No Words Needed by Peacock and Fig [Pink Color Conversion]

I was looking for the perfect office humor project to stitch for my coworker. I came across the pattern No Words Needed by Peacock & Fig in Issue 10 of XStitch Magazine.

This pattern fit my coworker and me to a T! Raise your hand if you can relate.

No Words Needed is 118×119 stitches. I wanted my project to fit within my 8¼” frame so I stitched it on 16ct white aida.

The pattern from the magazine was easy to read and fun to stitch. I had no problems viewing the chart on my Kindle or laptop.

However, the colors were wrong at first. I just redownloaded the pattern once this problem was resolved and all the colors made sense.

Pink Color Conversion

My coworker’s favorite color is pink so I knew I wanted to convert the flowers. There are only 5 colors in the flowers which made things easy. The leaves I left as the called for colors.

Picking new colors took several tries. I didn’t like how dark my darkest shade was so I needed to keep frogging my stitches. I wanted all the flowers to look light pink.

Finally, I settled on the colors 819 Light Baby Pink, 963 Ultra Very Light Dusty Rose, 3326 Light Rose, 899 Medium Rose, and 335 Rose.

You can learn how to change colors easily with this color conversion guide.

Backstitching

I was dreading the backstitching because normally I go for patterns with just full cross stitches. The amount of backstitching in this project wasn’t too bad.

I experimented with 1 strand versus 2 strands for the backstitching. They just had different looks. One strand gave the piece a more delicate appearance, while two strands give a more calligraphic vibe.

I stitched all the writing first and used 2 strands. It looks thicker and in hindsight maybe I should have used 1. The words stand out more though which I liked. The flowers I ended up only using 1 strand. 

The model is stitched using 1 strand for all the backstitching

DIY Farmhouse Frame

If you are new here then you should know that I LOVE THRIFTING. One of my favorite things to thrift for is frames.

Professional custom framing is EXPENSIVE! I always recommend that if you are handy and crafty to check out your local thrift store for frames.

Many of those frames are custom-made, but you will be getting quality materials for a fraction of the price. Sounds like a bargain to me.

I picked up 5 of these solid wood collector plate frames at Goodwill for $1 each on Dollar Day Sunday. These are perfect for framing round pieces.

They were a little beaten up so I decided to chalk paint mine to fit with the rustic farmhouse style. 

Read more about my process for chalk painting this farmhouse frame.

Overall, I think it came out super cute.

Final Thoughts

I love the way the stitching and framing came out. I need to make one for myself in the original colors.

The pattern isn’t particularly big so it’s really easy to stitch.

It’s just a fun and feminine pattern which I think makes it unique. That style is kind of what Dana Batho (Peacock & Fig Designer) is known for…her sassy yet delicate patterns.

Happy Stitching!