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by bobbies41 07 Jan 2014 ( edited Jan 09'14 11:58 )
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Pillow I made for a neighbor's birthday. The cross-stitch design is from Missi at Skeldalehouse. The design is for a large hoop, so I needed to do a little surgery on the sides to fit my 6" x 10" hoop......it stitched out very nicely...over 40,000 stitches.

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Comments (29)
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by noah 07 Jan 2014
+12
very very very very beautiful great work hugs
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you so much.
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by oaro 07 Jan 2014
+11
beautiful
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by jerrib 07 Jan 2014
+10
This is beautiful. I haven't tried Cross Stitch with Machine embroidery, but just may now.
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you. This design was very easy to stitch out...just 3 colors.
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by pldc 08 Jan 2014
+9
ah it is just lovely! well done, hugs
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by baydreamer 08 Jan 2014
+9
It looks beautiful
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by designcrazy 08 Jan 2014
+9
It's very pretty!!! What type fabric did you use? I'm sure your neighbor is going to love it! Great job!!!!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you........I used a medium to heavy weight cotton fabric.....the kind of fabric you would use for draperies.
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by KCowden 08 Jan 2014
+9
Beautiful!!!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by danie 08 Jan 2014
+9
Très joli!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by pennifold 08 Jan 2014
+9
Stunning, I love cross-stitch, one of my favourites. Love Chris
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by laffma1 08 Jan 2014
+9
Gorgeous design, and I Like your color choice. This is very classy looking!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by highlandermom 08 Jan 2014
+8
This is very,very pretty. I love it!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you so much.
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by rescuer 08 Jan 2014
+7
Lovely!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by emanuille 08 Jan 2014
+7
beautiful
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by capoodle 08 Jan 2014
+6
It is lovely.
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by crafter2243 08 Jan 2014
+6
This turned out beautiful.
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by lucerba 08 Jan 2014
+5
C'est splendide !!!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by ansalu 08 Jan 2014
+5
Looks wonderful. Love the colors :o)
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by bejoscha 08 Jan 2014
+5
Great work.
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by grannyh 08 Jan 2014
+4
How pretty. I would not have thought to reduce the sides to fit a 6x10 hoop. I hope you have sent a picture to Missie. She will be so pleased. Did you use lace to frame it on the pillow?
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by cfidl 08 Jan 2014
I have the same question! Beautiful!
by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Yes I am going to send pictures to Missi....with a link to this site so she can see all the nice comments on her design.

Yes I did use lace to frame the embroidery.....I tried many styles and widths of lace and this one seemed to work best.
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by sewdeb 08 Jan 2014
+2
So lovely! It looks like tapestry! Wonderful job!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by dragonflyer 08 Jan 2014
+2
Nice job...love the cross stitch!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by pennyhal 08 Jan 2014
+2
What a fabulous pillow! This is a fantastic project!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you so much.
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by sonjapotgieter 08 Jan 2014
+2
This is So beautiful...Well done...lovely colours
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by minnie 08 Jan 2014
+2
Very nice!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you..
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by modo 08 Jan 2014
+2
nice
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by blueeyedblonde 08 Jan 2014
+2
gorgeous!
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by bobbies41 08 Jan 2014
Thank you.
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by hagridsmom 09 Jan 2014
+2
I bet she was thrilled - looks lovely! How did you do this "surgery"? delete the stitches somehow or just cut them off? Very brave of you. It really looks wonderful.
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by bobbies41 09 Jan 2014
I did it in my embroidery software "edit". Just deleted 2 or 3 rows of vertical x-stitches on the sides of the design and it did not change the appearance of the design. Only a very small amount of stitches had to be deleted to make the design fit my hoop.
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by jrob 09 Jan 2014
+1
Well, a nip here and a tuck there made no difference in this little beauty.
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by bobbies41 09 Jan 2014
Yes it was only 2 or 3 rows of vertical X-stitches on the sides and since the design is an oval it really did not make any difference in the overall appearance of the design.
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by kezza2sew 09 Jan 2014
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just stunning
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by bobbies41 09 Jan 2014
Thank you.