Cross Stitch
My mom taught me how to cross stitch when I was about 15 and I've been stitching, off and on, ever since then. I love stitching even though I am a slow stitcher and I often get frustrated - especially when things happen like my thread becomes impossibly knotted, I find out I've made a mistake and I have to rip out stitches and start over. When I had cats, I would often get way too much help from them. Most of my pieces I stitch for myself. I only stitch for others when I feel it will be truly appreciated. Of the pieces below, the keys, Aggretsuko and the coyote were stitched for other people.
This is the current piece I'm working on, Fabulous Feline Night Cat by the Moon by Vivienne Powers. I originally found this pattern in a Cross Stitch Gold magazine but you can go to the link and find the pattern for sale on Etsy. He is going to be SO GORGEOUS when he's done!
You can check out the progress I've made on my kitty below. First 2 photos were taken inside, the last one was taken outside in the bright sunlight. None of them really represent how dark that navy blue Aida is. So much black on dark blue! It looks so nice but it's so hard to stitch!
Check out some of my finished projects! The images will be greyscale until you hover on them. If you click on them, they will open up in a lightbox (larger view).
- CSS cat - Quaternion Creations
- Sugar Skull Cat - Hanks Pattern Place
- Aggretsuko Choke on My Rage - Grandma Girl Designs
- Martini Glasses - Mid Century Maude
- Tiny Cocktails - Print Print Pattern
- Cat Invaders/Catsteroids - I bought 6 cat video game patterns from Space Nona's Stitchery which no longer exists
- Vintage Key Set- Sugar Stitch by Ellie
- Books and Coffee Bookmark- Mari and Annie Art
- Black cat on black background - from a pattern book
- Handprints - most likely from a kit. I blacked out my son's name because I didn't want to out him. Also, it might look like I cut off the bottom of the handprints. By the time I was finished with the stitching, his four-year-old paws were so big they almost didn't fit!
- I Refuse to Be Ordinary - from a pattern book Cattitudes The Fourth Litter by Jeanette Crews Designs
- Coyote - no idea where this pattern came from. I stitched it for my mother and after she passed I found it tucked away in her camera case. At some point though he must've been in the sun since the fabric is faded.
- Blackwork Cat - First and only time I have ever stitched on 32 count evenweave! Boy, that was a trip. He's not quite finished - I think the original pattern called for a charm to be stitched onto his neck. Pattern from Kitty and Me Designs.