Passing Through features one of my favorite design combinations; ghosts and florals! This oversized bouquet is bursting with golden orange blooms that have attracted the attention of three spooky ghosts!
Stitched on 36 ct. Seaweed linen by Fox and Rabbit with DMC floss. The stitch count is 121 x 132 and the finished size is 6.72" x 7.33".
Cross-stitch pattern by Lucy Beam featuring the words "Autumn Pumpkins" surrounded by pumpkins on a vine.
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Jackalope from Lapin Loops with Gentle Arts and DMC floss. The stitch count is 93 x 221 and the finished size is 5.81" x 13.81".
Cross-stitch pattern by Lucy Beam featuring a beautiful winter swan with a snowman and snowflakes.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Old Man's Beard from Lapin Loops with Gentle Arts and DMC floss. The stitch count is 93 x 87 and the finished size is 5.17" x 4.83".
"The Night Before Christmas" is a classic holiday tale beloved since 1822, and it brings a little bit of Christmas magic to your Christmas stitching! The first few lines of the story are rewritten with needle and thread and finished in two different ways for you to enjoy.
Truer works were never spoken, am I right!? I thought this sentiment was perfect for the fall themed collection! You could easily omit the ghosts for a more year round finished piece if you prefer.
Stitched on 36 ct. linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 205 x 132 and the finished size is 11.39" x 7.33".
Cross-stitch pattern by Lucy Beam featuring a vase with a bouquet of flowers.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct. Small Potatoes from Lapin Loops with Gentle Arts floss. The stitch count is 38 x 63 and the finished size is 2.71" x 4.5".
What's cutter than a fall goose? A goose dressed up as a ghost, of course! This piece features a spooky graveyard scene complete with an abundance of pumpkins and a smattering of quilt square stars in the sky!
Stitched on 36 count Duxbury linen from Fox and Rabbit with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 204 x 131 and the finished size is 11.33" x 7.28".
View from Above is a collaborative design from Kathy Barrick and Hello From Liz Mathews. Mom and I love the Christmas season and all the merriment that goes along with it, and we always look forward to working together on a Christmas design. You'll see touches of both Mom and my design style... Read more about View from Above - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern
This piece is for all of my fellow knitters out there! Again, truer words were never spoken and I've been known to be haunted by a few skeins of yarn that got away! You can omit the ghosts if you'd prefer to have a finished piece that is less seasonal.
Cross-stitch pattern by Lucy Beam featuring a spooky Halloween sampler design with candy corn and bats.
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Wolfman from Lapin Loops with Gentle Arts and DMC floss. The stitch count is 73 x 184 and the finished size is 4.56" x 11.5".
Cross-stitch pattern by Lucy Beam featuring a monochromatic blue alphabet in a fun font.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Campfire Smoke by Lapin Loops with Gentle Arts floss. The stitch count is 74 x 87 and the finished size is 4.11" x 4.83".
Cross-stitch pattern by Lucy Beam featuring a large pumpkin with a vine border.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct. Stone Fruit from Lapin Loops with Gentle Arts and DMC floss. The stitch count is 67 x 50 and the finished size is 4.79" x 3.57".
Cross stitch pattern from Petal Pusher featuring cute buildings in a fall themed town!
Stitched on 32 ct. Summer Khaki linen by Zweigart with DMC floss. The stitch count is 73 x 42 and the finished size is 4.56" x 2.63". Finished with Russet Pom Pom trim by Lady Dot Creates.
Cross stitch pattern from Petal Pusher featuring three cute Halloween themed building designs, the Broomstick Emporium, the Cauldron Cafe, and the Black Cat Inn.
While at first glance this may seem like a geometrical abstract design, it is actually something very different: a monogram that features all 26 letters of the alphabet. This pattern was inspired by an actual monogram found in a book from 1881.
Model stitched on 32 count Zweigart Flax using seven colors of DMC. Stitch count: 185 x 213 and finished size is 11.56" x 13.31".
The holiday of Rosh Hashanah occurs in the early fall and it is the new year celebration in the Jewish calendar. The apples and honey and the shofar (a horn blown on this holiday) on this design will be familiar to anyone who celebrates. This is the first of a series of Jewish holiday postcard... Read more about Happy Rosh Hashanah - Cross Stitch Pattern
Model stitched on 32 count Winter Crocus Lugana from Grace Notes Fabrics using two Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count: 69 x 69 and the finished size is 4.31" x 4.31".
This little flower-shaped pincushion was inspired by some cotton fabric used for a project bag. I loved the color combination and knew it would work perfectly for a cross stitch design.
Model stitched on 32 count Zweigart Raw linen using 9 DMC threads. Pattern comes with the yellow button. Stitch count: 80 x 80 and the finished size is 5" x 5'.
Keeping in mind the time of year, I chose fall colors for the flowers in this basket. However, it is a design that lends itself to any season by changing up the flower colors!
Model stitched on 32 count Cafe Mocha Country French linen from Wichelt using 7 Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count: 131 x 108 and the finished size is 8.19" x 6.75".
As a followup to a blackwork design I released last year, I am pleased to share this companion piece. In my explorations of old embroidery books, I came across a number of rug designs in a book from 1880. While they were intended as inspiration for woven carpet patterns, I realized that a blackwork... Read more about Woven Circle in Blackwork - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from The Snowflower Diaries featuring a beautiful floral sampler design.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count linen with XJuDesign hand-dyed floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 149 x 139 and the finished size size is 9.31" x 8.69".
This cross stitch pattern from Puntini Puntini features a trio of cute Christmas animals exchanging gifts, squirrels, polar bears, and bunny rabbits.
Stitched on 32 ct. linen with DMC floss. The stitch counts and finished sizes are;
Squirrels: 67 x 45 and 4.19" x 2.81"
Bears: 67 x 46 and 4.19" x 2.88"
Bunnies: 57 x 45 and 3.56" x 2.81"
I am finishing up my "Nights" series with Late Night. A fall themed scene! The nighttime scene is surrounded by phases of the moon, pumpkins, and our happy couple bringing home their pumpkins from the pumpkin patch.
Live Simply - a companion piece to America, the Beautiful. The date on the piece is when the first Quakers reached our shores.
The sampler uses a mix of Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works. It is stitched on a beautiful piece of 40 count linen. The stitch count is 197 x 150 and the finished size is 9.85" x 7.5".