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 blue all season, and it’s certainly fine to be stitching patriotic sentiments throughout the summer.

I recently came across this stunning eagle and American flag cross stitch design from Kitty and Me Designs (scroll down the page a bit to find this chart and key, it’s the sixth pattern on the page as of this writing) and I just had to share it.

This very detailed design uses more than 40 colors, and yet only measures 4 by 5.5 inches on 14 count fabric. That’s a lot of color! But I’m sure it would be well worth it because it’s a gorgeous design. Check it out! And I’d love to know if you make it.

[Photo: Kitty and Me Designs.]

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Looking for more Patriotic Cross Stitch patterns for Memorial day or the 4th of July? Check these charts out on Etsy.

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I think most of the time when we make cross stitch projects, we are pretty conventional in how we choose to display them. We might mount them on a board of some sort, or show them in a frame.

Sometimes we might make special kinds of projects that are displayed or used in different ways, such as making cross stitch bookmarks, holiday ornaments or badges.

Or we might stitch onto fabric that isn’t meant to be for cross stitch at all, such as adding a monogram to a set of napkins or stitching a design or some words on an apron or something cute on a tea towel.

But there are more things you can do with cross stitch beyond this handful of options.

Craft with Cartwright has a list of 26 different ways you can display finished cross stitch projects, which are sure to get your imagination going.

I love this list as a way to think about making cross stitch gifts for people for the holidays or other occasions. It’s a reminder that we don’t have to make a big thing and frame it (though the one Christmas gift I’m working on is going to be framed).

We can make magnets or iron on patches for clothes (that’s one I hadn’t thought of before!). There are lots of different ways to make ornaments, from tiny frames to making a little stuffed pillow or pincushion style ornament.

You can make wall hangings, or gift tags, or even make your own frames if you want to frame your pieces for display.

There are so many great ideas in this list and I don’t want to give them all away, so head to Craft with Cartwright to check them all out. There are tutorials to all of the different projects and presentation ideas, so you’re sure to find something to spark a new project idea for you.

[Photo: Craft with Cartwright]

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