I asked what image she was wanting to work with, figuring it would be a family picture or pet, or something similar, and asked her to email it to me and I would see what I could do with it. This way she could see what the program could do and decide if it was something she wanted to invest in.
(My thoughts/review about using the program PC Stitch will be posted later this weekend!)
I was surprised when I opened her message that she then said she had TWO projects, and she was including both images.
Oh boy, I thought...I walked right into that one. Being a nice person though I downloaded both files to see what it was I was working with. To my amazement it was nothing I would have ever guessed as my first "commission"..
Turns out her request was to create two patterns for her Episcopal church that she could enjoy stitching, have framed and then donate to hang in the church for all the congregation to enjoy.
Being unfamiliar with these specific religious symbols, I nonetheless found the shield to be a simple image to translate into a pattern, however the cross was another story. That required building from scratch as the program muddled all the lines of the Celtic-style lines on the cross and the lines of the woven rope border.
Challenge accepted.
Honestly, once I started on the cross it was more a matter of removing all the additional shades of blue the program loves to add to a pattern (again, more on that with my next post), and then to create a negative space for the details so the project could be stitched using just one color. Matching up the lines proved to be more trial and error.
Believe me when I say that math (specifically geometry and graphing) were never my strong suit, but I had so much fun with trying to get the final pattern as close to the original image as possible.The requested size (around 5" x 7" on a 16-count cloth) was pretty restrictive, but thankfully, it worked out after a few hours of playing around.
It didn't feel right to accept payment, though one was offered, and it was then that I decided to share them here; the first of many free downloadable patterns I hope to offer. The Shield pattern is stitched with 3 colors (red, white and blue) and the Cross is simply one shade of blue.
My apologies in advance if the colors listed in the patterns are not the exact shades of blue or red that they should be: feel free to pick up the proper colors (or ones more to your liking) when you purchaseyour stitching supplies.
So, if you have a need for these patterns, feel free to help yourself. I do ask, however, that if you share it with others to please not remove my logo or web information. To download a PDF files of the patterns, simply click on the link underneath its corresponding image.
Will I address religion again in the future? Possibly. Its a touchy subject for many, as religion is a vast scope embracing everything from all walks of Christianity to Paganism and even Science these days, and I am not really sure how much demand there is for such a thing. Feel free to comment below if there is anything religious you think I should try tackling in the future, or what other fun project you might want to see offered as a free pattern.
Happy stitching!
Shawna
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