Eye of the Tiger which I had to do when I saw it. I started at 10am and finishes twelve hours later at 10pm falling asleep over the machine. Only have to find a suitable frame to fit.
Note: I slowed the machine down and changed the needle twice. It made all the difference!!!
5321Absolutely stunning!!!! Definitely worth all your time and effort.
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12185Wow! Stunning! Beautiful! I absolutely LOVE him! You did such a fantastic job picking the colors to make him look so real. wow... ***FLOWERS***
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by shozo1271
04 Jun 2014
well, you sure did a gorgeous job!! I looked last night, I saw that the owl is on sale for $1.08...no Tiger eye. Did they have the eye of the Tiger on sale too because I missed that sale :(
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360664I bought this beautiful design in hopes that one day I could sew it. I'm planning ahead. LOL Your work is exquisite.
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by patchwork4424
04 Jun 2014
Now's the time to do it. Pick a rainy day. When better to sit and sew??? Christine
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18031Breathe taking! Wow, I read about the 2 needle changes, 12 hours and 122000...that is amazing. :)
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35301My gracious. That IS a piece of art. He comes right off my screen toward me. Congrats on finishing!
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669148217It's beautiful and your thread choices are wonderful.
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
I tried getting the threads as close to what EmbLib had done and I only think the eye could have been yellower! Christine. There wasn't as many colours as you might first think.
158718That is priceless! Beautiful! Great job!
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
I don't think I could give it away now after the time effort. Christine
3567511271This is terrific! What size needle did you use, and what type of fabric ? I don't mean to be nosey, but I have been to intimidated to attempt something like this. This is truly a work of art!
Hugs, Nadyne
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
Hi Nadyne. I used a cotton which I ironed a light interfacing on the back and then placed a fairly thin wadding and of course hooped it with stablizer and out of habit more than anything I float another piece of stablizer which you probably don't need with all the other layers. But I know you could do it too. I think getting the fabric and layers right to begin with helps a lot as the design get denser as it goes along. Have a go. Let us see what you come up with? Luv Christine
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173695I admire your perserverance in stitcking with this project. It is a fabulous and deserves to be hung in your house where everyone can enjoy it. I often think of these designs as being for multineedle machines, but you just proved that a single needle can do it too! Good work!
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2995598230It is gorgeous.......great design and great stitching!
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
It is a terrific design. It stitched out beautifully and I had no trouble. All the edges were covered as each colour sewed out.
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109774This is amazing.. Beautiful stitch out and detail.. May I ask what was total stitch count..
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675723577Gorgeous!
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
Thank you. Not usually the sort of design I would embroider. Love Christine
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5268623282wow , it is stunning, how many hoopings did you have to do
Hugs Pam
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3335078119this is beautiful. you need to send it to embroidery library, you may receive a gift. again beautiful.
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
Thanks for the idea. I'll do just that. It will be a first. Luv Christine.
41781Stunning! What a beauty! I love the detail, the superb shading, the expert digitising. And you stitched it out beautifully! How many colours did you use? The yellow of the eye has 4 shades I think, and the white to grey too, the orange to brown - it must have been an nice collection of threads you used!
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
Thank Mops. There wasn't so many colours at all. Not as many as you might think nor as many as some other designs I've stitched. The most I've done is I think 42 colours on a small Christmas circle picture. Luv Christine.
145304AWESOME !!!!!!! I WANT TO STITCH ONE OF THESE !!
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941Very eye catching looks lovely is it what they call a photo design or just an embroidery design? I know how surprised I am some times how long it takes to sew out an embroidery design with a lot of colour changes
well worth it though yours looks great
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by patchwork4424
edited 03 Jun 2014
I think you might mean photo stitch but this is just a normal design but does have slight shading.
3644803711867wow, it looks fantastic. 12 hours is a long time and here I was thinking 2-3 hours was a long time to stitch a design.
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
This is the longest project I've undertaken. I suppose you could do it over a few days but once I start I like to finish. Christine
1116It is simply stunning Christine. I love anything that Embroidery Library does, except their designs are so dense. It looks fabulous. Love and blessings Chris
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
It wasn't too bad to begin with but of course as colours overlap towards the end it got denser. You right.
234505You can almost feel him in front of you
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
I think so and now there is an "owl eye" on EmbLib which I'm tempted to try!!! Will I??? Christine
113928Gosh, that's unbelievable, where did you get the design from? Jo
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54619Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your stitching experience. I have the same design for the 5 x 7 frame. I will remember to slow down the machine. Great idea.
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
Good luck. You'll love him and also change the needle a few times especially if the thread starts to keep breaking. Love Christine
2822704So real . He is looking right into my soul. Fantastic. What size hoop did you use and....... how many stitches?, Great job :)
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by patchwork4424
edited 03 Jun 2014
I used a 6 x 10 hoop and this is the middle size design Embroidery Library has with almost 122000 stitches. Best wishes Christine
42046WOW! He's just gorgeous. What a lot of work for you, but well worth it for the beautiful results. Great job!
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by patchwork4424
03 Jun 2014
It is very stunning which is what tempted me in the first place. Christine
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