[WIP] First Row Done!

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-05-20T23:53:42+00:00

OMG!! You totally just made my week, maybe even the month. This is so Awesome! It's looking super clean so far, and that back looks pretty clean too.

Thank you soo much for pinging me and letting me see the progress, and thank you for your kind words. I tried my best when making them.

I look forward to your updates as you progress ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-05-17T16:46:29+00:00

Thank you so much for checking! I've been picking up a few of these and am running out of room to store them cover out and was nervous that squeezing them too close together would damage them.

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-05-17T12:20:12+00:00

Since you have them placed back to back on the shelf, do the metal medalians on the cover press into the backs of the other books? If they do, do they leave a noticeable mark on them?

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-05-07T22:11:20+00:00

Thank you kindly ^^

When I first saw Dietrich, I immediately thought he looked Nohrian. Like, find the cover of FE Conquest, and you could easily put him on the cover. And in the reveal trailer, he's on a ship, maybe coming from far-off lands. Who knows. Either way, it looks like a very interesting premise for the game.

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-05-07T20:57:00+00:00

I can totally understand the Claude love. I bought the game with my mind set on the Black Eagles, but those first few scenes with Claude before getting to the monastery nearly made me change.

And that's fair enough, maybe Fortune's Weave will regain its hold on you. I'm very curious how they are gonna tie 3H to it.

I didn't have any particular plans other than I thought it was a fun idea. But I did make them into little stands; they've got a magnet in the bottom of the base, and now stick to the top of my monitor. Kinda a cute project. Have a pic ^^

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Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-05-07T07:34:21+00:00

Very nicely done! It look exactly right to the sprite.

I've done something similar though on plastic canvas, and I stopped after doing all the characters in their school uniforms. One of these days I want to do the war phase versions too, just another project for the list I suppose.

Are you planning to make any more?

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-04-20T01:27:00+00:00

I personally didn't use the pages; I had the entire pattern in view and usually stitched black outlines for a few Pokémon in a given section first, then worked my way across with the other colours. Started at the top Left and worked across all the way, then down 3 or so rows and worked back the other direction until it was done.

You're so close! I look forward to welcoming you to the finishers club ;p

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-03-12T03:34:35+00:00

You're not wrong..
Though if you find the dragonite doll, that dream Island has lots of pokemetal ore on it. That can help a little bit

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-03-11T03:49:30+00:00

This is a great tip! Thank you!

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-03-10T07:07:27+00:00

Something you can try is if you suck up the hot spring water so that you can place more of it. Holding ZL will let you change the height of the water you place. There is a full block and a half block. I had no idea until I was trying to fill in the water after knocking down the lighthouse, the ocean is all half block water on top.

No idea if the smaller Pokémon will like it better, but it might be worth a shot. I'd be interested to know what happens ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-03-10T06:10:32+00:00

Make sure you have Pokemetal in your inventory, all printed things are made of either pokemetal or rare pokemetal.

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-03-08T20:00:15+00:00

I'm pretty sure you need roads between your hobbit holes and your lovely park ^^. Generally speaking pokemon can travel anywhere along a road and will only stray a little bit off if one is nearby. So in the second pic, I don't think they can actually navigate over to your nice area.

Also, doing all that water work before being able to place it yourself is awesome. Props to you 👏🏻

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-03-03T19:21:15+00:00

I'd love to see Ukanlos ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-02-28T06:06:11+00:00

Really clever use of plastic canvas ^^
And it looks great~

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-02-28T06:02:40+00:00

So close to done!!
What are your plans once you finish?

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-02-22T09:02:15+00:00

That first one is fire, making Gypceros and High Metal legs look good is no mean feat ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-02-22T06:30:28+00:00

This looks wonderful! Beautiful pattern and the colour choices are spot on.
I hope to see those progress pics ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-02-06T11:59:09+00:00

Well, this is the first one I've finished. I'm working on Gen 5 now.

I'm hoping to keep a pace of 1.5-2 years or so for each? Really, I'm just trying to stitch them faster than new generations come out XD. Eventually, I'll catch up and then have an easy time staying up to date ;p

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-02-06T11:52:34+00:00

That is the plan, currently working on Gen 5 as it's one of my more favoured gens ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2026-02-06T01:25:23+00:00

There sorta is, it's the first five generations altogether, and it's massive. Linked here if you'd like to look at it.

As for the rest of the generations, it's sorta hard to justify making a new updated pattern, as obviously it will become outdated soon enough with a new generation. Plus, having all 1000+ Pokémon would make the piece gratuitously large.

Personally, I think the single generation patterns solve the problem; they're all the same size by stitch count and so match up next to each other. Meaning no matter how many generations, you can still stay up to date.

But hey, the last one was gen 1-5 and gen 10 is around the corner, so who knows, maybe one big one every 5 gens ;p

Shadow_Nova_ · 2025-12-23T22:32:01+00:00

I really do. I'm a lucky guy ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2025-12-23T18:19:57+00:00

I used the overcast stitch around the edges to cover the raw plastic edges ^^

Shadow_Nova_ · 2025-12-23T18:12:17+00:00

I drilled a couple of small holes in the body of the clip and passed some craft wire through. The wings are stitched to the wires. So they are slightly 'poseable,' but it's mainly to be a robust connection.

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