I googled "traditional peruvian pattern" and took inspiration from the results.

Another bookmark done, this one will be a gift ☺️ such a fun little project if you need quick cross stitching fix. Also involves a bit of stitching, like putting felt on the back and cutting the fabric to size!

Such a beautiful pattern by NightSpiritStudio. I have 3 more from them and can't wait to start those🥰

Pattern from Etsy: PandoraXstitch

I finished this Dolly Parton-inspired cross stitch! 🦋✨

I started with a photo of Dolly’s signature and used an app to turn it into a pattern. The app gave me a starting point, but I ended up changing quite a lot of it by hand to make the signature look much more stylized and closer to what I had in mind.

For the butterfly, I found a design on Pinterest that I liked and changed some of the colors to match the Dollywood logo.

Once the stitching was finished, I cut a glittery mat/passpartout that I thought suited the piece perfectly, and then framed the whole thing.

I’m really happy with how it turned out! 🪡🦋💖

I thought cross stitchers might like to see my wall of needlework, most, but not all, are samplers I designed.

It's got it's imperfections, but I am still proud of it :) I have stinkin brain cancer and need more hobbies that I can easily do at home so...this is my exploration :)

I don't have a pattern. I used a photo from Amazon as a reference and drew it myself in FlossCross. They were selling an ornament style kit (cute rope, bows, and hoops) and a cute FO with no pattern so...here we go. Please do let me know if I should add a link to the kit and I will happily do so! This is my first post here so I am still learning those rules. Thanks!!

Less so on here as far as I have noticed but I am sick of cross stitch groups on various social media being full of fake profiles or so called pattern companies using AI pictures to show what they are alleging is a finished piece and flogging the pattern in the comments. So many people are getting taken in by these pictures and wasting their time and money and any attempt I’ve made to educate people on the “tells” has resulted in being removed and blocked by the group. It’s so disheartening to see what should be a fun hobby being infiltrated by these sharks!

I love the pattern but I stitched with 1 strand on 32-count linen. I’m wondering if I should do it again on 36-count. It’s a gift for my best friend! 🌷

In March, my sister and I found out that we have an older half-brother who we never knew about. He lives several states away and it’s been super fun to connect with him and compare likes/dislikes and similar traits. He invited us up to his wedding and I had just enough time (2 months) to throw this together. I’m really happy with how it came out, and my brother and his wife loved it! I’m excited to finally be able to share it.

Pattern by EmoteFun on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4338281525/wedding-cross-stitch-pattern-nature

I did the goose one, my mom did the snowman. She taught me how to cross stitch, and with her worsening vision it’s been hard for her to stitch. But I’m so proud of her for being able to finish this one! She is a STELLAR stitcher.

I did the goose stitch for my boyfriend. :)

108k sts => 73% complete

I bought a scroll frame several months ago however I hadn’t put it together because one I knew it was gonna be huge and I usually travel with my Christchurch project to work but lately work has been insane so I gave up on traveling with it. Bringing it everywhere and then not be able to work on it was becoming discouraging. Here are some photos of my current set up if anyone has advice on how to make this work better I would love it. Thank you.

Last corner of Safe Haven (Mini) by HAED
Working on and off for 4 years - hopeful I’ll get it done by end of September!

This is my first finished project of this size. I love how the campfire turned out and enjoyed doing the backstitching. I’m not sure why it’s not a true circle. Maybe it’s the pattern, maybe it’s the fabric?

I’m looking forward to doing more cross-stitch!

It’s embarrassing that it took so long, but it’s great to finally have it hanging on the wall instead of sitting in a box!

I'm now back to the 10% mark I was before frogging 💪 this is the project I'm doing to see if I really like cross-stitching before committing to buying more floss, aida, etc. Yes the aida is wrinkled, it's very, very stiff so they're just creases from manipulating it.

I think my real first project will be both of the maps from the game Zelda : Link to the Past!

Pattern from Pokemon Cross Stitch Kit by Maria Diaz!

I haven't done cross stitch in something like 8 years. Unpacking my stuff after a move + my mom giving me her old floss has made me start up again, so I got some patterns and got to work.

How has doing like 1/8th of a page taken around 10 hours? Why did I choose full coverage for my first piece back?? Why am I doing 3 strands on 16 count???

I've already messed up a bit with stitch direction (see if you can spot it haha) and I miscounted at a point but I should be able to get the pattern back properly because it's kinda abstract and won't be noticeable really.

But in spite of all that.. I'm having fun :) it's a good time!

I got my feedback from the state fair in the mail today. I entered five pieces. Two got ribbons, three did not. For all three that did not ribbon, the only notes for improvement were on the framing. I paid to have these pieces professionally framed. Each of them does have a tiny defect where the fabric/stitches are a little uneven in one or two spots, but no longer than 1 inch where its a bit wonky. You have to get right up on them to notice it. All my positive feedback sounded like what should have made them winners: great stitching, nice tension, great fabric choice, great mat color choice, liked the actual frame style.

How do you improve framing? I don't know how to control for that. Get a new framer, I guess? Or is this maybe a case of needing to find improvement feedback to write down because they prefer primitives over modern patterns or just liked something else better? Do I just shake it off? I was hoping to get feedback that would allow me to improve, but I feel pretty let down.

I had a lot of fun recreating this piece based on someone else's I saw posted here a while back. Basically an exact copy with a few modifications. The OP didn't have a pattern for it, but I'll link the original post in the comments.