One of my neighbours (the lady who has gifted me a lot of cross stitching items) has decided it's time to move into a care home. It's been a big decision for her as she's lived in her flat for 50 years, so I've made this cross stitch card for her. The design was for an anniversary card and the letters should have read LOVE, but I used a modern alphabet to change it to HOME.
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To make this card I used:
7" x 5" white matt card blank
Catkin & Lillie 'Pots of Love' and FloReen Studio 'Alphabet' charts
My Favorite Things 'Inside & Out Stitched Square STAX Die'namics' die
Rustic 14 count aida
DMC threads
Snippet of white matt card
I stitched the design and changed the letters using a modern alphabet to fit inside the flower pots. I didn't have a rectangle die that was large enough, so used a square die cutting it twice to get the right width for the design. I then trimmed around the edge of the frame so it was slightly smaller than the card blank. The fabric was trimmed to fit behind the frame and attached with strong tape before the panel was attached to the card front.
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Kath x
6 comments:
A beautiful card Kath I'm sure the recipient will love it
this is a stunning stitched card. thank you for sharing it with us at Love to Craft
Beautiful card and love the beautiful stitching.
Carol x
Thank you for joining us at Love to Craft.
Carol DT x
Hi Kath
Ahh!! That must have been one big decision for your neighbour to make.
The card you have made her is beautiful and I am sure she will treasure it.
Hope all is good with you.
Love and hugs
Jules xoxo
What a beautiful piece of cross stitch for your neighbour Kath, and the perfect change to have it read 'Home' as she has made the tough decision to move to a care home. Hope it works out well for her. x
Beautiful card Kath, I’m sure it will treasured by your neighbour. I hope she settles in well in her new home.
Liz xx
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