Inspirational Cross Stitch Patterns Page 11

"I am out with lanterns, looking for myself " -from a letter to Elizabeth Holland from Emily Dickinson, 1856

Relatable quote to all on so many levels. I find quotes and sayings a comfort; this one surely assures that you are not alone if you feel abit lost in your one, sweet,... Read more about Midlife - Cross Stitch Pattern

This religious pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features a first holy communion theme with the saying "May God's light find you, may His words bless you, and may His bread heal you on your First Holy Communion".

This pattern is stitched on 16 ct. vintage mocha linen using DMC,... Read more about First Holy Communion - Religious Cross Stitch Pattern

This romantic sampler pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features the phrase "Bid me to love and I will a loving heart to thee" with a spot for the couple's names and wedding year!

This pattern is stitched on 32 ct. natural linen using DMC, Gentle Arts, and NPI threads. Stitch count is 88w x 197h and finished size is 5.5" x 12.31".

This Christmas pattern from Needle Treasures Nooks features a sweet nativity scene with Mary and Joseph next to baby Jesus laying in a manager.

This pattern is stitched on 36 ct. light mocha linen using DMC and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 55w x 55h and finished size is 3.06" x 3.06".

This Easter pattern by Needle Treasure Nook features two bunny rabbits praying in front of a cross and bible.

This pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Vintage Green with DMC floss. The stitch count is 69 x 46 and the finished size is 3.83" x 2.56".

This design from New York Dreamer says "I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him, will bear much fruit." The design also features a church and vines.

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Country Mocha Belfast linen with Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art Sampler threads, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 158x158.

This sweet design is perfect for Christmas! Featuring a monochromatic red Nativity scene with golden stars.

Stitched on 32 count fabric using DMC threads. Stitch count is 70 x 96. Finished size is 4.4 x 6 inches

"December". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool Lugana with DMC 6 Strand floss, Gentle Arts Sampler Threads, and Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch Count: 96W x 62H. Finished Size: 6W" x 4H".

A timeless design that captures the true heart of Christmas. Prince of Peace by Lindsey Weight combines simplicity and elegance with a message that brings warmth and serenity to your holiday stitching. Perfectly sized for a small pillow, ornament, or display piece, it's a classic design you'll... Read more about Prince of Peace - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "Surely it is God who saves me"!

The pattern is stitched on 40 count Cream and Sugar by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 117 x 87. Finished size is 5 7/8" x 4 3/8"

Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "I will trust in Him and not be afraid"!

The pattern is stitched on 40 count Cream and Sugar by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 117 x 87. Finished size is 5 7/8" x 4 3/8"

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!

Pattern is stitched on 36... Read more about Grace Doth Abound - Cross Stitch Pattern

Philippians 4:4 is quoted in this Plum Street Sampler Design. A red house, trees and birds are shown along with "Rejoice in the Lord always, and Again I say Rejoice!"

The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Affogato by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks & DMC floss. Stitch Count: 118W 101H. Finished Size: 6.56"w x 5.61h'.

Cross stitch pattern from Quaint Rose Needle Arts featuring Matthew 28:6 "He is not here; He has risen" with a red floral and cross design. The cross portion is a reproduction of a antique Ukrainian rushnyk.

Model stitched on 48 count Bride Cake by Legacy Linen using NPI Silk floss. The stitch count is 164 x 140 and the finished size is 6.83" x 5.83".

Model stitched on 16 ct. Zweigart linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 337 x 230.

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. Note: Fabric listed is with a 3 inch border

This leaflet size booklet includes one small design, both are a quick stitch! "Bloom where you are planted"!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct White or Antique White Linen using DMC Threads. Stitch count is 185 x 66.

How Sweetly They Sing, Inspired by an antique sampler, this sampler celebrates all the beauty God has placed right in our backyards. The antique is available for stitching as well via a QR code included in the pattern.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with NPI and Thread Gatherer Silk n Color floss. The stitch count is 230 x 157 and the finished size is 11.5" x 7.85".

This is the sister pattern to Faith Hope Love. Some people have found 2024 to be Complicated and others are surviving on Faith, Hope, and Love.

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Linen using DMC threads. Stitch Count: 150 x 132

Note from designer: This design interweaves mysticism and faith, focusing on a holistic approach to compassion for humankind. The Jewish prayer, Mi Shebeirach, is centered around healing and positive change. Whether someone is facing physical, emotional or spiritual challenges, it is a plea to the... Read more about A Healing Prayer - Jewish Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Sambrie Stitches featuring the word "faith" in Hebrew!

Pattern is stitched on 18ct Cream and Sugar from Fiber on a Whim using The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch Count is 70 x 71. Finished size is 3.89 in wide X 3.94 in high.

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 about And All Was For An Appil - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more about Ann Whittaker 1790 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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:

Praise the Lord enthron'd on high
... Read more about Ann Jones 1776 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Catharine Metcalf 1836 English Pictorial

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 about Fanny Peachey Circa 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about IAMEK 1801 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "This intricate and involved sampler features many traditional German sampler motifs dating from the sixteenth century including a large parrot, a peacock with silver tips on its wings, the Lamb of God, as well as a depiction of the Crucifixion flanked by Mother Mary and... Read more about A German Sampler Dated 1704 "IES" - Pattern

"We loved because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19"

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"

A sweet bunny and soft lamb look up in reverence at the beautiful cross in this tender Easter design. Featuring the Bible verse Matthew 28:6, He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said.

The model was stitched on 32 ct Mary Lugana by Grace Notes Fabrics using Classic Colorworks, The Gentle Arts, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 59w x 94h.

Beautifully rendered in a warm Autumn champagne color palette, this design features the wise and clear words from Micah 6:8. It would make a lovely seasonal centerpiece or thoughtful gift, perfectly blending faith and artistry with the comforting colors of fall.

The model was stitched on... Read more about Micah 6:8 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Textilly Crafts featuring the phrase "His grace is sufficient"!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Brown Sugar Lugana by Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. The stitch count is 106 x 57 and the finished size is 6.63" x 3.56".

Cross stitch pattern from Textilly Crafts featuring the phrase "Mercy there was great and grace was free"!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Vintage Country Mocha Linen by Zweigart using DMC floss. The stitch count is 50 x 136 and the finished size is 2.78" x 7.56".

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".

Risen by Teresa Kogut features a single chart in a full color 8.5" x 11" booklet. Part of her Faith in Stitches series, this pattern features one of the closing prayers when reciting the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
"Eternal God in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion... Read more about Treasury of Compassion - Christian Cross Stitch Book

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".

This design from Tempting Tangles a nativity scene and palm trees.

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct pale blue fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count is 130 x 126. Finished size is 8" x 8".