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!


colorful cross stitch cat on dark blue background
same cross stitch piece but with more completed
same cross stitch piece but with even more completed

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).