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Wow!! That is just beautiful!

Thank you all for the replies! That is exactly what I needed to know!

I am going to stick with my original plan and stitch them onto one piece of fabric.

I'm making this for my daughter who just returned from her first 'big' trip -- she was in Russia with her college choir.

I am not sure what to do here and need some opinions! :? I have two patterns I want to stitch on one piece and then have them framed in one frame with two cut outs for the matting. Each image will be approximately 7"x10" -- how do I determine how much space to leave in-between the two of t...

Absolutely adorable! Stitching for babies is probably my favorite thing to do. My 'baby' is now 20 years old. I used to make SO many things for her or the nursery. Lots of bibs, too. I did a series of bibs starting with "One Month Old" and finished at "My First Birthday" and I ha...

I'm pretty new to the forum but I would enjoy a Facebook group. My job is the web specialist where I work and I basically spend every day with our website and Facebook open in a browser.

Beautiful colors!! I love birch trees!

Luvvey wrote:I was just wondering what the tickers you all use are for? Are those really for how many stitches you are doing? How do you know how many stitches you are going to do?

I was wondering this, too...

Love it!! Baby quilts are so precious! The baby alligator is adorable.

This is beautiful!

Welcome. I've just read on the how I got started thread that you'd stitched little lettered blocks for your daughter spelling out her name. I have a pattern for alphabet blocks but as my daughter is now 19 months think she'll probably grow out of them by the time I finished it!! I never thought of ...

Oh, I love Noah's Ark patterns! This is beautiful!!

That is just gorgeous!!!

I probably cannot offer very many good tips -- I've seen tons of them on this forum I have yet to try even though I used to do a LOT of stitching! Using a grid is something I'm anxious to try now. However, my favorite preparation for starting a complex project is to pre-thread my needles with colors...

I am currently working on a Dimensions Gold kit, too. Christmas stockings. I'm doing the half stitches like this / but my full crosses end the other way like this \. Because the majority of the half stitches are the background and clumps of snow, I think it gives the finished piece a little more dep...

This is a great thread full of so many ideas! I used to keep my floss in the plastic separated boxes with the cardboard bobbins. I think I had maybe 5 full ones when I sold everything. Just ordered a new box and the plastic bobbins to start rebuilding. I'm using my label maker to make numbered label...

I think I have only washed one finished piece ever. I don't remember washing any others and the only reason I did the one was because I knocked over my coffee onto it. I used Dawn dishwashing and cold water and was able to get the stains out of the floss but it did leave a slight stain on the fabric...

Take my word -- NEVER sell your stash/supplies! Mine had become so large and I hadn't touched them in years. Not only did I sell (and give away) an enormous amount of books, floss and fabrics but I also sold about a dozen unfinished projects which I would give almost anything to get back now. :( One...

I wanted to learn knitting, embroidery, crocheting, etc. when I was very young. My mother's idea of being 'crafty' was wrapping a gift by herself -- and stick-on bow was optional. :) When I was about 9, she finally signed me up for crochet lessons. I made soooo many granny squares. I moved on from c...

Thanks for the nice welcomes! After a break of about 15 years (while I learned to quilt and make handmade soap), I have started some Christmas stockings! I decided to buy two Dimensions kits because I loved the patterns. They are going to be for my daughter and her future husband as a wedding gift. ...

I found the forum last week and have so enjoyed reading through it! I joined today and wanted to say "howdy!" After years of not cross-stitching, I sold all my supplies about 5 years ago. I wondered if I'd ever regret it and I sure do now because I've started stitching again! Very happy to...