"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint - Isaiah 40:31". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool Jobelan with Crescent Colours floss. Stitch Count: 96W x 131H.
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Platinum Lugana with Crescent Color Floss and buttons from Just Another Button Company. Stitch Count: 94W x 62H.
"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has answered". For this child could easily be stitched for a parent with twins or triplets. Just eliminate one of the boxes with a saying, and add another childs name.
Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linen using Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch count: 129w x 198h. Design Size: 8" x 12".
"May my prayer be set before you like incense. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Be joyful in hope, patient in adversity, and faithful in prayer. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.... Read more about Building Blocks - Pray - Cross Stitch Pattern
"Whatever is true, whatever is honest, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things." Philippians 4:8. Model stitched on 32 Ct. Flax Belfast linen with Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 132W x 276H.
"The Lord is near to all who call on him in truth. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior. Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light. Jesus answered "I am the way and the truth and the life." Sanctify them by the truth. Truthful lips endure forever. I have... Read more about Building Blocks - Truth - Cross Stitch Pattern
"Blessed Assurance - This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Lambswool linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 137x81.
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Flax Belfast linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 101W x 101H.
Poised before an arbor of greenery and robed in graceful swaths of coolest pewter satin, Mirabilia's Millennium Angel is the beautiful way to herald in the coming 21st Century. Tiny seed pearls adorn her halo, her outstretched wings glisten with touches of gold, and she bears a bouquet of full-blown... Read more about Millennium Angel - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a small sampler featuring Adam and Eve, a series of plants and ornaments, and a beautiful set of Algerian eyelet letters.
"Be still my soul. The hour is hastening on when we shall be forever with the Lord. When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored. Be still my soul when change and tears are past. All safe and blessed we shall meet at last."
This cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features the words "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unaware".
The model was stitched on 28 count peach Lugana with DMC floss. The stitch count is 242 x 282 and the finished size is 17.29" x 20.14".
This cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features the words "All the earth is God's own field" with a bowl of fruit, flowers, and butterflies.
The model was stitched on 36 count Moonstone linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 226 x 222 and the finished size is 12" x 12.06".
This religious pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features a first holy communion theme with the saying "May God's light find you, may His words bless you, and may His bread heal you on your First Holy Communion".
This romantic sampler pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features the phrase "Bid me to love and I will a loving heart to thee" with a spot for the couple's names and wedding year!
This pattern is stitched on 32 ct. natural linen using DMC, Gentle Arts, and NPI threads. Stitch count is 88w x 197h and finished size is 5.5" x 12.31".
"Blessed are the poor in spirit fo theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for riteousness for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful for they... Read more about Blessed Be - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring three love and faith based squares with the phrase "She seeks wool & flax and works willingly with her hands -Proverbs 31:13"!
Model stitched on 30ct Old Salem Linen using DMC and Gentle Arts thread.
Stitch count: 80w x 74h.
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "Surely it is God who saves me"!
The pattern is stitched on 40 count Cream and Sugar by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 117 x 87. Finished size is 5 7/8" x 4 3/8"
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "I will trust in Him and not be afraid"!
The pattern is stitched on 40 count Cream and Sugar by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 117 x 87. Finished size is 5 7/8" x 4 3/8"
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring a Christmas design with the words "The Weary World Rejoices".
The pattern is stitched on 36. Helix by Picture This Plus with Soie d'Alger floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 108 x 72 and the finished size is 6" x 4".
Cross stitch pattern from Quaint Rose Needle Arts featuring Matthew 28:6 "He is not here; He has risen" with a red floral and cross design. The cross portion is a reproduction of a antique Ukrainian rushnyk.
Model stitched on 48 count Bride Cake by Legacy Linen using NPI Silk floss. The stitch count is 164 x 140 and the finished size is 6.83" x 5.83".
Cross stitch pattern from Reflets de Soie featuring a beautiful Virgin Mary surrounded by colored motifs.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using Soie D'Alger silk floss. Stitch count is 312 x 235. Required Au Ver A Soie Soie d'Alger 2928 and 3996 have been discontinued.
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In 1892, the young stitcher Josephine poured all her patience into creating her large sampler. Garlands of roses, delicate bouquets, singing birds- a whole garden seems to bloom beneath her stitches, vibrant with tenderness and color. Her work, offered to her parents, carries a touching tribute- and... Read more about Josephine Merle 1892 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
How Sweetly They Sing, Inspired by an antique sampler, this sampler celebrates all the beauty God has placed right in our backyards. The antique is available for stitching as well via a QR code included in the pattern.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with NPI and Thread Gatherer Silk n Color floss. The stitch count is 230 x 157 and the finished size is 11.5" x 7.85".
"A Time to Stitch" was inspired by one of the most meaningful passages in the book of Ecclesiastes - the reminder that "to everything there is a season." My husband has a personal connection to this verse, and from that connection, this design came to life. Life pulls us in many... Read more about A Time to Stitch - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
This design was inspired by my collection of antique samplers, and several of the motifs were lovingly pulled from those treasured pieces. I wanted to capture that same timeless charm- simple motifs, a glorious red house, and a message that feels both comforting and enduring. The verse spoke to me:... Read more about Peace of Mind - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
A derivative 17th-century canvas work picture. The Adam and Eve legend was a more popular theme on samplers after the early eighteenth century so this example is quite unusual. The pair are not often seen on earlier needleworks, even though most illustrated bibles of the sixteenth and seventeenth... Read more about And All Was For An Appil - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more about Ann Whittaker 1790 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "This unusual sampler is probably of Scottish origin. The distinctive French-inspired mansion house and the peacocks are commonly found on Scottish samplers. Adam and Eve are realistically stitched in the Garden, by effectively working two quite simple stitches together:... Read more about Ann Bowden 1811 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "So many unusual and enigmatic features were left by Ann Carbutt on her sampler, made when she was sixteen years old, very likely in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname "Carbutt" is first found in Cheshire after the... Read more about Ann Carbutt 1830 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "This wonderful English sampler has to be an original inspired composition by a very clever young girl with a singular artistic vision! Potbellied cherubs fly trumpeting alongside a doughy, asexual Adam and Eve, beneath whom perch an enormous plumed Bird of Paradise on a... Read more about Ann Hall 1812 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:
There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... Read more about Catharine Metcalf 1836 English Pictorial
Note from the designer: "This naive Adam and Eve sampler might have been made in Maryland around 1810. At first I believed that the sampler was either English or Irish, judging by the unusual surname, until, in my research, I came upon the gravestone of a Fanny H. Peachey, born 24 November 1799,... Read more about Fanny Peachey Circa 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern
What makes this early Victorian English sampler so intriguing are the wonderfully naive figures of Adam, Eve and St. Michael flanking the Tree of Life. St. Michael's sword is drawn to slay the serpent, but he hardly looks formidable with his large feet and doughy body. Playskool-like Adam and Eve... Read more about Frances Marshall 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer: "The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew. Soon after Mary and Jesus were visited by the Magi, who had learned that King Herod intended to kill the male infants in that region, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee... Read more about Harriot Ringrose 1852 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Sister Lou Stitches featuring the phrase "Joy to the world, the Lord has come, let Earth sing!" with Santa Claus, a cross, and a large Christmas tree.
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct. Rooted in Grace by Grace Notes with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 80 x 80 and the finished size is 5" x 5".
This cross stitch pattern from Sweet Wing Studio features a woman with a sheep and "She seeks wool and flax and works with willing hands. Proverbs 31:13."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Flax linen with DMC and Forbidden Fiber Co floss. Stitch Count: 141W x 109H. Finished size: 8.8" x 6.8"
Designed especially with Thanksgiving in mind, this word and pattern trio makes a simple but beautiful stitch! The 4-color palette can easily be changed to suit one's decor or personal style.
The model was stitched on 32ct lugana using The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch Count: 85w x 65h.
Forbidden Fiber Co has some of the prettiest thread colors out there, and I'm excited to release another design using some of them! Using a gorgeous red, some joyful shades of green, and beautiful blues, this Bible verse from the book of James matched up quite nicely with a Christmas theme.
... Read more about Every Good Gift - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
I especially love several specific things about this one: the beautiful verse from Deuteronomy (Thank You, Lord for your many blessings), the way the windows look real thanks to the variegated floss (thanks, Weeks Dye Works!), the changeability of the main accent color to match one's decor (the... Read more about In and Out - Cross Stitch Pattern