Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a fun Quaker themed sampler with birds, stars, trees, and more.
The model was stitched on 40 ct Esmeralda linen by Atomic Ranch with Needlepoint Silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 447 and the finished size on 40 ct. linen is 8.6" x 22.35".
Trimming the tree in stitched ornaments, of course! This was a fun piece to design!
Models were stitched on 40 ct. Wheat from Fiber on a Whim with Needlepoint Silk and Dinky Dyes floss. The stitch count is 131 x 162 with a finished size of 6.55" x 8.1".
A New Christmas design! Peace & Joy has two versionsone with red thread added and one without
Models were stitched on 40 ct. Thornfield from Needle and Flax with Needlepoint Silk floss. The stitch count is 181 x 155 with a finished size of 9.05" x 7.75".
This stocking design underwent some major changesI literally doubled the number of motifs used and added birdsmany birds! And, I added a sampler version.
The model was stitched on 40 ct. Wheat linen from Fiber on a Whim with Needlepoint Silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 438 and the finished size is 8.6" x 21.9".
A Pennsylvania-German Stocking; this stocking was updated with a change of linen color from a pale green to a more neutral cream. And, a new alphabet has been added.
The model was stitched on 40 ct. Thornfield from Needle and Flax with Needle point Silk and Dinky Dyes floss. The stitch count is 172 x 495 and the finished size is 8.6" x 24.75".
This design got quite an update! I've removed the central house design and added a center scene of a lady and her animals. And, I did away with the pink color used throughout the original version. I like this interpretation much better!
A sweet Christmas design with a Christmas tree loaded with ornaments! The chart includes another version of the tree, stitched over one thread of linen, for those brave stitchers we all know and love!
Models were stitched on 40 ct. Thornfield from Needle and Flax with Needlepoint Silk floss. The stitch count is 108 x 133 with a finished size of 5.4" x 6.65".
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a sampler themed stocking patter originally designed in 2004.
The stocking was just stitched on 40-Count Thornfield Linen from Needle and Flax using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count for the stocking is 172 x 447. Finished size is 8 1/2" x 22 1/4". Stitch count for the sampler is 83 x 446. Finished size is 4 1/8" x 22 1/4".
"And Heaven and Nature sing." Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Pecan Butter Linen from Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint Inc. Silk thread. Stitch count is 186W x 153H.
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large bird perched in a tree over a town.
This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 145 x 130 and the finished size is 7.25" x 6.5".
Note from the designer: As you can see from the photo of the cover sheet, I've only stitched the stocking. The sampler version image was created in my designing software. I wanted to include a sampler version to give stitchers another option for stitching this design. I LOVE anything Quaker and... Read more about Quaker Christmas Stocking & Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a cute springtime Quaker design with butterflies, hearts, and more!
This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 155 and the finished size is 8.6" x 7.75".
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a Christmas themed stocking and sampler design. Note from the designer, "I love this design! One thing Marty has taught me about designing is to always try to incorporate movement in a piece. She certainly did that well here! (I, on the other hand, am not... Read more about Skating Santa Stocking & Sampler - Christmas Cross Stitch
I couldn't resist the urge to create another Quaker Stocking after the enthusiasm I saw for my Quaker Christmas Stocking! This new piece uses the exact same linen and silks as the Christmas stocking.
It is stitched on 40-Count Wheat linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count is 173 x 447. Finished size is 8.65" x 22.35".
Note from the designer: Since I'm now a resident of Baltimore County, Maryland, it felt totally appropriate that I design a Baltimore Album Quilt Sampler. This was such a fun piece to design! It took lots of research and the more I researched the more I loved the entire concept!
Model stitched on your choice of fabric using either Needlepoint Silks or DMC. Stitch count of larger sampler 119 x 116 with a finished size of 8.5" x 8.29" on 28 count fabric. The smaller sampler has a stitch count of 55 x 55 with a finished size of 3.93" x 3.93" on 28 count.
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Beige linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 156W x 164H. Design Size: 8 5/8" x 9"
This design is a collaboration I did with my daughter, Liz, from Hello From Liz Mathews. It was such fun doing this with her!
Models were stitched on 40 ct.Twilight linen from Picture This Plus with Needlepoint Silk floss. The stitch count is 154 x 126 and the finished size is 7.7" x 6.3".
Assembled by 123Stitch.com. This convenient floss pack contains all the floss you'll need to stitch Kathy Barricks' "Skating Santa Stocking & Sampler".
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a large crescent moon overlooking a town. Inspired by the Edgar Allen Poe quote stitched in the pattern, "At Midnight during the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon".
This piece was inspired by the wonderful children's book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. It was certainly one of my favorite books to read to Liz when she was a little girl and definitely one of her favorites as well!
While the sampler version of this design has not been stitched, I've inserted an image produced by my designing software to the cover sheet of The Embroideress Stocking. This image gives you a clear idea of what to expect in your finished sampler.
This design is called "Happiness" and it weirdly/oddly/strangely/a little bit is a self portrait. Feeding all the wild animals in my back yard brings me such joy. And while I don't have squirrels climbing up my skirts, they are starting to recognize me when I'm outside feeding them!
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Same shapes, different designs and colors! I absolutely could not resist doing more Cookie Cutters! When I designed Vibrant Flowers this past winter, I designed another version that was much larger and contained tons of flowers. So, when it came time to design Cookie Cutters, I knew exactly what... Read more about Cookie Cutters 4 - Cross Stitch Pattern
There are two versions of this fun Halloween designs! The larger model is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit and the smaller was stitched on 40-Count Seaweed, also from Fox & Rabbit. Both were stitched over two threads of linen using Needlepoint Silks and included DMC conversions.... Read more about Haunted - Cross Stitch Pattern
Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a beautiful lady standing among nature with the words "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that has no shame is rottenness in his bones".
Ocean Blue stocking was stitched and finished by Rindy Richards. Rindy is SO good at these stockings!! She even added tiny pearls to the very bottom of the stocking around the treasure chest. Perfect! Check out that whale!!
Both tombstone stitching options are included in the Chart Pack. Finishing instructions are included. The gray "Cemetery" tombstone is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox and Rabbit and Sarah Chapman's tombstone is stitched on 40-Count Moonstone from Fiber on a Whim. Both are stitched... Read more about Tombstones - Cross Stitch Pattern
I so loved the verse on the original Good Intentions design, I wanted to use it again! And I wanted it to be entirely different, and this one is! Ive designed two versions of the same design. One is a sampler stitched on 40-Count Seaweed linen from Fox and Rabbit, and the other is a pin drum... Read more about Good Intentions Revisited - Cross Stitch Pattern
I'm always inspired by designs with large areas of solid stitching and spent some time trying to figure out a way to use those areas in a new way. I had the idea of cookie cutters and how fun it would be to "cut out" cookie cutter shapes of solidly stitched areas of some of my older... Read more about Cookie Cutters 1 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a Christmas tree and the phrase "Wrought with a needle in my hand December 25 1834 Sophia Jane Minor. Happy Christmas to all"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Sand from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 146 x 177.