chanda_m ([info]chanda_m) wrote in [info]cross_stitch,
@ 2006-07-06 20:58:00
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Stitchers World Cup Times - 4 days to go!
GOAL... GOOOAALL... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLL!!!!

In this issue:
Letter from the Editor
List of World Cup Champions with 4 days to go!
The community WON the World Cup!
Contact and the usual Blah


Letter from the Editor
Let me count the reasons why I haven’t stitched for almost 3 weeks... work, heat, football, work, heat, football, sick, work, heat, travel, work, tired. Oh and did I mention work. Needless to say I am so tired and hot I hit a stitching slump. And no I am not going to meet my own goal. From what I have been reading a few of us aren't going to make it... It seems some of us under estimated our current commitments and for others the priorities in our lives changed. And that is OK... I am sure each one of the Team Members that doesn't make her goal has stitched at least 1 extra stitch than they would have normally stitched, that has to count for something. This is what I did in the first 9 days, I selected the colours to enhance the feeling of an old style sampler:



As some of you might have noticed I also haven't been online. My apologies for abandoning all the World Cup team members to their own devices.

In 2 solid sessions I have scrolled through the past 3 weeks of posts scanning for World Cup postings. Let me tell you it was as exciting as watching one of the football matches. There were ups and downs and then the goals starting hitting the net!


Congratulations to the first World Cup Winner!
Special mention goes to [info]ahappythought, she finished her goal after just 1 week! read more and then she just kept on going OLÉ, OLÉ, OLÉ!!!

List of World Cup Champions with 4 days to go!
If you have been reading the posts over the last few weeks then you will certainly have noticed we have several winners already! These are the ones I found during my quick scrolling through all the posts... if I missed your entry my apologies, just point me in the right direction and I shall correct my mistake! Without further ado I present the winners so far!



World Cup Winners!!!!

[info]ahappythought: GOAL!
[info]bloodtears1: GOAL!
[info]catalinacisne: GOAL!
[info]emohdee: GOAL!
[info]fuzzyboo03: GOAL!
[info]iskandariya: GOAL!
[info]japanimesia: GOAL!
[info]kielrain: GOAL!
[info]ladybird97: GOAL!
nectarfizz: GOAL!
[info]stella_marisa: GOAL!
[info]xstitcher: GOAL!


The community WON the World Cup!
If you counted our champions you will have noticed we already have more than 11 Winners and that means... How many of you remember the original rules??? If you do you will have guessed it already! [info]cross_stitch has just won the World Cup as a community! Congratulations to all the team members, winners and spectators who have encouraged those of us crazy enough to put our hands up for a month of stitching under pressure... All I can say is WE WON!!!!




Contact and the usual Blah
Comments, feedback, corrections? Just reply to this post or email me chandamee AT yahoo DOT com DOT au!

Clip art from: http://www.football-linx.com/clipartlinx/index.htm


With only 4 days to go until the end of the World Cup... the big question is How many more of us will reach our goals?

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[info]ladybird97
2006-07-06 08:07 pm UTC (link)
Yay us!

And please count me among those winners, too? I met my goal a little while ago - I posted about it here.

Thanks so much for organizing this, [info]chanda_m! I hope the heat and work and other stress get better soon!

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-06 08:16 pm UTC (link)
I have added you to the list. Sorry I missed your post!

Congrats on meeting your goal! Looks great!

Its actually a pleasure organising this... I LOVE seeing all the stitching that gets done... Believe it or not it helps relieve my stress from work!

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[info]ladybird97
2006-07-06 08:20 pm UTC (link)
It's OK - there were a lot of posts to go through :) Thanks again!

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[info]grace_underfire
2006-07-06 08:12 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much for organizing this. I am VERY hopeful that I will make my goal! I may have to put in a late night of stitching though...

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-06 08:16 pm UTC (link)
I hope you will too... Remember you still have until Sunday night!

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-06 08:17 pm UTC (link)
Oh and Thank You for taking part! It is a pleasure for me organising it!

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[info]fuzzyboo03
2006-07-06 08:18 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for the amazing job running this! I've had a blast watching everyone's progress.

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-06 08:22 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for taking part! I had a fabulous time reading about everyones progress as well! I am absolutly over the moon that the community won the cup too... *happy dance*

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[info]marilyth
2006-07-06 08:31 pm UTC (link)
Yay for you guys. I didn't meet my goal (I know it was too big now), but I did get a lot done, and nearly finished a little Christmas ornament (while I was at work), so I did get something accomplished. Got to the end, and choked. Much like Germany *GASP*

:) :) :)

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-06 08:35 pm UTC (link)
And Portugal *grrr*

Lots of us didnt and wont meet our goals. Thats OK, we can't all win, so long as we had fun! Sounds like you got a lot done... Well done!!!

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[info]marilyth
2006-07-06 08:51 pm UTC (link)
Thanks!

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[info]puchuupoet
2006-07-06 08:46 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much for running this. It's been so much fun to check my flist and to see what's been started, finished, and worked on, and the amount of knowledge that's been passed around. I'm looking forward to the next large sporting event that comes along :)

Is it too late to rework/restate our goal? I realized about ten days ago that there's no way I can finish my wedding piece, but I never got around to posting an update (whoops :)). If we can, I've changed mine to finshing 1/2 of the wedding piece, plus working on the UFO. Thanks :)

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-06 08:51 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! Its been a pleasure organising it... I look forward to seeing what happens over the next few days!

I have updated your goal - I'll just pretend you mentioned it 10 days ago ;o)

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[info]firesign10
2006-07-06 11:26 pm UTC (link)
I know I will NOT make the goal of working on Hang in there kitty....but I DO have a good shot about being totally caught up on the MSAL (depending on what kies ahead in weeks 19-21!) so still in the running!

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-08 05:51 pm UTC (link)
Ah, not to worry. Many of us arent making our goal, I hope you had fun anyway!

Hope you are able to catch up on the MSAL!

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[info]bastets_place
2006-07-06 11:40 pm UTC (link)
Unless I enter into some odd kind of time warp or suddenly don't have to work, I stand no possibility of reaching my goal.

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-08 05:51 pm UTC (link)
Ah, not to worry. Many of us arent making our goal, I hope you had fun anyway!

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[info]dnalia
2006-07-06 11:43 pm UTC (link)
We have until Sunday at midnight, right? We'll see how fast I can stitch since I can't do anything until Friday after 5

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-08 05:51 pm UTC (link)
Good luck!

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[info]totallytragedy
2006-07-06 11:49 pm UTC (link)
I am completely finished with Believe and Love by Calico Crossroads. I'm 2/3's done with Wish... and I have not started Dream, yet. Wish me luck!

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-08 05:51 pm UTC (link)
Good luck!

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[info]sulinpanda
2006-07-07 04:00 am UTC (link)
I think I'm actually going to make my restated goal!! Thanks to mom being sick & me coming home to watch the baby, I've got nearly 90% of the last album. Woo!

Another thanks for doing this! It's a great idea, and we have sooooo much fun. It makes reading my LJ worth it (argh teh dramah...)

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-08 05:52 pm UTC (link)
Hope you make your goal! Good luck!

And I hope your mom is feeling better soon!

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[info]5ft_c_l_i
2006-07-07 06:37 pm UTC (link)
I might actually make my revised goal. I have hope :)

Thanks for the update. I know we all appreciate you organizing this.

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[info]chanda_m
2006-07-08 05:45 pm UTC (link)
Thank you!

I got my fingers crossed for you, hope you make it!

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