It feels like it should be Christmas tree week, because everyone I know is trimming their tree and getting out their decorations (if they didn’t already do it before Thanksgiving!).
If you’d like to make some stitched trees, this week Read More ...
Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal
The other day I admitted to not having watched “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” in the context of a Thanksgiving cross-stitch pattern, but I definitely grew up watching Home Alone (and judging those parents for being so terrible they forgot their Read More ...
May the Holiday Season Bring You Joy
Here’s a great pattern for a Christmas ornament or even if you wanted to hand-stitch some Christmas cards.
The Joy design from Yiota’s XStitch is 5.5 inches square worked on 14-count Aida, so it’s a great size for an ornament Read More ...
One More Turkey to Cross Stitch
I know it’s Thanksgiving week already, but this simple turkey pattern from Mother Bee Designs is one that you still have time to stitch before the big feast.
It’s a pretty easy design, rated for beginners, and it only uses Read More ...
Cross stitch pattern – Because Really It’s All about the Pie
The other day I shared a cross-stitch pattern that talked about pie, so it feels right to also share this one, from Sewingseed, which really breaks down what the Thanksgiving holiday is about for so many people.
I still Read More ...
Cross Stitch Pattern – Celebrate a Geeky Thanksgiving
Somehow I have managed to never watch “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer,” but I know that’s where this quote comes from.
It’s a darn cute pattern even if you don’t want to include the words, you could just stitch the turkey. Read More ...
Have a Subversive Christmas Holiday
Subversive Cross Stitch has a lot of great holiday-themed designs, but I think this one is new this year and it’s pretty amazing.
Because googly eyes.
I mean, come on.
The pattern features a reindeer with googly eyes (OK, Read More ...
Cross Stitch a Snowflake, Because Winter is Coming
Country Living magazine always has the cutest little free cross-stitch charts (you can see the whole bunch of them here) but I haven’t shared them for a while so I wanted to check on the newer patterns and I Read More ...
A Gorgeous Modern Christmas Sampler
Let’s be honest, I love pretty much everything Satsuma Street designs, but I really adore this modern Christmas bell pull design.
Admittedly most of us don’t need bell pulls these days, but you can stitch it as a vertical Read More ...
A Simple Bee to Cross Stitch
I was browsing Pinterest the other day and I cam across this cute little bee cross-stitch pattern.
It’s a free chart from Crafting DIY Center, and it would be great on a sampler or stitched by itself and framed Read More ...