Hi Siobhan and welcome to the group.  I hope you get time to start your
MP design soon.  You may not have been stitching long, but you sound
well and truly hooked!

Julia


  --- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "siobhain"
<mummyspud@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm Siobhain and I'm from N Ireland. Have only been cross-
stitching
> for a year and a half and have seen Michael Powells work and am mad
> about it.  Have got 1 of his kits for xmas but have not got round 2
> starting it yet cause have sooo many other things 2 do such as birth
> samplers, cards etc. Hoping 2 hear from you all soon. Bye
>

Nice work Joan.  You can see some of mine here.
http://community.webshots.com/user/juliaruth

Julia

--- In
michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "sewcutedollclothes"
<sewcutedollclothes@...> wrote:
>
> Well I posted and started my photo album of some of the small designs
I
> have done. I will post some more later. Come one everyone show off
> those designs!
>
> Joan P in Pa
>

Hi, I'm Siobhain and I'm from N Ireland. Have only been cross-stitching
for a year and a half and have seen Michael Powells work and am mad
about it.  Have got 1 of his kits for xmas but have not got round 2
starting it yet cause have sooo many other things 2 do such as birth
samplers, cards etc. Hoping 2 hear from you all soon. Bye

Well I posted and started my photo album of some of the small designs I
have done. I will post some more later. Come one everyone show off
those designs!

Joan P in Pa

Well I have a few WIPS going, a summer bookmark echange, a wedding
photo album cover for my niece and a winter birdhouse scene.

coming up in the planning stages - a tripic of 3 primitive looking
chickens for my kitchen, Home SweetHome pic for my oldest for xmas and
probably a lot of exchange projects to fill in those empty voids.

And all this inbetween making doll clothes for the fall craft shows!

and all this between running my teenage daughter and my cleaning
business. Okay I get some sleep LOL.

How about you all what WIPS do you have going on!

Joan P in PA

Hi Joan. I hope this group is going to be fun too.

I know what you mean about fabric being addictive, I've got a
drawerful! Most of our designs are fully stitched so the fabric
doesn't show at all. I used to love evenweave, I had a favourite
cotton/linen mix, but in recent years I have found that I don't enjoy
even weave. I struggle to see and count it, and then it becomes a
bit of a misery to do. So now I work all on Aida, but I am fussy
about my Aida! I used a cotton/linen one for my last big project, a
birth sampler for the latest grandson. It had a wonderful feel to
it.

Julia

--- In
michaelpowellcrossstitchart@yahoogroups.co.uk, "sewcutedollclothes"
<sewcutedollclothes@...> wrote:
>
> Wow I am so glad when i got this email. I only belong to one other
> cross stitch group, but I think being here is going to be great fun!
>
> Well first to start off with my name is Joan from Pennsylvania,
USA.
> 47, married 28 years and 3 kids. Just started back into cross
> stitching hot and heavy 2 years ago. but have been doing it off and
> on since I was 14.
>
> I have an addiction to cross stiching exchanges with the current
> forum I belong to and hope that we can get some going here!
>
> I have to honestly say that I haven't stitched one of Micheal's
> designs yet but have the ones I want to stitched lined up and will
be
> getting the right fabric for them in September. Found the cutest
> needle shop yesterday but did not think to take the free designs I
> have been downloading with me.
>
> I get fussier with the fabrics I chose for a design than the colors
> to go with it. And this new shop I found has a great big selection
of
> fabrics and threads. I really would have to take a loan out for all
> that I wanted LOL!
>
> I can't wait to get to know all of or most of you and your cross
> stitching obsession!
>
> I also sew for just as long, but now I specialize in making doll
> clothes for the 18" doll and incorporate the cross stitching in the
> outfits if I can. I do prefer the hand stitching to the machine
cross
> stitching. i guess cause the jump stitches are on the back LOL
> instead of the front!
>
> Well we are all off and running
> happy stitching! Joan from PA
>

Hi Margaret and welcome to the group.  Our first New Zealander!

Wow, you have got an eclectic mix of favourite designers haven't
you?  I share your love of Bent Creek and LK, they both have that
quirky edge, the same as our designs.  Are the Thomas Kinkade as hard
as they look?  From the pictures it looks as though they will have
masses of confetti stitches.  Michael's designs use lots of colour,
but mostly they are in blocks.  They are my ideal stitching, lots of
work because they are completely stitched, interesting designs, but
not so impossibly hard that you can only work on them when feeling
wide awake.

Julia


-- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., Margaret Brown
<cu4me@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,  Im new to the group and thought I would introduce myself.
>
> My name is Margaret, Im 42 and live in New Zealand.  I have been
stitching for abouot 13 years.  I am currently stitching a few
things - a  Shepherd Bush needleroll, a picture for my DH - listing
where he has worked over the years - for his 14 year promotion, a
picture of a pukeko (one of our native birds) and Maxs Moon.
>
> I love the uniqueness of the Michael Powell pictures.  I have
downloaded the freebies, not sure what I will do with them yet, but
they will definately get stitched.  Other favourite deisgners are
Bent Creek, Lizzie Kate, Thomas Kinkade and The Drawn Thread.
>
> I look forward to getting to know the other list members.
>
> Margaret in New Zealand
>

Hi Lynne.  Welcome to the group.  Michael's stamps are lovely aren't
they?  I card make but I can't stamp to save my life!  I get about 1
in 5 that I am happy with, so have given that up.  I do use
background stamping as that is not quite so critical.  Perhaps the
enthusiastic cross stitchers in this group will fire you up to one of
our designs.  If you want advice about which are easier to stitch
then give me a shout.

Julia


--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "lyngoreed"
<lyngoreed@...> wrote:
>
> Hi my name is Lynne and this is the first message I've ever put
onto a
> message board.
> I maybe an imposter as I have only completed two cross stitch
projects
> to date but my real passion is rubber stamping and paper crafting
hence
> the reason for dipping in and out of Michael Powell's web site. Do
any
> of you do other crafts? I'm making cards and concertina style books
at
> the moment and also love to mosaic, especially in the garden.I'm
> hopeless at drawing which is why stamping appeals to me so much.If
you
> stamp one of Michael Powell's designs on card and watercolour it
you
> can look like a genius and everyone thinks you're artistic!!
>

Hi Joan.  I hope this group is going to be fun too.

I know what you mean about fabric being addictive, I've got a
drawerful!  Most of our designs are fully stitched so the fabric
doesn't show at all.  I used to love evenweave, I had a favourite
cotton/linen mix, but in recent years I have found that I don't enjoy
even weave.  I struggle to see and count it, and then it becomes a
bit of a misery to do.  So now I work all on Aida, but I am fussy
about my Aida!  I used a cotton/linen one for my last big project, a
birth sampler for the latest grandson.  It had a wonderful feel to
it.

Julia

--- In
michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "sewcutedollclothes"
<sewcutedollclothes@...> wrote:
>
> Wow I am so glad when i got this email. I only belong to one other
> cross stitch group, but I think being here is going to be great fun!
>
> Well first to start off with my name is Joan from Pennsylvania,
USA.
> 47, married 28 years and 3 kids. Just started back into cross
> stitching hot and heavy 2 years ago. but have been doing it off and
> on since I was 14.
>
> I have an addiction to cross stiching exchanges with the current
> forum I belong to and hope that we can get some going here!
>
> I have to honestly say that I haven't stitched one of Micheal's
> designs yet but have the ones I want to stitched lined up and will
be
> getting the right fabric for them in September. Found the cutest
> needle shop yesterday but did not think to take the free designs I
> have been downloading with me.
>
> I get fussier with the fabrics I chose for a design than the colors
> to go with it. And this new shop I found has a great big selection
of
> fabrics and threads. I really would have to take a loan out for all
> that I wanted LOL!
>
> I can't wait to get to know all of or most of you and your cross
> stitching obsession!
>
> I also sew for just as long, but now I specialize in making doll
> clothes for the 18" doll and incorporate the cross stitching in the
> outfits if I can. I do prefer the hand stitching to the machine
cross
> stitching. i guess cause the jump stitches are on the back LOL
> instead of the front!
>
> Well we are all off and running
> happy stitching! Joan from PA
>

Hi Sherry.  Welcome!  Now this is strange, two Sherrys, and both
expecting twin grandkids!

Christmas stockings.  That's a thought.  Are you reading this Mike?

Julia


--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "Sherry"
<nabbycat@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone...It seems I am in good company if you all are fans of
> Michael Powell's work.  I have done one of his kits--farmhouses--
and
> want to do more, but am involved in a different stitching project
at
> the moment:  I am cross stitching Christmas stockings for each of
my
> grandchildren.  I thought I was about done when I began the fourth
> stocking this year, but my DD is now expecting twin girls in the
> fall.  I am waiting for Michael to design a stocking or two to
> complete this project I began so naively four years ago.
>
> Meanwhile, let me tell you that I am Sherry (uh oh!  another one!),
> and I live in Washington State--completely across the country from
> the other Sherry.  I'm a divorced 58 year old grandma, mother of 2,
> grandma to four-soon-to-be-six.
>
> I have been cross stitching about 23 years now, and find it very
> soothing.  I also enjoy drawing, watercolor, reading, knit and
> crochet, and writing.  I've played with designing, but never really
> finished more that two projects to the final stitching.
>
> I'm excited to have found this group--from Michael's website, by
the
> way.
> Sherry in WA
>

Hi and welcome.  Do we call you citizenwifey or do you have a real
name?  A fellow Cardiffian!  I expect you see quite a change in the
city now when you visit.

The new Venice set are stunning!  I've worked my socks off this week
with the final tweaks so they will be with the model stitchers early
next week.  I can't wait to see them stitched!

Julia


--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "citizenwifey"
<j0513_p@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Just found the group via Michael Powell's web site. I have never
> joined a group before!! But I love Michaels designs and cannot stop
> stitching them. Origionally I come from Cardiff in South Wales, but
> now live just outside Kalamazoo Michigan. I have about 30 of Michaels
> designs, as every time I go home to visit faimily I buy some. The
> Street is my favourite, I have stitched it twice as gifts for family,
> and the Venice windows are also great. i am looking forward toe new
> Venice designs very much. As I do not have any kids I have plenty of
> time for my stitching although my dog Misty also keeps me busy. It is
> great to find a group of other Michael Powell fans as I have loved his
> designs for years, I think I bought The Street in 2001!
>

Hi Sherry and welcome.  Well, if you LOVE Michael's designs you are
in the right place here!  Course, I could be a bit biased :)

3 grandsons due.  That's exciting.  Do you stitch them birth
samplers?


Julia

--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "Sherry"
<sherryreneew@...> wrote:
>
> Good Morning All,
>      My name is Sherry.  I joined the group the other day but I
haven't
> had time to post.
>      As I said my name is Sherry and I am 45 years old.  I live in
> Rensselaer, New York but I am originally from Wichita, Kansas.  I
have
> 8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls, ages 18 months to 30 years.  I have
3
> granddaughters and I am expecting 3 grandsons soon.  One is due any
day
> now and the twins are due in October.
>      I love to crosstitch, crochet, do paper crafts, scrapbook and
> anything else creative.  I have been crosstitching for 27 years and
I
> fell in LOVE with the charm of Michael's pieces as soon as I saw
them.
> I absolutely adore Michael's work.  I am working on some of the
> churches right now for my mom, in between crocheting baby blankets
for
> the new babies!  I really want to make one of Michael's bigger
scenes,
> but I don't think I'll get a chance till after Christmas.
>      Okay, that's plenty about me.  It's nice to meet everyone and
I am
> glad to be a part of this group.
>
> Sherry
>

The button went up last week Linda.

I know what you mean about not getting things framed!  As long as you
store your finished pieces rolled up, with the right side in, then
the longstitch should not get pulled.

Julia

--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "Linda"
<cariad837@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Julia,
>
> Thank you for the warm welcome.  It's not often I'm first at
anything
> so curiosity got the better of me and I have to ask - how long has
> the button been on the website?
>
> I don't know if I should admit to this here but, I didn't used to
> like Michael's designs!  My sister was the one who said she thought
> they were nice, something different (this from someone who stitches
> Heaven and Earth Designs and Teresa Wentzler's pictures).  So I got
> one of the magazines that had one of Michael's designs in and
studied
> it.  From then on, they have definitely grown on me.  Quirky is
just
> to my liking right now!  Lighthouses are even more to my liking!  I
> love anything to do with Cornwall and the seaside in general.  But
I
> also love Christmas and anything with lots of nice bright colours.
> The only thing I'm not too sure about is the longstitch.  I realise
> it wouldn't look right as backstitch as it would lose some of the
> impact, but I'm not good at getting things framed straight away
> because of the expense.  So my finished pieces tend to hang around
a
> bit and I'm worried the longstitch would get pulled out of place.
>
> That said, I've still yet to stitch one.  I've downloaded the free
> charts from the website, but some of them aren't too clear so I'm
not
> sure which one will be my first MP design to get stuck into.  I'm
> just really drawn to the snowy/Christmassy ones!  My sister likes
> foreign countries and Wales so there's plenty for me to choose from
> as presents for her!
>
> My current WIPs (well the main ones anyway - I have about 30!) are
> mostly small things for exchanges at EMS cross stitch board because
> I'm one of the staff members there in charge of organising the
> international exchanges.  That's great fun!  I also have my own
> Yahoo! Group which started because a couple of friends and my son
> wanted to do a Round Robin!  It's all sort of snowballed from there
> really.
>
> I have to admit now that I don't have much patience for knitting.
> Shame really.  My Mum used to knit my son all his winter woollies
but
> since she passed away 3 years ago, he hasn't had any new ones.  I
> really must get the old needles out again, but I find I don't have
> time to do big elaborate designs and I get bored with plain stuff.
I
> guess it's one of those sacrifices I'll just have to make!  As it
is
> I already can't get enough stitching time! LOL  But I don't think
for
> one minute that I'm the only one in that boat!
>
> It's interesting how you got into designing.  I just fiddle about
> with shapes and colours more than anything.  Sometimes they fall
into
> place and sometimes they don't.  For me it's something I've always
> wanted to get into, and since the blossoming of the biscornu craze
in
> the cross stitching world, I've found something I can do!  Who
knows
> where it will lead?
>
> Anyway, that's enough waffling from me.  This has to be one of the
> longest posts I've ever written! LOL
>
> Thanks again for welcoming me to the group!
>
> Best wishes,
> Linda x
>
>
> --- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., julia rees
> <juliaruth71@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Linda and welcome.  Congratulations on being the first person
to
> join the group via the new link on the website!  Now that the
button
> is there I am hoping that we will attract lots of new members.
> >
> > I knit too, my yarn stash is something that we only talk about in
> hushed tones :))
> >
> > I got into designing by accident really.  It started with people
> asking me to stitch something for them with simple things altered,
> like adding names.  Then someone asked me to stitch a design "but
> please leave out the cat because I don't like cats".  So I had to
> design something to fill the space.  That made me realise that this
> was something that I could do.  Eventually I was able to start
> selling my designs to some of the cross stitching magazines.  I was
> so chuffed the first time I saw myself in print!  Now all my work
in
> done for Michael, but I sitll do special pieces for family births
and
> weddings.
> >
> > Keep encouraging your son to stitch!  My 19yo has done several
> pieces in the past, but stopped when he discovered girls and
> motorbikes.
> >
> > Are you stitching one of our designs at the moment?  I'm not,
> because I am busy with the designing, but I have every intention of
> doing the new Venice tryptich once it is finished.  It is going to
be
> stunning!
> >
> >
> >
> > Julia
> >
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/juliaruth
> >
> > Please consider supporting this charity walk in my son's name,
> raising money for CancerResearch UK. Thank you.
> http://www.justgiving.com/blackscardiff
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Linda <cariad837@>
> > To: michaelpowellcrossstitchart@...
> > Sent: Tuesday, 10 July, 2007 10:32:31 PM
> > Subject: [michaelpowellcrossstitchart] Hi all
> >
> > Just found this group through Michael's website. I'm 41 years old
> and
> > divorced. I have one 11 year old son who also stitches, and one 7
> > year old black kitty who doesn't! I've been stitching for the
best
> > part of 20 years and also knit and crochet. Have an ambition to
be
> a
> > designer of some sort in the near future but am finding website
> > building a bit of a challenge!
> >
> > It's very quiet here so I guess everyone's really busy
stitching...
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Linda x
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________
> > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all
> new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com
> >
>

Hi my name is Lynne and this is the first message I've ever put onto a
message board.
I maybe an imposter as I have only completed two cross stitch projects
to date but my real passion is rubber stamping and paper crafting hence
the reason for dipping in and out of Michael Powell's web site. Do any
of you do other crafts? I'm making cards and concertina style books at
the moment and also love to mosaic, especially in the garden.I'm
hopeless at drawing which is why stamping appeals to me so much.If you
stamp one of Michael Powell's designs on card and watercolour it you
can look like a genius and everyone thinks you're artistic!!

Hey Linda,
A familiar voice of words, it's me AKA sewbyjoan on ems. And yes
thanks for those wonderful exchanges! I din't know you had your own
group. you are a busy lady! Well i guess we will see each other on
one of the forums

Joan P in Pa, USA

--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "Linda"
<cariad837@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Julia,
>
> Thank you for the warm welcome.  It's not often I'm first at
anything
> so curiosity got the better of me and I have to ask - how long has
> the button been on the website?
>
> I don't know if I should admit to this here but, I didn't used to
> like Michael's designs!  My sister was the one who said she thought
> they were nice, something different (this from someone who stitches
> Heaven and Earth Designs and Teresa Wentzler's pictures).  So I got
> one of the magazines that had one of Michael's designs in and
studied
> it.  From then on, they have definitely grown on me.  Quirky is
just
> to my liking right now!  Lighthouses are even more to my liking!  I
> love anything to do with Cornwall and the seaside in general.  But
I
> also love Christmas and anything with lots of nice bright colours.
> The only thing I'm not too sure about is the longstitch.  I realise
> it wouldn't look right as backstitch as it would lose some of the
> impact, but I'm not good at getting things framed straight away
> because of the expense.  So my finished pieces tend to hang around
a
> bit and I'm worried the longstitch would get pulled out of place.
>
> That said, I've still yet to stitch one.  I've downloaded the free
> charts from the website, but some of them aren't too clear so I'm
not
> sure which one will be my first MP design to get stuck into.  I'm
> just really drawn to the snowy/Christmassy ones!  My sister likes
> foreign countries and Wales so there's plenty for me to choose from
> as presents for her!
>
> My current WIPs (well the main ones anyway - I have about 30!) are
> mostly small things for exchanges at EMS cross stitch board because
> I'm one of the staff members there in charge of organising the
> international exchanges.  That's great fun!  I also have my own
> Yahoo! Group which started because a couple of friends and my son
> wanted to do a Round Robin!  It's all sort of snowballed from there
> really.
>
> I have to admit now that I don't have much patience for knitting.
> Shame really.  My Mum used to knit my son all his winter woollies
but
> since she passed away 3 years ago, he hasn't had any new ones.  I
> really must get the old needles out again, but I find I don't have
> time to do big elaborate designs and I get bored with plain stuff.
I
> guess it's one of those sacrifices I'll just have to make!  As it
is
> I already can't get enough stitching time! LOL  But I don't think
for
> one minute that I'm the only one in that boat!
>
> It's interesting how you got into designing.  I just fiddle about
> with shapes and colours more than anything.  Sometimes they fall
into
> place and sometimes they don't.  For me it's something I've always
> wanted to get into, and since the blossoming of the biscornu craze
in
> the cross stitching world, I've found something I can do!  Who
knows
> where it will lead?
>
> Anyway, that's enough waffling from me.  This has to be one of the
> longest posts I've ever written! LOL
>
> Thanks again for welcoming me to the group!
>
> Best wishes,
> Linda x
>
>
> --- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., julia rees
> <juliaruth71@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Linda and welcome.  Congratulations on being the first person
to
> join the group via the new link on the website!  Now that the
button
> is there I am hoping that we will attract lots of new members.
> >
> > I knit too, my yarn stash is something that we only talk about in
> hushed tones :))
> >
> > I got into designing by accident really.  It started with people
> asking me to stitch something for them with simple things altered,
> like adding names.  Then someone asked me to stitch a design "but
> please leave out the cat because I don't like cats".  So I had to
> design something to fill the space.  That made me realise that this
> was something that I could do.  Eventually I was able to start
> selling my designs to some of the cross stitching magazines.  I was
> so chuffed the first time I saw myself in print!  Now all my work
in
> done for Michael, but I sitll do special pieces for family births
and
> weddings.
> >
> > Keep encouraging your son to stitch!  My 19yo has done several
> pieces in the past, but stopped when he discovered girls and
> motorbikes.
> >
> > Are you stitching one of our designs at the moment?  I'm not,
> because I am busy with the designing, but I have every intention of
> doing the new Venice tryptich once it is finished.  It is going to
be
> stunning!
> >
> >
> >
> > Julia
> >
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/juliaruth
> >
> > Please consider supporting this charity walk in my son's name,
> raising money for CancerResearch UK. Thank you.
> http://www.justgiving.com/blackscardiff
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Linda <cariad837@>
> > To: michaelpowellcrossstitchart@...
> > Sent: Tuesday, 10 July, 2007 10:32:31 PM
> > Subject: [michaelpowellcrossstitchart] Hi all
> >
> > Just found this group through Michael's website. I'm 41 years old
> and
> > divorced. I have one 11 year old son who also stitches, and one 7
> > year old black kitty who doesn't! I've been stitching for the
best
> > part of 20 years and also knit and crochet. Have an ambition to
be
> a
> > designer of some sort in the near future but am finding website
> > building a bit of a challenge!
> >
> > It's very quiet here so I guess everyone's really busy
stitching...
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Linda x
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________
> > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all
> new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com
> >
>

Wow I am so glad when i got this email. I only belong to one other
cross stitch group, but I think being here is going to be great fun!

Well first to start off with my name is Joan from Pennsylvania, USA.
47, married 28 years and 3 kids. Just started back into cross
stitching hot and heavy 2 years ago. but have been doing it off and
on since I was 14.

I have an addiction to cross stiching exchanges with the current
forum I belong to and hope that we can get some going here!

I have to honestly say that I haven't stitched one of Micheal's
designs yet but have the ones I want to stitched lined up and will be
getting the right fabric for them in September. Found the cutest
needle shop yesterday but did not think to take the free designs I
have been downloading with me.

I get fussier with the fabrics I chose for a design than the colors
to go with it. And this new shop I found has a great big selection of
fabrics and threads. I really would have to take a loan out for all
that I wanted LOL!

I can't wait to get to know all of or most of you and your cross
stitching obsession!

I also sew for just as long, but now I specialize in making doll
clothes for the 18" doll and incorporate the cross stitching in the
outfits if I can. I do prefer the hand stitching to the machine cross
stitching. i guess cause the jump stitches are on the back LOL
instead of the front!

Well we are all off and running
happy stitching! Joan from PA

Hi Everyone...It seems I am in good company if you all are fans of
Michael Powell's work.  I have done one of his kits--farmhouses--and
want to do more, but am involved in a different stitching project at
the moment:  I am cross stitching Christmas stockings for each of my
grandchildren.  I thought I was about done when I began the fourth
stocking this year, but my DD is now expecting twin girls in the
fall.  I am waiting for Michael to design a stocking or two to
complete this project I began so naively four years ago.

Meanwhile, let me tell you that I am Sherry (uh oh!  another one!),
and I live in Washington State--completely across the country from
the other Sherry.  I'm a divorced 58 year old grandma, mother of 2,
grandma to four-soon-to-be-six.

I have been cross stitching about 23 years now, and find it very
soothing.  I also enjoy drawing, watercolor, reading, knit and
crochet, and writing.  I've played with designing, but never really
finished more that two projects to the final stitching.

I'm excited to have found this group--from Michael's website, by the
way.
Sherry in WA

Hi Just found the group via Michael Powell's web site. I have never
joined a group before!! But I love Michaels designs and cannot stop
stitching them. Origionally I come from Cardiff in South Wales, but
now live just outside Kalamazoo Michigan. I have about 30 of Michaels
designs, as every time I go home to visit faimily I buy some. The
Street is my favourite, I have stitched it twice as gifts for family,
and the Venice windows are also great. i am looking forward toe new
Venice designs very much. As I do not have any kids I have plenty of
time for my stitching although my dog Misty also keeps me busy. It is
great to find a group of other Michael Powell fans as I have loved his
designs for years, I think I bought The Street in 2001!

Good Morning All,
      My name is Sherry.  I joined the group the other day but I haven't
had time to post.
      As I said my name is Sherry and I am 45 years old.  I live in
Rensselaer, New York but I am originally from Wichita, Kansas.  I have
8 children, 6 boys and 2 girls, ages 18 months to 30 years.  I have 3
granddaughters and I am expecting 3 grandsons soon.  One is due any day
now and the twins are due in October.
      I love to crosstitch, crochet, do paper crafts, scrapbook and
anything else creative.  I have been crosstitching for 27 years and I
fell in LOVE with the charm of Michael's pieces as soon as I saw them.
I absolutely adore Michael's work.  I am working on some of the
churches right now for my mom, in between crocheting baby blankets for
the new babies!  I really want to make one of Michael's bigger scenes,
but I don't think I'll get a chance till after Christmas.
      Okay, that's plenty about me.  It's nice to meet everyone and I am
glad to be a part of this group.

Sherry

Hi Julia,

Thank you for the warm welcome.  It's not often I'm first at anything
so curiosity got the better of me and I have to ask - how long has
the button been on the website?

I don't know if I should admit to this here but, I didn't used to
like Michael's designs!  My sister was the one who said she thought
they were nice, something different (this from someone who stitches
Heaven and Earth Designs and Teresa Wentzler's pictures).  So I got
one of the magazines that had one of Michael's designs in and studied
it.  From then on, they have definitely grown on me.  Quirky is just
to my liking right now!  Lighthouses are even more to my liking!  I
love anything to do with Cornwall and the seaside in general.  But I
also love Christmas and anything with lots of nice bright colours.
The only thing I'm not too sure about is the longstitch.  I realise
it wouldn't look right as backstitch as it would lose some of the
impact, but I'm not good at getting things framed straight away
because of the expense.  So my finished pieces tend to hang around a
bit and I'm worried the longstitch would get pulled out of place.

That said, I've still yet to stitch one.  I've downloaded the free
charts from the website, but some of them aren't too clear so I'm not
sure which one will be my first MP design to get stuck into.  I'm
just really drawn to the snowy/Christmassy ones!  My sister likes
foreign countries and Wales so there's plenty for me to choose from
as presents for her!

My current WIPs (well the main ones anyway - I have about 30!) are
mostly small things for exchanges at EMS cross stitch board because
I'm one of the staff members there in charge of organising the
international exchanges.  That's great fun!  I also have my own
Yahoo! Group which started because a couple of friends and my son
wanted to do a Round Robin!  It's all sort of snowballed from there
really.

I have to admit now that I don't have much patience for knitting.
Shame really.  My Mum used to knit my son all his winter woollies but
since she passed away 3 years ago, he hasn't had any new ones.  I
really must get the old needles out again, but I find I don't have
time to do big elaborate designs and I get bored with plain stuff.  I
guess it's one of those sacrifices I'll just have to make!  As it is
I already can't get enough stitching time! LOL  But I don't think for
one minute that I'm the only one in that boat!

It's interesting how you got into designing.  I just fiddle about
with shapes and colours more than anything.  Sometimes they fall into
place and sometimes they don't.  For me it's something I've always
wanted to get into, and since the blossoming of the biscornu craze in
the cross stitching world, I've found something I can do!  Who knows
where it will lead?

Anyway, that's enough waffling from me.  This has to be one of the
longest posts I've ever written! LOL

Thanks again for welcoming me to the group!

Best wishes,
Linda x


--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., julia rees
<juliaruth71@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Linda and welcome.  Congratulations on being the first person to
join the group via the new link on the website!  Now that the button
is there I am hoping that we will attract lots of new members.
>
> I knit too, my yarn stash is something that we only talk about in
hushed tones :))
>
> I got into designing by accident really.  It started with people
asking me to stitch something for them with simple things altered,
like adding names.  Then someone asked me to stitch a design "but
please leave out the cat because I don't like cats".  So I had to
design something to fill the space.  That made me realise that this
was something that I could do.  Eventually I was able to start
selling my designs to some of the cross stitching magazines.  I was
so chuffed the first time I saw myself in print!  Now all my work in
done for Michael, but I sitll do special pieces for family births and
weddings.
>
> Keep encouraging your son to stitch!  My 19yo has done several
pieces in the past, but stopped when he discovered girls and
motorbikes.
>
> Are you stitching one of our designs at the moment?  I'm not,
because I am busy with the designing, but I have every intention of
doing the new Venice tryptich once it is finished.  It is going to be
stunning!
>
>
>
> Julia
>
> http://community.webshots.com/user/juliaruth
>
> Please consider supporting this charity walk in my son's name,
raising money for CancerResearch UK. Thank you.
http://www.justgiving.com/blackscardiff
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Linda <cariad837@...>
> To: michaelpowellcrossstitchart@...
> Sent: Tuesday, 10 July, 2007 10:32:31 PM
> Subject: [michaelpowellcrossstitchart] Hi all
>
> Just found this group through Michael's website. I'm 41 years old
and
> divorced. I have one 11 year old son who also stitches, and one 7
> year old black kitty who doesn't! I've been stitching for the best
> part of 20 years and also knit and crochet. Have an ambition to be
a
> designer of some sort in the near future but am finding website
> building a bit of a challenge!
>
> It's very quiet here so I guess everyone's really busy stitching...
>
> Best wishes,
> Linda x
>
>
>
>
>
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Just found this group through Michael's website.  I'm 41 years old and
divorced.  I have one 11 year old son who also stitches, and one 7
year old black kitty who doesn't!  I've been stitching for the best
part of 20 years and also knit and crochet.  Have an ambition to be a
designer of some sort in the near future but am finding website
building a bit of a challenge!

It's very quiet here so I guess everyone's really busy stitching...

Best wishes,
Linda x

Hi Julia and others!  I didn't even know this group existed until I
found it in a random search.

Julia, how are you?  I hope you have been keeping well and that Mike
has been keeping you busy.

My name is Jen and I am a Canadian, now living on the Isle of Anglesey,
North Wales.  I've been stitching for about 17 years now, the last 4
devoted almost entirely to model stitching.  I've stitched for Mike as
well and it is always a treat to do a model for him.

Nice to join you.

Jen

Most people call me Julie, but that might be a bit confusing, with one
Julia already, so Juliana, strawbery  or Ju will do. To tell the truth
I'll answer to any yelp because I have a 4 year old son who loves
attention.
I live in the far north of Scotland where night is never-ending in the
winter as days are in the summer. I am 33 years old, 20 of which I
have stitched and knitted in some shape or form. I don't remember when
I did my first cross stitch project but I do know my first biggie:
Jayne Netly 's tiger. I have just finished a 12 days of Christmas
(Margret Sherry) finished on time...but only just (23/12). I have been
noticing Michael Powell designs for a while now and have been falling
in love with them, especially his Spanish Village which is a reminder
of home (I am Portuguese). It will be my next project, just as soon as
I finish my scardey cat's and my sons height sampler..... so little
time and so much stitching to do....

Welcome Mieke.  You are one busy lady!  Enjoy the group.

Julia

--- In michaelpowellcrossstitchart@..., "Mieke Punch-
Lucken" <miepie2003@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi Julia,
>
> As you know I am Mieke, I am 41 and married to Charles and living
in a small
> zoo (two cats, an avery with 18 birds and an aquarium, all in the
livingroom
> where we sleep too..... lol). I have been cross stitching since I
was a
> child and I do it mostly all day long, if I am not doing my
voluntary work
> as a moderator on a Christian messageboard (I lead the prayerforum
and the
> ladies' section and two groups) which is a lot of work too with over
> 10.000members..... but I love doing that too..... I also make a lot
of
> 3D-cards
> and send those and my embroideries to people who need encouragement
and also
> people who have something to celebrate. It is a little Ministry,
well it is
> not that little anymore..... lol... and it is based on Christian
> principles..... so I am pretty busy with that too..... besides that
I
> embroider for Solak.
> Currently I am doing a bookmark, a weddingsampler for a wedding in
November,
> and a wolf for Solak...... and about a thousand other things..... I
have a
> waitinglist for my embroideries..... lol.... the only things that
don't end
> up there are babythings and weddingsamplers or celebrational
events.......
> but the rest is on the waitinglist......
> Physically I am not doing well. I am bedridden, severely disabled
and I am
> awaiting a surgery in October (galbladder removal), and with my
poor health
> and my husbands healthproblems we spend at least a day every week
in the
> hospital or with someone else in the healthsection........ but we
survive
> and we still have a happy life......
> Nice to be in this group..... thanks for inviting me.....
>
> Love,
> Mieke
>
> On 9/28/06, Julia Rees <juliaruth71@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Girls and welcome to the group.  It would be nice if you could
all
> > post just a few lines to tell us who you are.  I'm hoping that
this
> > will be a really friendly group, so lets start as I mean to go
on :)
> >
> > As you have guessed, I'm Julia.  I'm 51, live in Cardiff, and have
> > been cross stitching for about 25 years.  Long before it was
> > fashionable!  I've been working with Mike for a few years now.
> > Before that I was selling my own designs to various magazines.
Now
> > that I work for Mike I don't do much of my own designing, just
> > special things like my kids wedding samplers.  At the moment I'm
> > stitching the Wedding Sampler for friends who got married a few
> > months ago.  Memo to self:  Finish it!!!  What are you all
stitching
> > at the moment?  Enough rambling from me.  I look forward to
reading
> > your introductions.
> >
> > Julia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

Hi Girls and welcome to the group.  It would be nice if you could all
post just a few lines to tell us who you are.  I'm hoping that this
will be a really friendly group, so lets start as I mean to go on :)

As you have guessed, I'm Julia.  I'm 51, live in Cardiff, and have
been cross stitching for about 25 years.  Long before it was
fashionable!  I've been working with Mike for a few years now.
Before that I was selling my own designs to various magazines.  Now
that I work for Mike I don't do much of my own designing, just
special things like my kids wedding samplers.  At the moment I'm
stitching the Wedding Sampler for friends who got married a few
months ago.  Memo to self:  Finish it!!!  What are you all stitching
at the moment?  Enough rambling from me.  I look forward to reading
your introductions.

Julia