Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Pictures to come!

I will be posting some pictures this weekend.  Two sides fully done (backstitched etc).  One side almost done and the 4th side is getting the letters stitched on.  I will show a progress picture this weekend.

Note: I have made tons of changes to this pattern. 
  1. Backstitched everything, even though the pattern didn't request it.
  2. Changed the jail main completely.  The pattern man looks like a dead ghost with two mouths.  I love him and it will make my pattern unique to me.
  3. The Policeman "go to jail" will be changed too.  I do not like that the pattern messes up his hand.  I swear his hand is bigger than his head????
  4. I changed most of the colors for the spots and color matched it to my Monopoly Board.  I am sure that the amount of DMC colors that were out when this pattern was created was slacking.  So my goal was to match it better.  I love the results and it also makes mine different from others.
I did notice that 1 out of the 3 chests were different and of course the one chest I stitched was the one with the error, so what do I have to do, I have to pull out a section and re-stitch it but such is life.

After I am done this pattern, I will be garage sale searching for an end table with a glass top to have someone have it framed inside the table so my family and I can play on it.  I cannot wait.  Almost 10 years ago I started this pattern and I now want it framed in a table yesterday.  LOL.  If I can find two end tables I would be thrilled because I have a chest game pattern that I could stitch for the other table.

The only thing new is I am binding all my cross stitching into binded books so that they are more organized for my daughter and I.  I have 4 done so far and I love them.  Table of contents.  Easy to find a pattern.  I still have many to bind, but I am done making all my table of contents for each book.

I hope by Sunday I will have a picture up for you and that all I will have all the lettering done on my board.

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