This pretty heart band sampler is super cute and a great, vintage design to make for Valentine’s Day.
The design from Kincavel Krosses is a few years old, but definitely worth taking a look at again.
Each of the bands Read More ...
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by Sarah White
This pretty heart band sampler is super cute and a great, vintage design to make for Valentine’s Day.
The design from Kincavel Krosses is a few years old, but definitely worth taking a look at again.
Each of the bands Read More ...
by Sarah White
This is a really cool technique for painting with thread that isn’t cross stitch but definitely could be useful in some of your projects.
Pam Ash has the rundown on using long and short stitches in different colors to add Read More ...
by Sarah White
Here’s another great option if you’re looking for something to stitch for Valentine’s Day or to show someone you love them any time.
I think it’s really a Perler bead pattern, because it’s found on a site called Friendship Read More ...
by Sarah White
I guess it’s because kids love bad puns more than most people, but the first thing I thought when I saw this Valentine’s Day cross stitch pattern from Crazzzy Stitch was “that would be awesome to stitch for a kid.” Read More ...
by Sarah White
I don’t know why all winter decorations seem to go away when Christmas is over, because there’s a whole lot of winter left after the winter holidays are over.
So why not stitch another snowflake? This one, from Needle Read More ...
by Sarah White
I love this geometric hearts cross stitch pattern from etsy seller KnitSewMake.
This collection of hearts uses a different geometric design and mostly different colors for a fun but harmonious design.
Make the whole design for a project that runs Read More ...
by Sarah White
We’re less than a month to Valentine’s Day, so I hope it’s time to bust out the pink and red projects.
This Sleeping Cupid pattern from X-Stitch Magic is a cute little pattern that uses only one color of floss. Read More ...
by Sarah White
We often want to add letters to our cross stitch projects, whether to add a word or a date or a person’s initials. But it’s not always easy to find cross stitch fonts you like that will fit into the Read More ...
by Sarah White
I guess because this owl is wearing a Santa hat, it’s technically a Christmas design, but I think it’s a fun design to have out all winter.
Holly’s Hobbies offered this Christmas owl as a free gift to readers a Read More ...
by Sarah White
I know it seems like a little late in the game to be stitching up holiday patterns, but this mini dachshund pattern from PinoyStitch is small enough and simple enough that you really could still cross-stitch it to give as Read More ...