Sheila's Projects - James

[freelady]

The chart for this is a mess - the colours don't match the key so it is a bit of a guessing game. It's intended for my three great grandsons' bedroom.

[~threadbear~]

Hope the chart/colours don't make it too difficult for you.
You seem to be getting on great so far at anyrate!
Well done.

[charmagne_capalad]

This is looking great! ... ...despite the problem you have wityh the chart!

[Rose]

Wonderful. So sad when the chart does not proper explain the picture. Hope it is not to much of a task.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Good start despite the chart/key problems!

[Jess03]

Good start, sorry to hear about the chart

[Lisa]

stoopid chart maker, its looking good though hun

[freelady]

I'm not the happiest I've ever been. Last night I carried on with this project and just plain could not get it right - there are a lot of important fractionals and I wasn't happy with the way it was looking. The top did not look like a tank engine should look. Little boys know when it isn't right!!

This afternoon I ordered some evenweave and will start completely over when that arrives. I feel happy to try using evenweave now, thanks to Mabel.

The kicker is that I'd done a good half of it before I binned it. It is actually outside in the rubbish. I refuse to keep working on something that I'm not happy with. And there is no point at all in putting it in a 'to do later' pile when I know I will not pick it up again. But I do want to complete the picture for my granddaughter. She is expecting her third son any day and it is for the boys' bedroom.

[Rose]

[charmagne_capalad]

Oooh, so sorry to know about this... ...and goodluck on it when your evenweave arrives!

[~threadbear~]

Good on you for wanting it to be perfect for them. If it wasn't right you would never feel happy with it, so look at James mark one as a practice and once the evenweave arrives you can get down to the 'real thing'.

[kymbaker]

sorry to hear you weren't happy with it, I hope it turns out better for you on the evenweave.

[agi]

for the new version

[Jenny-M]

Sorry to hear you had to start over- I hope the evenweave works better for you!

My son has just discovered Thomas he'd love this Can't wait to watch your progress!

[Fljotsdale]

Better to start over than be unhappy with it. But I'm really sorry you wasted so much effort! You must have felt so disheartened!

Might it be worth getting a different kit of James, from a better designer, rather than using something which is so wrong?

[Kute Kitty]

Oh how incredibly annoying to have to bin it when you've worked hard at it! As T'bear said, look at this one as a practice, I'm sure when you do it on evenweave it'll turn out perfect and your great-grandsons will know they've got the best great-grandma ever.

[freelady]

At last I've got a new chart for James, thanks to a lovely lady at DMC. Although this is a discontinued kit, she found a copy of the chart for me after a few weeks of correspondence.

This happy occurrence is thanks to Fljotsdale for suggesting that I get a new chart and to those who have suggested before that people ask the makers for extra thread etc. It would never have occurred to me before to ask a big company for help.

James is now in the to do pile as I'm still working on David, Christmas cards, Care Bear and a commission for a friend.

[Busy_B]

I'm glad you were able to get a new pattern! Can't wait to see this one again.

[~threadbear~]

Oh wasn't that great of them. At least now you know you wont have a problem.

[Jilly]

I am glad you had such a good response from them , I had a good experience with a wonderful lady at DMC when I had a problem with a needle organizer