Owl cushion pattern

My sister's birthday is coming up, and she has requested an owl cushion. A fully-formed image appeared in my mind. This morning, I've created the pattern. Download it below and resize to your heart's content.

Coming up, I'll post the finished product to show what it looks like in real life. I'm looking forward to raiding my fabric drawer this weekend...



Here's the Pattern

Bird and baby sitting in a tree....

birdgraph
Originally uploaded by evilshrub

I've never made a proper graph for a cross stitch before.... that is, UNTIL NOW. Duh-dun!

So, here's my first official design. I decided to start humbly. I haven't chosen the exact colours I would like to use yet. Perhaps I will post some on the weekend.

The eyes of the birds are french knots. I think the rest is pretty self-explanatory.

I can't wait to try it! I hope somebody else does try it too!

I will try and find an alternative spot to put this rather than flickr on the weekend. It limits the size I can post, I think.