Number Three is the home of my great-great grandmother. She became one of my stitching inspirations when I found a little snippet of linen with the tiniest cross stitches when I was a girl. How did she ever see to stitch them? It is tucked under the model in the image.
Number Four features my great grandmother's home. She was a quilter, hence the quilts laying over the fence in the design. I am lucky to have one of her quilts, which I cherish. The model is lying on one of her hand-stitched squares in the image.
Note from the designer: Number Five is an elegant Victorian brick house on the banks of the Susquehanna River. My great, great aunt & uncle resided here. My uncle was a composer and they met while they were both attending the Boston Conservatory of Music. My aunt was from a wealthy family, so... Read more about Fragments in Time 2024 - Number Five - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer: Number Six features my husband's great grandparents home. It is the only one in the series that lies outside of Central PA and is in New Jersey. We have a portrait of his great grandmother hanging in our living room. She was a quilter and we are fortunate enough to have... Read more about Fragments in Time 2024 - Number Six - Cross Stitch Pattern
Thanksgiving is my family's favorite holiday, but it seems as though it has become the kick-off to the Christmas season lately. Ok, this year is even worse, the Christmas trees are already up in shops! This needlework set takes back this particularly American holiday and celebrates the... Read more about Bountiful Thanksgiving - Cross Stitch Pattern
Meet the final installment of my seasonal pillow puns, Winter Puns! Embrace the magic of winter (or daydreaming for tropical weather) by stitching these adorable snowmen. "Go with the snow" "License to chill"
Stitched on 32ct Raw Natural Linen by Zweigart using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 60W x 60H each.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring Santa on the scale in this Christmas themed weigh in!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Tea Dyed Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 84 x 98 each. Finished size: 6" x 7" each.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring the first installment of the Blooming Roots series!
The models are stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch counts are 85 x 28 and 85 x 84. Finished Sizes are 6 x 2 and 6 x 6.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a lovely home on bittersweet boulevard surrounded by orange bittersweets!!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 83 x 81 (residence) and 84 x 28 (sign).
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a stash of craft supplies, "It's not clutter, it's cross stitch"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 98 x 67. Finished size approx 7" x 4.79"
This design was originally released in May 2023 as an exclusive for Heartland Quilting & Stitching, and I am now offering it to all shops. The big ol' flag and proudly tall sunflowers are a joy to stitch, and this would be a lovely addition to any stitcher's patriotic decor.
Inspired by fond memories of holidays at my grandparents' home, where my precious Mimi always served delicious food in the dining room on a big table with a lace tablecloth. I hope this design brings back some fun and heartwarming thoughts of your own family gatherings from years gone by.
Break out the sunscreen and head to the garden! I brought in some flowers and garden plants, as well as a few animal companions to celebrate the joys of gardening. So far we haven't shared our lettuce with the rabbits, but I expect they'll find it one of these days.
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring four gorgeous Christmas ornaments!
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Touch of Gray using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 61 x 61 each and 173 x 229 for full design. Finished size is 3.8" x 3.8" each.
Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring nine Christmas ornaments with Santa Claus, gnomes. trees, and many more Christmas decorations!
As Above, So Below; life is reflected in death and vice versa with this fun and spooky cat pattern! This pattern stitch count is 57 x 136 stitches, with 15 DMC colors and was stitched on 14 ct Aida.
With Bluebirds being one of my favorite birds, I had to create a pattern that is a very loose nod to them. I also included a couple of my other favorite things, quilting patterns and flowers.
Pattern is stitched on 40ct linen Chocolate Milk by Fabrics by Stephanie using DMC floss. Stitch Count 111 x 103.
Fall is such a fun time of year and it includes so many things I love. This is my fun take on the transition that happens as we move through the season. In designing this piece, I wanted something can stay up all the way thru Halloween.
Pattern is stitched on 46ct Topaz by Fiber on a Whim using Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads. Stitch Count 375 x 100.
Christmas is my favorite time of year! Especially singing and playing carols. While this isn't really a Christmas carol, it is one of those songs I look forward to playing throughout the holiday season.
Pattern is stitched on 36ct using Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count 300 x 50 side and 85 x 86 top.
One of my favorite summer flowers is the sunflower. They are just so bright and cheerful! This is my interpretation of sunflowers as a biscornu.
Pattern is stitched on 37 ct Corn Tassel Legacy Linen by Access Commodities using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and DMC threads. Stitch count each side is 95 x 95 (2 sides)
Note from the designer: A stunning reproduction, with unusual alphabet placement and a garden teeming with birds and lovely floral motifs; a charted adaptation for the lower portion only is also included. Other than a small number of eyelets, everything is standard cross stitches
This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more about Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern
Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more about Sarah Welch 1764 - Cross Stitch Pattern
An adorable little football gnome with 3 styles of hats from Cross Stitch Wonders!
Pattern is very cute stitched on perforated paper, plastic canvas, or the matching wood blank available from Cross Stitch On Blanks using DMC floss. Mushroom House by Stitches and Cutz. Stitch count is 27w x 46h.