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Hi All, I haven't posted on here in quite a while but wanted to come on and give you some news. Coolpenguin is a stitcher in the forum that is also a friend of mine from high school IRL. Yesterday she lost her long battle with cancer. I know her positive spirit and kind soul will be missed here as i...

So I know it has been forever since I've been on the forum. I have had a lot of life changes in the last couple of years (laid off, went back to school, finished my degree, relocated to a new city) and currently I am working 2 jobs so I don't have much time to stitch, let alone log in and chat about...

Thanks everyone for the kind words about my Chatelaine! I am really enjoying it, and am just in awe of you stitchers (Mrs. MBK!!!) who have completed more than one!!! ( I always thought Baltimore was in the South... ) :thinks: Baltimore is actually smack-dab in the middle of the east coast. Technica...

Thanks, y'all! (I am practicing my southern-isms :lol: :lol:) Since I am staying with my mom till I find an apartment, I only brought a couple of stitching projects with me for now. All the rest of my stash is boxed up in Baltimore. (It took a RIDICULOUS amount of boxes!) Hopefully this means I will...

Karen, this is gorgeous!!! And I LOVE that fabric, it is exquisite and just perfect for this project!

It's been awhile since I have checked in on the forum. I have had some major life changes so have not had too much time to stitch or to post on the forum. Some of you may know I lost my job 2 1/2 years ago, and I decided to use that as an opportunity to go back to school and finish my degree. I grad...

I've got one of those too. Mine does have a magnifying glass bit but you can bend it out of the way if you don't want to use it. http://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Bright-Vusion-Craft-Light/dp/B002768HT6 Flo I have the same one, and I love it! It clips nicely on hoops, q-snaps, or scroll frames, and both...

I haven't been around much lately, "real life" has been getting in the way of my stitching over the past few months :) I just finished up with school and graduated in May, and have been searching for a job. I haven't had too much luck with that, I did get a part-time job, but I am still lo...

I bought a pair of children's scissors with rounded tips so that I could take my stitching on flights, and I have never had a problem getting them through security. I've been on a number of flights with no issues. I usually just check my embroidery scissors.

I think I posted this in another thread as well, but I bobbinate all of my silks and specialty threads and keep them in boxes just like my DMC threads. On the top of the bobbin I write the brand (or abbreviation for the brand) and the color number, and I have a spreadsheet that lists both the color ...

A couple of years ago I made ornaments for everyone in my family, and I just did small pieces of fabric, but that was mostly because I was trying to use all my leftover pieces from other projects. It was also a nice change for me because most of the other pieces I was working on at the time were ver...

You have certainly been busy!! You have some gorgeous pieces there, I can't decide which is my favorite!!

VickieDesigns wrote:I'm researching as I go along! They give a little information but not much, I wanted a little more detail.

Very cool! I bet it is fun to read up on the people you are stitching!

What a beautiful project and a great start! I can definitely see the sparklies in the close-up picture you posted, that is going to look just gorgeous!

I love this project, it's so unique! You are doing a great job bringing these kings to life! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: A question for you: does the pattern contain all the historical information you are including in the posts, or are you researching this on your own? Just wondering :) I...

I am just catching up on all of this and WOW :shock: :shock: you have gotten a lot of finishes in!! They are all beautiful, but I especially love that last one with the Dinky Dyes threads - just gorgeous!! :wub: :wub: Wonderful job stitching, and I'm glad you are enjoying it so much! You are going t...

Great update, this is looking wonderful!!!!!

I love that you always include pics of your little helpers with your updates They are so cute!

Oh, this should be fun to see what we've all learned from the enablers on this forum!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Let's see, before I joined 4 years ago, I mostly stitched kits, or patterns out of books I got at Michael's. I only stitched on Aida, and only used DMC or whatever came in the kits. I never did a...

Oh, I just love this one!!! Beautiful stitching on a beautiful project!

Beautiful update!!! This is so stunning!!!