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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

Hello Spring - A festive book from Teresa Kogut with 8 new designs!

Cottage Bouquet: stitched on 18 count Vintage Mocha using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 199 x 198. Finished Size is 11.06 in wide X 11 in high. Cottage House: stitched on 36 count... Read more about Hello Spring - 8 Designs - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 is a companion piece for the Ann Harper 1839 sampler. It includes charts for the Pin Drum and Pin Cushions, as well as full instructions for constructing the Pin Drum. Pin Drum Stitch Count 270w X 105h. The model was stitched on Fox and Rabbit 36ct Desert Taipan Linen using DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads. Finished size is 15" x 5.8".

Cross Stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring an original sampler with the phrase "In my father's house there are many mansions"!

The model was stitched on 36 count Dolly Madison linen from Needle and Flax, using 1 strand of floss over 2 linen threads. Threads used are DMC. Stitch count: 134 w X 162 h.

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.

Pattern is stitched over two threads on 36 count Lightning by Needle Bling Designs. Chenille trim is Lady Dot Creates Ballerina.

Please note DMC 646 or DMC 3787 can be used in conversion for Weeks Pamlico. Stitch Count: 118 x 89.

This 14-page booklet includes two pin drum designs, plus the large alphabet for personalizing your piece! Don't miss the BE CREATIVE! ideas! It is a fun stitch!

Pattern is stitched on 28ct Sand Linen from Picture this Plus using Valdani Threads. Stitch count is 288 x 157.

This pattern was stitched on 40 ct. Old Stationary by Seraphim Fabrics. This piece is part of a greater series, the first being Joy Be Thine, now this one and one still in teaching circulation Stitches Be Sweet, there will be another teaching piece in this set called Count Be Correct with a short saying with it like the others. Finished Size 8 x 9 3/4" on 40 ct Stitch Count 163 x 195.

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 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.

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

The initials appearing on the sampler, SI, in two places, may perhaps indicate the school where the sampler was stitched, and not the initials of the stitcher. The Suir Island Quaker School (SI) was a boarding and finishing school for girls established in 1787 in Clonmel in County Tipperary by... Read more about Suir Island (SI) Quaker - Cross Stitch Pattern

Bessie is grazing in the Bluebells with her little calf while their Shepherdess watches the butterflies. The chart is encircled by a delicate white rose border with a sampler of numbers at the bottom. My friend Maria from Mystic Meadow Creations turned this chart into a lovely project bag but you... Read more about Bessie in the Bluebells - Cross Stitch Pattern

Dreaming of Daisies is an original sampler. Stitch Count 215w X 159h. The sampler was stitched on Fox and Rabbit 40 Count Saltbush linen, using Colour and Cotton threads not listed (Coal, Chestnuts Roasting, Snowflake, Tree Lot, Tulle, Witches Brew, Bobbins, Tadpole). DMC alternatives provided.

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 cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features a floral sampler with the phrase "Forgive often. Forgive anyway"!

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Count Cream linen. Stitch Count: 134 x 187, Design Area 8.25" x 11.69".

Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 35 ct Dark Cappicciono from R&R Reproductions using Gloriana Silk threads (Swamp Grass). Stitch count is 179 x 185. If stitching on a lower count, two skeins of floss would be needed.

Another beautiful Scottish reproduction sampler. I'm very taken with the house that she used in her sampler. These whitewashed stone cottages appear all over Scotland and Ireland. However, one of the unique things about this house is the blue roof. Being curious, I Googled blue slate in... Read more about Cathrin Sherar 1829 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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.

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

"Down in the valley, the valley so low. Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Roses are red love, violets are blue. Angels in heaven, know I love you."

The model is stitched on 36 count Meadow Rue linen from Lakeside Linens, using 1 strand of floss. Threads used are DMC, Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count: 150w X 155h

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Hog bristle from Fox and Rabbit. Stitch count: 232 x 138. Finished size: 12.9 x 7.7.

This 10-page booklet includes two extra borders, a small to finish as a needlebook cover anda lovely WELCOME. The smaller "samplers" in the piece can easily be stitched separately! It also includes several BE CREATIVE! ideas.

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Grace Note Fabrics Sarah using DMC floss. Stitch count is 278 x 149.

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 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: 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.

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

Fabric is 40 count Flax by Zweigart using Classic Colorworks. Stitch count: 90 x 127. This piece will fit in a 5 by 7 frame, if the rabbet is shallow enough.

This pattern from Stacy Nash features features a sewing bag with a red brick house and apple trees.

The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Beige linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 186x288.

Sampler design from Teresa Kogut featuring the phrase "Remembrance is the sweetest flower of all this world's perfuming. Memory guards it sun and shower. Love keeps it blooming"!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Legacy by Picture This Plus using Classic Colorworks and DMC threads. Stitch Count 173 x 193.

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

This pattern was stitched on 36 ct Dead Sea Scroll by Seraphim Fabrics. Finished Size: 7.75" x 7.75" and Stitch Count: 140 x 140. This piece was stitched with silk threads, introducing the stitcher also to some Silk Lame by Rainbow Gallery.

I am delighted to share this antique with you. It is from 1840 of Dutch origin. The sampler had lots of great motifs and I loved the top rows of crowns and shields, but the composition did not please me, it had large blank spots on it. I saw this piece as more enjoyable in the vertical format as... Read more about Crown Sampler Adaptation & Reproduction - 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

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

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.

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 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".