"I am a lost sheep gone astray, Shepherd find me this I pray. Oh Shepherd, listen to my prayer & keep me in thy loving care."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 20 Ct. Dunes aida from Fiber on a Whim (or fabric of your choice) with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 147x131. Finished size: 7 3/8" x 6 1/2". Stitch on fabric of your choice.
Cross stitch pattern from Stoney Creek featuring an owl on a branch and the phrase "He will cover you with his feathers and under his wings you will find refuge. Psalm 91:4"
Model stitched on 28 ct Legacy Cashel linen by Picture This Plus using DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads with optional Mill Hill beads. Stitch count: 143w x 77h
Cross stitch pattern from Stoney Creek Collection featuring the phrase "It was not nails that held him to the cross. It was His love for you and me"!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct White chocolate linen using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss, as well as embellishments from Mill Hill. Stitch count is 66w x 91h.
"My cup overflows with blessing. Psalm 23:5" Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Lambswool Jobelan with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 70W x 42H. Finished size: 5" x 3".
Cross Stitch pattern from My Big Toe Designs featuring the phrase "Behind every exceptional woman is a best friend supporting her crazy ideas."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct. Jobelan, Queen Anne's Lace from Wichelt with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 73W x 105H. Finished size is 4.56" x 6.56".
The verse refers back to God's mercy on Adam and Eve as they were evicted from the Garden of Eden.. they would now have to till the ground for their food, but nevertheless God's grace would be with them. And that is quite evident when fall's bounty is upon us!
Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. Natural Undyed Belfast using Dinky Dye Silk and Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Conversion for Gentle Art Sampler Threads and DMC also included. Stitch count: 126W x 34H. Design Size: 8" x 2".
Cross stitch pattern from Kitty and Me featuring a blue jay nestled among holly berries, accompanied by the scripture "Whatsoever things are lovely, think on these things. Phil. 4:8"!
Model stitched on 14 count antique white aida fabric with DMC floss. Stitch count 83w x 62h. Designed by Pamela Kellogg.
Cross stitch pattern from Kitty and Me featuring a bird, flowers, and bible verse "joy cometh in the morning - Psalm 30:5"
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 ct. Vintage Evenweave with Gentle Art thread (or all DMC 471, 834, 3021, 920, 590, 712, 310, 469). Stitch Count: 100w x 147h. Finished size: 7 1/8" x 10 1/2". Designed by Pamela Kellogg
Cross stitch pattern from Kitty and Me featuring bird, flowers, and civil war quote "a house divided against itself cannot stand - Abraham Lincoln"
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 ct. Vintage Lugana with Gentle Art thread (or all DMC 3348, 3841, 334, 223, 310, 3802, 3347). Stitch Count: 104w x 151h. Finished size: 7 1/8" x 10 3/4". Designed by Pamela Kellogg
Cross stitch pattern from Kitty and Me featuring friendly angels in four themes!
Recommended fabric is white 14 count aida or perforated paper. Models stitched with DMC floss and Kreinik #4 braid. Stitch count: 69w x 76h each ornament. Finished size: 4.875" x 5.375" each ornament. Designed by Pamela Kellogg.
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.
A derivative 17th-century canvas work picture. The Adam and Eve legend was a more popular theme on samplers after the early eighteenth century so this example is quite unusual. The pair are not often seen on earlier needleworks, even though most illustrated bibles of the sixteenth and seventeenth... 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
"The birds of the air God takes care / Our world with abundance it yields / He delights in the creatures of the land and sea / but mostly the sheep of Cotswold fields"
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 40ct linen with Classic Colorworks, DMC, and Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included). Stitch count 324w x 256h and the finished size is 16.2" x 12.8".
"Give Thanks and look forward to A New Day.". "Everyday God invites us to reflect on the past with it's experiences of joys & sorrows and through God's Mercy & Grace, Give Thanks and look forward to A New Day."
Models stitched on 32 Ct. Beige linen with Gentle Art Sampler... Read more
Pattern by Little House Needleworks featuring part of a bible verse that says, "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... Read more
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Vintage Smokey White Cashel using DMC floss, Glissengloss and Mill Hill Beads. Stitch Count: 95W x 210H. Design Size: 8 3/4" x 15".
Also required, but not listed above Small Angel Star Button #SB240S from Stoney Creek.
"Faith - Miracles happen every day". Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Sapphire Green Cashel using DMC floss, Threadworx and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 105W x 133H. Design Size: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Also required, but not listed above Extra Small Left-facing Flying Bee... Read more
"Gift of Love" stitched on 16 Ct. Ocean Kiss Aida. Stitch Count: 94Wx73H. "Bless Ewe" model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Raspberry Jobelan. Stitch Count: 47W x 47H. Both models use Gentle Art Sampler threads, DMC floss, Rainbow Gallery Wisper and Nordic Gold (no longer available). Shown with dove and star buttons.
"Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be... Read more
Pattern by My Big Toe Designs featuring the bible verse, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid - the Lord your God goes with you. He will never leave you - Deuteronomy 31:6".
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Limestone Belfast linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 119W x 87H and the finished size is 7.44" x 5.44".
"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others as faithful stewards of God's grace. Serve one another humbly in love. Be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart. The greatest among you should be like the youngest and the one who rules like the... Read more
"Joyful Thankful Faithful" "Peace on Earth" "Merry Christmas" "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given" Models stitched on 40 count vintage chantilly creme by Lakeside Linens with Weeks Dye Works floss and a button from Just Another Button Company (2311T). Stitch count for each ornament is 32 X 48 and the finished sizes are 1.6" x 2.4".
"Do not weep over me for I am not here. I loved deeply, lived fully. Please do not shed a tear. My Lord, my God has called me home. My Jesus, my Savior has called me His own." Model stitched on 30 Ct. Natural Brown undyed linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 77W x 114H. Finished size is 5.13 in wide X 7.6 in high.
"John 3:16-18 For God so loveth the world that he hath given his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent not his son into the world that he should condemn the world but that the would through him might be saved. He that believeth in... Read more
"Disturb us Lord, when we are too pleased with ourselves. When our dreams have come true because we dreamed too little. When we arrived safely because we sailed to close to the shore. Disturb us Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the waters of life.... Read more
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11. Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Ivory Jobelan with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 92W x 92H.
"He who dwelleth in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will pray the Father and He shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you forever. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine,... Read more
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you not as the world gives. Give I unto you let not your hearts be troubled nor let them be afraid." Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Parchment linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 67W x152H
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul - firm and secure. Hebrews 6:19".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Queen Anne's Lace Jobelan with Weeks Dye Works floss. Shown with buttons from Just Another Button Company (Small Mermaid Star discontinued). Stitch Count: 96W x 64H. Finished size: 6" x 4".