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This was a stitch along by Witchy Stitcher in 2019 and I discovered it recently. My quilting mojo has disappeared and Mind If I Hang Out is just too daunting at the moment so I decided I needed to start yet another project. This is right up my alley and I can do it is small bits.
Fabric is 14 count Aida from Picture This Plus in Cauldron, which seems fairly appropriate.
Starting with Room 1 Phantom of the Opera, not the mansion outline.
Universal Monster Cross Stitch by Witchy Stitcher by works4me19, on Flickr

I like your eerie fabric !

Mabel Figworthy wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:09 pm I like your eerie fabric !

I agree! That will be perfect for what looks to be a lot of fun stitching!

Carole

rcperryls wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:20 pm

Mabel Figworthy wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:09 pm I like your eerie fabric !

I agree! That will be perfect for what looks to be a lot of fun stitching!

Carole

I agree with Mabel and Carole.

What a fun project! There will be lots of little finishes, which makes it very satisfying to stitch, I think.

Room 1 Phantom of the Opera is complete, including the 2 rows of mansion surrounding it. I taped the mansion pattern together last night and will pick away at it.
Room 2 is directly below room 1 and is The Mummy. Lots of fun items in it.

The eerie Aida looks like it will work beautifully and I am enjoying the fast finishes to his project. Each room pattern even includes a bit of history about the monster. Fun, quick, AND educational.
Universal Monster Room 1 by works4me19, on Flickr

This is great and the fabric is perfect!

Carole

What Fun! And I agree with everyone about the fabric! Ace!

It is an atmospheric fabric indeed. Great first little finish

One of my favourite musicals, beautifully stitched!

Well done on choosing just the right fabric for this interesting design and you have made a grand start on it too.

Very nicely stitched & Iove the fabric - well done. Looking forward to seeing more of this as it is such a different design to anything I've seen before..

Thanks everyone. This is a fun project and is keeping me entertained. I finished room 2, the Mummy, as well as the room 2 border and a bit of the mansion above room 1. The pattern for the Mummy calls for either french knots or beads for the mummy eyes. I have pulled beads for the mummy, the cat, and the centre of the flower in room 1. I am assuming that I shouldn't attach these beads until I will no longer be hooping those areas?
Room 2 by works4me19, on Flickr

Room 3 is the Creature from the Black Lagoon. It is beside the Phantom block and I will stitch the room outline first plus a bit of the mansion above that room. I see lots of black in my near future.

Great progress! I would be very tempted to put the beads on when finishing a room, but if you are at all likely to have to put a hoop over it then you are absolutely right in waiting!

I think Shiny Beads would look better in this case than French Knots. And Yes!...wait until the end before stitching them on.

for 2nd Room!

wendywombat wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:57 am I think Shiny Beads would look better in this case than French Knots. And Yes!...wait until the end before stitching them on.

for 2nd Room!

I agree! What a great Mummy that is. I love his (her?) case and the spider hanging down from the ceiling gives it an extra eery feeling which is perfect!
Looking forward to your phantom next!

Carole