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Sharon's Cross-Stitch Project

 

A note from Sharon on Saturday 1st March 2008
 
There is a story to my purchase of this 'Rose of Sharon' pattern

My Father died on the 12th November 1989
The day after he died I was walking past a craft shop on the way to work
I was early so I went in to have a look
I saw the pattern and had a little cry in the shop because my Dad called me his 'Rose of Sharon'
I decided to buy it and stitch it in memory of him

Now, almost twenty years later, I decided I needed to start this project!

Almost all the threads I am using were Mothers - I was the lucky one who inherited her sewing basket!

For my fiftieth birthday my sister Fiona stitched me a beautiful 'Rose of Sharon' and it is hanging in our bedroom
When I finish this one it will also hang in our gorgeous bedroom too
It is my favourite room in our house and they will look perfect!

CLICK HERE to see the gift from Fiona hanging in our bedroom
 
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The pattern Sharon is working from

 

CLICK HERE
to see a 1200 pixels x 854 pixels enlargement

 

CLICK HERE
to see a 2581 pixels x 1836 pixels enlargement
and being a very large size,
this picture allows you to see a lot of the details
including the thread numbers and colours
 
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Sharon started this project on Saturday 1st March 2008
and eventually photos of the finished and framed cross-stitch will be added here
 
in the meantime
CLICK HERE
to see dozens and dozens and dozens
of photos taken each Sunday to show her progress

 

The shot below shows Sharon working on another pattern during August 2002
and click on the photo for the details
 
 
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FRAMED  ON  FRIDAY  29th  JUNE  2018
 
PROJECT  DURATION  =  TEN  YEARS  FOUR  MONTHS
 
 
 
This photo version was taken with the CrossStitch hanging on our bedroom wall ...
 
 
 
... and here it was on the floor of the front patio
 
 
 
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