Sorry for the long delay. I've been running around like crazy, but I really have still been crafting. I just haven't gotten anything up on here!
Ages ago, I made a cross stitch pattern out of a friend's favorite quote and realized I wanted one for myself. So a few weeks ago, I decided I would make myself one with different colored flowers and only got around to it recently.
I again made the pattern in Excel, though I had to draw in the diagonal lines by hand once I had printed it.
As always, I cut the fabric 2" larger than the final size I wanted (in this case, 8x10).
Then I fold in quarters and mark the center with one of my sewing pencils. I can wash it off just a damp paper towel if it's visible through the embroidery later. (These fabric pencils are one of my favorite things!)
For this one, color selection took forever. I wanted the leaves about the same color as last time, but I wanted to do purple flowers. Apparently, my inability to make small decisions conveys to picking colors for embroidery!
Finally, I could start stitching!
And yes, all of that took an entire evening. Unbelievable how much time I can spend setting up just one project!
The final version will be in the next post.
Till next time,
A
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