Inspired by my love of libraries, this design features an open book that is sprouting flowers and mushrooms with birds and a butterfly floating above. It reads: "the very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of humanity".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a woman with the phrase "My heart is fed with needle and thread"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 Ct Linen using Classic Colorworks, DMC, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 144 x 144. Finished size is 7.2" x 7.2".
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the phrase "Needle and floss, scissors and spools, these are a stitcher's favorite tools"!
Pattern is stitched on Edinburgh Linen Country Mocha using DMC floss. Stitch count is 131w x 114h. Finished size is 7.28 in wide X 6.33 in high.
This Plum Street Sampler design features friends and flowers at the top and then "If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, i could walk in my garden forever."
The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Homespun by R&R Reproductions with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 96w x 168H. Finished Size: 5.33w x 9.33h.
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring flowers and the phrase "Yesterday I was cleaver so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself"!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Pewter from Wichelt using Dinky Dye Silks and DMC threads with full DMC conversion. Stitch count is 114 x 147. Finished size is 8" x 10.5".
Cross stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring a pink farm and cow with the phrase "Strawberry milk comes from pink cows"!
The model is stitched on 36 count linen using 1 strand of floss over 2 linen threads. Stitch count: 82 X 77. Finished size is 4.56 in wide X 4.28 in high.
Inspiration comes, sometimes, from unusual places. I had this frame I picked up a few years back, and actually designed it to fit the frame! (I believe it's still widely-available at custom frame shops). The verse is from an old sampler I saw years ago, and because I was constrained by space, I just... Read more
Celebrate the Heartland with this design of rolling hills filled with abundant grain. It was inspired by my nieces when they found themselves lost one day in the middle of Illinois farm country. It's a little bit Grant Wood and a little bit Whimsy!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flax linen... Read more
XStitch the Rainbow is back this year with 20 designers participating in the fantastic challenge of creating a 60 x 60 (or less) design using 4 beautiful colors provided by ThreadworX. This year's theme is "Night Garden" and I decided on a nine patch arrangement, perhaps reminiscent of a... Read more
This design from Erica Michaels features the saying "Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there." Pattern also included for a matching berry.
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Cross stitch pattern from Samplers And Primitives featuring the phrase "The hum of bees is the voice of the garden"!
The pattern is stitched on an aged/stained, "vintage", neutral (preferrably medium to darker colors) of linen or evenweave using DMC, Weeks Dye Works,... Read more
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Flake it till you make it" with a winter snowman!
Stitched on 'Parchment' 18ct Aida from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 243 x 78 for the main pattern. Finished Size is 13 1/2" x 4 3/8.... Read more
This cross stitch design from Puntini Puntini features a bookcase with plants and books with the phrase "A house is not a home without books and plants"!
Stitched on 32 ct Summer Khaki Belfast Zweigart linen with DMC threads. Stitch Count is 83W x 123H. Finished size is 5.19 in wide X 7.69 in high.
I especially love several specific things about this one: the beautiful verse from Deuteronomy (Thank You, Lord for your many blessings), the way the windows look real thanks to the variegated floss (thanks, Weeks Dye Works!), the changeability of the main accent color to match one's decor (the... Read more
I'm certainly not the only one who had a parent or grandparent who would sing this precious song to them from time to time as a child, maybe at bedtime or when we were feeling under the weather. So this design is dedicated to my dear Daddy, who showered me with this song and many others, and taught... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Lucy Beam featuring the phrase "I was raised by a cuppa tea" or "I was raised by a cup of coffee"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct linen using Gentle Art and DMC threads. Stitch Count: 86 x 66 (Coffee) and 75 x 79 (Tea). Finished sizes are 4.78 in wide X 3.67 in high and 4.17 in wide X 4.39 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "In nature nothing exists alone"!
The pattern is stitched on 32 count linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 60 x 60. Finished size is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Let the world know all people should be wherever they go equal and free. Rosa Parks"!
Stitched on 18 ct fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count is 74 x 160. Finished Size:
4 1/8" x 9".
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Sent from heaven's brightest star what a miricle you are"!
Stitched on 'Sapphire' 18ct Aida from Fiber on a Whim using Classic Colorworks, Kreinik, and DMC floss. Stitch count is 90 x 76. Finished Size: 5" x 4 1/4".
This pattern was my chosen blessing sampler to stitch for 2025. (Traditionally, finishing blessing samplers by the end of the month of January is thought to bring blessings to your home/stitching). It is adorned with bonnie thistles and has a Scottish Blessing verse; I am proud to release this... Read more
Inspired by a watercolor painting of pink roses, I had to try to recreate the look in cross stitch. With the help of sweetly variegated floss colors, I hope I achieved something close! My absolute favorite color combo is teal, peachy pink, and soft light gold with pops of white. And this precious... Read more
This adorable design will be a TREAT (and NO trick) to stitch for Halloween! I started with the crow on the jack-o-lantern and the words Trick or Treat and then realized how fun it would be to continue the rhyme and see what spooky scenes I could create for it.
This Baltimore-style sampler is a tribute to the bond of sisters. The quote reads:"Beside a well one does not thirst. Beside a sister one does not despair."
Pattern is stitched on 40 count linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads with a DMC conversion. Stitch Count: 215 x 241. Finished size is 10.75" x 12.05".
The model was turned into a quilted table mat meant for use at cross stitch retreats, but it would be just as good placed in a frame. It was inspired by the people I've met and the friends I've made at cross stitch events across the nation.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count linen using... Read more
This beautiful pattern from JBW Designs features birds, flowers and the saying "Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Desert Taipan from Fox & Rabbit with Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count is 186 x 108. Finished size is 10.4" x 6"
This cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features a floral sampler with the phrase "When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say it is well with my soul"!
The model was stitched on 36 count Legacy linen by Edinburgh. Stitch count: 312 x 268, Finished size: 17.28"x 14.72"
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "There beyond the sky, A heaven of joy and love, And holy children when they die, Go to that world above".
Stitched on 36 count Baked Clay fabric using Classic Colorworks. Stitch count is 146 x 195. Finished size is 8.2 x 10.83
Cross stitch pattern from New York Dreamer featuring a rolling pin with the phrase "Grandma's kitchen. Seasoned with love"!
Pattern is stitched on 32ct. Country Mocha using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count is 156 x 54. Finished size is 9.75" x 3.38".
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a lovely home with the phrase "Friendship blooms between saltbox neighbors"!
Friendships Blooms is stitched on 36 count Cappuccino linen by Fiber on a Whim, one strand of floss over two linen using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count is 121 x 97. Finished size is 6.72 in wide X 5.39 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "Stitching mends the soul"!
The pattern is stitched on 36 count linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC with a DMC conversion. Stitch Count: 109 x 90. Finished size is 6" x 5"
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "I will trust in Him and not be afraid"!
The pattern is stitched on 40 count Cream and Sugar by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 117 x 87. Finished size is 5 7/8" x 4 3/8"
This Plum Street Sampler design features lots of colorful flowers and the saying "I have gathered your heart to mine."
The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Milk & Honey by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks & DMC floss. Stitch Count: 98W x 170H. Finished Size: 5.44w x 9.44h.
We stitched this cutie pie 6 over 2 threads on 18 count Oatmeal Floba! You are reading that correctly! 6 over 2. Stitch count is 76 x 227. Finished Size: 12.6 x 4.2.