This is my first project for ages due to moving house and a holiday. My aim was to use things only from my stash so I found a piece of evenweave fabric (24 threads to the inch) and a collection of threads I'd been given and stitched this sampler based on
Cross-stitch by hand - this kit was bought for me by scottie0930 from a French supermarket last summer.
Cross stitch cushion. Seeing spendlove's beautiful cushion I remembered the embroidery I made for my mother. She did not want it to be framed and sewed it on a silk pillow. It needs to be cleaned and has been in a drawer for almost 2 years.I reall
Just a little sumptin' I did a bit back but never posted, but cross stitch is on my mind...loved these little ladybugs and had to have them for myself...still love wearing this...
Lovin' the Cross Stitch...so I did this Floral Frame as part of a digitizing cross stitch challenge for my class. I actually did the cross stitch with batting underneath it and then quilted the inside to make a table mat...this was a bit challenging for
Chris' biscornu inspired me to digitise a few more. This is the one I stitched out. I have yet to sew the parts together to a biscornu. I like to do that by hand and use a whipstitch through the straight stitch outline. I think that gives a crisper resul
I managed to finish this cross stitch picture while I was away on holiday. It used thread in different thicknesses - the manes were one strand, most of the rest was two, but the black areas were three strands. It measures about 16x8 (inches) The kit was a
Cushion - a gift for our neighbour who kept an eye on the garden while we were away. The chaffinch is hand cross-stitch which I worked on while we were on holiday. I digitised a simple oval frame with a rope edge to applique it onto the cushion cover.
ITH placemat - made in my macrohoop (the overlap was a challenge!) The underside is only stitched around 3 sides. This forms a pocket, into which I have put a piece of (recycled) table protector. If you look carefully you will see that I didn't get the g
Chambray top with cross-stitch poppies. I could just get the neck edging and the poppies to fit in my 200mm square hoop. I added the facing in the hoop as well. Hope you like it! Sue
Pincushions Have been playing a bit more with cross stitch designs. Here are some of the pincushions I did.
Guest towel with cross stitch border. After digitising a design to illustrate what I was trying to say, I just had to stitch one out. I think I might delete the curls and make a number of leaves to get a nice freestanding (as opposed to part of a b
Biscornu The last pincushion, I really must do something else. They all fit a 4x4 hoop. I stitched a treble stitch on my sewing machine along the edge (forgot to digitise that) and used a whip stitch through those stitches to sew the two
Cross stitch ornament Carolyn really got me going with the cross stitch module. Inspired by the red and gold heart designs I came up with this - used the traditional methods of decoration and it looks (and feels) like the real McCoy. It stitched ou
My 1st machine cross stitch project - Cat Cosmetic Bag. Made this for my young niece, who loves cats. This design stitches out beautifully. There was one "x" missing from the file, so I added it by hand after the rest of the design finished