Here is a "contact sheet" view of most of the cross stitch ornaments that I have made since 1989. Some have been stitched only once or twice but others have been stitched 20 or more times. If you want more information on them you can visit my flickr cross stitch album then click on the individual pictures.
Pinwheel 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016
Pinwheel, question for you, the beautiful St. Nick by Pride of the Prairie, how did you do it in the oval shape, love that and would like to do the same. Kathy
Kathy it is a bit hard to explain how I did. I figured out that I wanted an oval that was 62 stitches x 70 stitches and then I used MSPaint to draw an oval that was 62 pixels by 70 pixels. I used that to figure out how many stitches were on each row. I've got a couple of photos on the following page that may help you redraw your pattern.
Since 1988 I have been making Christmas ornaments as gifts for our siblings, parents, grandparents, some nieces, nephews and friends. The number I have made each year has varied from 18 to 30 but I figure that I have easily made more than 400 ornaments. About half of them were cross stitch ornaments.
While I am making the ornaments I have a lot of time to "ponder" the fastest and tidiest ways to put the finishing touches on my ornaments. I am also thinking about how I am going to find/ make 20 or so similar sized boxes to put the ornaments in. On these pages I plan to share some of my "ponderings".
OMG! They are all so beautiful! I wish I know how to make ornaments too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words Yvonne.
ReplyDeleteRita thank you for the nice comment you posted on September 28 2012. I regret that it disappeared due to my technical error.
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ReplyDeleteYour ornaments are elegant beautiful and raffinated
You are very talented
Ross
Thank you Ross.
ReplyDeletePinwheel, question for you, the beautiful St. Nick by Pride of the Prairie, how did you do it in the oval shape, love that and would like to do the same.
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Kathy it is a bit hard to explain how I did. I figured out that I wanted an oval that was 62 stitches x 70 stitches and then I used MSPaint to draw an oval that was 62 pixels by 70 pixels. I used that to figure out how many stitches were on each row. I've got a couple of photos on the following page that may help you redraw your pattern.
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Correction. The web address should read
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Complimenti per i tuoi bellissimi lavori.
ReplyDeleteGrazie Maria!
DeleteThis was lovely, thanks for writing this
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