New Project (Picture Update 6-7-11)

[Rose]

I started on my next project 3 days ago and have some really good progress so far. I hope it continues this quickly.

I am making a picture for my hubby's birthday it is a cross stitch of a picture that was painted for him.

This is the picture, this is what our race engines look like.


And here is a progress picture.


There are 10 pages for this pattern 5 across and 2 down. The page I am currently working is the middle page, top row and I am about 1/4 of the way finished. But if I have thread left that goes to the next page I work it all the way to the end so this is about 1 and 1/2 pages wide.

[karen4bells]

What a wonderful gift this is going to make!! Great progress on it already!!!

[tiffstitch]

That's a really neat idea Rose! Glad it's stitching up so quickly for you. I hope it continues well.

[Nachstenliebe]

Wow! so that's what a race engine looks like.. That's pretty cool!
Faith

[pamelam]

That's really different! Neat idea, Rose Great start on it!

[JuWildman]

Great start, it will look fab when finished

[Squirrel]

Great start Rose and sure hope it continues at the same pace. It looks really great.

Sally

[K1nS]

You started this 3 DAYS ago? Oh wow, you have done loads, well done

[callygirl]

Great start!

Two questions:

1. What count of fabric are you using?
2. How much time are you stitching per day?

You have gotten quite a lot done in 3 days and I am impressed!

[charmagne_capalad]

Wow, Rose, this is really impressive! It's coming along great, too! Happy stitching!

[BBB2264]

very cool I think that's a great pattern

[noctifyre]

This might sound stupid, but is the design of a gun?

Regardless, great idea and it's turning out great so far. I'm sure your husband will love it, especially since it was made with love.

[Mabel Figworthy]

What a great idea, and you've made an incredible start on it! Better not show this too DH or he'll want me to do an engine for him...

[ali-cat]

Oh Rose, it's looking brilliant already!!

[vanessanjf]

That is an unusual idea. It will look great

[Carole]

Oh I love that engine! That's going to be a smashing gift

[Like_Fine_VVine]

This is very nice! He's going to love it .

[stitchiemom]

That's a great idea. If my hubby knew that I could take pictures and convert them into charts he would have me stitching something similar...maybe an LS1??

[Rose]

Great start!

Two questions:

1. What count of fabric are you using?
2. How much time are you stitching per day?

You have gotten quite a lot done in 3 days and I am impressed!

I usually always work on 14 count aida and this is no exception. I can't really say how much time I stitch per day I just do it as much as I can Somedays more then others.

This might sound stupid, but is the design of a gun?

Regardless, great idea and it's turning out great so far. I'm sure your husband will love it, especially since it was made with love.

No it is a picture of the engines that we build for airplanes. It is a V12 Rolls Royce Motor.

[Cockneystitcher]

Great idea to stitch something unusual and different,but what you and your husband and people in your trade know what it is.