NOTE: This was supposed to have posted last night and didn’t. I’m going to go ahead and post it even though I think I’ve figured out what I want to do. By the time you’re done reading this one, I should have a Day 6 report posted.
This is progress for Day 5. It was 407 stitches.
Here’s where I need opinions. Please don’t say “do whatever makes you happy!” I’m really ok with all the options but sometimes thoughts from others help a lot.
The chart shows initials but I want to put names, along with year of birth and year of death. My dad was the last living sibling so they’re all gone now. I feel like even with a note on the back, initials aren’t as “real” as names.
I was wanting to cross-stitch each name but there are eight brothers and sisters besides my dad. Here’s what the charted piece/model looks like.
I’m leaning towards doing an outline type stitch for the names and years instead of the full “x” because I don’t want this to look cluttered and eight more names are a lot of names to squeeze in there.
Here are the things I’m thinking about. Please share your thoughts. I really want this piece to be special and something that someone in the family would like to have.
Option 1:
Leave out that little square on point (with the blue points). Move up the cartouche that will have my grandparents’ first names and marriage date. That would leave room for two columns of names/years in the bottom center.
Option 2:
There will be space to put the names and years spread out on both the right and left sides of the motifs. I would probably center them.
Option 3:
Find/plan the space to randomly place the names in between the motifs.
Before I start the center row of motifs, I probably should have a plan so I know how much space to leave between the motifs.
I really do appreciate your thoughts on this and if there’s something you can think of that’s totally different from how I’m thinking about this, I’d love to hear that too.
Thank you!
Sherry Bobak says
My idea is to put two siblings underneath your father’s name, put 3 siblings to the left and 3 to the right. Maybe use a different color for each person. Underneath the middle row, stitch your grandparents in the wreath circle with the bottom flowers on either side. If you have room on the sides, you could stitch the larger floral motifs. If you have gaps to fill, use one or more of the little square motifs. As you can tell, I’m kind of a symmetrical personality. Clear as mud, right? LOL
Dottie says
They all sound good, but I “think” I’m leaning toward Option 1.
Denyse Loughlin says
What about doing them all 1 over 1. I know that takes a lot of patience but it might give you more room to work. There’s a pattern by Blackbird Designs in their Abecedarian series that did that. It was for ancestors on the maternal side. I stitched it for my daughter, my sis did all the research for me, & all the names & dates were 1 over 1. It was daunting, but everything fit & it turned out so pretty. I put all the info on the back for her that wouldn’t fit in the piece. Good luck w/whatever you come up with.
Sandi says
I like option 1. Hugs,