1-1/2 years ago I started a cross stitching project of my bonus son Damon and his then fiancee Ashley. I started it with enough time to finish it before they were married on May 29, 2008. Unfortunately, I am a bit of a perfectionist and really wasn't liking how Damon's jacket was turning out. It just looked like this great big black blob. I was able to get a better pattern of the picture that shows some of the details in his black jacket and in doing so really made the cross stitch turn out much nicer. When I decided to make the change I was almost done with the first one I started.
Last week I was in the home stretch of finishing the picture of the two of them and was up until 2 or 3 in the morning stitching away. I finished stitching them on July 10th and started working on the background, which should only take a couple of weeks to complete. The entire project is about 120,000 (yes that is thousand) stitches, but I am really happy with the way it turned out. The background I am working on is only half stitches and closely resembles the fabric color as well as softens the edges of them. I will post that photo once it is completed and framed.
The photo that the cross stitch pattern was made from
The finished project without the background done
Since I got off track with not working out last week, I will not post any results this week unless I lost weight! LOL I will be getting back up on the horse, so to speak, tomorrow. I am making a promise to myself to do that and not get discourged. To help myself to that end I am going to Play It Again Sports to see if they have these Neoprene Hand Weights. I am not buying these because they are my favorite color, purple in case you didn't figure that out about me already, but because they have a soft outside texture that is more comfortable in my hand than the metal weights. Looking forward to adding these to my workout.
“I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.”
~Phil 4:13
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