Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
I love cross-stitched flower patterns, and this one is stunning.
The French Poppy Cross Stitch from Peacock and Fig features a flower outlined in black with slightly offset colors, giving the design a watercolor effect.
This wee pattern measures 2 Read More ...
As New Year’s Eve nears, it gets me thinking about how much I don’t want to go out.
So this sloth cross-stitch pattern really speaks to me.
It’s found on imgur and was designed by user iamtherealkorbindallas, based on a Read More ...
This time of year in particular I feel like I am living on coffee and good intentions.
If I had time to do any cross-stitch, I might want to cross stitch this pattern, which describes the correct order of things Read More ...
Little Christmas (or any holiday, really) patterns are so fun to stitch up because you can use them on gift tags, make holiday-themed bookmarks, add them to cards or lots of other projects.
Hancock’s House of Happy has some really Read More ...
Do you know about Stitch People? It’s a concept that allows you to stitch portraits of people complete with details that make them look like themselves.
Stitch People has a sweet Christmas sampler you can download (email required) with Rudolph, Read More ...
Whether your tree is already decked or you’re still looking for a few special ornaments or decorations for your holiday home, you’ll want to check out these pretty cross stitch snowflake ornaments from Made to Treasure.
These remind me of Read More ...
Now, I’m not saying you should cross-stitch all of your Christmas cards and gift tags — unless you only give them to two or three people — but these pretty gift tag designs from Alita Designs might inspire you to Read More ...
Hanukkah kind of snuck up on my this year! It begins on Dec. 2, a full 10 days earlier than last year, which I guess it why it feels so early.
If you celebrate, this great Hanukkah pattern from AC Read More ...
Every now and then I like to check the new free patterns on Craftsy, and I recently found a great one for fall.
The Autumn Pantry by Brooke’s Books features shelves with jars full of canned goods and Read More ...
KBB Crafts and Stitches is the old blog of Kathleen Berlew, and even though she doesn’t update it anymore it has a great collection of projects as well as some free cross stitch patterns.
For this time of year Read More ...