Old (but still loved) Cross-Stitch As Quilt?
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oh my goodness! that is incredible! i have this pattern book, and have made a few of the characters to adorn my cross stitched quilt labels. they are really lovely, but i have nothing but admiration for your perseverance in making this. what an intense amount of work and love.
wonderful! thank you for sharing that!
aileen
#13
also, i saw an enthusiastic yes to collecting you stitching and making it into a quilt. i see so much embroidery, needlepoint and cross stitch at goodwill and it always breaks my heart. cross stitch is one of my least favourite thread works, but i love how it turns out and i appreciate the hours and the labour. turning yours into a quilt is a great idea, i think!
aileen
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I started embroidering in 1962 when I was 8 years old, I embroidered everything from towels to squares for quilts, pictures to be framed and Christmas stockings. Once in a while the red would bleed - but it would rinse out. All of the items were always hand washed and blocked. And I have embroidered more than my share of pillow cases that were washed in the washing machine without any problem. I have even made baby blankets with embroidered blocks that were washed on a fairly regular basis. So I doubt you will have any problems unless they are very old and the fabric is weak.
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