Designing Pouncer

[catnapper]

My therapist recommended that I do some needlework at night to de-stress and relax. He probably thought I'd go out, buy a kit to do a little sampler..... little did the dr. expect me to design my own and stitch it!

Reference photo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/013-Copy.jpg

First progress photo from 2 weeks ago:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/003.jpg

Last week's progress photo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/Pouncerprogress.jpg

This morning's progress photo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/kasdesign/001.jpg

I should be done in about a week.... and then I can start designing one of the girls' photos :D

PS: Funny how the lighting conditions changed the coloring of the fabric and such! The middle one was scanned, so I'd say that is closst to reality.

[Laura's Babies]

WOW Kim! You are SO talented!! That is awesome! I just can't believe people can do something like that.. It looks exactly like the picture! Can't wait to see it finished and what you do with it.. Pillow? Quilt? A wall hanging?

[Randi]

Wow, it's really good - I'm very impressed! When this is finished, I bet you want to make one of the others too. :)

[ChrisH]

Wow! That is excellent! What a talented lady you are.

[Grace]

What everyone else said!! That is spectacular - and it's all free-hand.

[Barbara]

Wow! I know you could do that with a colour pencil- but that you can translate it freehand into needlework impresses me very much.

[katladyd]

Okay, I'm impressed...a lot!

[Anikaca77]

That is really great, I don't think I ever thought about doing that.

She's very beauitful.

[astrid]

Congrats, its awsome!!!! :eek:

[momcat]

Totally awesome!!! You've done an extraordinary job and thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. You certainly are very talented, I know the needle from the thread and that's the extent of my sewing ability.

[Scooter's Mom]

How large is it in size? Maybe you could buy one of those multi-picture frames and put one of each of your beloved kitties in there, to have for always.

It's beautiful!

[Sonia59]

Wow, it's very impressive. You are really talented! :)

[lvpets2002]

:eek: WoW look at your talent.. That is so Great..

[catmandu]

I am so impressed Kim. that going to be one Great Tapestry of your Little Pouncer :love::love:, you could do this for the untalented Pet Talkers and make some money on the side.
:cool::cool::cool:

[Vermontcat]

That is great! You do really nice work and you are doing it so quickly too.
I hardly have any time to do cross stitch anymore, I stick to small projects like ornaments which don't take forever to finish like some of my bigger projects.
Did you use a software program to make a cross stitch chart from a photo of Pouncer?
If you didn't and you did it all freehand, I'm really, really impressed with your talent.
I can't wait to see the finished one of Pouncer and the ones you do of your other kitties too.:)

[phesina]

That is just beautiful! You have a real gift, a real talent.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Wow!!! It's gorgeous and so life like looking.:) You sure are a talented woman. Please let us know how you made your own pattern. I used to love to cross stitch.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

but that you can translate it freehand into needlework impresses me very much.

Me too!! WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!:love:

[catnapper]

Thank you everyone :love:

I did cheat a little.... I have a program that imports photos and turns them into patterns (I've had it for years and am shocked Vista doesn't have compatibility issues with it!)

However, I still spent a week editing the imported photo. The imported photo was a lot smoother but had a million colors to use and washed out all of his gorgeous brown. I had to edit it so the stitches made sense when stitched (if that makes sense?)

I am counting the stiches though, and believe me, I have gotten soooo lost a hundred times over on the forehead with all the blend of grey and tan. :eek:

I can't wait to start on the next ones! :D

[Anikaca77]

That is really great that a program can do that for you. I know my mom would love that. She does cross-stiching as well.

[krazyaboutkatz]

What is the program called and where could I buy something like this? I'm very interested to try this out myself.:)

[GILL]

My wife does cross-stich, I did many years ago, She is known as the cross-stich lady at the hobby shows.
Beautiful work. I can't wait to see the finnish.