Shakespeare's Peddler Nashville Needlework Market 2025 Cross Stitch Patterns

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring beautiful flowers and the word Joy!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Natural linen using regular Gentle Arts threads and limited edition Gentle Arts threads (not available). DMC Conversion is provided. Stitch count is 93 by 146. Finished size is 4.65" x 7.3".

This was originally designed for Quilter's Station's fall retreats last year. It was designed to fit on an eighth yard of the 36-count Flax Edinburgh, which makes for economical kitting. Big brick houses, strawberry borders, blocky alphabets, and friendly quilting motifs are quintessential elements... Read more about Kindness Makes Friends - Cross Stitch Pattern

Second in the series of sampler fragments. Each is meant to look incomplete, as often old samplers are cut or damaged over the centuries. Each sampler in the series will have a different edge "cut off." All will be the same size on the same fabric.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count... Read more about Spring Sampler Fragment - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Hope - Cross Stitch Pattern

This piece was inspired by a fragment of a sampler I saw, where just the part of it was framed. It looked so cute, and I love the idea of impermanence and the wear-and-tear of centuries. This is one of a series of four. All four seasons will be represented, and one side will be "missing"... Read more about Summer Sampler Fragment - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring the phrase "Pray for peace people everywhere"!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Natural using the Gentle Arts and DMC floss. Stitch count is 143 by 80. Finished size is 7.15" x 4".

This piece was originally designed for the Spring 2024 issue of Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher magazine. The verse is from a song from The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan. The song is lilting, happy, and full of tra-la-la's!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flax using Weeks Dye Works floss.... Read more about Flowers that Bloom - Cross Stitch Pattern

I own a number of Pennsylvania-German show towels, and actually started collecting them before I ever knew I'd be moving to Pennsylvania! I found a new (to me) show towel this year, and have reproduced this really folk-arty pair of birds from it. This is the third in the series, and models and... Read more about Pennsylvania Christmas Birds - Cross Stitch Pattern

The original sampler is a charmer, and can you believe Felicie was only 7? As always, my charts come with a little essay about the antique, and my thoughts about what make the sampler special, in this case, those beautiful, organic borders, the color palette, the airy space contained within, and the... Read more about A French Summer Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely basket of flowers!

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Country Mocha Newcastle by Zweigart using the Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 79 by 58. Finished size is 4" x 3".