I followed Amy's idea on her Counted Blessings Blog and drew the grid on my fabric with a ruler which was one inch wide. I used a transfer pencil that will come out with water in case I made a mistake. Now I am going to stitch all the squares in black using a back stitch. This way there is no worry that my squares will start to fade and I will loose the lines. I plan on finding an ornate old frame which I will paint black so thought the black floss would look nice.
Cool, I'm also participating with the stitchalong although I'm a total beginner and using this project as a way to learn! I need to get stitching on my squares...eek!
ReplyDeletelinda from andfeeling.com
Linda, I am a beginner too. This is my first project other than a few small things here and there. There are some great tutorials on stitches on several different blogs so we should have fun!
ReplyDeleteI think your idea to use the transfer pencil is a great one. My hubby who knows nothing about stitching except that I am always doing it (big smile) even asked me why in the world I marked my fabric with a regular pen! Hahaha...I told him so I could see the lines! But he seemed to know this wasn't a good idea because it would probably show! Oh my....
ReplyDeleteI also love your idea for using a black frame! What a great idea!
Blessings,
Debbie