Designing Pouncer

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/v6...n/013-Copy.jpg

First progress photo from 2 weeks ago:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...design/003.jpg

Last week's progress photo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...erprogress.jpg

This morning's progress photo:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...design/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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

She's very beauitful.

Congrats, its awsome!!!! :eek:

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.

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!

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

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

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:

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.:)

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

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.

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Originally Posted by Barbara

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

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

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

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.

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

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.