Designer's Note: In October 2022, I became a mom to a beautiful baby girl and now she is quickly growing into an independent toddler who is inquisitive, charming, and sassy! My darling daughter has taught me how to have unconditional love for another person and inspires me to seek out joy in the... Read more
A pattern inspired by a certain little person my son! This bell pull is the perfect stitch for anyone welcoming new life or wanting to decorate a nursery (especially if it is woodland themed like ours).
"Beneath the pines, where breezes sway. A newborn comes to greet the day. The... Read more
What a sweet sentiment for a new baby! The quote is from Winnie the Pooh, recently released for use in the public domain. "As soon as I saw you I knew an adventure was about to begin"! Alphabet included if you want to add baby's name and information.
Cover model was stitched in 16/32 count fabric. Stitch count is 109W x 152H
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a church on a snowy night and says "All is Calm. All is Bright"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Evenweave fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 112 x 139 each. Finished size: 8" x 10"
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring rabbits hanging around with the phrase "Cottontail cross stitch fabric fancy floss charts"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. white Monaco fabric that has been dyed using Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 98 x 70. Finished size: 7" x 5".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring bees starting a quilting company!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Count Dark Stormy Seas fabric, suggested fabric listed, with Classic Colorworks floss, DMC conversion listed. Stitch Count: 98 x 70. Finished size: 7" x 5".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a stash of quilting supplies with the phrase "Quilter"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 175 x 41. Finished size approx 12.5" x 3"
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a home decorated for valentines day with roses and the phrase "Wild rose lane"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 84 x 28 and 83 x 83. Finished size approx 6" x 2" and 6" x 6".
Cross stitch pattern from The Blue Flower featuring an Autumn scene with leaves, horse and carriage and the saying "Go sit upon the lofty hill and turn your eyes around. Where waving weeds and waters wild do hymn and Autumn sound."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Count Cedar Plank by Lakeside Linens with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 172W x 163H.
Break out the sunscreen and head to the garden! I brought in some flowers and garden plants, as well as a few animal companions to celebrate the joys of gardening. So far we haven't shared our lettuce with the rabbits, but I expect they'll find it one of these days.
Continuing the series of "valentines" for other seasons, here is a pair of otters enjoying the sea together. The quote was inspired by, of all things, Bram Stoker's Dracula - "I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Textilly Crafts featuring a lovely autumn scene with the phrase "Harvest blessings"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Light Mocha Belfast Linen by Zweigart using DMC floss and Harvest Gold from Pirate Robin. Stitch count is 68 x 67. Finished size is 4.25" x 4.19".
Be Ye Ready by Teresa Kogut is a single chart in a full color 8.5" x 11" booklet. Part of her Faith in Stitches series, this pattern features the verse Matthew 24:44 "Be ye also ready. The son of man cometh at an hour ye not think."
This model was stitched on 40 count linen with DMC thread. The stitch count is 185 x 180 and the finished size is 9 1/4" x 9".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a house on a hill and the sentiment "home sweet home"! Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 202W x 168H. Finished size: 12.5" x 9".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a couple with the phrase "Common looking people are the best in the world ~ That's why the lord makes so many of them"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Baked Clay from Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 175 x 215.
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring adorable foxes in a circle with the phrase "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. Matthew 8:20"
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Steinbeck from Needle and Flax using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 175 x 173.
"Plump snowmen & sly foxes too frolick in the shimmering snow under the sky of midnight blue waiting for St. Nick to show."
Models stitched one over two threads on 40ct. R & R Winter Brew with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 145 x 94. Finished size 7.25" x 4.75".
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.
This cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut features rows of flowers, houses, a church, a woman and the saying "Youth is fleeting and beauty fades, but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Mocha linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count 134 x 298. Finished size: 6 3/4" x 14 7/8"
Endeavour to Improve Keepsake Box is an original design by Lori Wilson of Thread Milk Design. It compliments the reproduction sampler "Catharine w 1820 - Endeavour to Improve" which is a phrase Catharine chose to include with her original sampler. Finishing instructions are included with... Read more
Cross Stitch design from The Nebby Needle featuring two designs - "Always Stitching" with a honeycomb border and an alphabet sampler.
The models were stitching over two threads on 36 Ct. Light Khaki linen from Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch counts: Always Bee - 90W x 42H, Always Bee Alphabet - 90W x 66H.
"I have a garden of my own, shining with flowers of every hue; I love it dearly while alone, but I shall love it more with you"
The model was stitched on 36 ct Wheat from Fiber On A Whim using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 113w x 123h. Finished size is 6.28 in wide X 6.83 in high.
This spooky calendar design is perfect for October! The calendar is made for 2025, if the stitchers want to replace the year from 2025 to another year, consider that Columbus day is the second Monday of the month.
Model stitched on 32 ct Belfast Linen Cyprus as 2 over 2 with DMC threads. Stitch count is 147 x 179 with a finished size of 9.2" x 11.2".
This beauty is perfect for a wedding, anniversary or welcome gift, or any loving event. This design is set up to be personalized with large (29 st high) upper case letters, set up to be easily inserted into the design, on each side of the lacy heart. The featured alphabet is 29 stitches high. There... Read more
Living in Texas, where fall doesn't really show up, I have fond memories of my time living in Michigan where fall actually brought a change of seasons. This was created with those memories and feelings in mind. "Autumn, Crisp blustery days and cozy snuggly nights"
Fall is such a fun time of year and it includes so many things I love. This is my fun take on the transition that happens as we move through the season. In designing this piece, I wanted something can stay up all the way thru Halloween.
Pattern is stitched on 46ct Topaz by Fiber on a Whim using Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads. Stitch Count 375 x 100.
"Count the day lost whose low descending sun views from thy hand no worthy act done."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Black linen with silks from Gloriana and The Thread Gatherer. Stitch Count: 251W x 111H. Finished size: 15.6" x 7".