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Book Review – Just CrossStitch Christmas Ornaments

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Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with 70+ patterns featuring our favorite designers. Through 9 festive chapters, this issue covers all styles and skill levels to make ornaments you’ll love to gift or display!

  • Jingle all the way! A simple pattern with a complex design, the Jingle Bells ornament features phrases from classic Christmas carols stitched with vibrant colors in the shape of a ringing bell. The bright red, green and gold are sure to help you ring in the new year!
  • Tender and mild. Capture the essence of a cathedral window in a gorgeous ornament. The Mary & Jesus Stained Glass pattern showcases the simple design of the mother and child in rich, electric blue that stands out from the black background.
  • A touch of elegance for your tree! Designed by the famous needle artist Giulia Manfredini, A Christmas Dress is a lovely design worked with full cross stitches and backstitches on sparkling fabric. Detailed finishing instructions will have you completing it before your tree is up!

Plus, you won’t want to miss our bonus Recipes & Memories chapter, packed full of holiday memories and favorite recipes from our featured designers. Download (or subscribe!) today!

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Samplers to Cross Stitch for the Fourth of July

I already shared some cross stitch patterns specific to America 250, but if you want to cross stitch something more general for the Fourth of July, these patriotic sampler style patterns are a great place to start. 

Stitch up some classic July 4th symbols, from the Statue of Liberty to hot dogs, with this sampler from Voluur. At 197 by 197 stitches, it comes out to 12.31 inches or 31.27 cm on 16 count fabric. It uses 38 colors and one blend, and has full and half cross stitches as well as back stitching. 

This sampler from Wombat Stitching is a little more traditional, but it does still have fireworks, something that looks like an ice cream, birds in hats and a stack of sheep for some reason. This one uses nine colors and is 193 by 103 stitches. That makes it 13.8 inches or 35 cm on 14 count fabric. 

This smaller sampler from Wonder Stitch US has a rocket, fireworks, flag, star and other elements. It is 86 by 86 stitches and uses 11 colors. On 16 count fabric it comes out to 5.5 inches, or 14 cm square. (I also love their Liberty design, with a house, woman holding a flag, a big flowers stitched like classic star motifs from quilting. There’s also a cat.)

Or try this one from Aliton Embroidery, which features a women in stars, stripes and a festive hat, an eagle, stars, fireworks and a flag, with a fun red, white and blue border. At 98 by 67 stitches, I think it uses five colors or thereabouts. It measures 7 by 4.8 inches, or 17.78 by 12.16 cm, when stitched on 14 count fabric.

Get a totally classic sampler look with this patriotic design that’s not specific to the Fourth of July. Made by Happiness is Heart Made, it features a house, flowers, hearts, classic starts, an alphabet, bunting and more. It uses four colors and measures 129 by 213 stitches. On 14 count fabric it measures 9.21 by 15.21 inches, or 23.4 by 38.6 cm.