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Z 💥 @buckybabyboy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ballet boy Bakugou Katsuki 💥🩰 From the story 'Turning Pointe' by @fadetoangst.bsky.social #Krbk

RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Life has been quite the barrage lately, haha, but goddamn it, the arts are still happening! Cross stitch progress and writing progress. Couldn’t ask for more 🥰

Progress on my Mega Man 1 cross stitch: Elecman is the first completed baddie for the select stage screen, along with the words for Cutman and the beginning of his outlining

A snippet of my fanfic chapter that says the following:

Everything he's needed as a person, he's found for himself: Being understood. Advocated for, reassured, even celebrated sometimes. And it's decently whittled the doubt; he's much kinder to himself than he used to be.

But that's why it hurts - he had to find it.

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Self-awareness never feels like a substantial step, but it always, always is ❤️

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

After forever and a day, finally finished my FFI cross stitch! Have yet to figure out how to re-do the main collage, so I’m letting it chill until I finish the next baby: The OG Mega Man select screen 🥰 I watched my brother get frustrated at these little hooligans so many times 🤣

The completed cross stitch of the final battle scene from Final Fantasy 1: Garland, a knight with a flowing cape, being attacked by the party on the left with Fighter, White Mage, Black Belt and Black Mage. HP stats are on the right and the menu bar underneath, with the options of fight, magic, drink, item and run.

A photo of the Mega Man select screen pattern. Six baddies are each in their own square - Cutman, Gutsman, Iceman, Bombman, Fireman and Elecman - with the words “Select stage, press start” in the center

Progress on my Mega Man cross stitch: The words “select stage, press start” are complete in the center. The writing for Elecman is complete, as well as the black outline of the character

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Holy moly, it’s been six months since I’ve posted! For good reason - I’ve been lucky enough to expand my artistic endeavors into writing 🥰 Finally making progress again with cross stitching, but will now also be posting chapters every Saturday. Yay for creating! archiveofourown.org/works/85800266

A photo of my Final Fantasy 1 cross stitch: The final battle between Garland, a knight in a flowing cape, with the hero party ready to attack (Fighter, White Mage, Black Belt and Black Mage). The selection menu is below them, listing the battle options of Fight, Magic, Drink, Item and Run.

A photo of the screen shot from my story titled As the Moon. Text is as follows:

A deep-dive into the lengths Eijiro Kirishima will go to to care for his closest friend - and inadvertently discover that he's just as important to care for. In other words: The return love letter to As the Sun, exploring and loving Kirishima with the same full-to-bursting heart I love Bakugo with.

Oh, to be at the beginning again :)

I am so, so happy to yet again go on this journey from Kirishima's perspective (an idea that was gifted to me by the illustrious Another Mayo on Twitter, where legitimately 80% of my inspirations are coming from. Friendship doesn't get cooler than that. Like, come on). As much as I love Bakugo with my whole heart, the character that taught me what an apology should sound like, I have been mindblown how much more me-coded Kirishima is, haha. It's beautiful. I'm already gaining so much pride in my personal journey and how far I've come in my life. Bakugo changed how I interpreted my world, but Kirishima is proving to change how I interpret myself. What more can you ask for from characters this well-developed. What a gift MHA has become to me.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

No sooner did I decide to give my right hand a break from soreness & pain than I went and stabbed myself in the left hand prepping lunch and needed stitches 😅 Three and a half weeks later, I’m finally back to progress (albeit slower, haha). Felt so good to start up again 🥹 #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy cross stitch: Pillars lining the top border are complete; am now starting the purple bits to Garland, the final boss. To the right are the player characters Fighter, White mage, Black belt and Black mage, their HP stat blocks behind them and the action menu of fight/magic/drink/item/run below them.

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Astrid (yeehaw) 🤠🌈 ✨ @ansitru.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Grab your floss, your needles and a cuppa because SPELLBOUND STITCHES IS BACK, BABYYYY

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Progress has been slower with pain going on and off in my right hand, so I’m taking it easy for it to not get too aggravated. Darn all my hobbies involving the hands! 🤣 But the pillars are looking great against the black backdrop, can’t wait to bring Garland in 🥳 #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy cross stitch: slow but steady progress on the background for the boss box, with pillars of varying sizes filling the top portion. To the right are the four player characters (fighter, white mage, black belt, black mage) and their HP stats, and below is the action menu (fight, magic, drink, item, run).

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Took a tedious little minute to get the completed boxes filled in, but finally got to move on to the background for Garland’s boss box. My wonderfully crafty daughter actually had good felt on hand so I could scoot the fabric over far enough. Not much more to go! #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy cross stitch: The boxes surrounding the player team (Fighter, White mage, Black belt and Black mage), stat blocks and action menu are filled in, with the beginnings of the background for the boss battle box (Garland).

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

That’s such a fluffy, sleepy pumpkin 🧡 #art #cozyart #caturday

Watercolor illustration of a bunch of colorful pumpkins, with a beige striped cat sleeping on top of them curled up into a ball, slightly resembling the round pumpkins itself.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Finally getting the spacing on these babies complete - so satisfying to have everything line up right 🥰 Filling in the white in the borders before moving onto Garland’s box! #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy cross stitch: Boxes outlined around the four party members (Fighter, White mage, Black belt & Black mage), the HP stat blocks and the action menu.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Somehow, amidst one hell of a parental weekend of bussing like never before, I was still able to make progress 🥳 Nothing irks me like stopping before a space is filled in like that dang menu glove, but I was so exhausted. Soon, menu glove 🧤 #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy cross stitch: Item menu is filled in with the commands of fight, magic, drink, item and run. It is beneath the four player characters of Fighter, White mage, Black belt and Black mage, with three of the four status trackers with their names/hp to the right.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Black belt is appropriately named and the boxes around the character stats are taking shape. Finishing black belt’s will give me the spacing to start working on the battle menu underneath. Old school RPG design was just so simple and lovely 🥰 #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy cross stitch: The four characters of fighter, white mage, black belt and black mage are in battle stances, surrounded by grey bar borders. To the right of them are the forming boxes of their names and HP status.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Internal dialogue before bed: “Man, I’m so happy I got to make so much progress this weekend. More down time than I usually get. I’ll just snap a photo before - OH MY GOD I NAMED BLACK BELT BLACK MAGE.” Guess I know what I’m working on next time 😅 #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy I cross stitch: The grey lined border around the four party members is complete, with the names and HP of three of the four taking shape to the right of them

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Amanda DeLong | BAD Stitch @badstitch.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Cross Stitch Freebie - Hello My Name Is This is a free pattern, hosted on my Patreon. Use colors you have on hand and switch it up to your favorite Pride colors. www.patreon.com/posts/139406... #CrossStitch #Craftivism #StitchSky #antifa #Embroidery #PixelArt

Pixel art of a cross stitch pattern in the style of a Hello, How Are You name sticker. It says Hello My Name is and the name filled out is ANTIFA in rainbow colors. There are small stars and hearts decorating the empty spaces. Cross stitch Freebie. BAD Stitch.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

And now for the boring progress: more grey pole borders! Granted, this is nothing compared to stitching endless black rows on black cloth, haha, but tedium always has its moments. Made it to the corner of what’ll start the name & health boxes, though, so that’s something! #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy I cross stitch: finished the grey line-border to the left and top surrounding the four party members (Fighter, White mage, Black belt, Black mage); starting my way down the right hand side

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I don’t know if it’s the simplistic design and colors, especially after such a complicated cross stitch of the Stardew map, but this is such a satisfying piece to make progress in. Black Aida cloth is just so beautiful to work on. Art progress is the best 🥰 #FinalFantasy #crossstitch

Progress on my Final Fantasy I cross stitch: Black mage, Black belt, White mage and Fighter stand in battle formation underneath several pillars in the background

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

It begins! Look at their little selves! The only challenge with this piece is going to be spacing - I counted out the 35 spaces between the center pole and black mage a solid eight times 🤣 Love that I got to aim for the little buggers first! #finalfantasy #crossstitch

The beginnings of my Final Fantasy I cross stitch: Black mage, Black belt and the white cloak of White mage stand in battle formation; to the left is a section of the grey pole that will outline the area they’re fighting in

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

It has been completed! Very happy with the colors/spacing; tweaking things yourself is always a nervous thing, but this one worked out really well. Next up: Final Fantasy 1! Should be a quick piece with using black Aida cloth. Finally getting some classic Nintendo rep 🥳 www.etsy.com/listing/1392...

My completed wedding present Stardew Valley cross stitch: A date counter with the date November 1st, 2025 is bordered by a chicken, sunflower, three produce items to both the left and right, and a row of vines with rosebuds & various mushrooms to the top and bottom.

A photo of my next cross stitch project: a scene from the final battle from Final Fantasy I on Nintendo. Garland, an armored knight with a purple cape, is to the left of the screen, and the four party members - fighter, white mage, black belt and black mage - are to the right. Behind the four characters are blocks with their names/HP, and below them is the selection menu of fight/magic/drink/item/run.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Home stretch! Everything is done excepting the mushrooms, which I should have done by the weekend 🥳 Had to change the flower colors to the more muted pink tones; the bright peaches it called for didn’t mix well with the deep red outline. Very happy with the turnout! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my wedding present Stardew Valley cross stitch: A date counter with the date November 1st, 2025 is centered with a chicken and sunflower, bordered by three produce on either side, a vine with rosebuds on the top and bottom (with the beginnings of mushrooms interspersed just above the vines), and a laced border at each corner.

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Justin King @justinkingdesigns.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Art Share for 3k!! Theme is Flowers!! Show me your art that has anything floral going on! Be kind! No Clankers Label if necessary Share and tag!! Enjoy your day.

Susan the cardboard trex announcing an art share!

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

More progress than expected! Can’t believe all the produce is complete; the color hunting was intense, haha, but they’re all put away and my thread box only has the border colors left. I’d thought this would take me about a month, but it’s going much quicker 🥳 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my wedding gift Stardew Valley cross stitch: Produce & farm goods are complete, with three each bordering the date counter in the center with the date November 1st, 2025. Completed the beginnings of the vine pattern above and below.

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Jules @julesdrawz.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

A midnight picnic commission

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Progress mid-week! Finally starting to find better moments to sit down again; the flurry of appointments and car repairs that was August has been defeated. Now to get into Hunter x Hunter with my daughter and stitch away ❤️🥳❤️ #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on Stardew Valley cross stitch wedding present #3: Date counter is fully filled in (a rectangle shape with the date Nov. 1 on the top row, the year 2025 on the bottom and a heart and fall-colored leaf in the middle). Right hand bottom corner has a chicken facing towards the date.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Project #2 complete! Now the centerpiece: NeedlesandNightshade did the fall Stardew sampler (they’re amazing), but the date counter was regrettably made by the AI Stardew map account. Bought it for my friends wedding’s sake, but definitely picking better colors again 😅 www.etsy.com/listing/1291...

Completed mini-cross-stitch/wedding gift #2: The words “We work hard so that they can have a better life” are bordered by two buzzing bees and are above two chickens, five baby chicks, and a sleeping cat and dog.

The sketched out pattern I made of combining two patterns from Etsy into one. A box with the date Nov. 1st, 2025 is bordered by flowers, produce and mushrooms in what will be fall colors

The Stardew Valley pattern from the Etsy seller NeedlesandNightshade, which is a fall pattern of chickens, flowers, produce and junimos in a kaleidoscope-style design

The beginnings of wedding project #3: The box with the date Nov. 1st, 2025 is beginning to take shape, just over halfway filled in

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Cat and doggo have been added! I toned down the color schemes for them - a bit more realistic of a palette than the pattern called for. I’m toying with whether to have the final chick be blue like the other cross stitch; we’ll see what looks best! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on mini-Stardew Valley project #2: Added the cat and dog to the two chickens and four chicks underneath the words “We work hard so that they can have a better life.”

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Over halfway complete with quickie project #2 🥰 I’d forgotten that my friends (who this is for) recently added caring for honeybees at their mini-farm, so I doodled the addition to balance out the spacing to the sides of the text. Can’t wait to add the cat and doggo! #StardewValley #crossstitch

A photo of the progress of quickie cross stitch #2: The words “We work hard so that they can have a better life” are bordered by two tiny bees; below them are two adult chickens and four chicks

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

And just like that, quickie-project #1 is complete 🥳 #2 is one I designed myself with the cross stitch book created by @sirithre.bsky.social - easily the best source material I’ve ever found for beginner and veteran cross stitchers alike 🥰 #StardewValley #crossstitch www.fangamer.com/products/sta...

Completion of Stardew Valley quick cross stitch #1: Four chickens in a line with a heart thought bubble in the center of them, with the words above and below them, “I have to go, my chickens need me.” A chick borders the bottom words on each side, with a row of eggs bordering below.

The sketch of a pattern I designed for wedding present #2 of 3: The words “We work hard so that they can have a better life” are above a circled grouping of two adult chickens, five chicks, a dog and a cat, with two bees flying to each side of the bottom text.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Man, I’ve missed small projects - quick progress is amazing! 🤣 I went online and found a free font I preferred; I’ll be modding all three cross stitches with it so they’re cohesive. Only a few letters needed some tweaks, but I love the slight hints of cursive! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my first of three mini-Stardew wedding present cross stitches: Four different color chickens in a row, a heart bubble above them and the words “I have to” above that (the complete message will eventually read: “I have to go, my chickens need me”)

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Manda | Infinity Bear Designs @manda-infinitybear.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I'm also including it as just a regular old pattern if you like it just the way it is and don't want to track anything. You can get the other patterns in the series here: www.infinitybeardesigns.com/trackerPatte... #CrossStitch #Cats #StitchSky

Four cross stitch. The first is of a black cat with an oversized scarf sitting on a snow covered tree branch. The second is a cat carrying a heart-stamped letter with floating hearts around it. The third is of a black cat sitting in the middle of a bunch of daffodils. The last is of a a black cat sitting under a purple umbrella surrounded by blooming plants.

Four cross stitch. The first is of a black cat leaping to catch pink butterflies. The cross stitch in segmented in a way that resembles stained glass. Surrounding the cross stitch are various tiny pink and white paper flowers. The second is a black cat with a mermaid tail cradling a pearl. The cross stitch is surrounded by sea shells and sea greenery. The third is of a black cat looking up at the moon surrounded by yellow firefly orbs. The cross stitch is surrounded by black stones. The fourth is of a black cat in a hammock being held up between two leafy trees. The cross stitch is surrounded by various types of green leaves.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

So I’d planned my next video game cross stitch, but when my daughter mentioned a craft idea for my friends’ upcoming wedding, I realized I should do the same! They have a small farm together, so what better than a Stardew-style mini-collage? #StardewValley #crossstitch www.etsy.com/listing/1046...

A photo of a framed cross stitch pattern of four chickens, two chicks and a row of eggs lining the bottom, with the words, “I have to go, my chickens need me.”

The beginnings of the grey and blue chickens from the cross stitch pattern mentioned in the first photo

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Seven and a half months to completely mod an AI pattern into making sense is going to be my crowning achievement as a cross stitcher. I am so proud of making this Stardew Valley map just how I wanted 🥰 And lo, the collage is now a quartet! On to the next work! #StardewValley #crossstitch

My completed Stardew Valley cross stitch: a map of Pelican Town, complete with the wizard’s forest, player farm, town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests. A sign in the top left corner reads”Stardew Valley” in the game’s signature font.

A photo of the pattern used to create the cross stitch, which was unknowingly AI when purchased - so I used it as a blueprint to draw over and modify to make if functional. It is a hodgepodge of too-bright colors incorrectly used (example: the ocean/rivers are mainly yellow), but I got through it!

A photo of my growing cross stitch gamer collage, which is now four pieces: The menu item list from Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, the campfire scene from Crono Trigger, the galaxy map from the original Star Fox and the player map from Stardew Valley.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Three greens down, six to go! Nearly have the grasses around the surrounding forests complete. I decided it’d be easier to shade the forest floor this way - the pattern had no forest floor at all, just a bunch of misshapen trees. So, so relieved it’s coming out well! #StardewValley #crosssititch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Grass is nearly filled in surrounding of the mega-forest, which is the last area to complete on the map, just under the Stardew Valley sign. This is to the left of the completed player farm, town square, ocean, mountains and rest of the surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

A solid ocean! Cliff sides! Wizard’s tower! An almost-full island and flower dance field! The only colors left in my thread box are the nine greens of the grasses; I’m partway through the most prevalent one. Countdown mode is getting serious 💪 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Only empty space left is the grasses around the big forest to the left of the map, under the Stardew Valley sign in the top corner. The rest of the map is complete with player farm, town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

The second to last blue of the ocean is nearly complete; all that’ll be left is the cliff sides and forest floor! Even with this last stretch taking a while, I just passed the seven month mark - the fastest I’ve ever completed a large project. Quite proud 🥰 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Nearly have the rest of the ocean filled in at the bottom left corner; completing that, all that will be left is the rest of the cliffsides and forest floor! The rest of the completed map contains the player farm, town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I was going to do the forest floor, but it felt so dang good when doing the river to use a color other than green that I said, you know what? Screw the plan, follow the river, ocean it is! Finally on the final page - can’t wait to look at a normal pattern soon! 🤣 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Got the river through the mega-forest complete, followed it down to the shoreline and decided to continue with the beginnings of the final section of the ocean. This is the last quadrant to complete for the full map, which consists of the player farm, town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I’ve so missed making steady progress in shorter periods of time! 😭 I so wanted to stay up and finish that itty-bit of a corner next to the completed hills, but sleep won out (as it should). Gonna get the river through the forest next, then the forest floor! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: The hills below the Stardew Valley sign to the left of the map are 99% filled in, with the mega-trees of the forest filled in beneath them. The other 3/4 of the map is complete with the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A filled-in forest and the beginnings of the last hillsides to fill in - just what’s the weekend called for 🥰 I’m hoping a day off today and bonus day tomorrow makes for more good progress! 🤞 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Mega-trees in the big forest are finally filled in, along with some progress on filling in the hills just above them. The forest/hills are to the left-most side of the map, under the Stardew Valley sign and next to the 3/4 completed map of the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Got so dang close to filling in all the mega-trees! Once they’re complete, I’m going to fill in the hills under the sign and just work my way down. This’ll be large project #4 done - can’t wait to flesh out the collage with quicker projects! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: About 3/4 of the big trees are filled in for the forest to the left of the player farm & underneath the Stardew Valley sign in the top left corner. This is next to the completed 3/4 of the map with the town square, ocean, mountains and surroundings forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Progress is slower but still happening! The big trees half-filled are almost like a brick wall pattern, haha, but I’m so relieved the blocking is complete and functioning. This home stretch is a kicker but I couldn’t be happier with it 🥰 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Starting to fill in the large trees and hills of the main forest just under the Stardew Valley sign. This is to the left of the completed 3/4 of the map with the player farm, town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Oh my GOODNESS. The forest is finally outlined 😭 I realized too late I’d outlined the trees bigger than intended, there’s multiple places I abandoned the pattern and did what looked best…doesn’t matter, it looks just fine, moving on! So ready to see this baby complete! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Overgrown forest is finally outlined to the left of the map, just under h to e Stardew Valley sign in the top left corner. This is adjacent to the completed 3/4 of the map containing the player farm, town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Making slow but steady progress on these dang tree babies! I realized last night that I was so concerned about getting the spacing right on the largest ones that I forgot to consider the detail on the inside 😅 The definition is so few squares but really changes the shape! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Getting more trees outlined for the large forest to the left of the player farm. This is amongst the completed 3/4 of the map with the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

It’s been a week with this baby 😅 Cutting up the page I finished with to help out the final - Final!! - page of the pattern has been hilarious. I love that this is what it’s taking to have it make sense for my brain. This cross stitch will be my prized possession forever! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: The outlines of the largest trees of the pattern are beginning to form in the forest left of the player farm. This is amongst the completed 3/4 of the map with the town square, ocean, mountains, surrounding forests and the Stardew Valley sign in the top left.

My last two pattern pages being utilized to their fullest extent! 🤣 Trees have been cut out from the right page and taped to the left page to attempt to make the most cohesive pattern possible for me to work with. It’s a lot 😅

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Of all places in this map, I knew this forest would be the trickiest. Even compared to redesigning the sign, this forest takes the cake for the most reworking needed. I’m even going against the pattern I sketched for unforeseen discrepancies, but progress is being made! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Making progress on the hills and trees just below the Stardew Valley sign at the top left of the photo. This is next to the 3/4 completed section of the map containing the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Finally! A completed desert!!! 🥳 I like the counter-balance I’ve created with both top corners having colors the pattern didn’t call for; the yellow of the desert and purple of the mountains offer better contrast to all the green and gold. Now onto more hills! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Desert surrounding the Stardew Valley sign is complete; just starting out on the hills underneath before getting into the large forest containing the Wizard’s tower. This is to the left of the completed 3/4 of the map containing the town square, ocean, mountain and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Finally making some progress on the desert! I originally used the same color scheme as the pathways, since the pattern does as well, but realized halfway through how much better a more true yellow would look. Took it out and started over, quite happy with the results! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Starting to fill in the desert just above the Stardew Valley sign, creating the top left corner of what will be the completed map. This is next to the 3/4 completed map section that contains the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Got the sign filled in, but the lighter colors around the border were too stark for me to be satisfied, so I spent all yesterday taking out the two lighter shades and blending them a bit better. A minor detail, but I’m happy with the results! Onto the desert! 🥳 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Finished the Stardew Valley sign, along with taking out the lighter colors along the wooden borders and making them darker to blend a bit better. This is next to the 3/4 completed map of the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

A zoomed-in photo of the Stardew Valley sign with the darker shades along the wooden border

A zoomed-in photo of the Stardew Valley sign with the lighter shades around the wooden border; I felt it didn’t blend as well and thought it distracting, so I took out the lighter two shades and replaced them

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Nearly done with the sign! The lightest brown came out more orange than expected, but it’s the best match to the game colors I found. I’m going to re-do the wood panel border a bit, bring in more mid-brown to even the shading out. Looking forward to the desert soon! 🏜️ #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Sign displaying “Stardew Valley” in the game’s classic font is nearly complete, with only a bit on the bottom to fill in. This is in the top right corner next to the nearly completed map, with the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Down to the final sign color! The lighter colors aren’t blending as seamlessly as I’d hoped, but I’m also well aware of my own overthinking, haha - I think it’ll look better once it’s fully filled in. It’s also just so large compared to how tiny everything’s been! 🤣 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Most of the wooden border is filled in on the Stardew Valley sign at the top left of the photo. Rest of the map is 3/4 filled in with the town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests.

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Can’t remember the last time I had two solid progress posts in a row! Woooo! Getting to outline the whole thing and see how it fits was such an accomplishment in one day. So much happier with the correct font; can’t wait to see how the wood colors I chose blend together 🥳 #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: The three-quarters complete game map - with town square, ocean, mountains and surrounding forests - now has the sign “Stardew Valley” outlined in the top left corner

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RurutheCleric @ruruthecleric.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

✅ Ocean ✅ Leah’s house ✅ Marnie’s barn ✅ The Hat-selling-cat’s house Woooo! A productive few days! Onto removing bits of the desert road and grass to make space for my boldest redesign: the Stardew Valley sign. Very much looking forward to how it’ll turn out! #StardewValley #crossstitch

Progress on my Stardew Valley cross stitch: Three quarters complete! Map so far consists of the town square, player farm, ocean, rivers, mountains, and neighboring forests.

How the Stardew Valley sign looks in the original pattern: Rounded planks of wood are stacked together lengthwise with a torn piece of parchment laid over it, with “STARDEW VALLEY” written in skinny all-caps font

My sketch for my Stardew Valley sign on my cross stitch pattern printout: Atop the pinks, greens and all other assortments of bright colors of the pattern, I drew a solid-edged wood border with “Stardew Valley” in the center using the game’s trademark bubble-like font style

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