X-Stitch: Big Cats

Friday 27, December

In the summer of 2004, Mui and I went on a photo safari in Botswana, Africa.

lions

After spending time with this lioness and her cubs, Mui’s love affair with big cats was sealed.
(Our african safari predates the blog; click here for a post with links to my write up and photos.)

Hoping that we would see the big cats while on safari, I started stitching a gift for Mui before we even left on our trip.  I managed to finish it in time for his January birthday the following year.

As is the case with all of my other cross-stitch work, Big Cats is in storage at the moment … awaiting the time when we will get off the road, and buy a stix & brix home where it can once again decorate our walls.

P.S. Yes, we did see the big cats of Africa while in Botswana … lions, leopards, and cheetahs … and it was a thrill indeed to encounter them in close proximity in the wild.

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7 comments:

  1. Paul and Marti DahlDecember 27, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    For something that beautiful, I'd HAVE to find room in my RV to display it! :c)

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  2. kristine barrDecember 27, 2013 at 4:48 PM

    Beautiful work!

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  3. SherryDecember 27, 2013 at 8:14 PM

    Oh Erin that is simply gorgeous. I agree with Paul. I'd have to find room for that. I could never leave it. I assume you designed it too. What talent you have!

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    1. ErinDecember 27, 2013 at 8:56 PM

      Thanks, but you give my creativity too much credit. It was a counted cross-stitch project that I found at a crafts store.

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  4. The Z'sDecember 27, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous. I've got a really big birthday coming up in '14 ...

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  5. beckygtxDecember 27, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    I have seen that pattern before and loved it when I saw it. You did a great job. Makes me want to get back to my stitching...

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  6. Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009December 29, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    I stitch also but not for many years.

    Excellent job! You do need a very special place to display that "work of art."

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