Like a lot of you, I enjoy cross stitch along with many other types of handwork. I found Shelly's
Pocket Pixies to be great inspiration in designing some very simple and fun cross stitch pictures. Here is Nettie, as a doll and as a cross stitch banner. The
Nettie Chart and the
Nettie Color Key can be found by clicking on the links. The chart looks like this:
Here is Robin, also as a doll and a banner. These little designs could be framed, backed with fabric, made into a tiny quilt, stitched on vinyl and used as a mug insert, or a trivet, or just about anything simple little thing you can think of.
Click the links for the
Robin Chart and
Robin Color Key .
Actually, I started out by wanting to make a tiny cross stitch portrait of Wren to put in her dollhouse living room. Here she is, with the edges finished in crochet and mounted on a circle of stiff cardboard. This could be turned into a cute little pin, and you could substitute your own name for Wren's.
Click the links for
Wren Chart and
Wren Color Key.
These little designs were created with a program called Pattern Maker, by HobbyWare. I've had the software since 2002; it was purchased after I broke my leg and is probably responsible for me not going totally crazy while my leg was in a cast up to my hip for 10 weeks. It is easy to use, and I've had a lot of fun with it.
Hope you enjoy these little designs. Don't be surprised if more show up here :-)
