To
God be the Glory . . . .
I've always been grateful to my God for the talents He has given
me. I believe my love of needlework and my love of needlework
design are two talents the Lord has given to me to use for His
purpose. Searching for ways to give back to Him in appreciation,
I'm designing this series of complimentary cross stitch charts of verses
taken from the King James Bible.
My
inspiration for this series came this week as I was shopping in a local
craft store -- bargain shopping again. My zeal must have
shone unusually bright that afternoon. A lady approached me and
asked if I did much cross stitch. Have I done much cross
stitch!!! She explained to me she was looking for
"letters" to stitch Bible verses for her children. She
wanted to do all of this a month before Christmas. She was still
learning the difference between the lower count aida and monk cloth
verses the higher count linens. She had searched through all
the available charts, not finding ones with just Bible verses for her
project. I explained as much as possible in a short ten-minute
aisle-chat.
On the way
home I thought to myself how easy it would be to chart verses in a
standard size adaptable to different counts, fabrics and fibers.
Verses will be selected from the King James Bible. (I asked
*GOD* for copyright permission and has given me His permission to chart
His Word for my needlework pieces.) I am attempting to keep the
charts simple in design with a border around each which may or may not
be stitched or appropriate substitutions of the stitchers choice may be
stitched instead of the current border.
My goal is to
keep the design size the standard (127 stitches wide by 131 stitches
wide). Stitched on 32-count fabric over-one, the piece
would be approximately 4 inches by 4 inches. Stitched over
two it would double to 8 inches by 8 inches. This is an approximate
design size. Be sure to allow 2 to 3 inches border for your piece
on all sides for finishing. The size of the piece will vary
depending upon the stitcher's selection of fabric. The
fabric size and fiber selection will be left up to the stitcher although
I do use a fiber selection for charting purposes. I may change the
design format as this series progresses, but the verse will be present
and the size will be standard.
It is my
desire this series will grow even as my spiritual walk with my Lord and
Savior grows every day. It is my hope this series will be
useful to stitchers who love the Word of God, don't have the time or
energy to search high and low for a chart of a Bible verse they wish to
stitch.
Rejoice!
Meri
A
word about complimentary charts provided on this site:
"Complimentary"
charts are provided for download from this site as a courtesy to you.
We would appreciate your courtesy in return. Although there is no
charge to download a complimentary pattern, you may not re-publish,
kit, or re-distribute this chart without consent of the designer. You
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Abrams. Thank you and enjoy the designs!
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