[finish] Best Dad

cross stitch finishes 17 March, 2009

Last week, I finished my most recent WIP, “Best Dad”, which was being worked on 28ct Zweigart Cashel Vintage Linen in Country Cream. Andrew worked wonders framing it in time for Dad’s birthday.

Here’s the finished cross stitch, newly washed and ready for framing. It took 8 hours and 10 mins in all, but I did decide not to stitch the border as shown on the original Lizzie*Kate chart as we both felt — what with the double matting we’d decided upon — that it would detract from the piece.

Best Dad [finished]

Andrew then self-framed it, using two pieces of card for the mounts (which he measured and cut himself) — one in a deep blue, the other in a shimmery cornflower blue. They work very well together, it must be said! If you like, you can click this image for a larger version:

Best Dad [framed]

And Dad himself? Well, when he unwrapped his gift and saw it, he was very touched. You could tell; for a long while he didn’t know what to say and got a bit teary-eyed — and that I got a massive hug (Andrew was out at work at the time). Later in the week we also took him to Glastonbury Abbey for the day, which is a bit of a trek for us but so worth it — Dad had wanted to see the Abbey after watching a documentary on the dissolution of the monestaries on the television, and Andrew and I need no excuses for visiting one of our favourite towns! Still, I am so glad that we managed to make his 71st a little extra special. :-)

2 Responses to “[finish] Best Dad”

  1. Cherish, Dream, Live | Heathwitch's Stitchcraft Says:
    April 29th, 2009 at 9:32 am

    [...] Cream”, but then I got sidetracked by other pieces (with closer deadlines — such as Best Dad and My Best Friend’s Bra). And so, this piece took two months to finish but only 9 hours of [...]

  2. [finish] Cherish, Dream, Live | Heathwitch's Stitchcraft Says:
    January 16th, 2011 at 3:18 am

    [...] Cream”, but then I got sidetracked by other pieces (with closer deadlines — such as Best Dad and My Best Friend’s Bra). And so, this piece took two months to finish but only 9 hours of [...]

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