My daughter has long been into fairies, pixies and sprites, and she loves butterflies, too, so I really need to stitch her this butterfly fairy cross stitch chart.
The pattern is from Fantasy Cross Stitch by Lesley Teare, published Read More ...
This Father’s Day Bunny Chart is Adorable!
I love this primitive Father’s Day cross stitch chart with rabbits from Plum Street Samplers. It’s cute and the story behind it is so sweet.
If you’ve got kids or grandkids who fight over dad/grandpa, this is a great little Read More ...
Mexican Flag Cross Stitch Ideas
I wanted to share a little something for Cinco de Mayo, but not of the culturally stereotypical type stuff you normally see this time of year.
I thought a Mexican flag cross stitch pattern would be great, but strangely enough Read More ...
Add Purr-fect Lettering to Your Next Cross-Stitch Project
This is more of an inspiration than an actual pattern, but I saw this cat alphabet on Pinterest the other day and I just had to share it.
The original picture was posted on Flickr, and it was taken from Read More ...
Stitch Some Fun Designs, in Monocrome or Multicolor
These designs from Plouf! dans l’herbe are really pretty and lots of fun for spring, but what I like about them most is that she has done the charts in a single color (red) and in a multicolored version.
Sometimes Read More ...
Cross Stitch the Planet for Earth Day
You might not think of Earth Day as a holiday you’d do special cross stitch for, but these designs would be great stitched onto a reusable shopping bag or hung in your recycling area.
My Heartstring’s Earth Day cross stitch Read More ...
Show Your Love for Your State with this Easy Project
I’ve been wanting to do a state-shaped cross stitch pattern for a while now, but I haven’t gotten to it yet.
This idea from Modern on Monticello is even easier than what I had in mind, because the only part Read More ...
A Couple More Quick-Stitch Easter Projects
Yes, it’s almost Easter already, and it might not seem like you have time to craft anything else, but these tiny projects will change your mind.
First, OK, this is not cross stitch, but you could probably do cross stitch Read More ...
Adorable Easter Patterns to Use for Cross Stitch
While these Easter designs were originally made to be worked in Perler beads, they are super cute and easy to work in cross-stitch as well, so why not?
The collection, from U-Create Crafts, has Peep bunnies and regular bunnies, Easter Read More ...
Review: Whitework with Colour
OK, OK, I admit that whitework isn’t cross stitch. But I like to get inspired by different kinds of needlework (and I do different kinds of needlework) and this book just happened to cross my desk recently and I wanted Read More ...