Ellen Hutson Spotlight Post -- Tips for Finding Stitching Patterns
Hey everyone! February is National Embroidery Month and I tried my hand at it earlier this month for the Ellen Hutson Blog. There’s even a video as proof I did it! hahaha
Well, I have another project I did just before that one and it took me several days to complete. This card represents my first effort EVER at making a card with cross-stitch. And I did it only because I love you!
At the end of this post, I will share a few tips on gathering ideas for and finding stitching patterns to use on your cards.
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Supplies List for Creating this Card
Supplies List:
Steps for Creating Card
To begin, I ran a panel of Lapis cardstock through the die cutter with the A2 Piercing Plate 2 die to creating a cross stitch form.
Then, I started cross stitching the heart in a medium shade of red floss in the center of the heart, roughly following the pixel art image I found in my google search.
I didn’t have the dark red I wanted for my project, so, I ran my red thread through some Cranberry Fizz ink from Catherine Pooler and dried it with a heat tool. This ink is not waterproof, but it sure is pretty.
After 10 hours of stitching I needed to take a moment to pray and seek the Lord’s forgiveness for my cussin’ heart for each time I stuck myself. (I know there must be a solution for this, but I’m new to stitching and hadn’t thought that far ahead when I started.)
Next, I die cut the square window and the word HELLO out of a panel of white cardstock and popped it up over the stitching with foam tape.
Finally, I glue it all to the front of an A2 size card base.
Tips:
To find great patterns for cross stitching on your cards, use this link! Or you can search for a kind of image you like with the words PIXEL ART.
You may consider adding the words - WITH GRID to get a more clearly defined image and make it easier to count squares.
If you don’t have the exact color of floss, do what I did and grab a reinker to dye the darn thing the color you want! Make sure it’s dry before you use it. I used a heat tool to get the job done more quickly.
You can make your own pixel art for free if you know Photoshop’s pixelate feature. Or you can use DMC’s converter here!
Thank you for spending some time with me today. If you are excited about the supplies I used in this post, you can pick them up using my affiliate links in the grid of supplies below.
I hope you have a wonderful day!
Daniel