Dragons for baby's room - update 14 Jun

[msufly]

Sorry I haven't been around much since finishing White Horses. Life has kept me busy with other stuff - including my pregnancy! I'm 6 months along and we decided baby girl's room is going to be dragon-themed. Her crib will sit along a big wall where I visualize a "flight" of dragons.

The centerpiece will be The Guardian by Teresa Wentzler (see gallery for pic). Here is Stretch, a TW freebie, still unfinished because I want to put some words around him. Not sure if I'll make it a sampler with baby's name & birthdate, or put some clever dragon quote around him.



And this week I finished A Dragon's Lullaby, designed by Jennifer L. Aikman-Smith (available at PatternsOnline.com). I changed up some of the threads & colors from the pattern. I'm going to get this one framed.



A few weeks ago I ordered 2 more dragon patterns that won't take too long to stitch up from Picture This Plus. They are both FireWing Designs:

- Danger! Cool: http://www.picturethisplus.com/store/pr ... anger-cool" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

- Paladin: http://www.picturethisplus.com/store/pr ... ng-paladin" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

There's been a delay in the shipment because of the hand-dyed 28 ct Lugana I ordered to go with them but should arrive next week. I need to get moving because I want to get them both stitched up before baby comes mid-July!

I will most likely want more cross-stitched dragons in her room (because it's SO hard to find dragon baby stuff!) but not sure which patterns I'll add to the bunch yet.

[rcperryls]

Congratulations

Stretch is lovely, as is the Dragon Sampler.
What a clever and original theme for a baby's room. I love the ones you have chosen to do and now have bookmarked another designer (as if I needed more). Unfortunately the only dragons I can think of right now are the HAED dragons of all sorts but those won't get done quickly.

Katiespark did a Dragon Bingo last fall and there were some great charts, not all HAEDs, and designers of dragon charts in it. Might give you some ideas.

Carole

[destructiveernie]

I seem to remember seeing some charts somewhere of cartoony dragons in nappies.

Will see if I can remember where

[destructiveernie]

http://www.earlymayembroidery.com/cross ... ragon.html" target="_blank

http://www.maurer-stroh.com/cat_animalbabies.html" target="_blank - page 5 for dragon baby

http://free-crossstitch-patterns.blogsp ... ragon.html" target="_blank

Just some ideas!!!!!

[Fizzbw]

Congrats on the baby!

Stretch is brilliant, I have that chart saved and it's really good to see it stitched up!

Best of luck with the dragon search. I just purchased a dragon Alphabet from SewandSo.

http://www.sewandso.co.uk/Products/Drag ... -2034.aspx" target="_blank" target="_blank

I obviously got the last one but I'm sure they will be back in stock soon. The picture doesn't do it justice.

Also Joan Elliot has a lovely dragon that I've got kitted up soon to go, the chart was in a book of hers but you can get it separately.

Niki xxx

[Rose]

Very nice work!!!!!!

[mechie]

Very pretty! I love the idea of the dragon theme nursery. Have you seen the Dragonlets Birth Sampler from Dragon Dreams? My sister made it for my oldest when she was born.

mechie

[vanessanjf]

Wonderful work

[karen4bells]

very nice stitching and what a wonderful theme for a baby's room!! Congrats on your pregnancy!!

[Mabel Figworthy]

The one with the three dragons is gorgeous!

[msufly]

Thanks for the ideas everyone! I'll certainly take a look at all of them!

[Fljotsdale]

What a wonderful idea! Wish I'd thought of that for my babies! Love Stretch! And all the other designs

[Lessa54]

Ooh, congratulations on the baby, and what a lovely theme for baby's room. I'd have loved to do that for my son, but DH isn't as keen on dragons and fantasy and would have squashed me flat had I suggested that. For some bigger ones, maybe as baby gets older, have you looked at the Randal Spangler draglings charts on HAED? They're so funny and cute.

[Carole]

What a fabulous idea for Baby's room
Love Stretch, and the sampler is great too. Can't wait to see what else you stitch.

[WonkyWitch]

I love dragons - such a good theme for a room!

Well done on all the stitching you've done so far.

[lucyloo34]

I love the dragons, great work Congratulations on your pregnancy too, your baby will have something lovely to look at now

[wolfmom]

That is a gorgeous theme. I love both designs you have stitched so far. I have to admit that I adore Dragon Dreams designs as well

[Parksfarm]

Very cute - congratulations!

[LadyS]

That's a great theme and you're already doing wonderfully with it! Very colorful and cheerful.

[msufly]

Paladin is now halfway done! I decided to go with a dark grey floss (DMC 413) for the dragon because the one DMC variegated floss I tried looked crappy. I like the grey because it pulls out the black highlights in the Eek! fabric from Picture This Plus.

Please excuse the wrinkles from my hoop...and I had was mistaken earlier - this is 28ct Cashel linen not Lugana. My first time working with linen and I haven't had any problems with it.