Kathy Barrick Cross Stitch

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a Christmas themed stocking and sampler design. Note from the designer, "I love this design! One thing Marty has taught me about designing is to always try to incorporate movement in a piece. She certainly did that well here! (I, on the other hand, am not... Read more about Skating Santa Stocking & Sampler - Christmas Cross Stitch

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large bird perched in a tree over a town.

This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 145 x 130 and the finished size is 7.25" x 6.5".

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a sampler themed stocking patter originally designed in 2004.

The stocking was just stitched on 40-Count Thornfield Linen from Needle and Flax using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count for the stocking is 172 x 447. Finished size is 8 1/2" x 22 1/4". Stitch count for the sampler is 83 x 446. Finished size is 4 1/8" x 22 1/4".

This design is a reproduction of an antique theorem from the early 1800's I found in Pennsylvania. I found it at an outdoor antique market in 20-degree weather with crazy cold winds blowing! I couldn't take my eyes off of it and knew immediately what I wanted to do. It HAD to become a sampler! The... Read more about From Velvet to Linen - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: As you can see from the photo of the cover sheet, I've only stitched the stocking. The sampler version image was created in my designing software. I wanted to include a sampler version to give stitchers another option for stitching this design. I LOVE anything Quaker and... Read more about Quaker Christmas Stocking & Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring Santa Claus at the north pole!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flannel Flower from Fox and Rabbit using NPI threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 109 x 212.

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a cute springtime Quaker design with butterflies, hearts, and more!

This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 155 and the finished size is 8.6" x 7.75".

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring different beautiful flowers in a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Shiloh from Needle and Flax using Needlepoint Inc or DMC floss. Stitch count is 176 x 255.

Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Mocha using DMC floss. Stitch count 58x173.

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large crescent moon overlooking a town. Inspired by the Edgar Allen Poe quote stitched in the pattern, "At Midnight during the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon".

Pattern includes two versions of the design, larger and smaller.... Read more about Mystic Moon - Cross Stitch Pattern

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a stocking and sampler design inspired by Noah's Ark filled with animals.

Our stocking is stitched on 40-Count Paperbark from Fox and Rabbit using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count for the stocking is 172 x 447. Finished size is 8 1/2" x 22 1/4". Stitch count for the sampler is 81 x 443. Finished size is 4" x 22 1/8".

How cozy is this?! Santa filling the stockings in a room full of samplers!

This design is stitched on 40-Count Linen using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch Count: 150 Wide by 160 High. Finished size is 7.5" x 8".

This piece was inspired by the wonderful children's book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. It was certainly one of my favorite books to read to Liz when she was a little girl and definitely one of her favorites as well!

Our model was stitched on 40-Count Fossil from Fox and Rabbit... Read more about Good Night Moon - Cross Stitch Pattern

I was invited to join the XStitch the Rainbow team and design a piece using the Night Garden palette. Each designer was assigned the same ThreadworX colors and a maximum size piece to design. And this is what I designed!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Wheat from Fiber on a Whim using Threadworx threads. Stitch count is 59 x 60. Finished size is 2.95" x 3".

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a sampler with birds!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Seaweed linen from Fox and Rabbit using DMC or NPI threads. Stitch count is 193 x 193.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a witch riding her broom through the moon with a sky full of bats!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct seaweed from Fox and Rabbit using DMC floss. Stitch count is 144 x 154.

"Busy hands, happy heart"

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Wren using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 83W x 84H. Design Size: 5 1/8" x 5 1/8"

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Havana by Weeks Dye Works with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 133W x 74H.

Model stitched two over two on 36 Ct. Heartland using Needlepoint Inc Silk. Stitch count: 150W x 172H. Design size: 8 1/4" x 9 1/2"

Model stitched over two on 40 Ct. Havana using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 134W x 105H. Design Size: 6 5/8" x 5 1/4"

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a beautiful lady standing among nature with the words "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that has no shame is rottenness in his bones".

The model was stitched on 40-Count Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linens using Needlepoint... Read more about A Virtuous Woman Stocking & Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

While the sampler version of this design has not been stitched, I've inserted an image produced by my designing software to the cover sheet of The Embroideress Stocking. This image gives you a clear idea of what to expect in your finished sampler.

Stitched on 36 count Beige by Weeks Dye... Read more about Embroideress Stocking & Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "Let the beauty of Autumn fill your heart with peace and joy"!

This piece was stitched on 40-Count linen using Needlepoint Silks. The Stitch Count is 197 Wide by 197 High.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a bird in a field of flowers!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Fragile from Needle and Flax using Needlepoint Inc or DMC floss. Stitch count is 99 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a Christmas pillow with birds and reindeer!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Beige from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 69w x 79h.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a Christmas tree and the phrase "Wrought with a needle in my hand December 25 1834 Sophia Jane Minor. Happy Christmas to all"!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Sand from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 146 x 177.

This fun design centers around the 1929 song, Dance Around in Your Bones. I couldn't resist! This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit using Needlepoint Silk. Cross stitch, French Knots and straight stitches are used in this design, as are a bit of cross stitch over one thread. The stitch count is: 129 Wide by 178 High.

I so loved the verse on the original Good Intentions design, I wanted to use it again! And I wanted it to be entirely different, and this one is! Ive designed two versions of the same design. One is a sampler stitched on 40-Count Seaweed linen from Fox and Rabbit, and the other is a pin drum... Read more about Good Intentions Revisited - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched on 40 ct. Boardwalk using Gloriana thread with DMC conversion available. Stitch count 293 x 180 and the finished size is 14.65" x 9".

This design by Kathy Barrick features a blue bird perched in a cherry tree full of big fat cherries!

Model stitched on 40ct Silver Fox linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Inc. Silk thread. Stitch count: 144w x 190h.

This design by Kathy Barrick features Big Ben with various owls over head and the text "A Parliament of Owls".

Model stitched on 40ct Thornfield from Needle & Flax using Needlepoint Inc. Silk thread. Stitch count: 98w x 95h.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a brown fish owl with the alphabet!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works using DMC floss. Stitch count is 147 x 223.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a white moth!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Sand from Fiber on a Whim using NPI floss. Stitch count is 197 x 110.

Model worked on 40 Ct. Ale from Picture this Plus using one strand of Needlepoint Inc. Silk over two threads of linen. Stitch count 186x156.

"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, tonight is Halloween." Model stitched over two threads on 40 Ct. Ale linen from Picture This Plus using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 245x127.

"Miss Elizabeth Perkins Milliner and Dress Maker. 27 Main Street."

Model stitched over two threads on 40 Ct. Doubloon linen by Picture this Plus with DMC floss. Stitch count 141x222.

"In frost & in snow when the winds do blow, little Robins do whistle and sing. Of all the birds, they are the best, with their pretty red breast. And their musick does make the woods ring."

Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Relic linen with Needlepoint Inc floss and Thread Gatherer Silk N Colors. Stitch Count: 113W x 189H.

Model stitched over two on 36 Ct Doubloon from Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silks. The frame was a custom made one at their local craft store. Stitch count 155 x 149. Fabric size needed 15"x15". Finished Size is 8.61 in wide X 8.28 in high.

Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Sand using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch count: 152W x 201H. Design size: 8 3/8" x 11 1/8"

Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Beige linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 156W x 164H. Design Size: 8 5/8" x 9"

Model stitched on your choice of fabric using either Needlepoint Silks or DMC. Stitch count of larger sampler 119 x 116 with a finished size of 8.5" x 8.29" on 28 count fabric. The smaller sampler has a stitch count of 55 x 55 with a finished size of 3.93" x 3.93" on 28 count.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Heartland using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 95W x 109H. Design Size: 4 3/4" x 5 3/8"

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Arctic from Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 119W x 244H. Design Size: 5 7/8" x 12 1/8"

This quaint design by Kathy Barrick is a beautiful Quaker style pattern featuring a three story brick house with a red door surrounded by themed imagery.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Salt Rock from Color & Cotton using Needlepoint Inc. Silk (includes DMC conversion). Stitch Count: 232 x 239. Finished design Size: 11 1/2" x 11 7/8".

"This I have done to let you see how my parents did educated me. Amelia Prescott in the year 1824." Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Dapple using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 260W x 212H. Design Size: 13" x 10 1/2".

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Pearled Barley with Needlepoint Inc silks. Stitch Count: 104W x 62H.

Model stitched on 40 ct Maritime White from Lakeside Linens using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count 106x153.

"Mary Cotton Her Work in the year 1827." Model stitched over two threads on 40 Count Light Examplar by Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint inc Silks. Stitch Count: 213W x 195W.