June is the month of roses, though you wouldn’t know it from my garden. The roses were full of blooms early in the season, then I deadheaded and now nothing. I hope they bring me another round of blooms when Read More ...
Sweet Fourth of July Designs from Glory Bee
Here’s another great site with a good collection of freebies that I was originally attracted to while searching for July Fourth cross stitch patterns.
Glory Bee has a couple of great Independence Day freebies, including America and Celebrate the Fourth. Read More ...
The Motherload of Mini Cat Cross-Stitch Patterns
When I first came across the mini cat cross-stitch pattern page at Happiness is Cross Stitching, I wanted to point you in particular to the summer and patriotic cat designs, but really they’re alls o cute you need to take Read More ...
More Simple Stitching for Dads and Grandpas
If you want to stitch a super simple card or gift tag for a father or grandfather in your life, check out these little charts designed by Lorraine Clarke that I found at CyberStitchers.
The Dad cross stitch is shown Read More ...
A Simple Saying to Stitch for Dad
Father’s Day is coming up soon, and if you want to stitch up a little something for dad I love this simple cross stitch sentiment from Connie at About Cross Stitch.
It’s a really easy pattern that can be worked Read More ...
Stars and Stripes Mini Pattern
The eagle pattern I shared the other day might be a bit much to get finished before Memorial Day, but I’ll bet you have time to stitch this Stars and Stripes Mini from Kincavel Krosses.
It uses red, white and Read More ...
Check out this Amazing Eagle Cross Stitch Pattern
I sort of consider all of summer as being a patriotic season in America, kicking off with Memorial Day and running on through the Fourth of July and beyond. I feel like it’s appropriate to decorate with red, white and Read More ...
Lavender Sachets are a Perfect Spring Stitching Project
KBB Crafts & Stitches has shared another great design that was featured in Craft Ideas Magazine and is now available for all of us to make.
Her lavender sachets feature a floral (and French) design on the front. The pillow/sachet Read More ...
Cross Stitch on a Pegboard for a Modern Look
I love this peg board cross stitch rose idea from Dekotopia. The site is in German, and the translation I got from Google is terrible, but you don’t really have to understand the words to know what is going on. Read More ...
A Sweet Feet Baby Announcement to Stitch
I love making stuff to celebrate new babies, as I’m sure is true with a lot of us.
I love the sweet little feet cross stitch birth announcement chart from Do Small Things with Love, which would be a perfect Read More ...