Marigold is the sixth in a series of geometric floral designs, inspired by flowers from my mother's garden. Because all full cross stitch is used, any type of fabric is suitable.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Magnolia linen using Crescent Colours Belle Soie threads or DMC. Stitch count is 237 x 237.
Tulip is the fourth in a series of geometric floral designs, inspired by flowers from my mother's garden. Because the design is all full cross stitches, any type of fabric is suitable.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Magnolia linen using Crescent Colours Belle Soie threads or DMC. Stitch count is 237 x 237.
Celtic Snow is the fourth in the seasonal Celtic designs, and has been a long time coming. 4 years on the drawing board before I finally decided I liked it, much to the dismay of my mother! The colours are meant to evoke the feeling of a snowy winter night, the moonlight glinting off freshly fallen... Read more
Northern Expressions Needlework's "Spanish Diamonds" design is a beautiful, intricate needlework pattern that combines traditional and contemporary elements. The Spanish Diamonds design uses special stitches to create texture, depth, and visual interest. There are 40 different Specialty... Read more
Shades of Wine is the second in a series of twelve shaded designs featuring bands and motifs shaped into geometric patterns. Because the design uses only cross stitch, any fabric is suitable.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Alabaster linen using Dinky Dyes or DMC threads. Stitch count is 249 x 249.
Shades of Red is the third in a series of twelve shaded designs featuring bands and motifs shaped into geometric patterns. Because the design is all cross stitch, any type of fabric is suitable.
Model is stitched on 40 count Raffia Cream Linen using Classic Colorworks, Dinky Dyes, or DMC threads. Stitch count is 249 x 249
Shades of Orange is the fifth in a series of twelve shaded designs featuring bands and motifs shaped into geometric patterns. Because the design is all cross stitch, any type of fabric is suitable.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Honey Nut by Sassy's Fabbys using Classic Colorworks Silks or DMC threads. Stitch count is 249 x 249.
Shades of Olive is the eighth in a series of twelve shaded designs featuring bands and motifs shaped into geometric patterns. Because the design is entirely cross stitch, any type of fabric is suitable.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Regency using Classic Colorworks or Dinky Dyes or DMC threads. Stitch count is 249 x 249.
Iris is the seventh in a series of geometric floral designs, inspired by flowers from my mother's garden. This one has been a long time coming, I designed it way back in 2011 when I was working on the others in the floral series, but I'm just finally getting around to releasing it. Because... Read more
Peacock Mandala is the first in a series of themed mandala designs. These are just as detailed and intricate as my larger designs, but with a smaller finished size for those who don't like big projects. I fell in love with these colours while stitching it, they're just so bright, vibrant and fun!
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Shades of Turquoise is the eleventh in a series of twelve shaded designs featuring bands and motifs shaped into geometric patterns. Because this design is entirely cross stitch, any type of fabric is suitable.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Icon from Picture This Plus using Gloriana, Dinky Dyes, or DMC threads. Stitch count is 249 x 249.
It's been a while since I did a design that is all cross stitch. No beads, no specialty stitches, just relax and stitch. Tapestry in Teal was an idea that grew, and grew, to extreme proportions, but I loved the border I'd laid out so much I had to keep going. It's big, but it's only... Read more
You know how much I like diagonals. It was inevitable this would happen someday. This actually started as a stocking, but I figured there would be those who didn't care about stockings but wanted to stitch it as a sampler, so I took the liberty of getting ahead of the request. :)
This charming, quick-to-stitch pillow is the perfect companion for your stitching basket - designed to hold your scissors securely with a pretty ribbon accent.
Model stitched on 30-count linen using DMC threads.
Stitch Count: 99w x 65h
Finished Size: approximately 5" x 7 1/4"
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"The Sowing Sampler" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. The verse reads, "My linen is my soil, my needle is my plow, my threads are my seeds, and my words do I sow".
Model shown stitched on 30 ct. Tin Roof linen from Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Arts threads one strand over two. Stitch count is 99 x 113. Finished size is 6.6" x 7.53".
"Olde Mustarde Moone" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. A quiet sampler, this one depicts a beloved home at twilight when old-man moon is just coming for a visit. I love the mellow-ness of this design, a little 'out of the box' for me, but I love it still and hope... Read more
"Ann Fritz 1824" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. An original design made to look like an antique sampler.
Stitched on 30 ct. linen with one strand over two using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts or DMC floss. Stitch count is 131 x 131. Finished size is approximately 9" x 9".
I created Miss Campbell's Scissors Keep using a motif from an antique Scottish sampler in my collection, Margaret Campbell 1848. The Angus Trees on each side of her house caught my attention right away. These trees were just made to be turned into a scissors case. I did take a small liberty with the... Read more
This romantic sampler pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features the phrase "Bid me to love and I will a loving heart to thee" with a spot for the couple's names and wedding year!
This pattern is stitched on 32 ct. natural linen using DMC, Gentle Arts, and NPI threads. Stitch count is 88w x 197h and finished size is 5.5" x 12.31".
Two reproduction samplers that are a collaboration between NeedleWorkPress and GigiR Designs. Note from designers: "We are happy to join together again to bring you this duo of samplers, linked together by their sweet verses. Stitch one, or both, or use them as inspiration to create your own... Read more
Reproduction sampler from NeedleWorkPress "Jane Bowen her Sampler aged 13 1837. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth while the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them."
The Model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct.... Read more
Reproduction sampler from NeedleWorkPress - "The greatest blessing of our God, what mortals can explain. He gives the blossom and the bud and gives us timely rain."
The model was stitched over 2 threads (with some lettering over one thread) on 46 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring Adam and Eve in a sampler!
The antique was stitched on slightly unevenweave linen, close in color to Baked Clay by Fox and Rabbit. Stitch count is 116 x 165. Finished size on 32 Ct is 7.25" x 10.3".
Cross stitch pattern from Needle Work Press featuring a sampler completed by 10 year old Hannah Smith in 1838 with the phrase "Defer not till to morrow to be wise. To morrows sun to thee may never rise. Be humble learn thy self to scan. Know pride was never made for man."
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a sampler with the phrase "Life, He lives long that lives well and time misspent is not lived but lost"!
Model is stitched on 36 count Saltbush linen by Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 126 x 162
This sampler is an exclusive to the Facebook stitch-a-long for 2022.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Hogbristle linen using Dinky Dyes, Soie D'Alger, DMC, and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 293 x 245. Finished size: 14.6 x 12.2.
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a red sampler!
Stitched on 32 count Beige by Weeks Dye Works using either Weeks Dye Works Red Rocks or Classic Colorworks Cherry Cobbler. Stitch count is 179 x 148. Finished size is 11.19 in wide X 9.25 in high.