Dick Brune Cross Stitch Quilt

Not sure if the pictures will post properly, but here is my completed Dick Bruna cross stitch quilt. I used two different sets of Dutch patterns and a book of story characters by Adele Welsby to create the different squares because the Dutch alphabet isn't the same as English and the words were in Dutch! But I got there in the end, even if it was 2 years after the birthday it was intended for!

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I made a cushion in Miffy fabric to go with it and added my Grandaughter's name onto it with iron on vinyl.

What I can see of them looks good. I tried clicking on the photos, but the thingie just kept going round and round.

Roz

What's the difference between dutch and english alphabets?

It looks fab.

They use IJ instead of Y - so on the kit I had the picture was for icecream. I managed to find a Dick Bruna picture of a yacht to fill that space. A different balance of letters also made it hard to find pictures for every letter - loads of choice for s but nothing for m , for example.

Lovely quilts CSF, and a lot of love in them.

From what I can see they look absolutely beautiful.

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Originally Posted by Chalet School Fan

They use IJ instead of Y - so on the kit I had the picture was for icecream. I managed to find a Dick Bruna picture of a yacht to fill that space. A different balance of letters also made it hard to find pictures for every letter - loads of choice for s but nothing for m , for example.

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I didn't realise that the pattern was in Dutch. Normally it would not matter, but if you want to use an alphabet with a picture depicting each letter then it's not so easy. It must have been a mammoth task to find the right pictures in a Dick Bruna cross stitch design, to match the others. Well done on finishing it.
Just did a search and found an embroidery kit with a Dick Bruna alphabet. They used a moon for "m". (Pako.nl) What did you use in the end?

I used that design - Miffy sitting on the moon. I nearly did a town Mayor, but thought that was not a useful word for a small child!
Here are the words I used:
A - apple, B - bear, C - castle, D - duck, E- Eskimo, F- flower, G - grapes, H - haystack, I - Indian, J - jacket, K - kay, L - lion, M - moon, N- nest, O - owl, P- pencil, Q - queen, R - rabbit, S - sailor, T - top, V - violin, W - whale, X - xylophone, Y - yacht and Z - zebra.

I love the simplicity of Dick Bruna's art - last summer we visited Utrecht, which was his home town and where there is a whole shop devoted to all things Miffy. It was hard not to spend lots of money in there!