You might not want to stitch up a teacher cross stitch pattern for the first day of school to give to your new teacher, but if you start on these now they’ll be ready for the holiday season or whenever Read More ...
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Cross Stitch
March 8 is celebrated each year as International Women’s Day, a day about fighting for women’s equality and inclusion and raising awareness about gender discrimination. It’s also a fine day to celebrate feminist icons and women who have blazed Read More ...
Cross Stitch Tip: How to Blend Colors of Floss
The other day I posted about a Mardi Gras cross stitch pattern that included a couple of different blends of floss.
This actually isn’t something I’ve ever done when cross stitching (I’m still pretty basic when it comes to the Read More ...
Stitch a Rabbit for the Year of the Rabbit
Here’s another pretty rabbit cross-stitch pattern to stitch up for Lunar New Year.
This year of the rabbit cross stitch pattern is worked in four colors, and I love the floral design in the negative space on the rabbit’s body. Read More ...
Book Review: 100 Mini Cross Stitch Designs
There are a lot of fun, large and challenging cross stitch designs out there, but sometimes you just want something small and simple. Little cross stitch designs are great to use on greeting cards, bookmarks, napkins and other projects, and Read More ...
Move Forward in Love Cross Stitch Pattern
This rainbow colored sampler has a traditional look with a modern message, and its also part of a stitchalong for Pride.
Modern Folk Embroidery’s Move Forward in Love pattern uses 12 colors (there’s also a monochrome version) and is 131 Read More ...
Progress Rainbow Heart Cross Stitch Pattern
The Progress flag is a combination of the traditional rainbow Pride flag and other colors to evoke the diversity in the LGBTQ+ community.
This heart cross stitch pattern represents the flag colors with the word love in the center.
It’s Read More ...
European Travel Cross Stitch Designs
It’s prime travel season in the United States and Europe, and these cute sampler designs featuring European landmarks and characters are great for adding to your travel scrapbook or working on while you’re armchair traveling.
The patterns include an Eiffel Read More ...
Queen Elizabeth Cross Stitch to Celebrate Her Jubilee
The first week in June marks the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II taking the throne, and in 2022 that’s extra special because it’s her 70th year as queen. Mark the occasion — or make a fun project for any royal Read More ...
Memorial Day Cross Cross Stitch Pattern
Memorial Day in the United States is a day to remember and honor soldiers who didn’t make it home. This lovely cross cross-stitch pattern from Daily Cross Stitch is a nice way to remember and honor those servicepeople any time Read More ...