Book Review – Just CrossStitch

July 25, 2020 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Relive your favorite memories of summer with eye-catching quilt-inspired designs, sunny scenes and patriotic patterns, all bursting with fresh colors! Whether you’re at the beach or in your favorite chair, these 26 patterns will keep you stitching all summer long.

Celebrate the Fourth of July with Cape Cod Fireworks. A colorful harbor scene captures the spirit of the holiday with fireworks blasting over sailboats and families enjoying the view. This American design features a variety of stitches and beaded accents.
Embark on a new stitching adventure with House for a Wife, a Huswif. Tour a stately Elizabethan home with a blooming trellis, fluffy sheep and a vibrant peacock in the first of a new three-part series. Each pattern features unique designs, specialty stitches and textures to make an elegant huswif.
Take a peek at the upcoming Christmas Ornaments issue. Get a jump-start on your holiday stitching with nine new, unique ornaments—a sampling of the exciting 70+ ornament collection we have planned for you.
Plus, you won’t want to miss our “The Sampler Sleuth” feature! This month uncovers the striking statements immortalized in beautiful messages without ink, pen or quill that we can still read centuries later.

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Looking for 4th of July decorations? Check these supplies out.

We also have 100’s of 4th of July Patriotic crafts and 4th of July recipes too.

Looking for more Patriotic Cross Stitch patterns for Memorial day or the 4th of July? Check these charts out on Etsy.

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Designer Spotlight: Design For Cross Stitch

If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on animals, holidays and landscapes.

I’m just going to start with the first pattern that caught my eye when I visited the site, which is this Sakura by the Lake project. This pattern is 200 by 200 stitches and the whole background is stitched, so it’s definitely not for a beginner, but it’s stunning and would be amazing to make for someone who loves Japan. Despite the detail it only uses 24 colors. Worked on 14 count fabric it will measure 14.64 inches, or 37.19 cm.

There are a few other landscape designs, including a canal in Venice and a few cabins in the woods.

The shop also has some cute animal cross stitch, with big, round faces and often holding a warm beverage. Holiday projects focus on Christmas and Halloween. Most of the patterns have a cute, chibi-like feel, but there are some that are more detailed and realistic as well. Take for examples the flower patterns, which are full of details and soft colors.

You’ll also find some fun bookmark cross stitch patterns with a watercolor feel, as well as some that look kind of like paint pouring turned into stitches.

If this sort of stuff sounds like fun to you, check out their Etsy store at Design for Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who I haven’t featured yet? Let me know in the comments or share more about them by clicking on “suggest a DIY” at the center top of the page and let me know the details. I’d love to share the designers you’re enjoying with a wider audience.

[Photo: Design for Cross Stitch]

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