Designer Spotlight: Autumn Andrea

Autumn Andrea sounds like a shop that’s perfectly poised for the season we’re in, and it really is, with lots of patterns for spooky season and the cozy seasons that come after.

But there’s more to it than that, so let’s get into it.

The biggest category on the shop is called country floral wildlife, which is heavy on pastels, cute animals, florals and more. This rainbow dragonfly and lilies cross stitch pattern caught my eye as a good example of their projects. This one measures 112 by 336 stitches, with is about 8 by 24 inches on 14 count fabric (or 20.3 by 61 cm).

The list of colors on the pattern listing just about gave me a panic attack (if I counted correctly there are 120!) but goodness wouldn’t this be an amazing thing to be able to say you had done? (I am certain I don’t have that kind of patience. Or thread stash.)

The next biggest space, as you might expect, is for Halloween, which has a mix of cutesy and gothic projects, plenty of cats (and dogs, too) and skeletons. While we’re on the subject we can also peek at the autumn/fall section, which is more geared toward general fall feelings and Thanksgiving patterns. You’ll also find a good number of Christmas patterns, here too focusing on cute animals, as well as red trucks, nutcrackers and more.

Another big category is nautical/light houses/beach, which includes all of those things. If you’re looking to decorate a beach house or want to give a beachy vibe to your space wherever you live, there’s some great stuff here.

All of that feels like it barely scratches the surface of the nearly 400 cross stitch patterns available in this shop as of this writing. You’ll also find gnomes, northern lights, more cats (including big cats), dogs, dragons, patriotic designs, fairies and more.

If any of this sounds good to you, take a closer look over at Autumn Andrea on Etsy.

[Photo: Autumn Andrea]

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Four Seasons Cross Stitch Patterns

Summer is the time for sweet treats, whether eating them or stitching them. This collection of patterns is full of designs that are good enough to eat. Almost.

This year of ice creams from Simone Balman Art is lots of fun, and you could also stitch up these treats individually if you’d rather. The full piece is 210 by 300 stitches, though it’s not full coverage. It uses 25 colors and comes out to 13.6 by 20.1 inches, or 34.5 by 51.2 cm, as shown on 14 count fabric.

These mini Popsicles from Mariana Gonclaves ART as super sweet and quick to stitch. These would also be a fun border to another summer project. The full design is 43 by 46 stitches, which is 3.1 by 3.3 inches, or 7.8 by 8.3 cm, on 14 count fabric.

Sam X Stitch has this fun sweet treat sampler, which again would be fun to stitch as individual pieces (maybe on napkins?). In all it calls for 18 colors and measures 153 by 153 stitches. That comes out to 10.93 inches or 27.75 cm on 14 count fabric.

Another great sampler is this one with ice cream and other sweet treats from Cute Patterns by Maria. At 119 by 132 stitches total, working the full pattern would be about 8.6 by 9.4 inches, or 22 by 24 cm on 14 count fabric, and it uses 33 colors. You can also stitch individual designs, which range in height from 35 to 45 stitches, and in width from 11 to 28.

This collection of four sundae patterns from Stichrovia would be fun to make for a kitchen or a teen’s room. Each pattern is around 40 by 50 stitches, so they should fit in a four or five inch hoop if worked on 14 count fabric.

Or stitch up one of the treats from Stitch Chart Studio‘s collection of seven ice cream cross stitch patterns. These range in size and in number of colors needed, but most would fit in a five or six in hoop (and one in a four inch hoop).

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