XStitch the Rainbow is back this year with 20 designers participating in the fantastic challenge of creating a 60 x 60 (or less) design using 4 beautiful colors provided by ThreadworX. This year's theme is "Night Garden" and I decided on a nine patch arrangement, perhaps reminiscent of a... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring flowers and the phrase "Yesterday I was cleaver so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself"!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Pewter from Wichelt using Dinky Dye Silks and DMC threads with full DMC conversion. Stitch count is 114 x 147. Finished size is 8" x 10.5".
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "There beyond the sky, A heaven of joy and love, And holy children when they die, Go to that world above".
Stitched on 36 count Baked Clay fabric using Classic Colorworks. Stitch count is 146 x 195. Finished size is 8.2 x 10.83
Note from designer: The motifs of this design represent the many beautiful creatures and natural wonders my husband and I find along out walks in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. "In every walk with nature, one received far more than he seeks. - John Muir"
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Flake it till you make it" with a winter snowman!
Stitched on 'Parchment' 18ct Aida from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 243 x 78 for the main pattern. Finished Size is 13 1/2" x 4 3/8.... Read more
This piece was originally designed for the Spring 2024 issue of Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher magazine. The verse is from a song from The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan. The song is lilting, happy, and full of tra-la-la's!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flax using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 136 by 127. Finished size is 6.8" x 6.35".
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.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count linen using... Read more
First designed for Mislaid Pages' 2024 Bird Box, the message behind this bird is Acceptance. Stitched in gorgeous silks on a beautiful linen hand-dyed by my roommate at Market, this chart reminds the stitcher that the most important person who can accept you is you.
Inspired by a watercolor painting of pink roses, I had to try to recreate the look in cross stitch. With the help of sweetly variegated floss colors, I hope I achieved something close! My absolute favorite color combo is teal, peachy pink, and soft light gold with pops of white. And this precious... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Wildflower Stitching featuring a cardinal with the phrase "Winter's Blessing"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Dwarf from Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts, and Classic Colorworks threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 150 x 125. Finished size is 7.5" x 6.25".
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring a woman and her Christmas sheep!
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 70 x 70. Finished size is 4 3/8" x 4 3/8".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a home decorated for valentines day with roses and the phrase "Wild rose lane"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 84 x 28 and 83 x 83. Finished size approx 6" x 2" and 6" x 6".
The pattern stitch count is 291 x 316 and on 36ct fabric the finished size measures approximately 16 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches (41 x 44.5 cm). The design is predominantly cross stitch over 2 but there are a few Algerian eyelets, some satin stitch, a small amount of backstitch and a few stitches over 3... Read more
Matilda Isabella Creasy 1852 is a reproduction of a stunning original sampler in our collection from Suffolk, in the East of England. It contains the Christmas carol Once in Royal David's City' as the verse, beautiful flower motifs, a swan, a cow, a squirrel, birds, crowns, flags and all manner of... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Jeannette Douglas featuring lovely, happy Christmas designs with the words " Merry, Bright, Peace, Love"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Linen using DMC, Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 69 x 50 each. Finished size is 3.83" x 2.78".
Cross stitch pattern from Happiness Is Heartmade featuring the Christmas phrase "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given"!
Stitched on your choice of fabric using DMC threads. Stitch count is 135w x 191h. Finished size varies on fabric chosen. (9.64 in wide X 13.64 in high for 14 count)
Cross stitch pattern from Imaginating featuring the phrase "How to be a sunflower...stand tall, never stop growing, and always turn your face to the light"!
Pattern is stitched on 14 ct White Aida using DMC threads. Stitch count is 63w x 108h. Finished size is 4.5" x 8".
Cross Stitch pattern from My Big Toe Designs featuring the bible verse "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26"!
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct. Wichelt linen, Icelandic Beige with Weeks Dye Works thread.... Read more
Cross Stitch pattern from My Big Toe Designs featuring the bible verse "A Friend Loves at All Times. Proverbs 17:17"!
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 ct. Country French Cafe Mocha linen with The Gentle Arts thread. Stitch Count: 86w x 58h. Finished size is 6.14 in wide X 4.14... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a lovely autumn harvest with the word "Harvest"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 175 x 41. Finished size approx 12.5" x 3".
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring the phrase "Some day soon we all will be together"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Affogato from Fiber on a Whim using DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 95 x 133. Finished size is 5 1/4" x 7 1/4".
Cross stitch pattern from Lindy Stitches featuring this cute black cat Halloween pattern that says, "May the blackest cat you've ever seen make you smile on Halloween".
Also available in the Black Cat Season Collection: Midnight Walker, Black Cat Singing, Black Cat Season, House... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Lindy Stitches featuring Santa Claus and the phrase "Love and joy come to you"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works & DMC floss. DMC conversion included. Stitch Count is 156 x 68. Finished Size is 9.75 x 4.25
Mistletoe Manor Sampler and Smalls are stitched on 36 count Linen one strand of Valdani floss over two linen threads. Stitch count is 217 x 185h. Finished size is 12.06 in wide X 10.28 in high.
The pillow small stitch count is 104w x 60h and is trimmed in Dance Shoe Red Vintage Colors of... Read more
If you enjoyed my design Reindeer Sleigh Ride, you are sure to want Reindeer Feed. The design was stitched using two colors from Treenway Silks but I have included DMC & Sullivan's substitutions. I used #36 Linen! Stitch count: 95 W x 73 H.
"North pole blend Reindeer feed. Candy canes, gumdrops and sugar plums"!
This sampler is a cute, simple representation of one of my favorite Christmas hymns. With adorable Christmas motifs like the deer, advent wreath, variegated threads and Mill hill treasures, this pattern is the perfect holiday sampler! "The holly and the ivy when they are both full grown of all... Read more
Take a walk around the Home Town Neighborhood and don't forget to stop and look at the Topiary House designed by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet! An enchanting French Victorian topped with a widow's walk stands between topiary trees in lattice work pots. A quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson on top of a row... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Jeannette Douglas featuring lovely, happy fall designs with the words " Plenty, Grateful, Giving, Thankful"!
The sets were stitched on 36 ct linen. They use Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks hand dyed flosses with a DMC conversion. Stitch count is 69 x 50 each.
Cross stitch pattern from Jean Farish Needleworks featuring a crow and cow with the phrase "May your joys be as deep as the oceans and your troubles as light as its foam"
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC or Cosmo threads! Stitch Count: 117 x 195.
Cross stitch pattern from Puntini Puntini featuring cats and the phrase "Save the Earth. It's the only planet with cats"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Handpainted Newcastle Puntini Puntini Moody Green or 32 ct Tin Roof from Weeks Dye Works using DMC threads. Stitch count is 69w x 107h.