Inspiration comes, sometimes, from unusual places. I had this frame I picked up a few years back, and actually designed it to fit the frame! (I believe it's still widely-available at custom frame shops). The verse is from an old sampler I saw years ago, and because I was constrained by space, I just... Read more
This is Part 1 of the Fragments in Time 2025 Halloween series and features a haunted mansion.
The stitch count for each design is 51W x 51H. Stitched with the border pattern (available at www.summerhousestitcheworkes.com), the stitch count is 127W x127H. The models were stitched over 2... Read more
This is part two of the Fragments in time 2025 Halloween series. It features a cemetery.
The stitch count for each design is 51W x 51H. Stitched with the border pattern, the stitch count is 127W x127H. The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Silver Fox from Fiber on a Whim (a fat... Read more
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
Forbidden Fiber Co has some of the prettiest thread colors out there, and I'm excited to release another design using some of them! Using a gorgeous red, some joyful shades of green, and beautiful blues, this Bible verse from the book of James matched up quite nicely with a Christmas theme.
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XStitch the Rainbow is back this year with 20 designers participating in the fantastic challenge of creating a 60 x 60 (or less) design using 4 beautiful colors provided by ThreadworX. This year's theme is "Night Garden" and I decided on a nine patch arrangement, perhaps reminiscent of a... Read more
What could be better than spending time in The Strawberry Patch? This is a small sampler celebrating the perfect strawberry.
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Parchment by Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 77 x 66. Finished size is 4.81" x 4.13".
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring a woman and her sheep celebrating Valentines day!
The pattern is stitched on 32 count linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 70 x 70. Finished size is 4 3/8" x 4 3/8"
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"
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".
Cross stitch pattern from Jeannette Douglas featuring a map of the world!
Stitched on 40 count fabric using Classic Colorwork and Weeks Dye Works threads. DMC conversion listed. Stitch count is 82 x 82. Finished size is approx. 4 x 4.
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.
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A collaboration piece with Twin Peak Primitive. Includes Sampler, George and Martha pin cushions, and Martha Washington drum.
Pattern is stitched on 28ct Jobelan Lambswool and 14ct Jobelan Lambswool(Drum). Stitch Counts are 114W x 192H (Sampler), 63W x 78H (Pin Cushion), 152W x 71H... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Romy's Creations featuring dogs for the months of March and April!
Stitched on 32 count fabric using DMC threads. Stitch counts are 56 x 53 and 60 x 56. Finished sizes are 3.5 in wide X 3.31 in high and 3.75 in wide X 3.5 in high.
Add a dash of cute spookiness to your Halloween decorations with this adorable ghost! Pin drums are such a fun way to finish small round designs. Pick your favorite coordinating fabric, add some mini pom pom trim and you're done!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 count linen... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring a lovely sampler with homes and the phrase "Ah, Spring...season of new beginnings, where tulips bloom, birds sing, and the world comes alive once again"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Lambswool Jobelan using DMC or Anchor threads. Stitch count is 120 x 180. Finished size is 7.5" x 11".
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 Little House Needleworks featuring a sign with chicken that is perfect for a farmhouse kitchen!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Country Mocha using Classic Colorworks and DMC threads with full DMC conversion. Stitch count is 81 x 81. Finished size is 5.25" x 5.25".
Cross stitch pattern from Shepherd's Bush featuring a bag with the word "love" stitched for Valentines Day!
Stitched on Charcoal Plaid mini bag using DMC and Weeks Pearl threads with buttons by Just Another Button Company. Stitch count is 25 x 35. Finished size is 7.81 x 2.81.
"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
This Shannon Christine Design features a wagon with gifts, a snow covered tree and the words "Tree Farm - Spruce, Fir, Pine, Cedar. Cut and Carry."
Model stitched on 14 ct. Aida using DMC thread. Stitch count is 63 x 63. Finished size is 4.5 x 4.5.
I fell in love with the vases in the antique version of Ellen's sampler, and decided to incorporate them into this design. Who says a vase has to be filled? The little hunter on the antique sampler shows him with his hunting dog, but Miss Pilkington has her little cottage dog as her loyal... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Romy's Creations featuring dogs for the months of January and February!
Stitched on 32 count fabric using dmc threads, DMC conversions listed, but also needed are Romy's threads: Barbara's pumpkin and Brown Sugar. Stitch counts are 59 x 56 and 54 x 55. Finished sizes are 3.69 in wide X 3.5 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Chessie & Me featuring a sampler with a vintage home!
Stitched on 36 count Hazelwood linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 125 x 255. Finished size is 6.94 in wide X 14.17 in high.
Cross Stitch pattern from My Big Toe Designs featuring the phrase "Home is where we are together"!
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct. linen, Affogato from Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch Count: 67w x 67h. Finished size is 4.19 in wide X 4.19 in high.
Cross Stitch pattern from My Big Toe Designs featuring the bible verse "A Friend Loves at All Times. Proverbs 17:17"!
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 ct. Country French Cafe Mocha linen with The Gentle Arts thread. Stitch Count: 86w x 58h. Finished size is 6.14 in wide X 4.14... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Artmishka featuring adorable little gnomes for Christmas ornaments!
Model stitched on 32 count Murano evenweave from Zweigart, 2 strands over 2 threads of fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count 333W x 89H. Each individual gnome approx. 45 x 75.
Finished Sizes:
on aida 14 - 61 x 17 cm (24 x 6 1/2 in)
on aida 16 - 53 x 15 cm (21 x 5 3/4 in)
For this designer: I really wanted to capture one of my favorite seasonal blooms in a biscornu format. There's a lot of stitching in this, but the results came out just the way I'd hoped and I love the dramatic effect.
The model is stitched on 32 count linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic... Read more
Looking for a quick and easy seasonal biscornu? Look no further than this peppermint pair. The designs offer a great opportunity to play with your own thread combinations!
The model is stitched on 32 count "Sparkle Grey" (with silver) linen Stitch count for each piece of the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Heartstring Samplery featuring the Christmas phrase "Go tell it on the mountain over the hills, everywhere"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Winter Wren from Fox and Rabbit using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threeads. Stitch count is 126w x 88h. Finished size is 7" x 4.89".