Featuring two cute little designs show finished as pincushions. On has a tomato pincushion and says "Stitch", the other has scissors, thread, and says "Maker."
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Milk and Honey using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 31 x 38 and 36 x 31. Finished sizes are 1.7" x 2.1" and 2" x 1.7".
The final installment in the series is here! After 4 years I am happy to have a conclusion to this happy Christmas series and hope you like the 12th day! 12 Drummers drumming is represented by a berry bowl full of drum silhouettes and a pair of birds bidding adieu to the series!
This Baltimore-style sampler is a tribute to the bond of sisters. The quote reads:"Beside a well one does not thirst. Beside a sister one does not despair."
Pattern is stitched on 40 count linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads with a DMC conversion. Stitch Count: 215 x 241. Finished size is 10.75" x 12.05".
This sampler brings together two of my favorite themes: stitching and music. It is full of motifs such as thread spools, "loudspeaker" flowers, and hoops with music notes. It reads: "I wanna rock and roll all night and cross stitch every day"
This beautiful pattern from JBW Designs features birds, flowers and the saying "Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Desert Taipan from Fox & Rabbit with Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count is 186 x 108. Finished size is 10.4" x 6"
How sweet are these 2 little angels surrounded by roses?
The model was stitched on 32ct "Earth" Linen from Fiber on a Whim using threads from DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Petite Silk Lame' from Rainbow Gallery. Stitch count is 100 x 122. Finished Size: 6.3 x 7.6.
This design from Erica Michaels features the saying "Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there." Pattern also included for a matching berry.
Read more
Note from the designer: A quick look at the original samplers and we can be quite certain Isabella and M. were sisters and may very well have stitched these together. Both marked them with their village of Eddleston(e) in Scotland, but most of all, they are so very similar in many ways - color,... Read more
This cute cross stitch design features a pink poodle, a delightful fawn pug in a stripped sweater, and Mr. Peeps the yellow duck with his dapper top hat. Stitched on 14 ct. Mystic Grey Aida fabric with DMC threads. Stitch count is 80 x 109. Finished size is 5.71" x 7.79".
The Potting Bench #1 is the first in a new series of small designs that can be stitched individually or together. They all have different styles of pots and flowers.
Pattern is stitched on 36 count fabric using a variety of thread threads. Stitch Count: 50 x 60 each. Finished Size: approx 2.8" x 3.3" each.
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring a woman and her sheep celebrating Easter!
The pattern is stitched on 32 count linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 70 x 70. Finished size is 4 3/8" x 4 3/8"
This Plum Street Sampler design features lots of colorful flowers and the saying "I have gathered your heart to mine."
The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Milk & Honey by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks & DMC floss. Stitch Count: 98W x 170H. Finished Size: 5.44w x 9.44h.
Two "mean" dogs are featured in this design with the saying "Meanie Weenies."
The model was stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Hemingway by Needle & Flax with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks & DMC floss. Stitch Count: 144W x 67H. Finished Size: 8"w x 3.72"h. Finished Size: 8"w x 3.72"h.
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring lovely beanstalks based on Robin's quilting design!
Pattern is stitched on 28 count Ivy Linen from Fiber on a Whim using Cosmo threads or DMC. Stitch count is 96 wide x 95 high. Finished size is 3.43 in wide X 3.39 in high.
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Let the world know all people should be wherever they go equal and free. Rosa Parks"!
Stitched on 18 ct fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count is 74 x 160. Finished Size:
4 1/8" x 9".
This piece was inspired by a fragment of a sampler I saw, where just the part of it was framed. It looked so cute, and I love the idea of impermanence and the wear-and-tear of centuries. This is one of a series of four. All four seasons will be represented, and one side will be "missing"... Read more
I own a number of Pennsylvania-German show towels, and actually started collecting them before I ever knew I'd be moving to Pennsylvania! I found a new (to me) show towel this year, and have reproduced this really folk-arty pair of birds from it. This is the third in the series, and models and... Read more
Celebrate the Heartland with this design of rolling hills filled with abundant grain. It was inspired by my nieces when they found themselves lost one day in the middle of Illinois farm country. It's a little bit Grant Wood and a little bit Whimsy!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flax linen... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a lovely sampler with garden flowers!
Model stitched over two threads on 36 ct Beige from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 208w x 196h. Finished size is 11.5w" x 10.5h".
Perched beneath a canopy of a flowering tree, this wise owl vows to watch over the Night Garden where flowers whisper, stars glow, and needles stitch dreams by the light of moonbeams. This is my owl-ficial contribution for the XStitch-the-Rainbow's Night Garden Collaboration using the ThreadworX... Read more
You can almost smell the fragrant orange blossoms on this design! Using a unique palette of soft orange and lavender, this verse from Nehemiah is displayed both boldly and gently. The blooms are dancing joyfully around the words, paired with the citrus fruits for a special color balance.
Note from the designer: The latest in this series is an ode to the Rocky Mountains where I grew up. Hopefully it speaks to your local mountain habitats as well!
The model is stitched on 40 count linen using DMC, Weeks Dye WOrk, and Classic Colorworks threads. You will also need Cottage... Read more
Don't you love the sound of hippity, hop. I do and I see hopping bunnies around and playing chicks in the spring. With those words, this design came to mind.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count Spanish Moss from Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Arts floss with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 150 x 46. Finished size is 9.38 in wide X 2.88 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a couple gardening in the springtime!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Linen using Classic Colorworks, DMC, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 155 x 96. Finished size is 7.75" x 4.75".
"For years, this enchanted bloom is kept in the west tower. As each petal drops, so does the hope for finding that spell-breaking one true love.
Barely even friends, unexpectedly, in that romantic dance, a fair lady dressed in gold eventually captures the once stone-hard heart of the beast.... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a whole lot of Chickens!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 173 x 42. Finished size approx 12.5" x 3".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring beautiful spring tulips!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 173 x 42. Finished size approx 12.5" x 3".