This eagle family is the newest addition to the animal stack/trio series. I've always wanted to do an eagle family, but my drafts were always so mean-looking when I'd revisit them. Eagles certainly don't have a warm and fuzzy nature, but mine looked a bit too much like they had rabies, so I... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring a lovely American flag with bird friends! This chart also includes "July 4th" as optional type to replace "250 years".
Pattern is stitched on 16 count Vintage Country Mocha Aida using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 128 x 101. Finished size is 8" x 6.31".
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring a robin in spring surrounded by flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 28 count Tea Dyed Monaco using DMC floss. Stitch count is 150 x 121. Finished size is 10.71" x 8.64". It is finished on Thatched Sprig linen from Moda Fabrics.
Sweet Heart is a monochromatic stitch full of intricate details and charm! Designed in the shape of a heart and perfect for any time of the year this intricate piece includes bold florals and adorable feathered friends.
Stitched on 36 ct Pistachio linen from Fiber on a Whim with Classic Colorworks floss. The stitch count is 182 x 141 and the finished size is 10.11" x 7.83".
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 Robin Pickens featuring cardinals in winter with a pine cone!
Pattern is stitched on 28 count Tea Dyed Monaco using DMC floss. Stitch count is 150 x 121. Finished size is 10.71" x 8.64". It is finished on Dotty Thatched Pine linen from Moda Fabrics.
In a wee pine grove, a radiance of five Chilly Cardinals are gathered in treetops collecting snowflakes for making snow crystals. A pine garland with juicy red berries and numbers from 0-9 frame the top and bottom of this whimsical design. Completing this sampler is a lowercase alphabet that is... Read more
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 piece captures the winter magic in the woods. Falling snow and one brilliant cardinal taking off into the winter air. Did you spot the little treehouse behind him?
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Legacy linen by Picture This Plus using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Each part in... Read more
In her roses garden... the peacock unfurls its silken silence. Each feather seems like a captive ray of daylight, each thread a caress of time. Motionless beauty, it reigns-proud and gentle-over the stitcher's garden.
Stitched on 40 count linen. The stitch count is 184 x 180 and the finished size is 9.2" x 9".
A pair of sweet bluebirds perch around some shamrocks and a lucky pot of gold ~ This is the third in the WordyBirds series, fresh and green and ready for March stitching!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 117 x 73 and the finished size is 7.3" x 4.6".
This old-world looking pattern by Plum Street Samplers features a fine gentleman (maybe Santa Claus?) leaving footprints in the snow followed by a flock of cardinals.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Cappuccino by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art, and DMC floss. The stitch count is 106 x 95 and the finished size is 5.89" x 5.28".
Two charming robins share a rainy-day stroll beneath a cheerful umbrella in this sweet piece with a springtime rhyme. This is the fourth in the WordyBirds series, stitched in early spring lavenders, blues, and greens.
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 117 x 71 and the finished size is 7.3" x 4.4".
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a beatiful swan with ocean themed imagery around it. Inspired by the Edgar Allen Poe quote featured on the design "And the sea it hath my treasure and the sea it hath my love".
This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox and Rabbit with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 158 x 175 and the finished size is 7.9" x 8.75".
Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a lovely bouquet of vintage flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 40 count linen using The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 122 x 56, Mini: 31 x 21. Finished size is 6" x 2.8" and 1.5" x 1" (Mini).
Cross stitch pattern from Stacy Nash Primitives featuring a hen character inspired by the classic folktale. It's part of the Animal Crackers series and includes a sewing roll.
Patterns are stitched on 36 ct linen using Weeks Dye Works threads.
Stitch Counts and Finished Sizes:
Henny Penny: 84 x 114; 5" x 7"
Sewing Roll: 171 x 69; 10" x 4.25"
Liberty Rose - two designs! Stitch count 82x96 stitched over two on 32 Ct. Vintage Lentil, and 49x96 on Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens using Weeks Dye Works.
Salute to Abigail Stitched over two on 35/36 ct. Mink by R&R Reproductions using... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from October House Fiber Arts featuring the phrase "Calico pie, the little birds fly down to the calico tree"
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Light Khaki linen by Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included). Stitch count is 315 x 82 and the finished size is 19.69" x 5.13".
Perched on a woodland branch, this striking crow gazes out under the glow of a golden full moon, a dramatic and mysterious addition to the Year In The Woods II series.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Legacy linen by Picture This Plus using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Each part in... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a Quaker style Valentines design with birds and hearts!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Hibiscus from Fiber on a Whim using Roxy Threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 111 x 91. Finished size is 6.9" x 5.7".
Paulette notes, "I love seeing all the charcuterie board ideas online, so I thought it would be fun to come up with a Halloween- themed one in cross stitch, complete with groupings of little spooky motifs. We have eyeballs, spiders, bats, stars, crows, candy corn, pumpkins, and ghosts - all... Read more
The Turkey is here! This gentle turkey hen wanders through the autumn woods, surrounded by falling leaves and the warm, earthy tones of the season. A cozy and rustic addition to the Year In The Woods II series.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Legacy linen by Picture This Plus using... Read more
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
Cross stitch pattern from Stitches By Ethel featuring a charming cardinal giving a Christmas candy cane to the moon!
Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel fabric using The Gentle Arts, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count: 67 x 80. Finished size is 4.79 in wide X 5.71 in high.
A MISCELLANY: A Collection of Seventeenth Century Canvas work Elements from the Natural World
The subjects in this needlework design are taken from a seventeenth century canvas work, formerly in the collection of The Scarlet Letter, consisting of nine panels stitched primarily in shades... Read more
An aviary featuring strange and interesting birds, both living and extinct. Includes an illustrated index to identify each animal. Finished Stitch A Long!
Stitched on 36ct linen using DMC threads. Stitch count is 181 x 226 and the finished size is 10.06" x 12.56".
This is the first pattern of 9 to be released once a month until complete. Model stitched on 36 Ct. Wren by Picture this Plus over two using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 91x91. Design Size: 6" x 6"
Note from the designer: Summer is here! I'm in love love love with flamingos (doesn't Heart in Hand do the best ones?), and the chicks' huge feet make me laugh! Google them and smile!
The model was stitched over two threads on 36 ct linen with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, The... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring a wise owl surrounded by mushrooms, flowers, and other fantastical imagery!
Model stitched on 28 ct. 'Mediterranean Sea' linen using DMC/Anchor thread. Stitch count: 109w x 110h. Finished size is 7.79 in wide X 7.86 in high.
This spooky Halloween pattern by Primitive Hare features some crows hanging out on a tombstone in a graveyard.
Stitched on 30 count Dark Spell linen by Primitive Hare using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 52 x 60. Finished size is 3.47" x 4".
This is the last pattern of the Loose Feathers Series. Model is stitch on 36 Ct. Wren using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 91W x 91H. Design Size: 6" x 6"
Note from the designer: Three sweet berries inspired by sampler elements from my collection, we often hear the morning dove, goldfinch, and/or nightingale or owl from morning into the night. Previously a club exclusive now available for general release, the design and color palette are classic,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring lovely summer flowers with blue Jays!
Pattern is stitched on 28 count Tea Dyed Monaco. Stitch count is 150 wide x 121 high. Finished size is 5.36 in wide X 4.32 in high. Mounted on Thatched 147 Coneflower from Moda Fabrics.
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring a cardinal in winter on a pine cone!
Pattern is stitched on Prim 25 count Lugana by Lori Holt using DMC floss.
Stitch count is 66 x 95. Finished size is 25 count Lugana (over two): 5 3/8" x 7 5/8".
Note from the designer: "Aren't cardinals just the sweetest little songbirds? They are beautiful no matter the season, and the females are my very favorites. Even as a child, I remember thinking their soft brown feathers were the most beautiful color. When I designed this, I couldn't decide if I... Read more