Do you ever have an idea rolling around your mind for such a long time you are almost afraid to try and realise it for fear it doesn’t work? Just me? I really hope not!
I have had the idea for this pattern for ages! A couple of weeks ago I decided to get a grip, face my fears and start making. Although I had to tweak the pattern as I went, on the whole, I am happy with how it turned out.
My original pattern had to be made considerably smaller or I would have been stitching the same piece forever! I have kept the original though – it occurred to me that it would be the perfect size for a needlepoint cushion. I could see this design on a cushion, what do you think? I had also imagined the M being blue with red/pink roses around the door but the green vine and leaves got lost against the blue do I had to switch to a yellow M with clematis! Necessity is truly the mother of invention.
What do you think? I am hoping to start selling cross stitch/needlepoint patterns in the near future so I would love to hear your thoughts. I think I am going to add this to the list of patterns that I am happy with.
Brilliant, this looks really lovely. I think selling patterns is a good way of getting your creativity out into the world. Good luck with your venture.
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Thank you. I am bumbling away…..it may be a while!
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I think it’s very effective ^^
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Thank you so much!
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Quite lovely!
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Thank you!
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Really lovely. You are so creative and have a real way with colour combinations. Sure you’ll have great success selling patterns!
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What a lovely thing to say! Thank you
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It looks great! You’re so creative! 😊
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Aw! Thank you, Tifa!
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If it’s any comfort, I have more ideas than I could ever realise just timewise and, yes, many of them I fear would go wrong……
=)
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I am so glad it isn’t just me! 😄
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That is lovely! The colors are great!
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Thank you so much!
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I really love this design! So glad to hear you’re thinking about selling your patterns.
I know just what you mean about becoming obsessed with ideas. Sometimes, when I get around to making something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, I don’t even mind if it doesn’t work out. I just think–well, I finally got that out of my system!
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Thank you, Kathleen! So kind of you.
I do like your way of thinking. 😉
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Your work is amazing. Your blog is one I always get excited about when the updates come into my reader. That being said, I feel like online cross stitch pattern stores are a dime a dozen, and I hate it because it’s really hard to find high quality patterns. I’m positive your patterns would be a high quality (I’ve seen your work!) but I would still proceed with caution. With such an overcrowded market, it may be hard to get sales and that could be very discouraging!
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Thank you! Your comment made me feel ten feet tall! Thank you also for your constructive comments about selling cross stitch patterns. I couldn’t agree more. For a long time my first love has been for freehand stitching because almost all that I could find were cross stitch patterns of poor quality or not my thing. I have started to like cross stitch a lot more since I started designing my own.
I feel the need to give what I am doing a little more discipline and something to work towards – everything I have done up to now has just been experimenting or making gifts for others. Making pieces to sell is not something I am really in a position to do right now (I’m not sure I’d want to be doing too much of that anyway). I want to see where my love of stitching might take me next and I guess I saw selling cross stitch patterns as the simplest way to start learning. I see it as a beginning rather than the ultimate goal I am working towards.
I was really struck by your comment. I even showed it to my husband and discussed it with him. It has got me thinking a lot about making sure that anything I do decide to sell has to be of a quality that I am happy with rather than what I think is popular in the market. Most sincerely – thank you!
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