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You could try blocking it, wet it in warm water and stretch it out a bit bigger on a couple of old towels to dry out of direct sunlight. This can help relax the stitches. I'd also like to mention that your cardi looks waaaay better than the one in the pattern photo. It's too lovely to give up on ...

I have a shop not too far from me that is a total mystery as every time I go in, the lady wants to tell me her life story and I don't get a chance to browse. I go there after closing time to peer through the windows. It looks like there is some great stuff in there. I think I'm going to have to ...

Well done, they're like riding a bike, once you get it you'll never forget it.
Congratulations

I use both together. I use the Qsnaps on the scroll frame and find that everything stays lovely and tight. They keep everything rolled away and neat and I haven't stitched my work to my pyjamas since.

Just one more photo of the Purple Patch Designs- Four Season Window finished project as seen on the Celtic Rose website.

My clouds, I have a looooong way to go........

Sorry the picture is so big. How can I make it smaller?
Love this forum, you guys rock!

Only just started.....

Thank you for the warm welcomes everyone

I am in the process of working on 'Four Season Window' by purple patch design
And loving the beautiful bright colours!
I'll try to post a photo. Give me some time, this bit could take a while.

What an awesome hubby! Love the design and colours.

Thanks for the welcome everyone.
I grew up in Boronia but now live on a farm near Emerald, so we were almost neighbours Sally! Would you be kind enough to send some rain down to Vic, the water tank here has never been so low!

Hi everyone :D
I'm from Melbourne Australia and have been stitching for about a year. I've realized there is more to it than I originally thought and I'm really excited to learn more from stitchers will so much more experience.
I mostly stitch pictures of clouds that I convert into charts. I'm a ...