I played around with cross stitch, but now one of my favorite quilting websites, Fandom in Stitches, is having a Doctor Who Stitch Along! We'll be stitching 12 blocks, and then putting them all together into a quilt, one block per week.
After searching the google machine for instructions on everything having to do with embroidery, including how to transfer a pattern, how to stitch, how to start and end a thread, I started in on the first Doctor, William Hartnell. He performed Doctor Who from 1963 - 1966.
I was hoping to get someone else to join me on the stitch along, and Sara decided she'll give it a try too. Now we're going to have two Doctor Who quilts at the end of the project, but having too many quilts is a problem I can deal with. For the record her first block is much nicer than mine. However, I'm not worried, because when I learn something new, I can see my early attempts being sloppy, but I learn from each block and get a little better.
I have to say embroidery seems easier, and more free form than cross stitching. I think I'll be switching over to doing more embroidery in the future.
The designer for this block recommended two strand split stitch, so that's what I used. It took me about three to four hours in total. The next block is the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton, and the designer for that one recommends three strand back stitch, so that'll be how I'll be doing my second block.
