This is presented in leaflet format. The design me is stitched on 36 Ct Week's Guacamole Linen using Weeks hand-dyed flosses. It'd be cute with bits of opalescent in the ghosts and metallic in the spider webs! Stitch count is 78 x 112. Finished size is 4.33" x 6.22".
"Bats take flight and ghost give fright. Oh how we love Halloween night!"
Cross stitch pattern from Running With Needles & Scissor featuring a lovely reproduction sampler with the phrase "This is the way to know the Lord and this will please him too. To hear and read is holy word that tells us what to do"!
Stitched on 40 count fabric. Stitch count is 233 x 239. Finished size is 11.65 in wide X 11.95 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Running With Needles & Scissor featuring the phrase "I plant, I weed, I tend, but in the end I fear all I am doing is feeding deer"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Wren from Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 160w x 90h. Finished size is 8.89" x 5".
Gloria in Excelsis Deo! Glory to God in the highest! So the angels sang to the shepherds 2000 years ago, and so we still sing today. Gloria is the third pattern in our Christmas carol smalls series, and is our take on Angels We Have Heard on High.
This pattern is executed mostly in cross... Read more
I love Christmas carols, and Silent Night is one of my all-time favorites. Something about the song has always evoked a scene in my imagination of a cabin in the snow-covered mountains surrounded by woods, and enveloped in silence. The air is crisp and clean, the stars are twinkling in the deep... Read more
Like many Americans of a certain age, I grew up pledging allegiance to the US flag and to the republic for which it stands. Over the decades, the popularity of the pledge has waxed and wained. Still, the principle that we stand for "liberty and justice for all" is worth remembering. And so... Read more
Communication is never an easy thing whether between friends, family, or (maybe especially) people on the internet. A few years ago, our children's youth group came up with these rules for communication among members. Within a solid community, no question is out of bounds, listening is crucial,... Read more
This little sampler has a decidedly Halloween feel to it, but with a hopeful twist. (Because that's the way we roll here at Violet & Sunshine.)
The model was stitched on 40 count. Using the called for over-dyed cotton floss(Au Ver Soie 530 and 236 not listed.). The model is finished as... Read more
All of my life I have associated the phrase "sweet land of liberty" with a romantic view of the family farm. (I grew up in the midwest on a farm, though not as a farmer, so maybe that's why.) This pattern is a nod to that association.
The model was stitched on 40-count Americana... Read more
Looks like this kitty is ready to steal the desert! Stitched on any white background with a blend of hand-dyeds and DMC, this finishes about 4 x 6. Val included her recipe for pumpkin pie inside the chart - she likes less sugar and spices and added cream cheese! Also, as a bonus, she's put a pic... Read more
Gobble 'til You Wobble - But some of us already wobble! Cute little frazzled turkey, he measures only 3 x 4. Stitched with DMC, he'd be fun done on perforated paper, then backed with felt and stuck on a stick and possible poked into a pumpkin on your Fall table. Pattern is stitched on 28 ct... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stoney Creek featuring a red car driving on a sunny fall day!
Design stitch count is 130w x 96h, approximately 9.25" x 6.75" on 14ct. fabric. Our model was stitched on 28ct. dirty linen Cashel linen over 2 squares. Finished size is 9.25" x 6.75".
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas indeed with my sweet little design that is finished on a vintage spool. A quick fun pattern that can be stitched up quickly and finished just as quick. Finishing instructions are included in the pattern should you choose to finish yours like mine.
All Is Calm is a lovely small Christmas ornament design featuring soft greenery, holly berries, and cozy winter color tones. It coordinates with our new All Is Bright design, Silent Night and Nativity cross stitch charts. This charming piece finishes beautifully as a round ornament, bowl filler, pin... Read more
There's no place like Home for the Holidays! This heartwarming design captures all the cozy comforts of the season - a gingerbread man, a cheerful tree-topped car, and the simple joy of coming home to celebrate with love.
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Aida using DMC threads. Stitch count is 79w x 111h. Finished Size: approx. 4.81" x 6.81"
Coco Chanel described simplicity as the key to elegance, and the sampler that Charlotte worked as a child is quite simply elegant. Charlotte's exquisitely laid stitches, worked in black silk, demonstrate that the seven-year-old child was skilled in marking stitch.
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts & Stitchery featuring two snowmen with the phrase "I smell snow"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Coffee Stain from Cedar River Linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 195 x 155. Finished size is 10.8" x 8.6".
Cross stitch pattern from Sister Lou Stiches featuring the word Believe decorated with everything Christmas!
Model was stitched on 16 count A Star is Born by Grace Notes, using DMC threads. Stitch count is 224 x 72. Finished size is 14 x 4.5 inches for 16 count fabric.
Pattern by City Stitcher featuring an antique inspired sampler design focusing on the letter B with the sentiment, "Could we live without the bee To fill each hive with sweet honey!".
Model stitched on 26 Ct. Golden Flax linen using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 148 x 111. Design Size: 12" x 9"
A variegated design surrounds the saying "Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it".
Model stitched on 28 ct African Daisy Jobelan using DMC color variations, Mill Hill beads, and either Anchor or DMC threads. Stitch count is 137 x 142.
Design from Glendon Place featuring the saying, "Come said the wind to the leaves one day. Come o're the meadows and we will play. Put on your dresses scarlet and gold, For summer is gone and the days grow cold." The inspiration for this fall sampler was a children's poem of the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Glendon Place featuring the phrase "May yer blessings outnumber the thistles that grow, and may trouble avoid ye wherever ye go"!
Model stitched on 28 ct. White Jobelan using Dinky Dyes and DMC thread. Stitch count is 203 x 140.
This Autumnal pattern features colorful leaves and acorns with the phrase "My favorite color is October".
Stitched on 28 ct. Butternut Cashel Linen by Crossed Wing Collection. Requires 15 Colors of Weeks Dye Works. Sullivans/DMC and Anchor comparables provided in the chart in... Read more
The "Faith: Hebrews 11:1" pattern from Happiness Is HeartMade is designed around the popular and encouraging Bible verse "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It includes a little bird watching over its nest, symbolizing its faith in what... Read more
"Go your own way". Model stitched over 2 threads on 27/28 Ct. fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Design size: 3 3/4" x 4 1/2". Designed by Peter Underhill.
"A grandchild completes life's circle of love". Designed by Peter Underhill. Chart recommends 14 count Aida or 27 count Evenweave. Uses DMC floss. Approximate design size: 9" x 6.25"
"In a world where you can be anything...be kind". Designed by Peter Underhill. Chart recommends 14 count Aida or 27 count Evenweave. Uses DMC floss. Approximate design size: 6.5" x 5.75"
"Cauldron Cleaner with enhanced Spell Check" by Hands on Design is a fun Halloween themed sign featuring the title phrase with two black cats and a boiling cauldron.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. linen with Classic Colorworks floss and Kreinik #4 Braid. Stitch Count: 51 x 74. Finished size: 3.18" x 4.6"
Models stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss, Classic Colorworks floss and DMC floss. Shown with a Star Spangled Pin-Mini set and buttons from Just Another Button Company.
Stitch counts and finished sizes are as follows;
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"Stand tall, wear a crown & be sweet!" "Work that Crown" Models stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Platinum Belfast linen with DMC floss. Stitch Counts: Stand Tall Tray - 93x93, Flamboyance Drum - 150x33, Work that Crown Pinkeep & Fob - 50x49 and 15x24. Shown with Pin-Mini Flamingo pin set from Just Another Button Company.
"Reflect upon your present blessings" Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. White Belfast using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 89x89. Design Size: 6" x 6". Buttons Included.
"May your day be blessed by the grace of a flower touched by the sun" Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Platinum using Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 67x97. Design Size: 4" x 6"
Cross stitch pattern from Hands on Design featuring a new 'hallmark moment' classic for the day of hearts & love! I say make it a useful pincushion to be displayed & used year round. "I love you a waffle lot!"
Model Stitched on 32 ct. Antique White Belfast using DMC floss. Stitch count: Waffle Top 65 x 65; Waffle Bottom 65 x 65. Finished sizes: 4.06" x 4.06".