I began a new cross-stitch project today. I took one of my turtle pictures, ran it through my PC Stitch cross-stitch pattern making program, and generated a design. This one is 300×200 stitches and one of the biggest projects I’ve ever done.
Here is the original picture:
![Original photo Original photo](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/xstitch/turtle_original.jpg?resize=500%2C0)
Original photo
This is the preview that my cross-stitch program gave me for this design.
![Design preview Design preview](https://i0.wp.com/www.blog.catandturtle.net/wp-content/uploads/xstitch/turtle_preview.jpg?resize=500%2C0)
Design preview