The final sampler in the Americana series is also the largest...Americana White. If you enjoyed Americana Red and Americana Blue, this one is for you! There are sewing and quilting motifs as well as lots of baskets and a church.
The pattern is stitched on 36 ct Linen using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 281 x 217. Finished size is 15.61" x 12.06".
This Primitive Hare design features a large, detailed moth. The model was stitched on 30 count Witchcraft linen big cut using DMC threads. Stitch count is 186 x 145. Finished size is 12.4" x 9.67".
A trio of skunks is stacked up in this cute little design by Plum Street Samplers.
The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Dusty Road by Seraphim Hand Dyed Fabrics with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks & DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54W x 90H. Finished Size: 3'w x 5"h.
Cross stitch pattern from Romy's Creations featuring cats for the months of March and April!
Stitched on 32 count fabric using DMC threads. Stitch counts are 53 x 53 and 60 x 56. Finished sizes are 3.31 in wide X 3.31 in high and 3.75 in wide X 3.5 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Romy's Creations featuring dogs for the months of March and April!
Stitched on 32 count fabric using DMC threads. Stitch counts are 56 x 53 and 60 x 56. Finished sizes are 3.5 in wide X 3.31 in high and 3.75 in wide X 3.5 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Rosewood Manor featuring a lovely vintage sampler! This 10-page booklet includes 4 bookmarks, 2 needlebook covers with mix & match scissor fobs, plus a small swan sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum linen. Stitch count is 196 X 196 stitches. Finished size is 7 in wide X 7 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring lovely springtime flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 14 count Navy Aida using Cosmo threads. Stitch count is 112 wide x 111 high. Finished Size is 8 inches x 7.9 inches on 14-count Aida. Model sewn with Thatched Navy and Coastal blue fabrics from Moda Fabrics and stretched over a 12" x 16" artist canvas.
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring lovely summer flowers with blue Jays!
Pattern is stitched on 28 count Tea Dyed Monaco. Stitch count is 150 wide x 121 high. Finished size is 5.36 in wide X 4.32 in high. Mounted on Thatched 147 Coneflower from Moda Fabrics.
Cross stitch pattern from Robin Pickens featuring lovely beanstalks based on Robin's quilting design!
Pattern is stitched on 28 count Ivy Linen from Fiber on a Whim using Cosmo threads or DMC. Stitch count is 96 wide x 95 high. Finished size is 3.43 in wide X 3.39 in high.
Matilda is getting ready for Christmas and is carefully trimming her tree, which stands on a thread spool adorned with holly berries. How funny she is to have a cat angel for her tree topper.
Pattern is stitched on 16 Count Aida Wren. Stitch count is 64 x 82. Finished size is 4.57" x 5.86".
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Let the world know all people should be wherever they go equal and free. Rosa Parks"!
Stitched on 18 ct fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count is 74 x 160. Finished Size:
4 1/8" x 9".
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
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
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring needlebook set with flowers! This chart also includes the pincushion and scissor fob pattern along with finishing instructions.
Model stitched on 36 ct Gray from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count and finished size varies.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a lovely sampler with garden flowers!
Model stitched over two threads on 36 ct Beige from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 208w x 196h. Finished size is 11.5w" x 10.5h".
Cross stitch pattern from Stacy Nash featuring a beautiful sampler of a home with a floral border!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 ct Linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch counts are 179 x 191 (Sampler) and 137 x 49 (pin keep). Finished sizes are 10" x 10" (sampler) and 3.5" x 3".
I especially love several specific things about this one: the beautiful verse from Deuteronomy (Thank You, Lord for your many blessings), the way the windows look real thanks to the variegated floss (thanks, Weeks Dye Works!), the changeability of the main accent color to match one's decor (the... Read more
Note from the designer: I really wanted to showcase all sorts of new life with this piece, and it was such fun to work on all the animals! I also divided it (loosely) into 4 habitats, so with a little bit of finagling (each band contains some element that extends past the top into the next one) you... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring Santa Claus on a Christmas stocking!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Linen using Classic Colorworks, DMC, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 169 x 455. Finished size is 8.5" x 22.75".
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring flowers and the phrase "Yesterday I was cleaver so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself"!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Pewter from Wichelt using Dinky Dye Silks and DMC threads with full DMC conversion. Stitch count is 114 x 147. Finished size is 8" x 10.5".
Model stitched on 36 ct Silver Fox by Fiber on a Whim, listed fabric is to use for all 4 models, using Gentle Arts, one strand over two. DMC conversion included. Stitch count for all designs approximately 60w x 50h. Finished size is 3.3 x 2.8
The Shepherd's Year is a new series beginning with June & July. Sweet little sheep are enjoying the view of each month in the year under a green arbor and atop a little hill. The series will be released two at a time, the next being August & September.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers And Primitives featuring a lovely design with spring bunnies!
Stitched on Cream Linen or Evenweave. Will also need Summer Spray from Classic Colorworks for this pattern. Finished size is 9.19 in wide X 8.25 in high for 32 count fabric. Stitch count is 147w X 132h.
Liberty Drum and Pincushion is a prim, sampler-inspired patriotic design which also honors the French aspirations of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. The centerpiece of the drum design is a tree taken from my Louise Chappuis 1844 reproduction sampler, but here, it's topped by two eagles, centered... Read more
This sweet design is bursting with spring color. This is part of a seasonal series, all of which feature a large corner mandala-style design and motifs representative of the season. Winter has already been released. Look for the remaining seasons coming out later this year.
Cross stitch pattern from Jeannette Douglas featuring a map of the world!
Stitched on 40 count fabric using Classic Colorwork and Weeks Dye Works threads. DMC conversion listed. Stitch count is 82 x 82. Finished size is approx. 4 x 4.
What could be better than spending time in The Strawberry Patch? This is a small sampler celebrating the perfect strawberry.
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Parchment by Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 77 x 66. Finished size is 4.81" x 4.13".
Cross stitch pattern from Cotton Pixels featuring an adorable sheep with a quilt patterned blanket!
Model was stitched on 32ct.Light Mocha' Belfast linen by Zweigart using DMC and The Gentle Art Simply Wool Chalk'. Stitch count is 67w x 88h stitches. Finished size is 4 w x 3 h inches approx.
On the back of this framed antique, was found a very aged handwritten note: "This Sampler was worked by Mary Coleby of Kelvedon, Essex when Eleven years of age at Ackworth School Yorkshire. Born 1792 - married in 1814 to Edward Gripper of Layer Breton Hall, Essex - had thirteen children - died... Read more
Every year, March 17th. St. Patrick's Day, heralds another year of drinking, shenanigans, and green-colored everything. I'm personally looking forward to curling up on my couch and chugging down a large Shamrock Shake from McDonald's in one disgusting but impressive gulp.
Note from the designer: This tiny petite sampler was acquired at an estate sale in Michigan. The simplicity of the piece is the charming "as Hannah stitched her sampler in 1822 at the Faringdon Subscription School near Oxford, England."
Over two model was stitched over 1 thread on... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a sampler with adorable flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 40ct linen, Fiber on a Whim 'Dulce de Leche' using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Gentle Arts threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 164w x 175h. Finished size is 8.2" x 8.75".
What a better way to wrap up the Air Mail series than with this adorable, famously too friendly bird? What I wouldn't give to be able to genetically bring them back to life?
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Silver Moon linen using DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count 73 x 85. Finished Size:
4.5 x 5.3.
Cross stitch pattern from Luhu Stitches featuring a sunny, spring home in March!
Model is stitched on 28 count Country French Cafe Mocha Linen using DMC Floss and and occasional Gentle Arts or Week's Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 120 x 45. Finished size is 8.57" x 3.21".
Cross stitch pattern from Luhu Stitches featuring a sunny, Easter home in April!
Model is stitched on 28 count Country French Cafe Mocha Linen using DMC Floss and and occasional Gentle Arts or Week's Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 120 x 45. Finished size is 8.57" x 3.21".