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While these Easter designs were originally made to be worked in Perler beads, they are super cute and easy to work in cross-stitch as well, so why not?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 ...
Hand-Lettered Cross-Stitch Design
I love the look of this hand-lettered cross-stitch design from One Artsy Mama. Like many people, she’s been taken by hand lettering and decided to draw out a design in pencil on cross-stitch cloth, then stitch it using cross stitch Read More ...
“She Persisted” Cross Stitch Projects
It’s always fun to see something from popular culture make it into the world of crafting, and the statement “nevertheless she persisted,” which became a rallying cry for women recently, seems an especially appropriate sentiment for stitching.
Haley at the Read More ...
Lego Batman Cross Stitch Patterns
I’m not sure why a website that sells Halloween costumes has a blog that’s full of craft ideas, but HalloweenCostumes.com does have such a blog, and in celebration of the new Lego Batman movie, they’ve made some Lego Batman Read More ...
Stitch These Hearts and Arrows as a Sweet Last-Minute Valentine
Of course hearts are fun to cross stitch and use in other kinds of art all through the year, but I couldn’t resist slipping in one more quick little, super cute heart project before Valentine’s Day.