Pandemic Pillow

 We all have our way of dealing with the pandemic -- mine has been this project.  It began when I came across this awesome shop on Etsy,  https://www.etsy.com/shop/WitchyWomansshop. They convert an image into a cross stitch pattern. I sent them a picture of the Big Red Lighthouse I had taken one winter and they sent back a pattern I knew would be a challenge!

I started this project in October 2020. The first image below was taken in November and the second was from December. I was making great progress -- and then I crashed. I normally find stitching therapeutically relaxing, but I just couldn't look at it anymore. I had to put it down.

I finally picked it back up in May 2021.

18 months and 60,000 stitches later -- I completed the pillow!

I think it'll be awhile before I tackle another this size....

Natural Canvas Pillow Collection

I've been getting back into cross-stitching again. I find it fun and relaxing. I designed a few pillows I could stitch relatively quickly and I wanted to work in neutrals. I also found this great canvas that once I brought it home and washed it, it became super comfy and soft. Here are some images of work in progress:                                                                            

What could be more fun to stitch than footprints, flip flops and fish! Ha, ha. I like how they turned out:

They look great together too! These pillows are now all available in  My Etsy Shop.

Anchors Away Nautical Pillow

 

Counted cross stitch on burlap creates these two nautical pillows. The red anchor and white stars are stitched on a natural burlap, while the yellow anchor and stars are stitched on a bright blue burlap. Both are surrounded by strips of coordinated color cotton to form a 'frame' around the burlap. These were very fun to make. The design is a quick stitch project.

 

This fun pattern and many others with a nautical theme are available through Annette Eriksson's Etsy shop here.

Anchors Away Nautical Pillow

 

Counted cross stitch on burlap creates these two nautical pillows. The red anchor and white stars are stitched on a natural burlap, while the yellow anchor and stars are stitched on a bright blue burlap. Both are surrounded by strips of coordinated color cotton to form a 'frame' around the burlap. These were very fun to make. The design is a quick stitch project.

 

This fun pattern and many others with a nautical theme are available through Annette Eriksson's Etsy shop here.