Cross Stitch pattern from Cosford Rise Stitchery featuring a lovely sampler!
Model stitched on 36ct Vintage Country Mocha using The Gentle Arts, Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC, one strand over two. DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 226h x 225w. Finished size is 12.56 in wide X 12.5 in high.
Inspired by my love of libraries, this design features an open book that is sprouting flowers and mushrooms with birds and a butterfly floating above. It reads: "the very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of humanity".
Enter the world of red school samplers and discover the fascinating history and tradition of this special embroidery art. Red samplers are a unique piece of cultural heritage: once a compulsory part of girls' education, now loved by embroidery enthusiasts worldwide.
This piece was inspired by a fragment of a sampler I saw, where just the part of it was framed. It looked so cute, and I love the idea of impermanence and the wear-and-tear of centuries. This is one of a series of four. All four seasons will be represented, and one side will be "missing"... Read more about Summer Sampler Fragment - Cross Stitch Pattern
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".
This was originally designed for Quilter's Station's fall retreats last year. It was designed to fit on an eighth yard of the 36-count Flax Edinburgh, which makes for economical kitting. Big brick houses, strawberry borders, blocky alphabets, and friendly quilting motifs are quintessential elements... Read more about Kindness Makes Friends - Cross Stitch Pattern
Second in the series of sampler fragments. Each is meant to look incomplete, as often old samplers are cut or damaged over the centuries. Each sampler in the series will have a different edge "cut off." All will be the same size on the same fabric.
The model was turned into a quilted table mat meant for use at cross stitch retreats, but it would be just as good placed in a frame. It was inspired by the people I've met and the friends I've made at cross stitch events across the nation.
This sampler design features a gardener watering her tomato vine, surrounded by all the letters of the alphabet.
The model was stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Affogato by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 129W x 109H. Finished Size: 7.17w x 6.06h.
She is delicate and so very pretty. Being a monochromatic stitch made her very relaxing to work on.
Model stitched on 46 count Linen using Flamingo Floss by Gloriana. Small patterns are available as a separate chart. Stitch count: 158 x 124. Finished Size: 6.87w X 5.39h
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".
Note from the designer: "Between Friends - this series was based on class pieces that we could release & expand on to create multiple projects. We are so very excited to share with you the lineup for Winter - we think that stitchers will love the Winter palette."
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
Inspiration comes, sometimes, from unusual places. I had this frame I picked up a few years back, and actually designed it to fit the frame! (I believe it's still widely-available at custom frame shops). The verse is from an old sampler I saw years ago, and because I was constrained by space, I just... Read more about Hope - Cross Stitch Pattern
This page from an Antique Pattern Album made in Germany contains common motifs used in Bristol samplers and English day schools. These pattern booklets from France, England and Germany were published widely and used for embellishing samplers. The motifs on this particular page appear on The Amelia... Read more about Bristol Pattern Page - Cross Stitch Pattern
Ireland: Elizabeth Martin, circa 1789, a Mountmellick Irish Quaker Sampler
Guernsey: Julia Rachel De La Mare, 1849, A Guernsey, Channel Island Sampler
Wales: Sarah Williams, Holyhead, Wales 1864
Scotland: Jean Donaldson, 1826, a Scottish Sampler and Anne Phillip, Edinburgh 1818
... Read more about British Isles Band Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Fox and Rabbit featuring a cute pink house!
The pattern is stitched on 36 count fabric using Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 137 x 79. Finished size is 7.61" x 4.39".
The final installment in the series is here! After 4 years I am happy to have a conclusion to this happy Christmas series and hope you like the 12th day! 12 Drummers drumming is represented by a berry bowl full of drum silhouettes and a pair of birds bidding adieu to the series!
A fun little pincushion-sized stitch for those that find themselves equally drawn to the old and the new. A companion piece to the much larger "Rock & Roll Sampler"
Pattern is stitched on 32 count Dirt Track from Fox and Rabbit linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works threads with a DMC conversion. Stitch count is 92 x 46. Finished size is 5.11" x 2.56".
This sampler brings together two of my favorite themes: stitching and music. It is full of motifs such as thread spools, "loudspeaker" flowers, and hoops with music notes. It reads: "I wanna rock and roll all night and cross stitch every day"
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."
Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a lovely, fancy sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 40ct linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Gentle Arts threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 100w x 160h. Finished size is 5" x 8".
A charming patriotic sampler. The individual blocks would make a cute ornament set as well. 8 Charms included!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Belfast Flax Linen using DMC threads. Stitch Count 117 x 117. Finished size is 7.31" x 7.31". Fits in a standard 8" x 8" frame, or 10"/12" x 10"/12" if matted or mounted.
This design is exclusive for the Nashville show for 2 months. This is a quick stitch with shades of blue, green, and rust accomplished in cross stitch over 2.
Stitched on Cedar River "Maple Bar" 40 ct. with 100/3 silks. Stitch count: 149 (w) x 202 (h). Finished size is 7 1/2" x 10 1/8".
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a lovely sampler with bees!
Honey Bee Sampler is stitched on 36 count linen, one strand of floss over two linen threads with the following floss: Creme Brulee by Roxy Floss Co. (8 yard skeins) - requires 3 skeins. Stitch count is 179w x 187h. Finished size is 9.94 in wide X 10.39 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers And Primitives featuring a bouquet of patriotic flowers!
Pattern is stitched on a vintage/neutral color linen or evenweave using
DMC, Weeks Dye Works, The Gentle Arts Sampler threads, Classic Colorworks, ThreadworX. Stitch count is 86w X 107h. Finished size is 5.38 in wide X 6.69 in high for 32 count fabric.
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 about A French Summer Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch book from Teresa Kogut featuring a sampler, sewing roll, needle keep & drum!
Sampler pattern is stitched on 40 Ct linen. Sewing Roll, Needle Keep, and Drum are stitched on 36 ct Vintage Country Mocha. All patterns use DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads with full DMC conversion.... Read more about Faithful, Kind & True - Cross Stitch Book
The Antique: Amelia stitched her sampler at the age of seventeen while living at the North Wing, 3 New Orphan House, Ashley Down, Bristol, in 1868. The original sampler's stitched area measures 13.5 inches wide by 15.25 inches high on a cream cotton ground fabric measuring 76 threads to the inch,... Read more about Amelia Fox 1868 Bristol Orphanage Sampler - Pattern
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 about Mary Coleby, Ackworth School 1803 - Cross Stitch Pattern