Model “A” Progress

28 October 2005 22:44 Renée round robins, exchanges, & gifts, wips

1929 Ford Model A, Progress as of 28.10.05 - Click for a larger image! Here is my progress on the Model “A” that I am doing for my EMS round robin at 10 hours. I am pretty pleased with the way it is turning out… It is finally starting to look like a car! ;)
The book that this Model “A” is in is called “Classic Cars” and is a 1991 Stoney Creek Raindrop Designs publication. I found it at my LNS and it had been there so long that the price tag was still in Deutsche Marks! (For those of you not in Europe, Germany abandoned the Deutsche Mark in favor of the Euro in 2002.) The book is pretty neat though and has patterns for eight other classic cars, including a 55′ T-bird and a 57′ Corvette.

Along with classic Mustangs, I also love classic Thunderbirds and I had originally planned on stitching the T-bird for this round robin. However, it was just a tad too big for the square. Oh well, since I like T-birds I just might stitch it for myself one day instead.

When I went out searching for a pattern for this round robin it occurred to me that if you are a male stitcher and want to stitch “manly” subjects, it must be kind of tough to find those sorts of charts. I mean, I know that they exist: I found some after all, but in comparison to all of the “girly” things out there that one can stitch, the number is rather small.

But I suppose that is to be expected: After all, though we may not like to pigeon-hole people into traditional gender roles, the fact of the matter is that cross-stitch is mainly a female hobby and the patterns out there reflect that.

6 Responses

  1. Shelleen Says:
    29 October 2005 at 14:00

    I have that leaflet and I want to stitch the mustang out of it.

  2. Nicki Says:
    29 October 2005 at 23:46

    I agree with you about the ‘girly’ charts. My father-in-law stitches, and I took him to our local LNS when they visitied. It’s a great store, but he had real trouble finding something he liked. He picked a picture of a stag in the end.

  3. Chiara Says:
    30 October 2005 at 14:42

    I agree with you..your car is turning out very well…I’ve never seen this kind of pattern it’is really original!!!

  4. Dawn Says:
    30 October 2005 at 18:28

    That is looking cute! I showed Mac it and he loved it.

  5. Outi Says:
    31 October 2005 at 14:30

    Looking good. :)
    And that problem is not only for male stitchers, it’s also problem for us who, mostly, dislike girly/ feminine patterns - as there seems to be certain presumption about “feminine taste”. :| (Ok, if I think of my latest projects… they have been a bit… girlish lately. So who am I to say? ;))

  6. Ann Says:
    31 October 2005 at 19:25

    Good progress. I can imagine that the country-related (like e.g. american indian charts) and the animal patterns could be interesting for the male stitchers out there too…but it’s true that they will find more to choose from if they are making gifts for women :-).

    I have a new SBQ of the week suggestion, quite related to the previous one: “What would YOU do if you received a stitched present that you really do not like (e.g. the theme or artist is not your style; or because there are many mistakes in the stitching or the finishing is not up to your standards; or because the cat is ruining the stitched pillow so you would rather preserve the stitching in a frame? Would you pretend to like it and show/hide it? Would you ask if you can modify it at your taste? Would you give it to someone who does appreciate e.g. the theme on the stitched piece with/without permission from the person who gave it to you?”