Thistles Nashville Needlework Market 2025 Cross Stitch Patterns

After WWII, a major reconstruction took place in the destroyed Rotterdam. As a child I lived in such a neighborhood in the late 1950s. New houses, shops, schools, etc. I had a wonderful time living and going to school there, unfortunately this entire neighborhood has already been demolished due to... Read more about The Olde Schoolhouse - Cross Stitch Pattern

I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up and was not happy. -Ernest Hemingway
One cannot resist the lure of Afrika. -Rudyard Kipling

Pattern is stitched on 36 count Alchemy - Dames of the Needle. Stitch count is 185 x 154. Finished size is 10.28 in wide X 8.56 in high.

Cross Stitch pattern from Thistles featuring a pincushion with birds and flowers for every season!

Pattern is stitched on Belfast Linen Summer Khaki. Stitch count is 100w x 100h top; 400w x28h border. Finished size is 7.25 x 7.25 for top and 29 x 2 for border.

In the Netherlands, autumn is usually wet and gloomy, and it is only in December that we celebrate Sinterklaas and Christmas. Now that Halloween is also celebrated here, autumn has suddenly become a lot more fun and we have cheerful October, November and December months.

Pattern is... Read more about Have a Happy Hallow Thanks Mas - Cross Stitch Pattern

Don't you love the sound of hippity, hop. I do and I see hopping bunnies around and playing chicks in the spring. With those words, this design came to mind.

Pattern is stitched on 32 count Spanish Moss from Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Arts floss with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 150 x 46. Finished size is 9.38 in wide X 2.88 in high.

In this little bag the stitched ladies keep your threads ready to stitch. I love all kinds of little bags and have a lot!! They hold my make-up, nail polish, charging cords etc. This is a lovely addition to my collection.

Pattern is stitched on 28 count Zweigart Cashel. Stitch count is 172 x 73. Finished size is 12.29 in wide X 5.21 in high.

Travelling the Illinois Hyw 1 we saw a beautiful greyish/white barn that was the inspiration for this barn. We live in a polder in the Netherlands where farmers have little stalls to sell their products. You can buy potatoes, eggs, pumpkins, strawberries, etc. Cycling in our polder I thought the... Read more about Barn Sale - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Christmas is a together sort of holiday. That's my favorite kind." A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

Pattern is stitched on 36 count Eggshell by Fiber on a Whim. Stitch count is 105 x 142. Finished size is 5.83 in wide X 7.89 in high.

Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight. American nursery rhyme.

Pattern is stitched on 28 count Zweigart Cashel. Stitch count is 199 x 120. Finished size is 14.21 in wide X 8.57 in high.