10 The World of Cross Stitching http://www.cross-stitching.comProject Hill Top Farm
DESIGNED BY MICHAEL POWELL
Start the new year off with this design from Michael Powell,
designed exclusively for The World of Cross Stitching
the farm
M
ichael Powell’s intricate
designs have long been a
favourite with stitchers, and
it’s no surprise why – he captures
amazing colour and detail in his
watercolour paintings that then
translate beautifully into cross stitch.
This evocative scene of a snowy farm
has been designed specially just for
The World of Cross Stitching, and is
an ideal challenge to start off 2020.
Michael has a distinctive,
‘crooked’ style of painting, and Hill
Top Farm is instantly recognisable as
one of his creations. He’s captured the
farm at the loveliest point of sunset,
when the sky is ablaze with shades
of red, yellow, blue and purple. You’ll
relish the detail used in the design,where the foreground is brought into
sharp relief with backstitch outlines
against the half cross stitch of the sky.
While the weather outside may
look just like Hill Top Farm, you can
stay warm and cosy inside, when you
complete this winter landscape!Up on
Michael is a renowned artist with a magical
style. His love of buildings and architecture
are the main inspiration for his work, normally
created in pen and ink and watercolour. He
then translates them into cross stitch patterns.Michael Powell
Meet the designer
Stitching Time
Approx. 65 hours
Type of Stitches
Cross stitch, fractionals,
half cross stitch, blending,
backstitch, French knots
Ease of Stitching
AdvancedEnjoy
a new
Fa c t b challenge