Design Name: Old Cat Sampler
Designer: Margaret Sherry
Description: A tabby cat is happily perched on a tree limb wearing a cute diamond collar. Below him is a poem entitled "When I Am An Old Cat".

Date Started: February 2006
Date Completed: Saturday, March 25, 2006
Fabric: Antique white evenweave
Count: 28 count

Threads used: DMC B5200, 310, 341, 349, 350, 352, 414, 415, 642, 644, 822, 989, 3354, 3747, 3799

How Finished: Framed in a black frame
Stitched for: Me, Dylan, Hazel, and Peanut
Special Occasion: Love :)



It's done! I am really happy with how it turned out! I especially love the diamonds on the cat's collar! Go ME! It is hanging on the wall right by the computer so I can always look at it!

I love the backstitching on the cat's fur! It makes him look so cuddly! The hardest thing about this cross stitch project was all of the French knots! How I hate them! Every single letter "i" has one and there are about 4-5 in each flower too! UGH! At least I have finally kind of mastered how to do them. :)

I visited a great cross-stitch supply store yesterday. It was like cross-stitch heaven! I bought a 4-pack of gold plated needles and a heart-shaped key chain to put a little cross-stitch picture in. My next project is going to be Archie the bear! It is a nice, short, simple project. Archie the bear will be too big for the key chain. Maybe I will turn him into a greeting card.