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hi Alhro

Can you please take a picture of what you are doing later after you finish your needlepoint and show it us. Many thanks in advance.
Posted by: miss crossstitc on 08/20/14
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Miss C, you know she can't post a picture here. We've been through that.
by: jlhewes on 08/21/14
My computer gave out last week and I wasn't able to view the chat. Good to learn that nothing has changed! LOL
by: Texas Stitcher on 08/22/14
Texas Stitcher missed you last week. Thought may-be you were on vacation. Your right some things never change. LOL
by: syagel on 08/22/14
No, syagel, no vacation. I had to buy a new computer. Now I have to try to get used to the new keyboard.

How is the work coming along, Ladies? John Wayne, The Kiss, the glads, and the mermaid? I'm still working on the Hummel. There is more to it than I thought. Well, I had a lot of other "stuff" going on and had little time.
by: Texas Stitcher on 08/22/14
Texas Stitcher thanks for asking. John Wayne is coming along slow but sure. I just finished about 2/3 of John's face. Can't believe how many small stitches of so many different colors are in his face. This one will definitely get fusible interfacing on the back to hide the "floss jungle". LOL I have a couple of other Christmas gift projects to start soon so John will probably get put away for awhile. I usually have 2 or 3 going at a time not counting my quilting projects. Makes me wonder how I had time to work before I retired.

Enjoy getting used to your new computer. I wonder how we ever got along without our computers? Besides my chatting I pay bills, do banking, and buy stuff online not counting Skyping with my sons and their families.
by: syagel on 08/23/14
syagel, that's exactly what I use my computer for! Yes, I ask myself the same question. I was somewhat frantic during the few days that I was without. Suddenly I had a million things I "needed" to research. I do banking every couple of weeks but "needed" to check that - ridiculous. I missed the chat. It is very convenient. My daughter did such a wonderful job of connecting and transferring information. The only thing that did not get transferred is my favorites' list and the email addresses that are stored in the "To" line. I hope that the people will send me email so I can restore that. I liked the keyboard much better on the old one. I can't rest my hand on it or I lose everything that I have written. The old one was a Sony flatscreen, keyboard and mouse were wireless and the tower part, sorry I keep forgetting the technical jargon however simple, was integrated in the monitor part. I love no clutter stuff. Well, the computer portion was still good but the monitor part had gone out. So now I have a tower again and screen, etc. I was reluctant to get a similar product as the old one. I just have to get used to it.
As far as John Wayne goes - I can only imagine how many different colors go into it. You have to take a break from something like that or else it becomes boring. I look at a pattern and tell myself how quickly it will stitch up and that's usually the one that takes the longest. I had so many things that required tending to, various repair jobs, replacing of items, furniture deliveries, getting rid of old stuff, etc. All time consuming. I ordered a chair (stitching chair replacement) and was so disappointed. I bought it from a very nice store and had expected quality workmanship, was I wrong. There are two pleats on each side of the head rest that were off by about 3 inches. They advertise that their goods are American made, I'm leery of imports from a certain country, that's why I shop there but the promises are just that. So I had to call, then the designer comes out and clucks over it, takes pictures and promises to get back. It's been a week that means another follow up. In essence they are robbing me of valuable time. I'm 67 and want to enjoy what time I have left with fun things, not multiple calls to resolve issues. I feel that the problem is that these stores have become giants and don't care about one dissatisfied customer or two. When this house was built we had a home theater system installed for my husband - 500 cables sticking out of the wall - not even my daughter can make sense of it. Our granddaughter wants Netflix, so I had to call them 4 times to set up a house call to install a new DVD player. They were quick to request payment over the phone though. Now I have to wait around from 1 to 5 for them to show next week. I hate the attitude of most of these techs. I don't work in that area and don't know the language and don't care about learning it. If they were all that smart they could figure out what I want but most don't even listen because they have to "multitask". So sorry, syagel, thank you for listening. Now, I'm taking a couple of aspirins for my headache and when I feel better I'll stitch. Have a wonderful rest of the day and sorry again.
by: Texas Stitcher on 08/24/14
Texas Stitcher you may go on a rant any time you want and I will listen. Yes John Wayne takes over 80 different DMC floss colors and several of them take 2 or 3 skeins of floss. It will take a long time. I do have to put it down and pick up one of my other stitching projects or I would go crazy with 120,000 stitches in this project.

I am with you about buying something and not having it arrive right. I am 66 years old and I am tired with dealing with some of these companies. Some companies don't know what customer service is. Luckily I live in a small town so most businesses here are very good.

I need to take my computer in and have it cleaned, but I would be so lost without it for 3 or 4 days. When I first got my laptop I was so worried I wouldn't learn about it. Now I wonder how I lived without it. LOL Have a good day.
by: syagel on 08/25/14
Thanks, syagel, I truly appreciate it. Three days without a computer is an eternity! I thought about a lap top but I really only use the one in the office. In a pinch I could use my Kindle, I suppose. I like the larger screen and keyboard. I've tried the kids' and grandkids' laptops and felt as if I need a stylus to type. It's all about getting used to things. The convenience of a lap top can't be beat. Right now we are working on upgrading our equipment so we can get Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc. It's all too much technology. My dishnetwork bill is through the roof and they only show the same old stuff. The plan is to get rid of some of the packages and view movies on the above mentioned options. We'll see.
John Wayne must be huge. Well, he was a big guy in life as well. We watched a move with him and Katherine Hepburn a couple of months ago, I think it was entitled "Rooster Cogburn". I'm terrible with titles, actors' names, etc. It was a great movie, Dan must have watched it three times. I can't imagine working 120, 000 stitches! And so many colors! That must be half of the DMC spectrum. I'm so ready to finish the Hummel and move on. The colors were all quite muted. I want something that stands out, like 666. That means a Christmas project probably. What a strange number to assign to Christmas Red. It just hit me. Well, gotta run, it's the dealership tomorrow and dental cleanings for both of us. I should just eat a doggie biscuit! Have a wonderful day and happy stitching.
by: Texas Stitcher on 08/25/14
You guys are a hoot! Welcome back Texas Stitcher, I missed you too.

The mermaid is on hold as I have too many pressured deadlines before it. I will not enter the mermaid this year in the State Fair; however, I will still enter the Ornate Butterfly. I have to finish the baby sampler for the baby in September, a sampler, blanket, booties for baby in December/January, 2 more dragons for two more boys (men) in the family and a Maribilia Fairy for my sister for Christmas (birthday present for Christmas - no way, I'll finish that by November).

Looks like my mermaid is on hold till March!!!

I posted 2 more pics of my project on our website. The Universe Dragon and pretty spring flowers (my favorite). The pattern for the flowers came from an old (1980's?) magazine. I just love it.
by: jclifford on 08/26/14
Texas Stitcher the John Wayne project actually has five scenes from different John Wayne movies not just one picture of The Duke. My DH liked Rooster Cogburn but I didn't like that one at all. His favorite was El Dorado and I put it with him when he was cremated. My favorite John Wayne movie is The War Wagon. So sorry about your Dish TV. I have Direct TV and just love it. I have the Choice Extra plan for 2 TV's one of which is an HD TV and it only costs me $76.00 per month. Have a good week.
by: syagel on 08/26/14