My massive sampler is finally done, after two years of evenings and weekends full of stitching!
Pattern is called "And a Forest Grew" by Karen Kluba. I bought it from my favorite cross stitch shop, Criss Cross Row. I replaced the quote from the original pattern with the Martin Luther quote seen here.
This photo was taken on June 4, 2008 using a Canon PowerShot SD870 IS.
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mintyfreshflavor, tastyfake, that blonde girl, nomadic monad, and 165 other people added this photo to their favorites.
WellerMade (60 months ago | reply)
Wow! Beautiful!
mintyfreshflavor (60 months ago | reply)
OMG. you finished. you finished!! i an't believe it. i love it!
MUFFA Miniatures (60 months ago | reply)
Holy moly, what a job!
All my admiration fo such a masterpiece!
cauchy09 (60 months ago | reply)
Whoa, so fabulous! I love Criss Cross Row, too.
klippity (60 months ago | reply)
It is so gorgeous!!
melingo wagamama (60 months ago | reply)
Thanks so much, all!
that blonde girl (60 months ago | reply)
This is amazing!
SewPixie (60 months ago | reply)
WOW! This is so lovely...so much to see. Nice work.
vero verita (60 months ago | reply)
Kudos!!! Take a bow :-)
3CatNite (60 months ago | reply)
gorgeous shades of green and stitching!
jmven (60 months ago | reply)
Nice picture
` ®© ROBERTO CARBONI (60 months ago | reply)
remarkable photo you should be proud congrats
Luis Eduardo ® (60 months ago | reply)
killer shot
colonial stitcher (60 months ago | reply)
I have the same one waiting to "be stitched". Hmmmm. It seems a bit daunting. Not sure if I have the energy to start it! You did an amazing job. Now go and get it framed! Wonderful.......
melingo wagamama (60 months ago | reply)
Thanks again to everyone for the praise. It's quite satisfying to have such a large project in my "finished" pile!
I encourage you to start this one--I've now
moved on to another project and I'm not
finding it nearly as fun. All the individual
trees and animals gave a real sense of
accomplishment at the end of each stitching
session, and it was always easy to find a
jumping in point the next time I picked it
up. The most frustrating thing about it is
having to switch colors so many times for
what seems to be little result, but in the
end the good outweighs the bad. You should
definitely give it a shot!
Le Silly (60 months ago | reply)
That is lovely, beautiful in art and sentiment.
Loves2Stitch2 (60 months ago | reply)
I love it!
merwing✿little dear (60 months ago | reply)
this is beautiful!
patricia2759 (60 months ago | reply)
Beautiful :)
jworick (60 months ago | reply)
Melissa, I am so proud of you and your crafty fingers. This is absolutely fan-flipping-tastic. I can't wait to see it in person!
Maluciana26 (60 months ago | reply)
Woooooooooooooooow. Estoy impresionada!!!!
Shabby Chic (59 months ago | reply)
wow! just stunning!!
Yurancha (58 months ago | reply)
wonderful!
pleun_s (57 months ago | reply)
This is amazing!
And I love to quote!
Tiny Haus (55 months ago | reply)
This is FANTASTIC!!! Great job :)
sarahcolombo74 (54 months ago | reply)
Wow! I LOVE it!!!!
opiumflowers [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)
so nice
wee bird (53 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called for the ♥ of cross stitch, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Alaska Gir1 [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
This is amazing it took my breath away!
Monkicat (52 months ago | reply)
gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
*christine** (49 months ago | reply)
A beautiful sampler! I love all the little details which must have made this a pleasure to stitch. Congratulations on the completion of your project.
Peggy_V (48 months ago | reply)
This is absolutely stunning! I think the quote is just perfect for it, too.
Roberto Alcantara [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)
Great effort.
ohioholly (48 months ago | reply)
Wow! What an amazing accomplishment!
isewcute (44 months ago | reply)
This is incredible!
:o)
englishcookies (42 months ago | reply)
Unbeleivable !!! Bravo !
thingofthisnature (41 months ago | reply)
Fantastic. Well done.
thingofthisnature (41 months ago | reply)
How big is this?
writtersrightword (30 months ago | reply)
Wow. This is an amazing piece of art. I adore it.
It must feel wonderful to have created such a unique work. Congrats!!!!
marikanola (26 months ago | reply)
I love your quote ... this is gorgeous ... I am getting it
emcadorette (26 months ago | reply)
Would you be horribly offended if I duplicated your quote replacement? My father collects Martin Luther items and this seems an excellent piece to stitch for his new Conservatory!
melingo wagamama (26 months ago | reply)
junkerjane (23 months ago | reply)
Beautiful :)
infinitelycloser [deleted] (22 months ago | reply)
Beautiful. Hope you have it framed now :)
penelope waits (22 months ago | reply)
i love the quote you have used. i have this pattern, and as i'm not religious, i'm going to replace the one on the chart with something else (possibly the one you've used, or maybe something from shakespeare). thanks for the inspiration!
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peregrine blue (15 months ago | reply)
stunning!
kwgronau (14 months ago | reply)
FYI I just posted the progress of my stitching of And a Forest Grew and thought you might like to see it. (Your piece is what inspired me to do it.. I am enjoying it since progress can be seen with each tree or animal completed, but like you stated elsewhere, it is tedious to change threads so often for some of the objects--birds in particular.)
englishcookies (14 months ago | reply)
It is beautiful, kwgronau, ;D I have just had a peek ;)