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[padawansguide]

Holy crap, that's amazing!!

[sartorias]

Did you see the stitchwork up close? It's simply gorgeous. I can't take my eyes off it.

[padawansguide]

I did - I've done cross stitch before, but not like that!

[marycatelli]

Cool!!!

[lenora_rose]

Gorgeous. And an incredible amount of work. Wow.

[carbonelle]

You could go blind, doing work like that. Astonishing.

[sartorias]

I wish you could see the colors up close.

[royal_cobalt]

I loved making it for you and was so glad that I finished it in time for your birthday. To see the pleasure on your face was well worth the time it took. Incidentally, it took 432 hours, not 43! Also, you might say it is 11 x 17.

My frame look so empty without it now. No more will my husband walk by to catch me just staring at it. Next project? A fairy for J.

Anyway, I thought about you every time I sat down to work on it. Now, you'll be forced to think of me every time you see it, too.

Happy birthday!

T

[royal_cobalt]

Oh, and I forgot to say it's 18 stitches to the inch and, yes, there were times when I felt I was going blind!

[marith]

That is seriously gorgeous. Did you make the pattern, and if so how?

[royal_cobalt]

I'm glad you like it.

Yes, I did make the pattern. I have a computer program specifically for cross-stitching that I can import pictures into and make a pattern. I can specify how big I want it and tweak it to adjust how many colors I want to use or bring out colors in the picture. I wish the picture posted above wasn't quite so dark so you could see more detail.

And I was very surprised to see the book cover come out the with the picture transposed.