Designing Pouncer

[catnapper]

Remember my crying jaunt over not being able to eat grapefruit? Well, last month, I was talking about it with the new therapist. As I talked, he noticed that while explainingthe nightly grapefruit ritual, I used my hands a LOT. He said the hand-motions looked a lot like needlework motions. So he suggested I try needlework at night instead of grapefruit. He was 100% right!!! Its the PERFECT replacement for grapefruit. It turns out, it wasn't the food thing, it was what I was doing with my hands to peel and prepare the grapefruit.

Who'da thunkit???


ANYWAY..... 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:


First progress photo from 2 weeks ago:


Last week's progress photo:


This morning's progress photo:


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

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]

Drats... I thought I responded but I must have hit view and went on to another thread!!

You are SO talented! That looks exactly like to picture you are using. I can't wait to see it finished and what you do with it... A Pillow? A quilt? A wall hanging?

[Cataholic]

You are SO SO SO talented. That is amazing.

[Barbara]

Laura, you may have answered it in "Cat General"- but I'm happy to repeat it: I can't get over how pretty this is and how you can do it freehand.

[prechrswife]

Wow!

[Karen]

Very wise of your doctor! And of course, beautiful work of a beautiful subject!

[pomtzu]

It's an accomplishment to be able to do needlepoint, but to design the pattern as well - WOW - I'm impressed. That's beautiful!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Incredible! Is that counted cross stitch or needlpoint? Are you doing it free hand or...well counting?

Fabulous work.

[smokey the elder]

That's awesome!

[kimlovescats]

Ok, I know I have been away for a while but I am totally lost on the whole grapefruit thing! However, the needlework is GORGEOUS!

[ramanth]

That's amazing!! I can't wait to see it completed.

[Alysser]

Wow, I wish I could do that, it seriously looks like a photograph!! That's amazing

[Zippy]

Wow that is amazing.
Have you ever done needlework before?

[sirrahbed]

WW that is so beautiful Kim!! Do you have the software that makes the directions? How wonderful is that!! You have so much patience and attention to detail - now being used in a new way. I am so happy that your doc picked up on that - who would have thought it? I hope you bring your work in next visit to show him