Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a stocking and sampler design inspired by Noah's Ark filled with animals.
Our stocking is stitched on 40-Count Paperbark from Fox and Rabbit 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 81 x 443. Finished size is 4" x 22 1/8".
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!!
I found these sweet small frames at my local Michael's Store about a year ago and knew they needed samplers. I immediately posted a photo of them on Instagram encouraging stitchers to grab them up. I hope many of them did! In November I designed these sweet birth samplers and love how they look... Read more about Birth Samplers - 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
Originally, I planned for these to be included in the Animals sampler design above, but the project quickly grew into something to big to be included in that chart pack.
These designs are so fun and can be stitched in any color, on any linen, and finished in any way possible! Each pincushion has a Stitch Count of: 74 Wide by 52 High. FOr Camels and Tigers needs DMC0313.
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.
"Mary Cotton Her Work in the year 1827." Model stitched over two threads on 40 Count Light Examplar by Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint inc Silks. Stitch Count: 213W x 195W.
"The Christmas witch she loved to stitch. She stitched a hat for her black rat, she stitched a cake for her black snake. Oh for pity's sake, she stitched a mat for her black cat."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Vintage Autumn Gold by Lakeside Linens with DMC floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 162W x 168H.
Model stitched over two threads on 40 Ct. Heritage by Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silk and Thread Gatherer Silk n Colors. Stitch count 145x136.
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct Doubloon from Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silks. The frame was a custom made one at their local craft store. Stitch count 155 x 149. Fabric size needed 15"x15". Finished Size is 8.61 in wide X 8.28 in high.
This fun design centers around the 1929 song, Dance Around in Your Bones. I couldn't resist! This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit using Needlepoint Silk. Cross stitch, French Knots and straight stitches are used in this design, as are a bit of cross stitch over one thread. The stitch count is: 129 Wide by 178 High.
This design uses the same cat shape as I used in my Cat & Mouse design a long time ago! This cat, however, is all dressed up for Halloween!
This design is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox & Rabbit using one strand of Needlepoint Silk over two threads of linen. Cross stitch is used throughout with the exception of one French Knot. Stitch count: 131x145.
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 2 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Years and years ago, I designed a piece called Pennsylvania Pinwheel. It was a Carriage House samplings design and a few months ago I saw a photo of it on someone's blog and loved the motion I saw in the design. I just had to recreate that feeling!
Elisabeth LeConte, 1786 is a reproduction of an antique sampler I found here in Maryland. This was a teaching piece at the 2023 Sunshine Stitchers Retreat in Florida last spring.
My reproduction is stitched on 40-Count Hawthorne linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. The stitch count is 197 Wide by 167 High.
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 to do! The finish on these are a bit more... Read more about Cookie Cutters 3 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Santa and his reindeer are enjoying a bit of down time up in the starry sky!
This design is stitched on 40 ct Sapphire linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silk threads. The stitch count is 183 Wide by 166 High. Finished size on 40 ct is 9 1/8" x 8 1/4".
I've been wanting to do a small sampler with an antique look and finally did it!
The sampler is stitched on 40-Count Sapphire linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count is 77 x 63. Finished size is 3.85" x 3.15".
I was invited to join the XStitch the Rainbow team and design a piece using the Night Garden palette. Each designer was assigned the same ThreadworX colors and a maximum size piece to design. And this is what I designed!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Wheat from Fiber on a Whim using Threadworx threads. Stitch count is 59 x 60. Finished size is 2.95" x 3".
These pincushion make for a great quick stitch! Each is done in a different color-way to give stitchers options.
Both are stitched on 40-Count Wheat linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. The M. Lake pincushion has a stitch count of 81 Wide by 47 High. Finished size is 4.05 in wide X 2.35 in high.