America Cross Stitch Patterns

I feel like Memorial Day is the start of patriotic season in the United States. We have Memorial Day, Flag Day and the Fourth of July in a three-month span, and it feels like it’s always appropriate to have summer decor in red, white and blue.

Over the years I’ve shared plenty of patriotic cross stitch patterns (see Fourth of July cross stitch and American flag cross stitch, to name just a couple) but today I wanted to share some projects with patriotic sentiment that aren’t necessarily tied to a particular holiday.

For example, this America cross stitch pattern from The Elegant Thread. It uses seven colors and is 78 by 57 stitches, or 5.5 by 4 inches/13.9 by 10 cm on 14 count fabric. The pattern chart is free on their website.

Janlynn has a flag design shaped like a heart that is a free pattern on their website as well. Designed by Sandy Garbrandt, is measures 47 by 48 stitches and uses five colors for the cross stitching and three for back stitches. It measures 3.25 by 3.375 inches (8.2 by 8.5 cm) on 14 count fabric. This one is on a free patterns page; scroll down and click on the image and the PDF will download automatically.

This patriotic sunflower from Etsy seller Mamida Pattern is a perfect project for summer. Worked in just three colors, it measures 100 by 97 stitches, which comes out to 7.1 by 6.9 inches, or 18.1 by 17.6 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric.

America the Beautiful from The French Giraffe is made to fit in a 4 by 4 inch (10 by 10 cm) frame and is a great little project for a newer stitcher. It uses three colors and is 48 by 48 stitches.

Another one on the theme of “land that I love” is this pattern worked as a pillow from Calico Confectionery. This one has a vintage style with toned down colors, but you could choose bolder hues if you like. It measures 151 by 78 stitches and is shown on 16 count fabric.

On go with the classic text “We the People” styled as written in the preamble to the Constitution. This pattern is from Spring Rose Crafts and is shown stitched in black, but you could change it to red, white and blue if you wanted. It measures 5 by 14 inches (12.7 by 35.5 cm) stitched on 14-count fabric.

American Flag Cross Stitch Patterns

Patriotic Cross Stitch for Memorial Day

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Patriotic Cross Stitch Patterns

Last fall I came across this cross stitch pattern for a sea turtle and I talked myself out of sharing it right away because tropical animals don’t feel like a “fall” thing, but now that it’s summer again, let’s take a look at some cross stitch patterns for creatures that live in or around the sea.

This sea turtle design from Witch Wolf Web Creations is literally just a chart with no grid to help you count stitches or suggested colors, but I would print it out and add a grid to make it easier to stitch. You can work it in many colors as shown, or there’s also a black and white version so you could just do it in a single color.

Stitch up some fish or a seahorse with this bundle of four tropical fish cross stitch patterns from LaSelva Design. It includes a clownfish, seahorse, moorish idol and blue tang, all of which vary in size and colors used, but they’re all really cute.

Or you can stitch a tank’s worth of tropical fish with this project from SamXstitch. There are 22 fish in all on this project, which measures 153 by 153 stitches. On 14 count fabric that’s 10.93 inches or 27.75 cm. It uses 15 colors.

I also love the jewel-toned fishies on this project from Velvet Pony Design. This one has seven fish and a seahorse and measures 113 by 140 stitches. That’s just over 8 by 10 inches or 20.5 by 25.4 cm on 14 count fabric, though you can make it smaller with a higher fabric count. It calls for 24 colors.

This vintage design from Past Pattern Palooza Co has a whole school of little fish. The design is 120 by 260 stitches and uses 30 colors. It measures 8.57 by 18.57 inches (21.7 by 47.2 cm) on 14 count fabric. The pattern notes say there are 69 designs in total, an individual fish range from 1.5 to 3 inches, or 4.5 to 8 cm.

You can stitch up a whole tropical world complete with coral using this design from Easy Stitching Outlet (though I don’t think this one is particularly easy). At 219 by 95 stitches, on 14 count fabric it will come out to 15.6 by 6.8 inches, or 39.73 by 17.24 cm.

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