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

Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.

If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Do You Spell… project from SKB Cross Stitch Design. This one includes a bunch of different ways to spell the holiday, along with some symbols like a dreidel and menorah. (Technically I think all the ways to spell it are “correct.”) The pattern includes full, fractional and bask titches, and measures 8.5 by 7 inches, or 21.6 by 17.8 cm. It has the date for 2004/5785 but you can easily change the year or leave that part off.

Another project with some fun word play is the Words to Live By chart from Sam Brie Stitches. This one includes Hanukkah related symbols and word presented crossword puzzle style, which is fun to stitch and to display. The design uses 10 colors and measures 74 by 103 stitches. It’s shown worked on 18 count fabric.

I may have shared these before, but the Hanukkah patterns from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery are so cute they’re definitely worth sharing again. Happy Hanukkah features a menorah, dreidels, gelt, stars and candles, and it fits in a 6-inch hoop. At 75 by 75 stitches, it comes out to 5.4 inches/13.4 cm on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen. They also have this cute little dreidel stamp cross stitch pattern, which is 39 by 49 stitches, or 2.8 by 3.5 inches (about 7 by 9 cm) on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen.

Works By ABC has a lot of great patterns for Hanukkah, but here are just a couple to get you started. The Rules for Dreidel design is fun for kids and adults and shows the different sides of the dreidel and what it means when you land on them. The stitch count is 62 by 94 and its shown worked on 32 count linen. It calls for three colors. I also like this menorah one, which measures 44 by 49 stitches and uses two colors along with coordinating seed beads. On 32 count linen as shown (equivalent to 16 count Aida) it measures 2.75 by 3.1 inches, or almost 7 by 7.8 cm.

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