Lots of times different crafts riff off each other, and it’s a lot of fun to make projects in other media that end up looking like fabric designs.
So it is with these bookmarks from Bugaboo City. She has Read More ...
Tips for Cross Stitching on Paper
We usually think of cross stitch as something we do on canvas or fabric, but there are lots of other possibilities.
I remember the first time I sewed with my sewing machine on paper and it just opened up a Read More ...
Stitch an Apple for Teacher
This Kawaii cross stitch apple pattern is so cute, and would be a great gift for teacher appreciation or even a holiday gift.
It’s also just a really sweet decoration for fall even if you aren’t a teacher. Or a Read More ...
Make a Spider’s Web with an Embroidery Hoop
No cross-stitching today, but I know we all have extra hoops lying around so I just had to share this cute and simple idea for making an embroidery hoop spider web.
This one is from Two Shades of Pink, Read More ...
Cross Stitch a Boo — With Thread or Without
I came across this cute Boo cross stitch project from Storypiece and it took me a minute to realize it wasn’t really cross stitched!
She used black fabric and a metallic paint pen to get the effect, but you could Read More ...
Celebrate Fall and Stitch an Autumn Acorn Medallion
Though the mornings have been cool lately where I live, it’s like fall in the morning and summer in the afternoon.
Whether you’re already feeling full-on fall where you live or still waiting for the weather to catch up to Read More ...
This Apple Cross-Stitch Pattern Sure is Sweet
Oh my goodness, isn’t this little apple cross stitch pattern from Crafty Guild the cutest?
The little apple with the big smile and blushing cheeks is worked with eight colors of floss, but what makes it extra cute is how Read More ...
Stitch for Fall with Sullivans
Sullivans USA has a lot of great freebie cross-stitch patterns, but I really like the options for fall. (Scroll down a little on the page to find them.)
There are acorns and a harvest-time theme with pumpkins, a red Read More ...
Stitch a Sweet Peony Tipped with Gold
I know peonies aren’t in bloom this time of year, but they are lovely shapes to stitch any time.
This free pattern for a cross stitched peony from Sew and So is excerpted from the book Oriental Cross Stitch. Read More ...
Customize a Bag with Cross Stitch
I didn’t know that big neoprene tote bags like this were a thing, but I can see why it would be pretty irresistible to cross stitch on them.
5 Feet of Style has a tutorial for customizing a neoprene bag Read More ...