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So I am now a few days into this project. I have already spent... a lot of hours on it. I am actually keeping track of how long this takes me. I am an accountant by trade so I just like data and numbers. But I wont report the numbers yet. As I am still only 2 months back into cross stitching then it feels like I am veeery slow still.
So far I love doing this. I am also so glad I got the 16ct fabric. You can make out the x's but there is not a ton of white shining through.
To keep track of where I am, I colour in the done parts with a highlighter.  I decided to start with the bottom right corner, from the last pages of the pattern. Because page 1, so the top left corner, had a lot of colour swaps in a small area.
Progress so far:
Seems like decently big chunk. Until you put it into perspective:
I started with a hoop. And though it was only in the hoop for maybe 2 hours that first night, you can still see the ring of it on the fabric. I am also worried about pulling and stretching already stitched areas with the hoop later. So I decided that this is the time to learn to stitch in hand. At first it was tricky. I had gotten used to the hoop with the small projects I did before. But now its not so bad. I am getting the hang of holding the part of the fabric that I am stitching stiff, but not stretching it too much.
I will try to update again in not too long.


Janet,
You're so welcome! Smile


hsfarm,
Welcome! Smile
We've done our best to make the freePatternWizard as simple as possible to use. Please try it out...for anyone, there is always a free version available, and since you're a member of this site, you have the most free capabilities available (as opposed to people who have never joined this site).
As for an Alabama blanket, do you have an image of the outline of the state available to you? Smile An image is what you'll need to upload to the freePatternWizard. Smile


Hi again, ydarshani,

I just made an update regarding the image on the pdf cover page.

The new version defaults to show stitched items.  This should be how you wanted it.

If you do want to change the appearance in the future, here's a link that explains how to do it.

Hope this helps!

Terry





Welcome!  Smile

At this time the freePatternWizard doesn't have the ability to edit patterns, though this is a feature that is in development.  In the meantime, you may want to choose a single color to represent several different symbols; for instance, if you have a letter A as a red and a letter B as a pink, you could choose one color that will be used for both A and B, rather than one color for each symbol.  In this way you can eliminate several of the "single" stitches by working blocks of similar colors as only one color.  Chances are that you'll probably never notice a difference, since you're likely more interested in focusing on your grandparents' faces and not your grandmother's dress!

Another alternative is to leave out the floral design on the dress entirely by making it one single color.  Say your grandmother's dress is navy blue...you could make the entire thing navy blue and not bother with the floral pattern at all.
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