to be the way others do it.. but what about washing the
piece? Should I wash it at all? Before attaching the charms or after?
And just *what* am I getting myself into here, anyway *g*? Please,
throw all the advice you can- I have checked the FAQs and am still at a
bit of a loss.
Many thanks and happy stitching to you all!
: ) Alexandra
Tobie & Herb
Right now I have 4 projects in rotation: 1) a dreidle for a Chanukah
decoration(NP)-did one last year and promised myself 1 a year; 2) Floral
Wreath by Stoney Creek for my TT's Floss Box; 3)a NP of a Bride & Groom
Silhouette in front of a setting sun over the ocean and 4) James
Himsworth's Ocean Princess. I just started doing a rotation in December,
although I stopped it long enough to do a wedding gift (Wedding Doves) for
my niece and her new hubby. I'm really enjoying doing the rotation. There
are some things I get bored with and some things I get frustrated with, so
this way working on each a week at a time, I don't have enough time to be
too bored or frustrated! Also, I'm getting to work on things I've had in
the "to do" pile for a long time and thought I'd never get to, so it's kind
of exciting. Now I don't feel so bad if I buy some more stuff for my
stash. Of course, as things come up for gifts, or deadlines, I'll set the
rotation aside. BTW, I'm also working on a crocheted afghan for my
granddaughter. Hope you've gotten inspiration from all the rsvp's to your
post. Good Luck! Tobie
shelia springer <she...@gte.net> wrote in article
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Marilyn Molter
1. Paper Valentine, Fanci That. About 1/4 done.
2. Mini Mumms, Debbie Mumm. Have done 2, want to do 2 more.
3. Shamrock Heart, Sweetheart Tree.
4. Easter Chick from CS&N magazine, last year.
5. He is Risen from the same magazine.
6. English Carpet, Maureen Appleton.
7. A doily to crochet.
All the projects are small - just what I need to feel like I am making
progress since my kids are still young. The kids are getting older, and I
am thinking about starting another TW (I did the Unicorn 6 years ago), but
now we are moving, so I will wait to start something complicated to save my
sanity. I love this thread!
Marilyn
l_goddess_l
be away from home for the next fortnight so will be unable to access the
NG.
Could anyone who has some sorely-needed advice for me please send an
email copy to a.hu...@student.murdoch.edu.au ? The previous post has a
spambuster reply-to on it, but this one is ok.
TIA with fingers crossed that someone will answer..
Alexandra
(To all the spammers out there: *don't you DARE*)
LEPFAN1
way, If I don't finish it soon I will go down with the ship and my heart won't
go on and....Damn, does anyone have any ice?
Lori
Sherri L Wilcauskas
1. Linda Drskell's "Heirloom Whitework Sampler" (for an EGA class)
2. The Common Thread's "Iris Sampler" (also for a class)
3. an old kit with a rocking horse design by Gloria and Pat
4. Lena Liu's "Millennium Angel"--which means I now have to recall and
apply all thata dvice about dealing with large map-folded, multi-colored
charts...
5. Genny Morrow's "Nova"
6. Stoney Creek's "Values Sampler" (from SOCS 1997; it's the only one
of the '97 projects I didn't finish *in* '97, but it's sat untouched
since then...)
The project under my needle these past couple days is the Iris Sampler.
I'm working on the titular irises, which are made up of queen stitches;
looks really impressive, so far... :)
Sherri
Teresa
>
> The project under my needle these past couple days is the Iris Sampler.
> I'm working on the titular irises, which are made up of queen stitches;
> looks really impressive, so far... :)
>
> Sherri
Dear Sherri:
Show-off!!!! <VBG> And here I am planning to do the basting tonight at
EGA! Ah,well, another project I'll finish last :)
Teresa/LadyDoc
wol...@pacbell.net
2. A needlepoint pillow but I'm still working on the design for it
3. A Blackwork scissors fob or needlebook--haven't chosen the motifs yet but
they'll probably be from the Marion Scoular book "Why Call It Blackwork?"
4. Janet Powers' "Onions"
5. Sharon Cohen's "English Pynpillow"
6. Emie Bishop's "Noel" (with its all-one-green lettering, this is the first
XSing I ever did and I want to finish it. But *that* means <shiver> Hardanger!
In between: Christmas ornaments
Nan Evelyn
McH1inVA
1. 12 days of Christmas from CS&CC Mar/Apr '89. I'm doing them two-sided,
with the intent of hanging them across the beam which runs through the living
room (Christmas time only). BTW, I _haven't_ been working on them since '89;
only since '97. Now that I've started the rotation method, I believe they will
be complete by this Christmas (hope-hope)!
2. Quillt Block Quartet by Marie Ary -- an EGA project from November.
3. "Bless This Child" from CS&CC '87. I did the Marriage and Home pics for
the wedding gift; baby's on the way. Everything is done except the name and
birth date.
4. Gay Ann Rogers' Mystery Sampler -- EGA project which began in January.
I'm just waiting for part 2, which we'll get next month.
5. Charting out a design based upon the picture from the front of our church
bulletin. I'm excited about doing something like this, and nervous as well.
Hoping it turns out well.
That's all for now, but once I get through the rotation again I get to add a
new project. Yippee! (That's what I *love* about rotation!) Already trying
to decide what it shall be. Shall I dive into my stash of charts? Perhaps
something from my stash of kits. Of course, I _could_ go out and buy something
new! Oooh, S.E.X.! Have to wait and see how the mood strikes.
Helen, who's experimenting with Rotation and loving it!
LapCat1234
>From: mch1...@aol.com (McH1inVA)
I have a silly question. What does the _ and the _'s mean??? Also, I can't
seem to keep the S.E.X meaning in my head. Hubby complains too! <hg>
Ruth(who's definitely going to try rotation)
Glenis Pickering
Lori, if THAT's what you're working on, surely ICE is the last thing it
needs??? :-)
Glenis
X/Eng/S/-/-/T/XCrK/0/:-X/Fr/G/W-/D/M/B/b/R(wifli)/
S/K/E-(y)/-/-/1C3B/Gandalf,Helene Hanff,chocolate
ahe...@dorsai.org
>1. "Celtic Christmas" on dark green linen
>2. A needlepoint pillow but I'm still working on the design for it
>3. A Blackwork scissors fob or needlebook--haven't chosen the motifs yet but
>they'll probably be from the Marion Scoular book "Why Call It Blackwork?"
>4. Janet Powers' "Onions"
<snip>
Oh Nan - I have Janet Powers' "Beets" and "Cabbage" kitted up to go.
"Beets" is especially calling to me! What fabric are you using?
I had an idea yesterday for a present for my mother's birthday - she
is always teasing me about stitching on tea towels, and she actually
uses dish towels, so I thought I would make her some tea towels and
visualized a large script-ish "T" in the corner with a little teacup
nestling in the bend of the T. (T towels, get it?) I looked through
my alphabets and patterns and didn't quite see what I wanted - so I
designed it myself!!! And I got one completely stitched last night
(well, it's small and simple) using 12 count waste canvas. I did it
in shades of delft blue, the cup has yellow and blue stripes. I am in
the middle of a second one in shades of purple. They are so quick and
cute!
Alison
actually designed something!
Dennis & Karen Eichorst
ing with Rotation and loving it!
> >
> I have a silly question. What does the _ and the _'s mean???
It's underlining for emphasis.
> Also, I can't
> seem to keep the S.E.X meaning in my head.
Stash Enhancement eXperience
Karen E., Rochester, NY
--
_____________________________________________
Please remove ".chlorine" from e-mail address to reply
Tracy L. Fischer Meono
I would love to see a picture of the Common Thread's Iris Sampler. I
tried looking on the web using a search engine, but didn't have any luck.
Does anyone know where it's located?
Thanks!
On 23 Feb 1999, Sherri L Wilcauskas wrote:
> Let's see, the six pieces currently in rotation are
>
> 1. Linda Drskell's "Heirloom Whitework Sampler" (for an EGA class)
>
> 2. The Common Thread's "Iris Sampler" (also for a class)
>
> 3. an old kit with a rocking horse design by Gloria and Pat
>
> 4. Lena Liu's "Millennium Angel"--which means I now have to recall and
> apply all thata dvice about dealing with large map-folded, multi-colored
> charts...
>
> 5. Genny Morrow's "Nova"
>
> 6. Stoney Creek's "Values Sampler" (from SOCS 1997; it's the only one
> of the '97 projects I didn't finish *in* '97, but it's sat untouched
> since then...)
>
wol...@pacbell.net
Alison, I'm using white Belfast for it. I also have the "Carrots" design but not
the two you have. I love Janet Powers' stuff. :-)
Love the description of your "T" towels, too! Very witty!
Nan Evelyn
Cathy Miller
1. Marget Drake Sampler, dtd 1677, Internet Class
2. Snowy Days, Mirabilla (hope to enter at Rockome Gardens
this year)
3. English Elegance, Maureen Appleton
4. My Favorite Things, Drawn Thread (hope to also enter at
Rockome Gardens this year)
5. Fair Philomel's Sampler, Shepherd's Bush
Oh - I have now entered my Desiderata Sampler (Indigo Rose) in
it's third xstitch show. This one is in St. Charles, MO. I
won 1st place at Rockome Gardens and 3rd place in Lebanon, IL
so maybe it will win something at the St. Charles show also -
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Cathy Miller - St. Louis, MO area
LapCat1234
>From: Dennis & Karen Eichorst <cichlid....@eznet.net>
>LapCat1234 wrote:
>ing with Rotation and loving it!
>> >
>> I have a silly question. What does the _ and the _'s mean???
>
>It's underlining for emphasis.
>
>> Also, I can't
>> seem to keep the S.E.X meaning in my head.
>
>Stash Enhancement eXperience
>
>Karen E., Rochester, NY
>
>Please remove ".chlorine" from e-mail address to reply
>
Thanks. I hope I retain it! lol
Ruth
McH1inVA
Helen, who's experimenting with Rotation and loving it!
McH1inVA
>so I thought I would make her some tea towels and
>visualized a large script-ish "T" in the corner with a little teacup
>nestling in the bend of the T. (T towels, get it?) I looked through
>my alphabets and patterns and didn't quite see what I wanted - so I
>designed it myself!!! And I got one completely stitched last night
>(well, it's small and simple) using 12 count waste canvas. I did it
>in shades of delft blue, the cup has yellow and blue stripes.
Sounds absolutely adorable. Maybe you should explore the possibility of
selling the chart to a magazine!
^Linda^
them. Now, all I need is the time. Try her Blue Moon Angel, it's
absolutely beautiful!!!!! And, her seasonal Angels are also beautiful.
Her Santa Claus' are time consuming but worth the effort. If you're
interested in any more of her designs, I can give you the name of a craft
shop in Oak Harbor, WA that specializes in Cross Stitch and has the majority
of her designs on hand.
--
Have a great great day!!!!! And, a better day tomorrow!!!!!!
Linda
LapCat1234 <lapca...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990220212757...@ng-cb1.aol.com...
>>Subject: Re: Working on?
>>From: Susie...@msn.com (Susan Lees)
>
>>I'm working on MLI Angel of Love - first time I've ever done beads! Also,
>>just started 'The Maiden' by Klimt from Uncharted Territory. Theresa
>>Wentzler's Peacock sits forlornly in my living room waiting for me to have
>>another go!
>>
>I love working with beads and metallic threads and such. I cuss a blue
streak
Sherri L Wilcauskas
: I would love to see a picture of the Common Thread's Iris Sampler. I
: tried looking on the web using a search engine, but didn't have any luck.
: Does anyone know where it's located?
I might as well reply to this, since I'm the one who first brought up this
pattern. I don't know of any picture on the web, so I'm sorry I can't
point you towards one.
I will also admit that the picture even on my pattern doesn't do the piece
justice. What little of it I've done is so dependent on the texture---
like the way all those queen stitches look together to make a flower---
and the texture is exactly what doesn't really come through in the photo.
Once I get a little further along, I could post a description of the
piece; since it;s being done as a semi-coreespondence course, I only
have the first half of the directions. So any description I gave
now would be woefully incomplete. :)
If anyone's interested in hearing a fuller descrption when I can give one,
just let me know.
Sorry i can't help more,
Sherri
MonaLassy
Alluring Sorceress, (forgot where thats from) and a pattern called A Fairytale
Castle Sampler by Bestitched. Also, a kit from dimensions called Lovely Rose.
its great to be back.
happy stitching,
Mona
Teri Huff
breadboards (looks like preferated paper but is made of hard plastic). I
tried stitching with thread, but found that seed beads worked much better.
My dh bought me a dremel tool for my birthday so I could cut the boards into
the size I need. I then use a jewlery circle for the ribbon and a piece of
felt for the back. So far they are turning out pretty cute.
I am also working on the Mirabella pattern I call "the poet" (the lady
sitting on a stone blusterade with a quill pen and a roll of parchament in
her lap). Since graduating in December, I finally have my weekends free.
Happy dance!
Teri
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