Sammich's stitchings (updated!)

[Sammich]

Thought I'd show off some of the projects I've been working on.
I've been cross stitching about a month now and I seem to have a problem with finishing projects... I keep coming across new great things I want to make and drop the others.

The first game-related project I finished was this Dr. Mario one using the patterns in this thread.
I'm proudly displaying it on my door at the moment.

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Then I started a biiiig project: the opening screen of Super Mario Bros. 2. I'm planning on doing this one and the character selection screen so I can turn them into pillow covers. I haven't progressed very far yet, really need to start working on it instead of being distracted by other things.

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The following two are for a big Zelda and Sonic fan; the hylian crest and a game select screen from Sonic 3.

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The tips on this forum have helped a lot, the stitches in the latest photo don't look anywhere near as messy.

[Kareesh]

It appears we have the same problem, Sammich.

But they all are looking great.

[Sammich]

I've been doing quite some stitching and actually finishing projects this time (most of it not video game related funny enough...), so here's a small update:

This one's an Ocarina of Time bookmark I made for my boyfriend, the pattern is self-made:

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I also finished the Hylian Crest in the previous post!

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Next up is a Minecraft creeper, I made the pattern for this one too. It's really tiny!

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This tiny shy-guy was made mostly to get rid of some leftover fabric, turns out this is one of the few game sprites in existence that's only 15 pixels high.

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Then there's this tiny Aperture Science logo I intend to turn into a magnet (the fuzzy green stuff is a T-Rex plush ):

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I've been working on the Super Mario Bros. 2 start-up screen but it's hard to stay interested in something so full of the same colour, so boring!

[Pyper]

They look great, but how do you stop them fraying?

[Sammich]

The aida I have is so stiff it doesn't fray unless you apply a lot of force to it, which is quite handy. It helps to remove a few threads around the edges though, just in case, or to remove all of them like I did for the bookmark.
I've not found a use for most of these (aside from the bookmark) though, so I'll probably apply some transparent glue to the edges once I've figured out what to do with every patch.