cross stitch

[bekah]

Hi

I was just wondering if theres any one here into cross stitch?

[SlightlyMadShrek]

I love cross stitch

BUT

I don't do it (much) any more becasue

a) I never know what to do with my finished peices and they end up folded up in a sewing bag from here to eternity
b) I found MN and don't leave myself the time to do it, but it doesn't bother me much because of a)

I have £100's & £100's of completed, half completed and unstarted pieces upstairs .

[bekah]

Thats what happens to all my finished pecies lol!!!

[Whizzz]

LOL that's me too I did used to love doing them though

[MaureenMLove]

Me too, me too! I did loads at one time, but then i had a baby! I know that's when I stopped because i've got a half done baby sampler that I started when I was pg. 12 years ago!

[SlightlyMadShrek]

Aadly it has just demoralised me a bit over the years.

I love doing it
I love the pride of seeing a completed piece, but it is a waste for them to sit in the bottom of the wardrobe.

OTOH I guess it is a waste to have a large number of unopened kits waiting to be done.

[Miaou]

I used to design my own, but haven't done so for a couple of years now. Not enough time, plus my knitting has taken over!

[SlightlyMadShrek]

I am doing a Christmas stocking which I get out intermittenly every now and then which would have a 'use'. It is about 3/4 finished.

I am actually looking for a nice bright chirpy Father Christmas - because
I would do it
I would get it framed
and
I would put it up with the decs

[MaureenMLove]

Actually, I have done one piece since I had DD. I made her an Advent Calendar in 1998, which has little matchboxes hanging on each numbered square. Tis beautiful and I am proud every year of it!

[Lmccrean]

I used to do huge pieces (before dd), but now i just do little ones to put on front of cards

[jofeb04]

I do cross stitch. Just completed the Welsh Flag, which is hanging proudly on my wall in a frame.

Took months to do that though

[bekah]

any pics anyone? would love to see some of your work

[MaureenMLove]

Since mine is a xmas one, no! Its back in the loft til December!

[SlightlyMadShrek]

I will hjave to see what I can find tommorrow.

My pice de resistance was made 16yrs ago.

It was a birth sampler 2' by 3' and belongs to someone else now.

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

I am ROFLMAO! I Misread the thread title as "cross bitch"

[lizziemun]

Yes and have been doing them since i was 6yrs.

I am currently doing one which my inlwas bought me for christmas. It is a copy of a picture of my dd's.

[SlightlyMadShrek]

YOu will have to let us know how that looks.

My mum was thinking about getting a photo of their dog charted.

[thirdwisearticmonkey]

I love it, did a load of Christmas fairy cards - they were cute not pukey - iyswim.
I'm currently making a little red tractor for my tractor mad son and a Margaret Sherry cat card for my sister.
I subscribe to Cross Stitch Crazy which has some fab patterns in it. Have you had a look at the crossstitchuk website, there's some good stuff on there.

[Miaou]

VVV - you are just a shameless gossip hussy

JoFeb - am about halfway through designing yours for you now!!

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

Just when I thought everyone was ignoring it......

[MargoWishesYouAHappyNooNooYear]

Did you think everyone'd stepped over you QV?

I never seem to finish mine either.

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

Yes, politely ignoring the nutter in the corner

[jofeb04]

Thanks Miaou,
No rush though, can't pay you until the start of the month.