Samplers Nashville Needlework Market 2024 Cross Stitch

Note from designer: & Stripes is a collaboration with Paulette Stewart of Plum Street Samplers. This chart includes the ampersand AND my Stripes chart. We each designed half of the ampersand.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Graham Cracker Linen or 40 count Mushroom/Light Mocha Newcastle... Read more about & Stripes - Cross Stitch Pattern

This booklet from Blackbird Designs features 4 projects.

Moments of Glad Grace, Button Box, and Sing the Joyful Birds are stitched on 36 count Legacy by Picture This Plus using Classic Color Works, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads

Moments of Glad Grace stitch count 183w x... Read more about Moments of Glad Grace - Cross Stitch Pattern

This pattern from La D D a house, birds, flowering trees and the saying "Beautiful things come together one stitch at a time."

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Wheat from Fiber On A Whim using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 191 x 119. Finished size is 10.61" x 6.61".

Stitched on 36 ct. Vintage Homespun linen by R&R Reproductions using Weeks Dye Works floss. DMC alternative provided. Stitch count is 247 x 246.

Serenity is a full color saddle-stitch book

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Up in the Attic by Fox & Rabbit using Classic Colorworks, DMC, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 338 x 340.

This delightful chart is part of a nine-pattern series called Log Cabin Christmas. Each chart has a stitch count of 63 x 63. The model was stitched on 32-count Natural Rawl Linen Using Classic Color and DMC Floss. The stitch count is 195 x 195, with three stitches between the blocks to stitch the complete series.

This pattern from JBW Designs features a beautiful floral alphabet worked in two shades of blue.

The model was stitched over 1 threads on 36 Ct. Antique White Edinburgh linen with Classic Colorworks Morning Glory and DMC #3747. Stitch Count: 239W x 77H. Finished size: 13.3W x 4.3H.

Sampler design from Teresa Kogut featuring a man living a simple life on is farm!

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Overcast by Cedar River. Stitch Count 200 x 158.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Boston Tea Party by LFA Linens using DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 242 x 270.

This booklet from Blackbird Designs features 3 projects.
Stitch Counts and finished sizes:
- Thy Love More Strong - 141w x 178h (7.83" x 9.89")
- On the Alder Bough - 61w x 61h (3.39" x 3.39")
- The Strawberry Jar - 59w x 53h (3.28" x 2.94")
... Read more about Thy Love More Strong - Cross Stitch Pattern

This design from Heartstring Samplery features a stone house, floral border and "Dear old world, you are very lovely and I am glad to be alive in you."

The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Up in the Attic linen from Fox and Rabbit over 2 threads with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye... Read more about Scenic Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a beautiful sampler with pumpkins!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Dark Cobblestone Lugana using Dinky Dyes or DMC floss. Stitch count is 112 x 132.

Cross stitch pattern from Blueberry Ridge Designs featuring the third in my seasonal sampler series! Spring!

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Faun by Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 183 x 124.

Note from designer: The chart is in full color and features buttons by The Bee Company.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Graham Cracker Linen or 40 count Mushroom/Light Mocha Newcastle with Gentle Arts and DMC threads. Full DMC conversion provided (3888 discontinued). The Bee Company button not listed. Stitch count is 120 by 120.

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

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 pattern from La D D features a reproduction sampler with a large white house, flowers, birds and "Mary Collier, her work in the 9th year of her age, the year 1814."

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Spiced Honey from Color and Cotton. Stitch count is 222 x 268.

This band sampler from Hands On Designs features tulips and white rabbits!

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Driftwood Belfast from Fabrics by Stephanie with DMC floss and DMC #12 Pearl Cotton. Stitch Count: 53 x 190.

The Remember Me Tree was designed for the Delaware Valley Historic Sampler Guild and thus features a collection of animals and traditional sampler motifs from the Delaware area. I loved the tree design so much I created a sampler to accompany it for the general release!

Sampler Fabric: 36... Read more about Remember Me Sampler and Tree - Cross Stitch Pattern

When the traditional lyrics had me stumped for designs I decided to get creative and use the ultimate lord of Christmas- Santa, as my muse! You can see him leaping over a sleeping village as gifts and Christmas magic (represented by metallic thread) spill from his overflowing sack!

Sampler... Read more about Tenth Day of Christmas Sampler and Tree - Cross Stitch

Laura Vorgensen 1853 is a reproduction of a gorgeous antique German sampler. Laura was a very skilled stitcher, using multiple specialty stitches and a variety of colors to create her beautiful sampler. I have provided stitch diagrams for the specialty stitches. The sampler is stitched in Hand-dyed... Read more about Laura Vorgensen 1853 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Arabesque is my Art Deco-ish contribution to the world of red samplers. This design started with the alphabet and it was so fun finding and developing motifs that had the same general feel. I love the slightly asymmetrical look of the mandala on the bottom left and the fan in the upper right. But... Read more about Arabesque - Cross Stitch Pattern

Ann Hunt inscribed the town she stitched her sampler in as Nailsea in 1805. Nailsea is a town in Somerset, England. Research does not reveal the existence of a Quaker school there, although at least one other very similar polychrome Quaker medallion sampler has been discovered stitched a year... Read more about Ann Hunt Nailsea 1805 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more about Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern

Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more about Sarah Welch 1764 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Blueberry Ridge Designs featuring a halloween inspired sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Wallaby by Number 12 Stitch Co. Stitch count is 226 x 163.

I created Miss Campbell's Scissors Keep using a motif from an antique Scottish sampler in my collection, Margaret Campbell 1848. The Angus Trees on each side of her house caught my attention right away. These trees were just made to be turned into a scissors case. I did take a small liberty with the... Read more about Miss Campbell's Scissors Keep - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a sampler with the phrase "Life, He lives long that lives well and time misspent is not lived but lost"!

Model is stitched on 36 count Saltbush linen by Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 126 x 162. Finished size: 7 x 9.

We love everything about this red sampler - from the motifs and borders to the composition.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Old Stationery Linen using Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count: 293w x 151h

This sampler is an exclusive to the Facebook stitch-a-long for 2022.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Hogbristle linen using Dinky Dyes, Soie D'Alger, DMC, Gloriana silks, and Classic Colorworks Cotton and Silk threads. Stitch count is 293 x 245. Finished size: 14.6 x 12.2.

This designs from Plum Street Sampler features Proverbs 31:13 - "She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands."

The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Ligonier Latte by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 115W x 115H

Model is stitched on 36 ct. Tango by Picture this Plus using Hand Dyed Fiber by Vikki Clayton. Stitch count 75 x 178.

Threads used: 1441 Mauve, Dove Morning, Darkness Restored, Gyred, 3471 Umbrage, Early Stuff, Tisk Tisk, Junket, 1405 Quince, Edge of Chaos, Deceiving Dreams, Zoom and Gloom.

Cross stitch pattern from Shannon Christine Designs featuring a place where everyone wants to stitch!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Aida in the color of your choice using DMC threads. Stitch count is 143 x 144.

Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a campfire with the phrase "Crisp cool air, moonlit night, warm bonfire, stars so bright, dancing flames, ancient lore, embers glowing, make a smore"!

Stitched on 'Hamlet' 18ct Aida by Under the Sea Fabrics, with DMC threads. Stitch count: 73 x 189.

Note from designer: This chartpack is a companion to Pennsylvania Christmas Deer, which came out a few months ago. It was one of my most popular charts of the whole year, so I thought I would release the other two sections from a Pennsylvania show towel in my collection. These are from a cutwork... Read more about Pennsylvania Christmas Two - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers featuring a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 37 ct Russian Tea Cake Linen by Legacy Linen using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 189w X 138h.

Cross stitch pattern from 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers featuring a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Patriot"s Brew using Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye works threads. Stitch count is 255w X 236h.

Cross stitch pattern from 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers featuring a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Mocha by Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 217w X 189h.

Cross stitch pattern from 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers featuring a sampler!

Patterns are stitched on 40 ct Parchment by Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 118w X 170h and 107w X 161h.

Cross stitch pattern from 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers featuring a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 35 ct Tin Roof from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 187w X 145h.

This design was inspired by the many farms in Pennsylvania and the utter peace you feel just gazing at them from afar.

This piece is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle & Flax using Needlepoint Silks. The Stitch Count is: 197 Wide by 165 High.

Cross Stitch pattern from Lucy Beam Love in Stitches featuring a sampler with the phrase "The lord is mu shepherd, I shall not want"!

The model was stitched on 36ct. Jackalope from Lapin Loops, suggested fabric listed, using Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Work Threads. Stitch count is 124 x 152.

Cross Stitch pattern from Lucy Beam Love in Stitches featuring a sampler with the alphabet!

The model was stitched on 36ct. Small Potatoes from Lapin Loops, fabric suggestion listed using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 139 x 245.

Two new patterns from Little Robin Design - "Charlotte McGilis is a cheery sampler" and "Posy" features beautiful pink posies.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Bramble from Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 122 x 118.

This pattern from Little Robin Designs features two elements from an old sampler by Grace Gill in 1838.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Tobias from Seraphim using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch counts are 65 x 57 and 71 x 65.

This sampler features a house, trees, flowers and the saying "In books, or work or healthful play, let my first years be past that I may give for every day some good account at last." Pattern is stitched on 40 Count Beige, suggested fabric listed, using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 237 x 201.

This reproduction sampler from Little Robin Designs features the work of Grace Gill in 1838.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Caramel Macchiato using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 270 x 310.

Note from the designer: A Collection of Petite Samplers includes five samplers which were stitched from the years 1828 and 1894. The collection includes two small red samplers and another sampler worked in pastels. One of the most interesting samplers is worked in blue and was originally part of... Read more about A Collection of Petite Samplers - Cross Stitch Pattern