Crafts

Here is a picture of the cover. It called for this particular kind of fabric, which I was unable to find or order, for some reason. When I couldn't get it, I decided to do it on regular cross stitch fabric, and I actually think it worked out better that way. It was a very portable project, so I could do it while my dh was driving, or sitting in waiting rooms. It also ended up being quite a bit smaller than it would have been, which I liked because the stitches are denser and the colors somewhat more vivid.

At the time I didn't give much thought to how I would join the squares and finish it. When I was done I sent it to my cousin, who is a very talented seamstress. She sent t back, saying she didn't even want to attempt it. Well, when I picked the package up at our local post office, a friend of mine was there and I explained the whole dilemma to her, and she said she would give it a try. If it hadn't been for her I'd probably have all 30 pix sitting in my unfinished projects pile. As I said, the black seemed to be the best option at the time, but my d-i-l wants only "soothing" colors in the nursery.