Kathy Barrick Cross Stitch

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a sampler themed stocking patter originally designed in 2004.

The stocking was just stitched on 40-Count Thornfield Linen from Needle and Flax using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count for the stocking is 172 x 447. Finished size is 8 1/2" x 22 1/4". Stitch count for the sampler is 83 x 446. Finished size is 4 1/8" x 22 1/4".

"And Heaven and Nature sing." Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Pecan Butter Linen from Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint Inc. Silk thread. Stitch count is 186W x 153H.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a mill home with the phrase "The Mill House. Catherine Miller in 1817"!

Model stitched on 36 ct. Legacy linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 111 x 200.

This design by Kathy Barrick features Big Ben with various owls over head and the text "A Parliament of Owls".

Model stitched on 40ct Thornfield from Needle & Flax using Needlepoint Inc. Silk thread. Stitch count: 98w x 95h.

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a cute springtime Quaker design with butterflies, hearts, and more!

This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 155 and the finished size is 8.6" x 7.75".

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large bird perched in a tree over a town.

This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 145 x 130 and the finished size is 7.25" x 6.5".

Note from the designer: Since I'm now a resident of Baltimore County, Maryland, it felt totally appropriate that I design a Baltimore Album Quilt Sampler. This was such a fun piece to design! It took lots of research and the more I researched the more I loved the entire concept!

Our model... Read more about Baltimore Album Quilt - Cross Stitch Pattern

While the sampler version of this design has not been stitched, I've inserted an image produced by my designing software to the cover sheet of The Embroideress Stocking. This image gives you a clear idea of what to expect in your finished sampler.

Stitched on 36 count Beige by Weeks Dye... Read more about Embroideress Stocking & Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: As you can see from the photo of the cover sheet, I've only stitched the stocking. The sampler version image was created in my designing software. I wanted to include a sampler version to give stitchers another option for stitching this design. I LOVE anything Quaker and... Read more about Quaker Christmas Stocking & Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

This design is called "Happiness" and it weirdly/oddly/strangely/a little bit is a self portrait. Feeding all the wild animals in my back yard brings me such joy. And while I don't have squirrels climbing up my skirts, they are starting to recognize me when I'm outside feeding them! ... Read more about Happiness - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a brown fish owl with the alphabet!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works using DMC floss. Stitch count is 147 x 223.

"Repeat the sounding joy."

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Fossil linen by Picture This Plus with NPI Silks. Stitch Count: 200 x 162 and the finished size is 10" x 8.1".

Model stitched on 36 Ct Relic using Needlepoint Inc silk. Stitch count is 95W x 119H.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Straw by Weeks Dye Works with Needlepoint Silks. Stitch Count: 152W x 143H.

"Weep not for me my children dear. Angels weep when children mourn."

Model stitched on 36 Ct. Buttercream by Lakeside Linens with NPI Silks. Stitch Count: 419W x 269H.

Model stitched on 40 ct. Buttercream linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 77W x 97H.

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a beautiful lady standing among nature with the words "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that has no shame is rottenness in his bones".

The model was stitched on 40-Count Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linens using Needlepoint... Read more about A Virtuous Woman Stocking & Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

I couldn't resist the urge to create another Quaker Stocking after the enthusiasm I saw for my Quaker Christmas Stocking! This new piece uses the exact same linen and silks as the Christmas stocking.

It is stitched on 40-Count Wheat linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count is 173 x 447. Finished size is 8.65" x 22.35".

This design is a reproduction of an antique theorem from the early 1800's I found in Pennsylvania. I found it at an outdoor antique market in 20-degree weather with crazy cold winds blowing! I couldn't take my eyes off of it and knew immediately what I wanted to do. It HAD to become a sampler! The... Read more about From Velvet to Linen - Cross Stitch Pattern

I found these sweet small frames at my local Michael's Store about a year ago and knew they needed samplers. I immediately posted a photo of them on Instagram encouraging stitchers to grab them up. I hope many of them did! In November I designed these sweet birth samplers and love how they look... Read more about Birth Samplers - Cross Stitch Pattern

This fun design centers around the 1929 song, Dance Around in Your Bones. I couldn't resist! This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit using Needlepoint Silk. Cross stitch, French Knots and straight stitches are used in this design, as are a bit of cross stitch over one thread. The stitch count is: 129 Wide by 178 High.

This design uses the same cat shape as I used in my Cat & Mouse design a long time ago! This cat, however, is all dressed up for Halloween!

This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit using one strand of Needlepoint Silk over two threads of linen. Cross stitch is used throughout with the exception of one French Knot. Stitch count: 131x145.

I'm always inspired by designs with large areas of solid stitching and spent some time trying to figure out a way to use those areas in a new way. I had the idea of cookie cutters and how fun it would be to "cut out" cookie cutter shapes of solidly stitched areas of some of my older... Read more about Cookie Cutters 2 - 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!

The sampler version of this design is... Read more about Caught in the Swirl - Cross Stitch Pattern

This was a fun piece to design! I'm all about animals and can't seem to use them enough!

This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle & Flax using Needlepoint Silks. The Stitch Count is: 112 Wide by 143 High.

Spring means gardens and flowers and vibrant colors in everyone's yard! This design is meant to capture that wonderful look!

Both our sampler and pincushion are stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle & Flax using Needlepoint Silks. The sampler version has a Stitch Count of: 99... Read more about Vibrant Flowers - Cross Stitch Pattern

This design is called Well Hidden and features a sweet deer hanging out with his buddy in a birch forest. It's totally me!

This design is stitched on 40-Count Sand from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. The stitch count is 143 Square.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring Santa Claus at the north pole!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flannel Flower from Fox and Rabbit using NPI threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 109 x 212.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a white moth!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Sand from Fiber on a Whim using NPI floss. Stitch count is 197 x 110.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a beautiful floral plant!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Seaweed from Fox and Rabbit using DMC and Gloriana floss. Stitch count is 143 x 208.

Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring different beautiful flowers in a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Shiloh from Needle and Flax using Needlepoint Inc or DMC floss. Stitch count is 176 x 255.

"I myself am made entirely of flaws stitched together with good intentions." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Beige Linen with Needlepoint Silks. The design is worked over 2 threads and also over 1 thread for the girl's face. Stitch Count: 112W x 110H

Model was stitched 40 Ct. Vintage Examplar from Lakeside Linens using Needlepoint Silks over two threads. Stitch count 152x142.

NOTE: uses cross stitches and long straight stitches for pine needles. Frame was custom made at the designers local craft store.

"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, tonight is Halloween." Model stitched over two threads on 40 Ct. Ale linen from Picture This Plus using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 245x127.

Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Mocha using DMC floss. Stitch count 58x173.

Model stitched on 40 Ct. Wren by Picture this Plus over two using DMC floss. Stitch count 88x151.

Model stitched over two threads on 40 Ct. Heritage by Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silk and Thread Gatherer Silk n Colors. Stitch count 145x136.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Havana by Weeks Dye Works with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 133W x 74H.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Legacy linen from Picture This Plus with Needlepoint Inc Silk. Stitch Count: 155W x 146H.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Heartland using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 140W x 192H. Design Size: 7" x 9 1/2"

Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Beige linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 156W x 164H. Design Size: 8 5/8" x 9"

Model stitched over two on 40 Ct. Havana using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 134W x 105H. Design Size: 6 5/8" x 5 1/4"

Model stitched on your choice of fabric using either Needlepoint Silks or DMC. Stitch count of larger sampler 119 x 116 with a finished size of 8.5" x 8.29" on 28 count fabric. The smaller sampler has a stitch count of 55 x 55 with a finished size of 3.93" x 3.93" on 28 count.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Havana using Needlepoint Inc. Silks and Silk N Colors. Stitch Count: 246W x 318H. Design Size: 12 1/4" x 15 7/8".

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Meadow Rue linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 102x114.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Pearled Barley with Needlepoint Inc silks. Stitch Count: 104W x 62H.

Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Luna by Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 105W x 114H.

Model stitched on 40 ct Maritime White from Lakeside Linens using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count 106x153.