Xmas present

Fizzbw · Post by **Fizzbw** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:02 pm

I did the middle design several years ago for my dad, but he's a great procrastinator and had yet to get it framed so I had the idea to put it in a lap tray like this. I sewed the words best pops on lovely fabric pieces I'd seamed, with waste canvas, my first real time using it with Caron waterlillies floss. I think it's worked well, even if the dog is on aida!

The dog design is a Jeanette Crew Tailwaggers design, when I started to do cross stitch I found many kits from this and the cattitudes series, not realising that they were rip offs,

since I realised it recently I have bought many of the series so I feel less bad about the whole copyright issue! I do love these desgins, so easy and fun to stitch, great for some light work!

Niki x

Nachstenliebe · Post by **Nachstenliebe** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:19 pm

That looks amazing!
Faith

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:10 pm

That is just adorable!! Great finish!!

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:38 pm

That is great. What a wonderful present.

Carole

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:43 pm

What an absolutely amazing finish

The fabrics complement the little dog beautifully, and what a great idea to frame it in such a useful item as a lap tray!
Was it a special one with room for a piece of stitching? Or did you use an ordinary one? Is the stitching covered with glass/perspex? (It seems to be, from the picture) I'd be very interested to hear how you did this, it looks like just the thing for several Christmas presents next year!

gyork · Post by **gyork** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:01 pm

very cute

JA Fan · Post by **JA Fan** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:16 pm

What a great idea!

megan_bright · Post by **megan_bright** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:32 pm

That's so cool! I love the idea of turning it into a lap tray.

Fizzbw · Post by **Fizzbw** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:44 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... _578wt_689" target="_blank

I don't know if that will work, if it does you have to scroll down as the item has ended.

Anyway it was a lap tray you can personalise, it came with a mount for photographs which I took out, and a glass cover. It hass a zip around the bean bag so you can getbinto the tray bit.

I was very pleased to find it as it is just what my dad needs, and I found him stealing mine the other day!

Thank you for the compliments, I was very pleased with the result myself

Niki xxx

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:24 pm

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