Cross Stitch pattern from Mani Di Dona featuring the phrase "I have made up my mind now to be a sailors wife, to have a purse full of money and a very easy life, but when he says goodbye my love, I'm off across the sea"!
The model was stitched on 32ct Hand Dyed Linen by Mani di Donna "burnt sand" using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 123 x 49.
Previously a very limited Cottage Garden Threads exclusive, this design features a quote from Zelda Fitzgerald - wife of F Scott Fitzgerald and a writer in her own right. It was created for the 'Hearts for Pam' project and features the joint threadpack used by all the designers who contributed.... Read more
This cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features a heart with floral design and the saying "For this child I prayed and the Lord has granted me the desires of my heart"
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Count Cream linen. Stitch Count: 200 x 200, Design Area 11.11" x 11.11".
Cross Stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring a bee and the phrase "How doth the little busy bee improve each shining hour".
The model is stitched on 32 count Salt Rock linen by Colour and Cotton, using 1 strand of floss over 2 linen threads. Stitch count: 88 w X 75 h. Design size approx.: 5 1/2" X 4 3/4"
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 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
This design from New York Dreamer says "Cross Stitching Forever, Housework Whenever!"
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Milk & Honey by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colourworks, Gentle Art Sampler threads and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 140x140. NOTE: design is shown on a custom bobbin frame which is not included.
Let's Root for Each Other is a design with a punny and positive message. Seven root vegetables are depicted. Stitch count is 129 x 59 stitches. Model was stitched on 16 ct. aida Cauldron Spill by Laura's Fabric. Chart calls for a mix of Classic Colorworks, The Gentle Arts, and DMC floss.
Featuring three designs for moms - "Moms, makers of all the difference", "Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out" and "Mother." Models are stitched 1 over 2 on 37ct Russian Tea Cake legacy linen from Access Commodities (comparable to DMC ecru), using Weeks Dye... Read more
Cross Stitch pattern from Cosford Rise Stitchery featuring a sampler with flowers and the phrase "O, My love is like the melody. That's sweetly play'd in tune"!
Model stitched using The Gentle Arts thread, two strands over two, on 36 count Cocoa linen by Weeks Dye Works. DMC conversion included. Stitch count: 141W x 339H.
An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more
This sampler is an original design based on the layout of eighteenth century Irish Quaker samplers with the lettering and sampler motifs taken from a Mountmellick Irish Quaker sampler in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques, Elizabeth Martin circa 1789. The town names at the bottom are the... Read more
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.
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a row of kids with the phrase "In life we all will stumble and find it hard to stand. Make the journey easier by walking hand in hand"!
Stitched on 18ct Aida using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Dmc conversion for overdyed threads provided. Stitch count: 212 x 94.
Designer's Note: In 2019, while visiting my paternal grandparents in Canada, my grandfather shared with me a lifelong project of his - tracing back our family tree! I learned from my grandfather that many generations ago, my Irish and Scottish ancestors immigrated to Canada. This pattern was... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a lovely sign with the words "Home Sweet Home"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 259 x 33. Finished size: 18.5" x 2.36".
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. Stitch Count: 98 x 70. Finished size: 7" x 5".
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.