Happy New Year everyone! I wish you all the best for 2013. As a late Christmas present, here is the cross-stitch grid for the burlap pincushion I made for Elaine who blogs at Dashasel sews.
The pincushion was cross-stitched on a burlap fabric I found when I went through my hobby room - as I mentioned before, this is much easier to cross-stitch than linen and the result is still very rustic. It was really hard to let this one go, and I may in the end just have to make one for myself!
This is the first cross-stitch pattern I tried to draw, so hopefully it makes sense. I simplified a pattern found in a Japanese cross-stitch book and use the colour scheme of the Royal Doulton Fable collection mug.
Pattern: available here. I drafted half of the pattern, as the other half is the same (just turn the document round)
Thread: Baby blue (Anchor 159), Pewter Grey (401),
Cream (Anchor *387), Orange (Anchor 35)
Cream (Anchor *387), Orange (Anchor 35)
I may change the colour scheme next time, or not... To protect the cross-stitching, I added a layer of fabric underneath. I stuffed the pincushion with soft toy filling.
Let me know if you use the pattern, for a pincushion or another project, I would love to see your version!
