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very cute design, and lovely colours, i feel it motivates you to keep going when you are using nice vibrant colours compared to very dull ones LOL

lisa2469 wrote:Hello from another Newbie !

thanks Lisa

Just reached 10 posts, so I was able to add my picture of what I entered into the fair. Please be honest - is it fairworthy? I know you can't see my stitching. Just curious as to what you think of the subject matter. thks. :beg: OMG Lisa your wreath Stunning!!!! if you didnt even place i'd like to ...

Hi Dawn, welcome to the forum,

Not yet, I think we get the sheets when we pick our pieces up at the end of the fair - that's in two weeks - I will be interested to see how it was rated. ack 2 weeks, that would kill me waiting all that time, Ive entered competitions for other hand crafts and the crit sheets are interesting to see...

awe i can only imagine how picky the judges are in these things, did they give you a crit sheet or anything to say how you were judged so you can be more informed for your next piece you enter , ?

at the moment i am working towards doing projects i can give away as christmas gifts, that way i have the pleasure of sewing it and making someone else happy when they get it (hopefully :lol: ) and then i dont end up with a bunch of finished pieces and nowhere to put them :) my problem is i have som...

i have 5, but, im a scaredy cat and only get small designs (haha) 10x13 inch approx sizes,,

that is so adorable and it will really come to life once you add the backstitching

hehe great cheery design that make you smile

this is a pretty design, the lady looks lost in thought/dreamy, i love the colours keep us posted on your progress ;p

Lickle Ted is so cute, i have a soft spot for teddy bears, love to see how he is coming along

cute cute, looking forward to seeing the finished results

thanks all and yep so true you pick it back up pretty quickly now the hard part is deciding what to do first

hi Lisa, welcome to the forum
ah yes i think thats the main thing you need for counted cross stitch, lots of patience

awe thanks all for the nice comments

karen4bells - sent a reply to your pm hope you got it

Oh, i'm a bit shy posting this but here is a christmas banner i finished last week, it was a kit from Sew & So, i loved it, anyway im quite proud of it because before this piece, the only thing i stitched was a small bookmark, so i was pleased with myself for achieveing this :D http://www.flickr...

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