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
Thanksgiving is my family's favorite holiday, but it seems as though it has become the kick-off to the Christmas season lately. Ok, this year is even worse, the Christmas trees are already up in shops! This needlework set takes back this particularly American holiday and celebrates the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern by Stitch Wit featuring a nautical themed design with a seagull in front of a heart and anchor background saying "Welcome Aboard".
Model stitched on 14 count white Aida with DMC floss. The stitch count is 111 x 154 and the finished size is 7.9" x 11"
This design is one of 12 in the Feathered Friends Collaboration. 12 designers created a birdhouse-inspired design for each month of the year. As you can see, mine is for March! I was so thrilled to include a little robin surrounded by some pretty dogwoods (one of my favorite flowers, for sure).
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All three of the designs are included and are based around dogwood blossoms and Bobwhite Quail. Horizontal design says "I sing of books, of blossoms, birds and bowers - of April, May, of June and July flowers."
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Skyfall linen from... Read more
For this designer: As the year winds down you can celebrate resilience and new beginnings with a winter phoenix. The chart also includes two optional text blocks - "A Life Born of Fire" and "You Have Seen My Descent, Now Witness My Rising."
Note from the designer: This was inspired by the traditional sampler motif of the "berry bowl" but I've filled my basket with birds and eggs! The bowl itself is more like a woven nest, to continue the theme (and give stitchers a chance to play with variegated floss).
Note from the designer: This is the third in the seasonal quail lineup, featuring the Mountain Quail (with the very distinctive feather crest) and stylized manzanita. Although the birds are reclusive in nature, they can shine in your stitching!
The model is stitched on 40 count linen, using... Read more
It is a 'Two Ways' design: a single design (chart) with two colorways (color keys). The use of two different fabric colors (as well as different thread colors) gives the design a dramatically different look. Two (gray or beige) birdies are surrounded by colorful wildflowers.
Model is stitched on 16 count Regency or Black Aida using DMC threads. Stitch count is 123 x 75
This is a revised version of an old design (#113). The original 2015 design has been out of print and I decided to rework it. JABC buttons are included. A cardinal is perched atop a basket of winterberry leaves berries.
Pattern is stitched on Fog Cashel using DMC threads. Stitch count is 80 x 112.
Cross Stitch pattern from Thistles featuring bird congregating around a birdhouse condo!
Pattern is stitched on 32 count Cauldron by Picture this Plus using The Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count is 118 x 104.
Cross Stitch pattern from Thistles featuring a pincushion with birds and flowers for every season!
Pattern is stitched on Belfast Linen Summer Khaki. Stitch count is 100w x 100h top; 400w x28h border. Finished size is 7.25 x 7.25 for top and 29 x 2 for border.
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a spring bird and pink flowers! Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Baby's Breath linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 84W x 95H. Finished size: 4.8" x 5.4"
Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Pear from Lakeside Linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 121x112. Design Size: 7 3/8" x 7"
"The best thing about the future is it comes one day at a time." Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Bramble linen with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 137W x 137H. Design Size: 9.25" x 8.75"
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a colorful bird on a tomato and the words "sewing tomato"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Thornfield by Needle & Flax using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 90 x 66. Finished size: 4.50" x 3.25"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Legacy Linen using DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 171x217. Design Size: 8 1/2" x 10 1/2".