Cross stitch pattern from Salty Stitcher Designs featuring sail boats and the phrase Mackerel skies and mares' tails. Soon it is time to shorten sails"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Tiramisu from Under The Sea fabrics using DMC or Colour and Cotton threads. Stitch count is 126 x 1236
Note from the Designer: Growing up in Michigan, my family loved our winter visits to Nettles Island, Florida to visit my grandparents. Nettles Island is located on Hutchinson Island where the Intercoastal is on one side and the Atlantic Ocean is on the other. Knowing how much we all loved beach... Read more
Model stitched on either a 36/40 Ct. fabric of your choice. There are no partial stitches - design is suitable for stitching over one or on Aida fabric. You can stitch with either 11 Skeins of DMC or 8 skeins of Gloriana floss. For 2 strands on 28 count, this is approximately 29 skeins of DMC. Color of your choice. Stitch count 345x421.
A wonderful quilt and matching pillow set for the captain in your life! The quilt finishes 67" x 74", and the pillow is 22" X 22". You will need 4 1/2 yds of backing fabric to finish the quilt. We recommend the 24" x 24" pillow form, as we like to "overstuff" our pillows.