One year for Christmas, I gave my Mom a leaflet and fabric for a project. By that time she had accumulated all of the DMC colors so she did not need them. The chart was Spare Moments by Kept in Stitches. It was based on a watercolor painting by Danny Munns.
I liked the look of the piece and knew Mom liked working on large projects. I did not look to see that part of the design was stitched over one thread for greater detail. She worked on the design periodically until her death a few years ago. I inherited the piece to finish. The fabirc is Jobelan 28 or 32 count and my eyes are not what they used to be so the piece has languished in the drawer for many years now.
After joining the Counted Cross Stitch group on Yahoo, I decided to bring it out again and look to see what needed to be done. Only the sampler on the wall and the sampler on the frame were left to complete. So perhaps now is the time to put it back on it’s scroll frame, get out my magnifying neck thingie and get to work on it.
I also need to try and take a better photo. The piece is being stitched on an ivory colored Jobelan.
I pray that you will finish this cross stitch one day soon and post it on the web for all to see.
stay encouraged
Hoping you can help me with this. I am cross stitching this pattern,and in the open window section there is a symbol “o” with “/” through it, in the pattern but not listed with the other symbols on mine. Is yours different? I am hoping it is different and you can tell me the number it is so that I can get it completed on my cross stitch. Thx so much and hope you can help me…….hope you finished it.
If you mean the open window in the upper left hand corner of the design, mine does not have anything that loos like an o with / through it. I have a c with a | through it. That is marked as DMC 520. Some of those also have a backstitching line through them that are the twigs on the tree.
No unfortunatlely it is still not finished and since the part that is not done is some of the twigs on the tree and the entire sampler on the wall which is worked on 32 ct over one, it may never get finished.
Wow! these look pretty good. Even getting to this level is an achievement in itself. My wife does a lot of stitching so I know the kind of work that goes into it.
Wow! I could hardly ever make a straight line in cross=stitch! kudos to you! keep posting your works
Wow Pat, that is such a precious precious piece that you gave your Mom, it would be so special for you to finish the piece and hang it proudly.
Kathy