Sawanita is an Etsy shop with a heavy focus on Christmas and winter designs, folk art and projects that look like quilt blocks.
The project that first caught my eye from this shop was this set of Scandinavian style Read More ...
St. Patrick’s Day Gnome Cross Stitch Patterns
Gnomes are a fun way to decorate for any holiday, but it seems like they are especially welcome at St. Patrick’s Day. Are gnomes Irish? I don’t know, but they are pretty cute in green.
This one from Favorite Gnome Read More ...
A Bunch of Mini Cat Cross Stitch Patterns
I know that I have shared a few of these individual patterns before, but if you’re a fan of cats and cross stitch I wanted to make sure you knew about the whole bunch of mini cat cross stitch patterns Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Rhonda’s Originals
Rhonda’s Originals is an Etsy shop based in Connecticut that does a lot more than cross stitch patterns, but for our purposes we’ll focus on the Miss Prim line of cross stitch dolls, samplers and other designs with a sometimes Read More ...
Cross Stitch Patterns for Ramadan
Ramadan is a time of fasting, prayer and religious reflection, and adding some Ramadan cross stitch to the mix is sure to help you reflect on the season. Check out these Ramadan cross stitch patterns to stitch before or during Read More ...
Patterns to Use as Filler in Cross Stitch Projects
The other day I came across this post from Koekoek that has to do with a world map pattern of theirs (they also have individual countries if you’d rather). The idea is that you can fill in countries as you Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Bombastitch
If you like your cross stitch patterns full of pop culture references, you’re going to want to pay a visit to Bombastitch’s Etsy shop. This shop based in Indiana specializes in patterns pulled from TV and movies, and with a Read More ...
Funny Valentine’s Day Cross Stitch Patterns
The other day I shared some more typically romantic Valentine’s Day cross stitch patterns with hearts, but if you don’t want to go that route, there are lots of other options.
And some of them are still super cute, Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Wild Bluebell Patterns
At the end of each month I made an editorial calendar for the next month, and by the time I get around to writing the posts I sometimes forget the particulars of a site or a pattern I wanted to Read More ...
Cross Stitch Hearts
For Valentine’s Day this year I wanted to do a post focusing on patterns with hearts and one without hearts (coming soon!) so you have the option of being traditionally romantic or less so.
You won’t be surprised to know Read More ...