"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Antique White Cashel linen with DMC or Anchor floss. Stitch Count: 178W x 120H
"Blessed is the life that finds joy in the journey." Model stitched on 30 Ct. 18th Century Brown from R&R Reproductions with DMC floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 177W x 53H. Finished size: 11 3/4" x 3 1/2".
"Fear not for I am with you; be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Model stitched on 30 Ct. Natural linen with DMC and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 110x110.
"Eden was a Paradise." Part 2 of an 8 part series. Model is stitched on 36 count Wren Linen by Picture this Plus using Gentle Art Sampler Threads or DMC floss (3031, 3799, 3348, 223, Ecru, 610, 869, 221, 937, 612, 3829, 828, 834, 950, 469, 829) Stitch Count: 170W x 100H
"Bee strong & courageous, do not bee afraid, do not be discouraged for the Lord, your God, will be with you wherever you go. Josh 1:4." Model stitched on 14 Ct. White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 101W x 140H
"She was the guiding light, the brightest star that night when the first Christmas was celebrated. Glittering and glowing in golds and silver, signifying that the King of Kings has been born."
The model was stitched on 14 Ct. blue/gray aida with DMC floss, Kreinik braid and Mill Hill beads. Stitch Count: 172W x 402H. Finished size: 12.29" x 28.71".
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.
An original sampler featuring Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in a more primitive design centered around history and an old white chapel reminding us of God's Grace.
The model was stitched on 28 Ct Colour & Cotton Light Brown Sugar. Stitch Count: 127 x 167.
This cross stitch pattern from By The Bay Needleart features a white church in the center, surrounded by the words "Faith", "Pray", and "Grace" with a border of vines.
The model was stitched on 16 Ct. Heritage Aida by Picture This Plus with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 127x96. Finished size: 7.94" x 6".
This cross stitch pattern from By The Bay Needleart features "Grow Your Faith" and blooming white daisies.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Sage evenweave from Fabric Flair with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 116 x 82. Finished size is 8.28" x 5.85".
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart features an angel overlooking a city with "Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted. Proverbs 11:11."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Star Sapphire linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 209x73. Finished size: 13.06" x 4.56"
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart features Adam and Eve on temptation hill.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Star Sapphire linen with Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 74 x 147. Finished size: 4.6" x 9.2".
A large sampler inspired by Berlin woolwork and other antique sampler motifs. It contains a quote from the Bible, various animal motifs and floral ornaments. An alphabet chart is added for personalization. "He will alson send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground and the food that comes... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Note from the designer: "German and Dutch samplers are known for their iconography, especially the symbolic religious motifs. This piece, reproduced from the collection of the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, portrays many of these motifs. Adam and Eve, in particular, are often... Read more
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Cocoa using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and Southern Fried floss. Stitch count is 199 x 201.
Recommended Southern Fried Floss:Bay Leaf and Spiced Cider
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"
"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15"
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Icelandic Beige by Wichelt using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works and DMC threads. Stitch count is 97 x 54.
Be Ye Ready by Teresa Kogut is a single chart in a full color 8.5" x 11" booklet. Part of her Faith in Stitches series, this pattern features the verse Matthew 24:44 "Be ye also ready. The son of man cometh at an hour ye not think."
This model was stitched on 40 count linen with DMC thread. The stitch count is 185 x 180 and the finished size is 9 1/4" x 9".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring the bible sentiment "a house divided cannot stand"! Stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 187W x 83H. Finished size: 12 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Tin Roof Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 180W X 129H. Finished size: 11 x 8".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring adorable foxes in a circle with the phrase "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. Matthew 8:20"
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Steinbeck from Needle and Flax using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 175 x 173.
A cross stitch pattern featuring the Madonna and child. The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. (or fabric of your choice) with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 126W x 165H. Finished size: 6.25" x 8.25".
This cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut features rows of flowers, houses, a church, a woman and the saying "Youth is fleeting and beauty fades, but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Mocha linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count 134 x 298. Finished size: 6 3/4" x 14 7/8"
This Christian cross stitch pattern features the phrase "The Angel Did Say" with a border of angel wings and harps. This pattern will make a beautiful Christmas ornament.
Stitched on 36 ct. Flax by Zweigart with assorted threads. Stitched with 1 strand over 2 linen threads. Stitch Count: 69 x 57. Finished size is about 4.4" x 3.6".