Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "The time has come I can't deny to let your gentle spirit fly. We'll meet again. It's not the end. Wait by the bridge for me old friend"!
Stitched on 18ct aida by using DMC floss. Stitch count: 139 x 117.
Note from the designer: Based on a silk gauze antique embroidery in my collection, this plump, pampered cat is adapted for linen and finished as a drum - although easily framed up or finished as you like.
Gather Wildflowers features three adorable little patterns for Spring! They feature a cozy cottage, flowers, and the saying "Gather Wildflowers."
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Platinum Belfast linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count for each design: 53x52. Rick rack on model is Country Rust by Lady Dot Creates.
When the traditional lyrics had me stumped for designs I decided to get creative and use the ultimate lord of Christmas- Santa, as my muse! You can see him leaping over a sleeping village as gifts and Christmas magic (represented by metallic thread) spill from his overflowing sack!
I created Miss Campbell's Scissors Keep using a motif from an antique Scottish sampler in my collection, Margaret Campbell 1848. The Angus Trees on each side of her house caught my attention right away. These trees were just made to be turned into a scissors case. I did take a small liberty with the... Read more about Miss Campbell's Scissors Keep - Cross Stitch Pattern
A beautiful red brick house adorns the center of this design. The bottom has a row of American flags, but a white rabbit seems to have stolen one and a red fox is in hot pursuit!
The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Affogato by Fiber on a Whim with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 123W x 109H.
Note from the designer: These three-dimensional chickens are made with just a few straight seams and they make striking pincushions, pattern weights, or sachets. Pattern includes all three chickens, plus illustrated step-by-step instructions and templates for felt accents.
Part two in Summer House Stitche Workes 10 Year Anniversary Fragments in Time series. The design features a historic stone house situated amongst apple trees.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Colonial Parchment from Fabrics by Stephanie. Individual Fragments stitch counts are 51 x 51. Stitched with border pattern: 245 (w) x 125 (h)
Designer's Note: In late 2022, seemingly out of nowhere, I started seeing a family of cardinals in our yard. Soon after, I learned about the legend of the cardinal and how cardinals are loved ones visiting after they have passed on. My husband and I experienced three significant losses in our... Read more about Cardinal's Promise - Cross Stitch Pattern
Mystery Cross Stitch pattern from Thistles contains 6 mini books!
Pattern is stitched 1 over 2 on 36 count linen using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count: 6 times 62 x 66. Charts contain french knots and backstitching.
This colorful design was inspired by a 16th century tablecloth made up of 324 squares that are all different patterns. In creating my cross stitch interpretation, I decided to go all in and use 324 colors of DMC. So many stitchers have a full DMC collection, why not use a whole bunch in one project?... Read more about 324 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more about Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer: A Collection of Petite Samplers includes five samplers which were stitched from the years 1828 and 1894. The collection includes two small red samplers and another sampler worked in pastels. One of the most interesting samplers is worked in blue and was originally part of... Read more about A Collection of Petite Samplers - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from designer: Renee's French Alphabet has been adapted from an antique sampler with beautifully formed graceful letters. The original sampler was worked in wool, and did not contain the letters : J and W, which would have been common in France at the time it was stitched. I have added both of... Read more about Renee's French Alphabet - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from designer: The design When Cardinals Appear is based on the beautiful quotation: "When cardinals appear, loved ones are near". It's so meaningful to those of us who have lost a loved one. It is a companion to last years' Bluebird of Happiness Sampler. The model was stitched on a... Read more about When Cardinals Appear - Cross Stitch Pattern
This pattern was stitched on 36 ct Dead Sea Scroll by Seraphim Fabrics. Finished Size: 7.75" x 7.75" and Stitch Count: 140 x 140. This piece was stitched with silk threads, introducing the stitcher also to some Silk Lame by Rainbow Gallery.
How could I not continue this fun series. We have a fat bumblebee who hardly looks like he can fly and he will have a squirrel friend to come soon, this year yet too. Continues in the same size approx. design count-60 wide and high, but rounded corners. The piece was stitched on 40 ct Hawthorne by Needle & Flax. Stitch count is 57 x 59.
So fun to do these pieces, my continuing love affair with flower bouquets! I enjoyed the soft colors of spring and it is only cross stitched no specialty stitches. Stitched on 36 ct Shrekie's Tan by Needle Bling Designs using hand dyed cottons with a DMC conversion. Stitch count is 73 x 80. Finished size: 4 x 4 1/2. Finished with Robin Egg chenille from Lady Dot Creates.
Arabesque is my Art Deco-ish contribution to the world of red samplers. This design started with the alphabet and it was so fun finding and developing motifs that had the same general feel. I love the slightly asymmetrical look of the mandala on the bottom left and the fan in the upper right. But... Read more about Arabesque - Cross Stitch Pattern
Years and years ago, I designed a piece called Pennsylvania Pinwheel. It was a Carriage House samplings design and a few months ago I saw a photo of it on someone's blog and loved the motion I saw in the design. I just had to recreate that feeling!
Strawberry Dream is third in the series, From Trudy's Kitchen. The stitch count is 81 wide by 96 high. The model was stitched in DMC (Needlepoint Silk conversions are provided) on 32ct Needle Bling Designs & Hand Dyed Linens' Shrekie's Tan. Stitch count is 81 x 96.
Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more about Sarah Welch 1764 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross Stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring an original sampler with the phrase "In my father's house there are many mansions"!
The model was stitched on 36 count Dolly Madison linen from Needle and Flax, using 1 strand of floss over 2 linen threads. Threads used are DMC. Stitch count: 134 w X 162 h.
A Christmas cross stitch pattern from Autumn Lane Stitchery featuring three designs - a curious cat looking out a window, a happy fox, and jolly ol' St. Nick.
Patterns stitched on 28 count.
Santa stitch Count: 49 x 52
Christmas Fox stitch count: 51 x 54
Curious Cat stitch count: 56 x 56