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The Chelsea logo is cross-stitched and measures about 10" x 10" and took a LONG time! But I love the therapeutic nature of stitching in front of the telly and how neat and accurate cross stitch turns out so it was one of my favourite projects.
I made it into a very simple cushion cover by creating a frame for the cross stitch from some soft blue felted fabric using mitred corners. I then created a back out of the same blue fabric in the same size as the frame and stitched it all together. I just made the opening at the back overlap by quite an amount rather than fussing about with any kind of fastening. I decided to keep it very simple as I thought the cross stitch was enough of a feature on it's own!
Blogging about this has made me want to get started on another big cross stitch project!
Hi, where did you get the cross stitch pattern from? I am looking to do one for my grandson.
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DeleteIt was such a long time ago when I started it that I can't really remember but this looks like the one I used. http://easypatterns.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/chelsea-fc-cross-stitch-pattern.html
Be prepared it takes a LONG time! Happy Sewing!
How long is a LONG time? I came across your cushion and completed cross stitch in a google search and thought this would be a fantastic 60th birthday present for my Dad in May. I just want to make sure I could get it done in time!
ReplyDeleteHi Emma! O I'm sure you can get it done by May! I made this quite a while ago now so it's hard to say exactly but I remember a lot of evenings in front of the TV stitching. I think I made to over the course of a couple of months in my free time, and I work full time so it's not like I was doing it all the time or anything. It's a really satisfying project, I say go for it! Just don't leave it until the last minute! Good luck!
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