A Cross Stitch Finish and How I did It

 

Intro

Morning All,

Thanks for stopping by.

Today I am sharing a fully finished cross stitch project. For those of you who may not know A fully finished cross stitch piece is one that has been stitched and finished into something like a cushion, a card, a framed piece etc.

About the Pattern

My fully finished piece has the title of A Little Snow by Little House Needleworks and it came with A black and white symbol chart and the three threads required to stitch it. The threads are by Classic Colorworks and the shades are Roasted Chestnut, Licorice Red and Toasted Marshmallow.

I purchased the pattern with threads included from the Patchwork Rabbit website here and at the time of typing this blog post the cost was just £5.70 and still available. The Patchwork Rabbit stocks many of the most popular patterns from the USA.

How I Made My Cushion

I stitched mine on a 16 count Aida but unfortunately I cannot remember the shade.

I chose to finish my piece as A raggedy cushion or pillow. I love making raggedy quilts and I thought I would apply A part of the technique to my piece. However, before I go on any longer here are a couple of pictures of my completed raggedy cushion.

I stitched the front and the back together with wrong sides together and leaving A gap at the bottom for filling later.  I did A small running stitch  all the way round to the opening - four rows down from the edge of the aida. I then carefully filled the cushion with ordinary toy fill. The filling I used was non hypoallergenic as the recipient of the cushion has some allergy issues.  I used the words 'carefully filled' as I wanted the effect of the filling to make the stitched area pop so I didn't want it to look lumpy. I finished off by fraying around the fabric on the front and the back for the raggedy look.

The fabric on the back was purchased from eBay here and at the time of typing this blog post it was still available and cost £6.00 for a half metre plus £2.25 post & packing. I chose this fabric because the recipient of the cushion loves the design.

Finally

I will put an Instagram post on my account about this blog post with an opportunity for you to win a kit (pattern and threads only) for yourself . The first person to leave a comment using the words A Little Snow will win it - open to all.

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