Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a campfire with the phrase "Crisp cool air, moonlit night, warm bonfire, stars so bright, dancing flames, ancient lore, embers glowing, make a smore"!
Stitched on 'Hamlet' 18ct Aida by Under the Sea Fabrics, with DMC threads. Stitch count: 73 x 189.
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 designer: I bought the original sampler two years ago at market from Dawn Lewis of The Needle's Work Antiques. I fell in love immediately with the organic nature of the sampler. My reproductions come with a page inside where I talk about the sampler, things I noticed, elements that are... Read more
Designer's Note: In October 2022, I became a mom to a beautiful baby girl and now she is quickly growing into an independent toddler who is inquisitive, charming, and sassy! My darling daughter has taught me how to have unconditional love for another person and inspires me to seek out joy in the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a lovely sign with the words "Home Sweet Home"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 259 x 33. Finished size: 18.5" x 2.36".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring two bunnies and the word "Rabbits"!!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 175 x 41. Finished size: 12.5" x 3".
Even a greenhouse needs pollinators! This piece was inspired by the idea of peering through the windows of an elaborate white-framed greenhouse. The finish offers a great opportunity for stitchers to build on their skills to create a new shape.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 ct Dwarf from Picture This Plus and Parchment from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch counts are 142w x 50h each.
This is the latest in what I refer to as my "repeating motif" series. The same motif is stitched over and over, but, with a planned placement of colors within those motifs, an image of cherry blossom trees on a spring day emerges.
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 32 count white Jobelan using 7 Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count: 96 x 64
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.
Cross Stitch pattern from Cosford Rise Stitchery featuring a joyful spring scene with frolicking rabbits!
Model stitched using Roxy Floss, two strands over two, on 32 count Panettone linen by Roxy Floss Co. DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 130W x 162H
About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more
This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more
Proverbs 31:19- "She Layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff"
A distaff is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax and wool, but can... Read more
Tulipa is the 7th release in the Floral Mandala Collection.
Model stitched on 28ct Antique White Jobelan by Wichelt Imports (Recommend 1/4 yard). Requires 17 colors of Dinky-Dyes hand-dyed silk floss, 6 colors of Sullivans Floss, and 5 colors of Mill Hill Beads. DMC and Anchor comparables provided. Stitch Count: 198w X 196h
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.
Abuzz at Midnight is one of my all time favorite designs! I love the saturated colors and the florals so much! This piece was originally offered as a Hello From Liz Mathews membership exclusive and is now a general release.
Pattern was stitched on 36 count Sapphire linen from Fiber on a... Read more
I love the various looks you can achieve by simply switching the color palette of a pattern, and I really can't decided which of these two is my favorite! The Indigo version was stitched on 56 count linen and it's miniature size is absolutly charming! Finished as a pillow, it has been trimmed in... Read more
The Remember Me Tree was designed for the Delaware Valley Historic Sampler Guild and thus features a collection of animals and traditional sampler motifs from the Delaware area. I loved the tree design so much I created a sampler to accompany it for the general release!
This is a perfect little design to show off a special floss and fabric color combo. Stitched in Sulky 12 wt. Petites Blendable color #4067 Merlot Blush on Weeks Dye Works 30 count Sanguine linen, this color combination reminded me of strawberries. With only 2516 total stitches.
This pattern from JBW Designs features a tree full of colorful birds.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. French Vanilla from R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 144W x 107H
Soon it will be garden time and so we have another in the set of boxed pieces that fit in the shadow boxes like Christmas Box and Stitch Box. There are no specialty stitches in this pattern. Design size is a 3 05 x 4 on 32 ct. for the left sampler square with 2 smalls on the side and one long one... Read more
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 with Robin Egg chenille from Lady Dot Creates.
Jan Hicks creates the design "CRS 1713", an antique sampler from the Saxon region of Germany. The original stitcher is known by the initials CRS.
Jan has released the sampler in three parts, making the stitching process manageable. The total stitch count for all three parts is 160 x 874.
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Fall Sunshine is the first in a seasonal series of smalls featuring mandalas. Fall Sunshine is stitched in gorgeous jewel-toned over-dyed flosses. As always, I provide a DMC conversion in the chart as well. This design was previously released in the fall issue of Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers featuring a sampler!
Patterns are stitched on 40 ct Parchment by Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 118w X 170h and 107w X 161h.
The final design in my Seasonal Trio Series is here! It's a celebration of iconic American symbols: the Statue of Liberty, Old Glory, and the Great Seal.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 count Milk & Honey linen by Fiber on a Whim. Stitch Count: 160H x 60W.
Two new patterns from Little Robin Design - "Charlotte McGilis is a cheery sampler" and "Posy" features beautiful pink posies.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Bramble from Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 122 x 118.
This pattern from Little Robin Designs features two elements from an old sampler by Grace Gill in 1838.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Tobias from Seraphim using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch counts are 65 x 57 and 71 x 65.