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New Start, Halloween Edition

BOO!

    The older cross stitch magazines are just super full of really great patterns. The October 1996 edition of Cross Stitch & Needlework in particular hits it outta' the park.

Great issue, tons of great patterns

    Recently, I finished one of the patterns from this issue, Harvest Witch by Lorri Birmingham. Then, right there on the opposite page, I see this beautiful moon:

Gorgeous!
    Who could resist that?!?!?! It is called Trick or Treat Moon, by Jeff Julseth. I love everything about it. The letters are ridiculously beautiful, the candy raining down from the sky screams,"eat me" the border is a really cute checkerboard. And then the fabric really made me want to stitch it. I have never stitched on black before, so I was excited to try it out. Decided to stitch it on 18 count. So here it is so far:

Isn't the floss pretty?

    Hooray for orange! I love love love orange floss. And I think it really pops against the black aida.

    Now, the design calls for 26 count black Heatherfield, and it's finished size is 11 3/8" by 9 5/8". That would be a really nice size if I wanted to frame it, but I thought I would make this into a flat fold using Vonna the Twisted Stitcher's method  instead. So that's why I decided on 18 count, and that makes it a 7" by 8 1/8" finish instead. Perfect for a flat fold!

Close up!

    Happy Stitching!

    Marisol

   


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