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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Christmas will be here before we know it! This small design features a cozy village at nighttime, with a church in the middle, perhaps sleeping and waiting for Santa! Let us all hope and pray for peace for this ol' world, both now and during the holiday season.
This design is stitched in two different versions:
Color Version - Stitched in 4 colors of Dinky-Dyes Silk Floss and 3 colors of Mill Hill Beads on 28ct Ivory Jobelan by Wichelt Imports.
Celebrate autumn with this jewel toned garden scene. In addition to birds and butterflies you'll also find a moody house and spider friends hanging out. (If you don't care for spiders just omit them!)
Pattern is stitched on 36 count linen using DMC floss. Stitch Count:117 wide x 102 high
A return to my long-neglected
stocking ornament series!
Model stitched on 32 count linen with one over two threads using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 50 x 100. Finished Size: 3.13 x 6.25.
Note: DMC 586 listed for Bean Sprout is incorrect. We suggest 732.
It's never a bad time to visit the beach. Pop into one of the colorful beach huts to change into your stitching outfit. Use nine shades of Classic Colorworks cotton floss and 32 count Touch of Peach Wichelt linen to build your sandcastles, palms, and assorted ocean critters. Stitch count is 89w x 123h.
Navigate the ins and outs as the paths weave about in this four-sided Celtic Design. It's stitched in Valdani Cotton 6-ply Embroidery Floss on Weeks Dye Works 32 count Baby's Breath linen. The design stitch count is 115 x 115 stitches square.
Also required but not listed is Valdani 6 ply Marine.
The first in a series of small stockings that will be easy to finish as an ornament for Christmas giving.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct or 32 ct over 2. If stitching on 28 ct this will be over 1 fabric using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 69 x 79.
Finished sizes:
Over 2: 3.8 x 4.4 on 36 ct. 4.3 x 5 on 32 ct
Over 1: 2 1/2 x 2.9 on 28 ct
A monochromatic Quaker stocking is sure to appeal to many of your customers. Two models are pictured: one over two threads and a smaller one over one thread.
Pattern is stitched on 28, 36 ct, or 32 ct Antique White linen using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 70 W x 78 H.
Many antique sampler motifs have been used in this charming little stocking featuring a red house, borders, trees and reindeer.
Pattern is stitched on either 36 ct Flax over 2 threads or 25 ct flax over one thread. Stitch Count: 73 W x 78 H. Finished size: 4.05 x 4.3 over 2 threads and 2.9 x 3.2 over one thread.
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC or Cosmo threads! The pattern can be stitched with three different color schemes. Stitch count: 202 x 195.
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC, Soie D'Alger or Cosmo threads! The cover model uses 32 ct Mariner's Map Legacy Linen. Stitch count: 238 x 270.
AK 1885 is a reproduction of an antique sampler. With this sampler, I decided to do something a little different and use The Gentle Arts Simply Wool Thread. I discovered that this is a wonderful fiber to work with. You do not need to separate the plies in this thread. Use it as it comes off the... Read more about AK 1885 - Cross Stitch Pattern
The motifs I'ved used in Gardens of Saxony are drawn from the large German antique sampler I reproduced, CRS 1713. There are so many wonderful motifs on CRS 1713 that they deserve their own (much smaller!) sampler! This also gives the stitcher a chance to stitch these wonderful designs if they feel... Read more about Gardens of Saxony - Cross Stitch Pattern
My version of a witchy garden, this design is a quick stitch for Halloween. I designed it to showcase the beautiful Cottage Garden Threads Mary Shelley' Stitcher's Palette - a coordinated set of flosses perfect for the season. However, this design takes on a completely different look if you use any... Read more about Halloween Blooms - Cross Stitch Pattern
When asked to do an Autumn-themed design for Homespun Australia, I immediately thought of the cool breezes of the season, and of beautiful autumn leaves spinning in the air. I added some running hares enjoying the day and a grand tree with changing colors standing tall above. I hope stitching this... Read more about Hares In The Breeze - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from MTV Designs featuring days 5 thru 8 of the Twelve Days of Christmas!
Pillows are stitched on 36 count linen using Weeks Dye works and DMC threads. DMC conversions listed. Stitch count for each pillow is 63 x 63. Finished size is 3.5" x 3.5".
Cross stitch pattern from MTV Designs featuring a spooky Halloween ghost town!
Pattern is stitched on 30 ct. Trick or Treat precut linen by MTVDesigns using Weeks Dye Works floss with DMC Conversions. Stitch count is 75 x 67. Finished Size is 4.92 x 4.33
This sampler is a unique and colorful German sampler. It contains picturesque scenes typical of German samplers.
The model was stitched on Tabbycat "Cockleshell" with Weeks Dye Works floss. DMC equivalents are included. The design is stiched in cross stitch over 2. Stitch count: 259 (w) x 252 (h)
This designs celebrates the friendships that are created in the Cross Stitch community across the world. It features women from the UK, Australia and the USA. (I also have a design done for the EU, NZ and Canada as well as France, Germany & Italy with plans to adapt the dresses to many more flags as... Read more about Global Stitching Friendship - Cross Stitch Pattern
This design is a modern design in the style of Traditional Samplers. It celebrates Spring because that is where Australia is headed next! There are deer, birds, bunnies, butterflies, a dog and cat enjoying the new fruits and flowers of the season.
Sampler Model is stitched on 18 count Bush Scrub fabric by Paddock Lane Designs. Stitch count 160x90.
This design is a modern design in the style of Traditional Samplers. It celebrates Spring because that is where Australia is headed next! There are deer, birds, bunnies, butterflies, a dog and cat enjoying the new fruits and flowers of the season.
The smalls are stitched on 32 count Bush Scrub linen fabric by Paddock Lane Designs. Stitch counts 50x50, 59x39 and 60x70
Glenella is a beautiful historical cottage in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. This piece features the house and the iconic Three Sisters rock formation. "The colours change with blue and crimson blending"