Epic Mario Thru the Ages Pattern

[Firehawke]

Yay for time to stitch...it's looking great!

[Moirae]

It's always nice to have more time for hobbies.

Got a lot in myself last few days and powered through stitching the title.

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Changed the hills from these kind

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to these 2 types

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.
Added about a thousand extra stitches, but I think they turned out pretty well.

Working on the black and white in that pesky fortress flooring now.
I think I have less than 2k stitches until the end, but I might swap out some colors after that (if I feel up to it).
Also probably have to do a little more backstitching around the white on white areas.
So, nearly done, but still have to put in quite a few hours.

[Firehawke]

Wow!!! It looks amazing!

[Moirae]

Meant to get this up a little sooner, but life happened and things got hectic. Still need to wash and block eventually, but I rinsed it out a month ago to check the colors so it's not particularly dirty right now. If I can find something big enough and inexpensive, maybe I'll even frame it. It's thumb-tacked to my wall for now.
I might change out the color of the first ? block later, but for now I'm considering it done.

Mario Through the Ages
Jan-Nov 2016
~52k stitches
384W x 315H ~28" x 22.5"
14 Count Off-White Aida, 2 strands

I added some half stitches around THROUGH so it's actually legible and backstitched around some of the white areas.

Used a tablet to take the closeup pics late in the day, so the white balance is a bit off, cloth is more ivory than cold white.

[Moirae]

Just for fun, here's a shot of the backside.

[Firehawke]

WOW!!! That looks SO cool! You did a great job...and the back is so nice and neat!

[Jeetje]

Wow, it's done! Congratulations. It has become very beautiful.

Here is a little update of my version.

[Firehawke]

You've been busy! It looks great!

[Moirae]

Thanks you two! I'm shocked I actually finished it. The largest thing I'd completed before I started this was a bookmark. But your support and being able to stitch along with someone really helped motivate me.

Always happy to see your progress. Looks wonderful.

[Jeetje]

Page 3 finished!

MTA 30-01-2017