My partner FINALLY received her package for the affirmation swap I took part it - it seemed to take a REALLY long time to arrive. So I can now finally share what I made for her - a cross stitch hoop with one of her favourite sayings.
I knew I wanted to make a cross stitch hoop as soon as I joined this swap, when I received my partners details she told me one of her favourite sayings was "don't let the bastards get you down". I searched the phrase on esty and I found the
perfect pattern almost immediately. I bought it on instant download and started stitching!
This pattern was generally pretty simple, although I would be lying if I said that border didn't drive me a little crazy. Here's a close up of some of the stitching, the fabric is actually grey rather than white, I picked it up from
one of my sewing blogger friends at on of our many WSBN swaps.
I added a bit of green ribbon and my project was finished and ready to hang (actually - it was ready to be posted to the USA and then hung).
I have to say I've become more enthusiastic about cross-stitching since I took a break from the epic cross stitch project I was working on last year. I think I'm more of a "quick win" kind of crafter, long term projects kind of make me lose interest. I'm currently working on one of Rich's designs, which I will share once I've finished it up and its reached its final destination. Hope you all have a great weekend!
9 comments:
What a great swap gift - and your stitching is so neat! xxx
I love this! It looks amazing! The border would have driven me mad, too, but it looks like it was worth all your hard work! xx
That is an incredible creation, I bet your partner was thrilled to bits! x
Love it :D! Love the strong message combined to the cutesy look :D x
i just need a tattoo of that. the bastards are CONSTANTLY getting me down! i can't wait to learn to stitch! <3
That looks fantastic!
Your cross-stitch is flawless. Worth being driven crazy by!
Totally amazingly awesome!
The stitching is just lovely.
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