"Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!" -Psalm 103:1
Baking and praying,
Vickie
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Was The Pain Worth It? Yes, I Think So!
Hi friends! Are you ready? Here is what you have been waiting for.
I have been wanting to stitch an antique floral pattern on a sweater for years. I saw this post by our friend Terri and told myself to stop putting it off. So I found myself a nice, black sweater on clearance for $9. Then I stitched up all my Christmas gifts. Once that was done, I searched Antique Pattern Library for the perfect floral pattern. This is the pattern I chose.
I used black broadcloth as a backing material. I basted on my broadcloth and waste canvas and away I went! Wow. Stitching on this sweater took a LOOOOONG time.
This was stitched with DMC.
I love it! I need to wear it to physical therapy, so my therapist Leigh can see what caused me all this pain. She told me I better wear this sweater A LOT! ;)
Thank you for your sweet words of encouragement my friends! I am now working on healing the pressure in my neck. I am getting there. I must be good for a while. I did not stitch at all yesterday or today. Let's see how long I can make it. ;)
"Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!" -Psalm 103:1
Baking and praying,
Vickie
"Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!" -Psalm 103:1
Baking and praying,
Vickie
Hello Vickie,
ReplyDeleteWOW! Yes, wear this a LOT, Vickie! It´s so beautiful! Congratulations on this festive finish and just in time for Christmas ... Enjoy and happy baking, my friend.
Praying and stitching a little,
love Carolien
P.S. Psalm 103 was the favourite psalm of my grandmother. I read it for her many, many times ... So thank you, you made me think of her again, which is so nice ... I think of her often. Imagine, she passed away on Dec. 24 (many years ago) and even on that day she still sang Christmas carols!
ReplyDeleteTake care & all the best for your neck.
Bye, Carolien
That is a lovely motif, congratulations Vickie
ReplyDeleteI hope your pain levels recede now you are resting.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Oh Vickie, it is lovely and totally worth it! Congratulations! Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sweater! You chose a perfect classic design. Did you stitch through both sweater and broad cloth? The stitches are so even. I can never get a t shirt to come out that good. You can rest those fingers now and have a lovely holiday,
ReplyDeleteFlorals always look so beautiful on black!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done! Perfect colors on black. I've always wanted to do just a simple star on a sweater and you've given me the incentive.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful Vickie!!!
ReplyDeleteVicki, It is absolutely beautiful and is amazing what can be done when you set your mine to it. I have enjoyed catching up with you. Merry Christmas. Hugs and Prayers from your friend Shirley
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful project! I haven't stitched on waste canvas in years, but I remember it being a lot of work. Enjoy and rest and heal, now!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh it's beautiful! I love it. It looks awesome on you, too. Yeah, I'd say it's worth it.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas sweet friend. :)
Absolutely a wonderful stitching job. Love the flowers on your new sweater. Have yourself a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hugs
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, Vickie!!! And yes, I would say it was worth it! Such a pretty pattern and it really stands out on the black sweater. Looks great on you, too! Hopefully, you can rest your neck now so you can get back to stitching again. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, Vickie...that is absolutely beautiful!! That design looks stunning on black. And you look so pretty.
ReplyDeleteSo keep on your pretty sweater, lounge on the couch, and enjoy the holidays!!
Beautiful!! Now be good and listen to your physical therapist. ;)
ReplyDeleteFabulous! I hope your therapy goes so smoothly now that you have the sweater. The colors do
ReplyDeletepop with the black background:)
Very pretty Vickie!
ReplyDeleteOh Vickie your sweater is absolutely worth it! It is just beautiful and a real treasure. Congratulations on a wonderful finish! I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous stitching, Vickie! Enjoy wearing your sweater with pride.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sweater Vickie. Hope you rest now over Christmas like a good girl!
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful Vickie and you look so lovely wearing your top.
Wishing you a pain free Happy Christmas .
Wow you looking so sweet wearing the beautiful Jersy and the motif is so beautiful ..
ReplyDeleteThinking of you so much
Sending you love and blessings x
Merry Christmas xx
Hello Vickie.
ReplyDeleteWow, this T-Shirt is amazing. Wonderful stitching.
Greetings, Manuela
Wow Vickie its stunning well done xxx thank you for your treasured gift xx
ReplyDeleteOh my Vickie, this is just gorgeous. What a great antique pattern you found. And these colors are so you. I can understand that you wanted to finish it in spite of your pain. This happens with a project that you have always wanted to make but always have delayed. And then, when you finally give it a go you can't stop until it's done. Great job, Vickie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sweater, Vickie! You've done a wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteAh, this is the mystery project! Mystery solved! It looks great on you and I quite agree, you must wear it a lot to make it worth every stitch and twinge!
ReplyDeleteWow! And on black yet! It really is lovely, Vickie and looks so nice on you... I hope your pain subsides now that you can take a little break from stitching this, but I understand how you had to keep at it until you finished... Congratulations :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks so amazing, well done.
ReplyDeleteWow, wow and WOW! That is gorgeous. Wear it in good health for the coming year.
ReplyDeleteWOW WOW WOW! It's so beautiful Vickie! I am so happy for you. All your hard work and time you put in for this gorgeous sweater is worth it.
ReplyDeletePriceless! love Annette
I'm sure it was worth the work :D Well done!!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas sweetie :)
A beautiful and unique sweater. Well worth all your hard work. You must have the patience of a saint to do that.
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas.
Your sweater is gorgeous! I love the floral design you chose. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat is sooooo beautiful!!!!!!! Wow! I think it was worth the pain, although I do hope it goes away quickly now that you can rest. Well, I'm bowled over. it's just stunning. I can see how it would have taken a long time to stitch. I bet there were tons of color changes! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sweater! I made my mother-in-law a stitched sweater many years ago and it does take a long time to stitch! However, it was worth it, as I'm sure you feel your sweater is. :) Praying for complete healing!
ReplyDeleteBlessings - Julie
Wow! You really expanded your horizons!! That is so beautiful! Congrats on creating such a work of art that is wearable!! You definitely should wear that a LOT!! It is too beautiful not to share! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful indeed. Yes, you should wear it a lot.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning sweater! I can see why you would put up with a lot of pain for it...
ReplyDeleteNicely done!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sweater!! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteAww, that's so lovely! A wonderful Christmas present for yourself :D
ReplyDeleteI can't get over your sweater. What work and so pretty! I've done some duplicate stitching on sweaters but never a full cross stitch picture.
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