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Pattern is by CutePatternsbyMaria on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1057534691/
Edit: Trying to figure out how to get photos to show up on my Lemmy feed without having to click to an external link. I think this works?
Edit2: Tried making the images in the body clickable since they're not very large, at least on my screen.
Edit3: Fixed the spacing between my edits. Still learning Lemmy!
Super cute! Just also wanted to say the way your post is formated with the embedded images that allow you to not open any link is really nice to read. It's even more practical than on reddit! I was worried I was going to miss scrolling r/crossstitch after leaving reddit, but actually this post makes me think this community is gonna be very, very fine as my new crossstitch home.
Lol, your edits are a rollercoaster! To add the inline image you just need to use an actual image URL (the one that ends with .jpg, .PNG, whatever) in the field when you make a post, rather than the Imgur link I think you used there. But anyway!
That pattern shop is definitely well named because this is cute as all heck. Absolute sucker for a lighthouse stitch. And it's so neatly done!
Is it interfaced Aida handstitched onto felt, or...?
Can you say more about the process? I'm guessing it's on Aida, what's the blue backing? And how did you do the border? I really want to make patches and can't find any info that I find helpful. Everything I can come up with seems like the Aida would unravel.
Hi! Sorry for the late reply, haven't checked on this account in a while.
You're right, this is on aida, which does unravel if you leave it as is. To prevent this, I cut the aida, leaving a 1 square gap all the way around. Then I added self-adhesive felt to the back, cut it to size, and stitched all the way around to protect the edges of the aida. The adhesive makes it pretty secure on its own, but stitching around the edges is just extra security, plus I just like the look of the border.
You can't actually see the self-adhesive felt though, because after that I added normal (non-adhesive) felt (that's the blue backing you can see), cut holes into it, popped on the brooch clasps, and stitched around the edges go attach the felt to the aida. I don't think it really needed two layers of felt, but I had already added the adhesive felt before I realized I wanted to add the brooch clasps.