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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Aug 12 2018 :  10:07:52 PM  Show Profile
when I was younger,,, my quiet time hobby was Cross Stitch..
I would do anything from small 1-evening projects to large projects that took many, many evenings...
I would cross stitch for myself and as gifts..

I was working on one project, a sweet 5x7 of a Brittney Spaniel, as w had had 2 of them, my hubby's favorite breed of dog...
This project took me roughly 20 hours of stitching time...


... I also loved to do beaded cross stitch...

using tiny seed beads

I did a lot of these as gifts...


Now I rarely do any cross stitch, mostly because of my vision... I have to use my 'OTT lamp and a magnifier so when I d stitch,,, I don't stitch for more than a half hour..
but,, though I don't stitch much,,, I still love it.

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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl

2460 Posts

Sherone
Evanston WY
USA
2460 Posts

Posted - Aug 13 2018 :  08:42:22 AM  Show Profile
Beautiful Work! I used to cross stitch a lot. My eyes won't let me anymore.

Sherone

Farmgirl Sister #93
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl

4085 Posts

Michele
Bruce Wisconsin
USA
4085 Posts

Posted - Aug 13 2018 :  4:00:41 PM  Show Profile
very nice and beautiful. I have retired from cross stitch. lol burnt out. made 5 christmas stockings in a row. that was enough!! lol

Farming in WI

Michele
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Aug 13 2018 :  9:45:30 PM  Show Profile
Cross stitch, to me, is relaxing... but alas,, my vision makes it 'un-relaxing'... bummer!
I could use 8ct Aida,,, but then my designs would be ginormousz! lol!

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Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl

2698 Posts

Marcy
Tiverton Rhode Island
USA
2698 Posts

Posted - Aug 14 2018 :  04:29:38 AM  Show Profile
I love to cross stitch too. I am working on a country sampler right now. I'll post a pic when it's done although that probably won't be for another three or four months. I heard someone call cross stitching painting with thread, I love that.

hugs,
Marcy


Farmgirl #170

FGOTM August 2012

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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl

1334 Posts

Barbara
Flat Top WV
USA
1334 Posts

Posted - Aug 14 2018 :  6:54:20 PM  Show Profile
These are all so beautiful and great work. I did one small cross stitch once and it was not a pretty sight. All lumpy and weird looking.

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Aug 14 2018 :  10:06:08 PM  Show Profile
Marcy,,, yeepers,,, it's like painting,,, but with thread... luv it!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl

2196 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville KY
USA
2196 Posts

Posted - Aug 15 2018 :  04:45:39 AM  Show Profile
Years ago I thought counted cross stitch was too restrictive. Then the kids broke my sewing machine so I bought a half finished cross stitch project at a yard sale. I found I enjoyed it. The projects I liked the best were Mary Engelbreit patterns.

Farmgirl Sister #6754
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl

3919 Posts

Marie
Minneapolis MN
USA
3919 Posts

Posted - Aug 15 2018 :  07:38:56 AM  Show Profile
For many years, my eyesight was so bad that I couldn't do cross stitch and started giving everything away. When the cataract surgery corrected my vision, I was glad I hadn't given everything away. Problem is, I don't have the time. I treat it similar to a puzzle. I love counted cross stitch especially. I just love to start from the middle and slowly work the pattern out from that until it is totally finished.

Marie, Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014

Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl

2196 Posts

Vanessa
Brooksville KY
USA
2196 Posts

Posted - Aug 15 2018 :  11:27:31 AM  Show Profile
I made this pattern several years ago from a Michaels magazine & have scanned it so I'll have a good copy.

Farmgirl Sister #6754
Doxie Mom - Everyone loves a Weiner!

Today me will live in the moment unless it's unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.
Cookie Monster
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debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm

763 Posts

Debbie
Madras OR
USA
763 Posts

Posted - Aug 15 2018 :  12:22:04 PM  Show Profile
Grace and Audra Rose, beautiful work! I've done a couple of projects on linen and I remember the day when I didn't even need glasses....
I just finished the last one and ended up needing to get a high powered pair of readers from BiMart to finish it...my Rx glasses weren't enough. Isn't aging wonderful??? haha

Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl of the Year

"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Aug 15 2018 :  10:25:01 PM  Show Profile
Vanessa... oh how lovely...
I love the larger projects but I know I would not finish them... so I stick to smaller projects...and like my farm girl sisters... I depend on my magnifyer to get me through.
;>)

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Aug 15 2018 :  10:26:08 PM  Show Profile
Debbie...lol!
Sometimes yes and sometimes NO!
Lol!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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firecatinc
True Blue Farmgirl

1252 Posts

Lenora
Fulks Run VA
USA
1252 Posts

Posted - Aug 16 2018 :  2:40:09 PM  Show Profile
All these cross stitch projects are beautiful I am known for my Christmas stockings.

Nora
Farmgirl Sister #7131
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2017
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

16962 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
16962 Posts

Posted - Aug 16 2018 :  5:50:13 PM  Show Profile
Oh Nora, your stocking is beautiful...

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com


Edited by - katmom on Aug 17 2018 9:03:07 PM
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