Stitching for Charity 2015

[JemmaJ]

I hope that I have signed up right; I have added my name etc. to the list.

I am having problems making my pattern from this screenshot:

I tried following the quick tutorial on this thread, but it did not work very well...should I request a pattern?

[tnitnetny]

That screen shot is definitely too large for a square without losing a lost of the detail. I would suggest taking part of it or picking another scene.

[blackmageheart]

JemmaJ, try using something like this:

Kirby_JemmaJ.png (4.33 KiB) Viewed 3540 times

There's no way around losing detail with such an image, but it can still turn out nice (trust me, I know all about using difficult images!)

[JemmaJ]

JemmaJ, try using something like this:

Kirby_JemmaJ.png

There's no way around losing detail with such an image, but it can still turn out nice (trust me, I know all about using difficult images!)

Many thanks; you must have read my mind as that was the part of the image I was going for...you are wonderful blackmageheart!!!

I have used coricamo.com to create the pattern:



What do you all think? Is it okay?

[blackmageheart]

you are wonderful blackmageheart!!!

I know, I know.

It's not easy to tell from the pattern how it will turn out when stitched but it looks ok to me.

[samarin]

so i get my material all nice and cut and start to measure out my 6x6 area, and it turns out its 98x98, not 96x96. is that a deal breaker? i don't want to start stitching if its too far off from what tony needs. do i go 6x6 or 96x96?

[tnitnetny]

As I said in the post the most important thing is the 6' by 6' area. So if it is 98x98 then adjust your pattern to add two more rows and columns of stitches.

[samarin]

As I said in the post the most important thing is the 6' by 6' area. So if it is 98x98 then adjust your pattern to add two more rows and columns of stitches.

thanks for the clarification! i just wanted to double check before i started stitching, wasn't sure if the extra rows on each side were going to throw everything out of wack.

[sawyerssnowflake]

Does anybody have suggestions on what brand I should use for fabric? My Michael's only carries loops n threads and I highly doubt that that fabric would measure correctly. Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks!

[samarin]

Does anybody have suggestions on what brand I should use for fabric? My Michael's only carries loops n threads and I highly doubt that that fabric would measure correctly. Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks!

not zweigart, thats what i bought this year and its not even close. in the past dmc has been good if its new. after sitting around for a year it was out a stitch last year.