Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring an original sampler design and verse that reads "Each dawn brings a new day for us to do whatever we may, choose to be happy with a grateful heart for we have been given a brand new start".
Cross stitch pattern by Teresa Kogut featuring an autumnal sampler design with dancing scarecrows, pumpkins, and birds.
Stitched on 36 ct. Hawthorne by Needle and Flax with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 169 x 205 and the finished size is 9 3/8" x 11 3/8".
Cross stitch pattern from The Snowflower Diaries featuring a beautiful floral sampler design.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count linen with XJuDesign hand-dyed floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 149 x 139 and the finished size size is 9.31" x 8.69".
Cross stitch pattern from The Snowflower Diaries featuring a monochromatic red sampler design with birds and foliage.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count linen with XJuDesigns floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 139 x 199 and the finished size size is 8.69" x 12.44".
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a fun Quaker themed sampler with birds, stars, trees, and more.
The model was stitched on 40 ct Esmeralda linen by Atomic Ranch with Needlepoint Silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 447 and the finished size on 40 ct. linen is 8.6" x 22.35".
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a beautiful antique sampler reproduction.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included - no conversion listed for Weeks Dye Works Oscar). The stitch count is 150 x 226 and the finished size is 8.33" x 12.56".
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring an adorable sampler with a cute sassy squirrel.
Sassy Squirrel Sampler is stitched on 36 count Overcast linen by Cedar Riven Linen one strand of floss over two linen threads, with Gloriana silk floss. The stitch count is 179 x 187 and the finished size is 9.94" x 10.39".
Henrietta 1870 a Bristol Orphanage Sampler Antique Reproduction.
Provenance: This beautiful sampler contains thirteen alphabets and seven sets of numbers in the top portion and is full in every space in the lower section with many motifs, short segments of bands, and ten corner motifs... Read more about Henrietta 1870 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This stocking design underwent some major changesI literally doubled the number of motifs used and added birdsmany birds! And, I added a sampler version.
The model was stitched on 40 ct. Wheat linen from Fiber on a Whim with Needlepoint Silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 438 and the finished size is 8.6" x 21.9".
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a beautiful antique sampler reproduction with a floral border.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Coffee Stain from Cedar River with Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 123 x 156 and the finished size is 6.15" x 7.8".
"Autumn Basket Sampler" is a nod to the sampler tradition. Alphabet samplers were often used to practice stitches and letters, so pairing it with a seasonal basket felt like a fitting update. The faded alphabet stitched into the background represents the way old samplers fade with time. This... Read more about Autumn Basket Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
In the autumn of 1881, a young woman named Nora stitched a sampler to celebrate her family's new home. She surrounded the grand blue house with roses, birds, leaping deer, and sturdy trees-symbols of love, freedom, prosperity, and strength.
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the seventh design in The Houses on Stitchery Lane series. This house is a cute punch needle themed house with spools of threads and flowers!
This design got quite an update! I've removed the central house design and added a center scene of a lady and her animals. And, I did away with the pink color used throughout the original version. I like this interpretation much better!
Cross stitch pattern from The Salty Stitcher featuring a patriotic design that reads "USA" with stars in the letters.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Weeks Dye Works and Petite Treasure Braid floss. The stitch count is 154 x 47 and the finished size is 8.56" x 2.61".
A stack of tomato pincushions, threads aplenty, and a sewing bird flying high illuminate this Needleworker's Tiny Town. Rooftops are decorated with cross stitches, running stitches, and A-B-C all to highlight a village where needleworkers thrive.
Third in the series of sampler fragments. Each is meant to look incomplete, as often old samplers are cut or damaged over the centuries. Each sampler in the series will have a different edge "cut off." All will be the same size on the same fabric.
The first snow of December had covered the little village in a blanket of white. Every rooftop sparkled beneath the morning sun, and the church bell echoed softly across the quiet streets. Children bundled in colorful scarves hurried through the snow, laughing as they pulled sleds and built tiny... Read more about Christmas Break - Cross Stitch Pattern
Norfolk (England) samplers are a unique species, characterized by either a stepped lozenge cartouche, as in this example, an elaborate floral border (usually embroidered freehand but not in Eliza Tagg's sampler), and a horizontal row of joined octagons filled with various floral or animal... Read more about Eliza Tagg 1775 - Cross Stitch Pattern
The collaboration I did with Robin Laukuf of Old Willow, is now available as a separate pattern. I am a big fan of Adam and Eve samplers and this one is darling! It was stitched by Mary Greenup, in 1841 and the pattern and finishing instructions for the satchel are included.
In 1894, in the small town of Pouance, there lived a young girl named Lea
Letourneur. Unlike many embroiderers of her time, who endlessly repeated their neat red alphabets, Lea dreamed of light, of flowers, and of birds. Stitch by stitch, her needle traced an alphabet bursting with life, bordered... Read more about Lea Letourneur 1894 - Cross Stitch Pattern
A Pennsylvania-German Stocking; this stocking was updated with a change of linen color from a pale green to a more neutral cream. And, a new alphabet has been added.
The model was stitched on 40 ct. Thornfield from Needle and Flax with Needle point Silk and Dinky Dyes floss. The stitch count is 172 x 495 and the finished size is 8.6" x 24.75".
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the sixth design in The Houses on Stitchery Lane series. This house is a cute thimble themed house with spools of threads and flowers!
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring an enchanting autumn sampler design with pumpkins and flowers.
Stitched on 36 ct. Ale by Picture This Plus with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 211 x 229 and the finished size is 11.72" x 12.72".
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the fifth design in The Houses on Stitchery Lane series. This house is a cute patchwork themed house!
Anne Frances Ennis 1847 Words To Live By, An Irish Antique Reproduction Sampler
About Anne Frances Ennisfs specimen pages and cross stitch samplers: A collection of six needlework specimens were obtained together from an antique dealer, five being needlework specimen book samples, and one a... Read more about Anne Frances Kirkpatrick 1847 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This is a RE-RELEASE in conjunction with the other four NEW Specimen Book Samplers! Ellen Kingscote English Specimen Pages Two Cross Stitch Samplers, Wisdom and Honour, circa 1840 Antique Sampler Reproductions
The Sanxing symbolize the three attributes that constitute a good life in Chinese culture. They are Fu (good fortune), Lu (prosperity) and Shou (longevity). A stylized depiction of Fu is shown here with plum blossoms which are associated with the Five Blessings. Perfect timing for the Mid-Autumn... Read more about Fu - "Fortune" - Cross Stitch Pattern
This beautiful 18th century English sampler features the Lord's Prayer in the upper half surrounded by flying cherubs, carnation "trees", dogs, rabbits and birds, in a bold palette of strong primary colors. Mary Ann Chamberlin was ten years old when she made this sampler, born in 1765,... Read more about Mary Ann Chamberlin 1775 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the first design in The Houses on Stitchery Lane series. This house is a large blue home with pink windows and floral.
Note from the Designer; "I had more Four Letter Words to share with you, so I created Four Letter Words - Smalls. Little bites of four letter words that coordinate with their big sisters Four Letter Words - Grow, Give, Hope and Love.."
Snow fell softly around Roseberry House, covering the garden and quiet country lane in white. Near the old red house, deer searched beneath the trees, squirrels gathered their winter treasures, and the farm animals waited peacefully by the gate. Inside, the fire crackled while a young stitcher... Read more about Winter Stocking - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern
A Home for Henrietta, An Original Design based on a Bristol Orphanage Sampler.
This original sampler is based on motifs and lettering from a Bristol Orphanage Sampler, Henrietta 1870, in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques. As it would happen, four girls with the first name of... Read more about A Home for Henrietta - Cross Stitch Pattern
About Martha Schmidt 1880 Sampler: with such a common name, and no location provided, the stitcher's identify remains unknown. However, Schmidt is a common German surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning... Read more about Martha Schmidt 1880 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the second design in The Houses on Stitchery Lane series. This house is a cute white house with pink trim.
This was designed for a retreat in 2025 at Quilter's Station. It is a companion to Kindness Makes Friends, and has the same stitch count and base fabric, as well as some of the same floss colors. Don't miss small
surprises like a sewing machine on the roof and little quilt squares.
And to finish out the trio, here we have a stylized depiction of Shou is shown here with chrysanthemums which are associated with health and longevity.
Model was stitched on 40 ct. White Zweigart fabric using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 62 x 106 and the finished size is 3.1" x 5.3".