Museum After Midnight Stitch Along - Digital PDF Cross Stitch Pattern

Welcome to the “Museum After Midnight" stitch along!

This stitch-along features a natural history museum filled with strange and frightening animals from the prehistoric past. Each week, a new exhibit will be added to the museum, and will include an index with information about the featured creatures. All of the animals in the museum represent real extinct species. The artwork incorporates scientifically-accurate details about the appearance and behavior of these incredible animals, and also adds some creative touches to fill in the gaps. 

Pre-sale begins March 20th and will include a PDF instruction booklet containing the floss list, dimensions, recommended fabrics, pattern release schedule, how to access the files, and other details.

The first part of the SAL, the "framework", will be released on April 24th. 

Weekly installments with featured animals will be released from June-September.

Patterns will be sent to you by email at 11am PDT on the release dates. If you do not provide an email in the note to seller, patterns will be sent to the email you used to make the purchase. If you are unable to receive these emails, you can download the patterns on the release dates using instructions in the "pre-stitch instructions" file.

Pattern Release Schedule:

Visiting the Museum
- April 24th: Museum Framework. This section is mostly structural and will establish the backdrop for the scene. You will have six weeks to complete it before the next section is released.

Part 1: The Peculiar Paleozoic (541-252 million years ago)
- June 5th : 1st exhibit
- June 12th : 2nd exhibit
- June 19th : 3rd exhibit
- June 26th : 4th exhibit
- July 3rd : *** week off ***

Part 2: The Monstrous Mesozoic (252-66 million years ago)
- July 10th : 5th exhibit
- July 17th : 6th exhibit
- July 24th : 7th exhibit
- July 31st : *** week off ***
- August 7th :  8th exhibit
- August 14th : 9th exhibit
- August 21st : 10th exhibit
- August 28th : *** week off ***

Part 3: The Sinister Cenozoic (66 million years ago - present)
- September 4th : 11th exhibit
- September 11th: 12th exhibit
- September 18th : 13th exhibit
- September 25th : 14th exhibit

The skill level of this design is advanced beginner/intermediate. There are a lot of color changes and some back stitching.

The model was stitched using two strands of floss over two threads of 36-count “Royal Haven” evenweave by Barefoot Needleart.

The piece will look best stitched on a light/medium gray or neutral fabric.

Size:

The design is 196w x 185h stitches (margins not included).
14 ct: 14.0 x 13.2 inches, 35.6 x 33.6 cm
16 ct: 12.2 x 11.6 inches, 31.1 x 29.4 cm
18 ct: 10.9 x 10.3 inches, 27.7 x 26.1 cm

32 DMC colors used (one skein or less, unless otherwise specified):

DMC 08, DMC 154, DMC 300, DMC 310 (3 skeins), DMC 350, DMC 434, DMC 435, DMC 498, DMC 501, DMC 645, DMC 646, DMC 676, DMC 729, DMC 814, DMC 840 (2 skeins), DMC 841, DMC 844, DMC 890, DMC 920, DMC 922, DMC 927, DMC 3031 (2 skeins), DMC 3345, DMC 3346, DMC 3364, DMC 3771, DMC 3782, DMC 3808, DMC 3809, DMC 3810, DMC 3834, DMC BLANC

PDF pattern files will include the following pages:

- Sample picture of the section
- Instructions and details including colors and amounts of thread needed for each section
- Pattern on a single page for use with phones/tablets
- Pattern with black and white symbols on multiple pages (large format)
- Pattern with color block and symbols on multiple pages (large format)
- Separate PDF file optimized for import into pattern keeper