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Title: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 02:33:15 PM
Is anyone seriously into cross stitch?  It was something I used to do a lot of but I just cannot seem to get into anymore.  I have a lot... I mean a whole lot... of supplies that I would love to pass on to someone who needs it and will use it.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Wrennie on Jul 14, 2010, 03:31:10 PM
I used to, too. Gave lots away.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 03:42:03 PM
I wish Lys would like it but alas she does not.  I did get it all organized though so that is a start.  I can fit it all into a much smaller container and have a lot still but a bit less than I thought.  I also found several finished projects that just need to be framed up.  Will make nice hangings for the kids room. 

Of course now that I see it all, I want to start up again.  I just know me and know I will not stick with it long.  Maybe I will try and complete one of the half dozen unfinished projects I found.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 14, 2010, 04:02:38 PM
triss, i would like to pay you for the supplies.  i was just lamenting that walmart does not carry the supplies anymore.  but, tradition has that each baby gets a couple of different cross stitched and/or embroidered items (a pillow, a wall hanging or two, etc) and i don't have much left.  let's plan a phone call soon to discuss it!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 04:15:54 PM
I will take pictures of what I have and you can decide what you want from it.  I am really not looking for money for them though as they would just continue to sit in my closet... I would much rather them get used.

Here are the completed projects I found... it is funny that I cannot remember even doing some of these.

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Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 04:31:43 PM
And here are the supplies...

A bag of patterns and cross stitch magazines.
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A bunch of material in all sizes and colors.
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A couple of bags of thread.
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Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 14, 2010, 04:35:29 PM
those are cool.  would you share the patterns for the 2 baby ones?  with the bears?  the one for patrick and the other?  you did a good job.

wow.  i would love any or all of it.  is that pink and blue fabric aida cloth?  it looks like it should be baby blankets :giggle: i guess i have baby on the brain.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Bonnie on Jul 14, 2010, 04:43:38 PM
Great job. I used to cross stitch and I know how tedious it can be.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 04:54:13 PM
The one for Patrick is in there but I did not see as I breezed through the one with the rocking horse though it could be in one of the books.  The one for Patrick does not have the color guide though but it does have the pattern and the color picture for the finished piece.

Most of the patterns are baby, bunny, and Christmas though there are a bunch of others.  Yes the cloth is Aida, no regular material in that stack at all.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 14, 2010, 05:01:11 PM
wow.  nice stuff.  i am really looking for baby things, so that is good.  and christmas is coming :)
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 06:23:00 PM
Ok I went through and pulled about a dozen of the threads to I can complete projects in the works.  I will get it boxed up but won't be able to ship it for a couple of weeks yet.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 06:38:39 PM
I made almost everything fit into a box... but be careful when it does get there and you open it... things may pop out all over.  I was unable to fit in the hand towels but those I can do something with here with what I have left.  I sure hope you enjoy everything and make better use out of it all that I have.  And thank you for helping me clean out and clear out another whole box.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bestofour on Jul 14, 2010, 06:39:44 PM
I used to cross stitch and when my niece was born I did her name and weight, sort of like Patricks, and made it into a little pillow.  She's 31 and still has it on her bed.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 06:44:07 PM
That is so cool.  Patrick's will get stored as I am sure he will not use it.  I found Zack's as well though it is not finished and to show just how overdue he was... the month that I stitched in for him was November and he showed up December 5th.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Jul 14, 2010, 07:06:47 PM
That is a little funny, Triss. And no wonder you didn't finish it. But a keeper still.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 08:44:39 PM
I will finish it, just to have it on hand but I will have to take out a few stitches and add in the date and details.  I might just work on it tonight.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 14, 2010, 10:13:19 PM
triss, thank you so much.  very, very much.  i am so excited to see it coming.  and yes, i will be careful opening it :giggle:
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 10:14:59 PM
I will let you know when I mail it so you can be on the lookout for it. 
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 14, 2010, 10:55:32 PM
 :ThumbUp: sounds like a plan.  thank you again.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 11:01:52 PM
You are welcome.  I cleaned out another box today and found 3 more projects...UGH... fortunately they all have the thread with them.  That brings me up to a grand total of 10 WIP's in the cross stitch category.   One of these days I will learn.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 14, 2010, 11:33:09 PM
wow.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 14, 2010, 11:36:43 PM
I know.  I know.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Wrennie on Jul 15, 2010, 09:00:38 AM
You can sew those finished ones to regular fabric and make pillows too.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 12:36:19 PM
Oh that is a good idea.  As I was looking at my projects last night, I was amazed at how close so many of these are to done.  What was I thinking to walk away from them?!?
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 07:24:11 PM
Last night I finished up this cute little guy.  All I had left to do was the border on the quilt and the sleepy smile.
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Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Jul 15, 2010, 07:31:40 PM
That is adorable!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 07:40:45 PM
Thanks... I think I am going to turn it into a quilted wall hanging for one of my nieces... if either of them is expecting a boy.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 15, 2010, 09:25:31 PM
that is so cute triss.  i'm glad you are showing us the pictures of the things you finish.  i'm glad of that.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Dianna on Jul 15, 2010, 09:38:12 PM
That looks so sweet, Triss...:)
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 10:14:30 PM
Thanks you two.  Me too Jenn... it gives me a sense of accomplishment to finally get these done.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 15, 2010, 10:25:05 PM
yes, i bet.  and you know, i never thought about doing some up for "just in case" but i could/should.  when i'm not crocheting :giggle:
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 10:28:32 PM
I have a friend who has teenage children.  She knits and has made a bunch of baby blankets.  None of her kids have had kids yet but she wants to make sure they all get one of hers and does not want there to come a time when her hands do not work and she cannot do them.  I think that is a great idea.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 15, 2010, 10:42:58 PM
triss, that is actually my plan.  after going 2 years with hands that only worked minimally, i can relate.  so i will be doing lots of extras for that very reason.  but for some reason, i just never thought about doing cross stitch that way!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 10:50:50 PM
Well you will have plenty of supplies and patterns to choose from!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 15, 2010, 11:00:45 PM
:grinnnn: thank you!  i'm looking forward to it!  i need to dig up some pictures of some of the stuff i did.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 11:06:29 PM
Please do.  I would love to see.  I will be posting more pics tomorrow.  I am working my way quickly through these WIP's.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 15, 2010, 11:10:31 PM
i'm glad.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 11:16:07 PM
Me too.  I just love marking things off of my list.  I am determined to finish all of my WIP's this year with the exception of the ongoing Ugly Blankets.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Jul 15, 2010, 11:21:55 PM
Don't call them ugly blankets, Triss. They are scrapghans.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 15, 2010, 11:24:05 PM
Sorry Tina... hard habit to break as I have been calling them that for ages.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Jul 16, 2010, 01:21:36 AM
You can call them anything you like. I was just offering an alternative. Ugly is a good word. And I don't think it is offensive at all.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Penny on Jul 16, 2010, 06:55:12 AM
Those are just adorable Triss, i did some bibs when the girls were small, and its so time consuming, but worth it.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Wrennie on Jul 16, 2010, 09:27:45 AM
Me too.  I just love marking things off of my list.  I am determined to finish all of my WIP's this year with the exception of the ongoing Ugly Blankets.
:giggle: the pretty, ugly blankets......
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 16, 2010, 02:05:33 PM
Finished pieces...

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Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 16, 2010, 02:06:07 PM
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I only have 2 more cross stitch WIP's to go!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Jul 16, 2010, 02:10:02 PM
Awesome. More to tick off of your wip list and some nice gifts for future friends and family.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Jessica on Jul 16, 2010, 04:13:54 PM
Wow!  You are really whipping them out, Triss!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 16, 2010, 04:40:42 PM
Only because they were all already darn near done.  Still amazes me I left so many so close to finished.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 16, 2010, 09:34:16 PM
wow.  but i wonder, did you forget you didn't finish?  those are awesome.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 16, 2010, 09:42:06 PM
No, I know me, I just got caught up in something more exciting and thought I would get right back to them, put them somewhere and promptly forgot about them.  There has to be a word for it, but I dunno what it is. 

The last two I have are a little more involved though not much.  One is a Christmas scene with the bottom corner undone and the other a clown who is missing its face.  They are both now my "evening while watching TV" projects until they are done.  Then the framing of them all and turning them into wall hangings is my "once I am done with the project for the day" projects.  Today's project was Lys' quilt and since I got that done, I started framing the bear on the rocking horse.  Tomorrow's project is the rows for the jean square quilt.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 16, 2010, 09:56:35 PM
that is a wonderful plan triss.  i should adopt something like that.  right now, for me, it is "work on this until it is done so you don't quit midstream and refuse to pick it back up"
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Jul 16, 2010, 10:00:45 PM
No, I know me, I just got caught up in something more exciting and thought I would get right back to them, put them somewhere and promptly forgot about them.  There has to be a word for it, but I dunno what it is. 
I know several words for it but most have to do with age and I know that is not your problem.  :grinnnn:
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 16, 2010, 10:05:20 PM
I keep trying to find the right word Tina... so throw some out there for me. 

One of my problems was doing just that Jenn and I would get so frustrated that I would say, ok I am not gonna finish this then.  Hence the dozens and dozens of WIP's.  I am working hard at making a change... that and I am really tired of all the clutter in my craftroom.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: sunsoaker on Jul 16, 2010, 10:14:34 PM
Sometimers maybe? :grinnnn:
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 16, 2010, 10:17:07 PM
 :laughmao:  Yep, maybe so.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Wrennie on Jul 18, 2010, 09:12:09 AM
No, I know me, I just got caught up in something more exciting and thought I would get right back to them, put them somewhere and promptly forgot about them.  There has to be a word for it, but I dunno what it is. 

The last two I have are a little more involved though not much.  One is a Christmas scene with the bottom corner undone and the other a clown who is missing its face.  They are both now my "evening while watching TV" projects until they are done.  Then the framing of them all and turning them into wall hangings is my "once I am done with the project for the day" projects.  Today's project was Lys' quilt and since I got that done, I started framing the bear on the rocking horse.  Tomorrow's project is the rows for the jean square quilt.

Uh, I think the word ya need is ihavewaytoomuchgoingonatonceandgeteasilydistracted.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Jul 18, 2010, 12:07:44 PM
No, I know me, I just got caught up in something more exciting and thought I would get right back to them, put them somewhere and promptly forgot about them.  There has to be a word for it, but I dunno what it is. 

The last two I have are a little more involved though not much.  One is a Christmas scene with the bottom corner undone and the other a clown who is missing its face.  They are both now my "evening while watching TV" projects until they are done.  Then the framing of them all and turning them into wall hangings is my "once I am done with the project for the day" projects.  Today's project was Lys' quilt and since I got that done, I started framing the bear on the rocking horse.  Tomorrow's project is the rows for the jean square quilt.

Uh, I think the word ya need is ihavewaytoomuchgoingonatonceandgeteasilydistracted.
:laugh1: at wrennie
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Triss on Jul 18, 2010, 05:56:09 PM
yep... that is the word. :grinnnn:
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bestofour on Jul 18, 2010, 10:35:50 PM
I think the word is "children."
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Sep 16, 2011, 09:42:13 PM
ok, i haven't put much if any of my cross stitch here, but while i was at wendy's, she showed me this, i had made it for her, probably 20 years ago... i wanted to share.  i think i'm going to make some more of these... i like it
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Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Sep 16, 2011, 10:13:06 PM
Very pretty!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Nov 05, 2011, 09:03:14 PM
this is the cross stitch i am working, made possible in part by triss's generosity

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Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on Nov 05, 2011, 10:15:32 PM
Awesome!
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Penny on Nov 06, 2011, 07:53:48 AM
Well done.....very pretty.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on Sep 08, 2012, 10:59:52 PM
i was at mom's tonight and remembered to take a photo of a cross stitch i did for her years ago.  the photo is not very good, i will have to go back and take another one, but here it is for now.  i've typed the poem underneath it.

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To My Other Mother
You are the mother I received
the day I wed your son.
And I want to thank you Mom
For all the things you've done.
You've given me a gracious man
With whom I share my life.
You are his lovely mother,
And I his lucky wife.
You used to pat his little head
And now I hold his hand,
You raised a little boy
And gave me the man.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Dianna on Sep 09, 2012, 03:57:51 AM
That is beautiful... :grinnnn:
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on May 11, 2016, 09:49:43 PM
here is the cross stitch i did for my grandmother.  I did it before I did the one for mom.  When Granny died, I took it back and today, I found it when I was looking for things for Kate.
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it says:
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: bayou girl on May 11, 2016, 09:56:48 PM
well, i forgot to put what it says.  so here it is:
Come talk with me of days gone by...
Let's linger there awhile.

Some memories will make us cry...
But more will bring a smile.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: Tina on May 11, 2016, 10:34:33 PM
I like the sentiment.
Title: Re: Cross Stitch
Post by: duh on May 12, 2016, 07:26:09 AM
lovely cross stitch...if only i could count.
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