Celebrate Pride with this Sweet Cross Stitch Pattern

The month of June is known as Pride Month, a time where we celebrate and honor the history of LGBTQ+ folks and acknowledge how far we still have to go to provide true equality.

In parts of America drag queens have been a hot button issue over the past couple of years, which makes this free Pride cross stitch pattern from Rose & Crow Needlework all the more fun.

Declaring “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen,” it’s stitched up in tiny bits of rainbow colors, plus white if you use a dark fabric, or black if you use a light fabric.

This mini cross stitch pattern measures 26 by 17 stitches and uses seven colors. The lettering is worked in back stitch, so this is a great project for beginners.

If you stitch it on 14 count fabric it comes out to about 3 by 3 inches (7.62 by 7.62 cm), so you could also make it into a pin to wear at the Pride parade or any other events you have going on in June or any other time. It would also be great on a backpack or jacket any time of year.

You can grab this free pattern from Rose & Crow Needlework’s freebies page. As of this writing it’s at the top, but you might need to scroll through to find it. It’s worth checking out their other patterns, too, which include things like a voting sticker, a vintage Christmas ornament, and a magpie sitting on top of a skull, among other things.

Looking for more cross stitch projects to help celebrate pride? I’ve got a collection of Pride themed cross stitch patterns here, and I also wrote about a Pride cross stitch pattern bundle that benefits LGBTQ+ charities (the post is from 2023 but it seems like the bundle is still for sale).

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I recently wrote a post on my blog about using a stitchable journal cover and I mentioned that you can make your own stitched cover for a journal by using perforated paper instead of buying a stitchable notebook.

I have to admit, though, that I’ve never used perforated paper for cross stitch myself. I definitely want to because I think it would be great to use for bookmarks that don’t fray and have a little more stability, for example.

Sirious Stitches has us covered, though, because they did a deep dive into all things perforated cross stitch pattern that is worth the time to read through.

The post mentions that a lot of people use perforated paper for cross stitch because they buy an ornament kit that uses it. I’ve never seen these (or at least never noticed that that is what they were) but it’s a great idea to make small projects like ornaments in this way. It also talks about the pros and cons of using cross stitch paper, where to buy it and how to make your own.

Making it yourself is an awesome idea because if you already have a pattern in mind you can just make holes in your paper where you need stitches to be and leave the rest solid. This would be ideal for making greeting cards, for example.

In addition to kits and sheets you can often find the paper pre-cut into different shapes you can use to make your own designs, no real pattern required.

The post also includes tips and advice for how to stitch on perforated paper that you’ll want to check out before you try your first project.

I’m super intrigued by the idea of using perforated paper for cross stitch and will probably be trying it out soon. Have you used it before? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Check out the post over at Sirious Stitches for more information.

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