Shakespeare's Peddler Samplers Cross Stitch Patterns

This was designed for a retreat in 2025 at Quilter's Station. It is a companion to Kindness Makes Friends, and has the same stitch count and base fabric, as well as some of the same floss colors. Don't miss small surprises like a sewing machine on the roof and little quilt squares.

... Read more about A Cheerful Heart - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from designer: & Stripes is a collaboration with Paulette Stewart of Plum Street Samplers. This chart includes the ampersand AND my Stripes chart. We each designed half of the ampersand.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Graham Cracker Linen or 40 count Mushroom/Light Mocha Newcastle... Read more about & Stripes - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Beach Brew from R&R Reproductions using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 313W x 370H. Design Size: 16" x 19".

Note from designer: The chart is in full color and features buttons by The Bee Company.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Graham Cracker Linen or 40 count Mushroom/Light Mocha Newcastle with Gentle Arts and DMC threads. Full DMC conversion provided (3888 discontinued). The Bee Company button not listed. Stitch count is 120 by 120.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a floral sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Colonial Green by Xjudesigns using Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, and Classic Colorworks with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 223 x 280.

Third 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.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count... Read more about Autumn Sampler Fragment - Cross Stitch Pattern

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

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

"Let your temper be as sweet as the daisies at your feet. Be as gentle, be as mild, be a modest humble child."

Model stitched on 40 count fabric using AVAS, NPI, and Gloriana silk flosses. Stitch Count: 301 x 297. Finished Size: 15" x 15".

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

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.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count... Read more about Spring Sampler Fragment - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely vintage sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Linen using DMC threads. Stitch count is 127 x 200. Finished size is 9.07" x 14.29".

Note from designer: This chartpack is a companion to Pennsylvania Christmas Deer, which came out a few months ago. It was one of my most popular charts of the whole year, so I thought I would release the other two sections from a Pennsylvania show towel in my collection. These are from a cutwork... Read more about Pennsylvania Christmas Two - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a sampler with deer!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Aztec Red from Weeks Dye Works using DMC threads. Stitch count is 129 x 117.

A re-released sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler! Model stitched on 40ct Vintage Pear from Lakeside Linens, using NPI, Gloriana and Belle Soie silks. Stitch count: 402 x 531. Finished size on 40ct: 20" x 26 1/2"

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely red sampler!

Stitched on 32 count Flax using a DMC thread. Stitch count is 102 x 143. Finished size is 6.38 in wide X 8.94 in high.

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

"When I am dead and in my grave
and all my bones are rottin'
If this you see - pray - think of me
or I will be forgotten."

Model is stitched on 40 count Vintage Pearled Barley by Lakeside Linens using Gentle Arts floss. Stitch Count is 165 X 160.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler!

Note from the designer:

I am so proud of this book! The culmination of a year of effort, this book includes 5 reproduction sampler graphs and one supplemental project, articles and thoughts about the samplers included and other... Read more about Red Letter Day - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a fun Quaker sampler!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Brown Paper using Soie d'Alger threads. Stitch count is 268 x 283.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a fun sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct using DMC or Soie D'Alger and Gloriana silks. Stitch count is 418 x 426.

Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Straw with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 221 x 234. Design Size: 12" x 13".

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Old Town Blend from R&R Reproductions or any tea/coffee-dyed linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads or Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 222 x 235. Design Size: 11" x 12"

Model stitched two over two on 36 Ct. using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 215x167. Design Size: 12" x 9 1/4".

Model stitched on 40 ct. Flax Newcastle by Zweigart using Gentle Arts thread. Stitch count 111w x 202h.

Model stitched on 40 count fabric of your choice using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count: 251 x 292. Finished size is 12.55" x 14.6".

Model stitched on 40 ct. Vintage Country Mocha by Zweigart using Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 237 x 267.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a phrase from Mary Ann Mingay in 1796!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct using Silk N' Colors, NPI, Gloriana, and Soie d'Alger floss. Stitch count is 268 x 300.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a home with a quote!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct using AVAS silk floss. Stitch count is 288 x 304.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a sampler from Theresia Moisl!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 159 x 156.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a beautiful sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Earth lugana from Fiber on a Whim using DMC and Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 127 x 133.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a sampler from Elizabeth Parr in 1840!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Ale by Picture This Plus using The Gentle Art and Weeks Dye Works threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 138 x 192.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a floral sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Vintage Country Mocha using Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 240 x 222.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely sampler! Pattern is stitched on 36 count Latte using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 138 x 130.

Note from the designer: I'm very proud of this reproduction -- it's been in progress for almost two years now, and it's finally here!!! It's suitable for all stitchers and fabrics -- no specialty stitches, no over-one, no alphabets. Just a big, beautiful, checkerboard house and lots... Read more about Checkerboard House - Cross Stitch Pattern

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Vintage Navy Bean linen from Lakeside Linens using either The Gentle Arts or DMC floss. Stitch count is 149 x 116.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Specialty Stitch Used: Satin Stitch. Stitch Count: 160x210. Design Size: 8" x 10 1/2"

Note from designer: I bought the original sampler two years ago at market from Dawn Lewis of The Needle's Work Antiques. I fell in love immediately with the organic nature of the sampler. My reproductions come with a page inside where I talk about the sampler, things I noticed, elements that are... Read more about A Natural Beauty Elizabeth Hannell 1840 - Cross Stitch

Fabric is 40 count Flax by Zweigart using Classic Colorworks. Stitch count: 90 x 127. This piece will fit in a 5 by 7 frame, if the rabbet is shallow enough.

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely basket of flowers!

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Country Mocha Newcastle by Zweigart using the Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 79 by 58. Finished size is 4" x 3".

Pattern by Shakespeare's Peddler featuring an antique sampler design with the words "Virtues the chiefelt beauty of the mind. The Noblest ornament of human kind. Virtues our safeguard and our guiding star. That stirs up reason when our senses".

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen... Read more about A Fancy Basket: Ann Kemp 1815 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Pattern by Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a beautiful sampler design inspired by an old painting with lots of personality.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Natural linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 152 x 94 and the finished size is 7.8" x 4.7".