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Designer Spotlight: Oh My Stitches Shop

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There’s so much cute stuff at Oh My Stitches Shop I don’t even know where to start.

The first thing I saw when scrolling through Etsy that brought me to the shop was this set of month by month black cat cross stitch patterns, which would be great for cat lovers of all stripes to stitch, even if you don’t happen to have a black cat (which I do).

But when I opened their storefont the thing at the top was the amazing set of dragon cross stitch patterns, and I knew those were the ones I really needed to share, though there was plenty more I was tempted by as I scrolled through.

So first, the dragons. This set of four patterns shows dragon silhouettes with landscapes and flowers in the background. Each one is 130 by 130 stitches, which comes out to 9.05 inches or 23.59 cm on 14 count fabric. The number of colors varies from 15 to 19 depending on the design. There’s a similar set done with dinosaurs if that is more your style.

But there’s so much more fun stuff here. How about ghosts in scenes that look like Gothic brooches? Cats being abducted by aliens? Seasonal gnomes? (There’s another set of month designs with gnomes.) The shapes of US states filled in with their state flower? (Note as of this writing there are 47 listed but they aren’t in alphabetical order so I’m not sure which states are missing.)

There are cute Christmas patterns, mostly with animals, and of course a bunch of great Halloween designs. Just to name a few. There are skills and floral monograms (again not the full alphabet as I write this), landscapes and funny quotes. I think it’s likely you’ll find something you want to stitch on this site with its more than 600 options.

So don’t let me keep you! Go check out all the goodies at Oh My Stitches shop, and come back here and let me know what you’re making.

[Photo: Oh My Stitches Shop]

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Cheerful Sun Cross Stitch Patterns

As I write this, we’re on day three of an expected four days full of rain, so it’s no wonder I wanted to share some sunny cross stitch patterns.

This pretty sun from Anchor via Yarnspirations uses five different shades of cheery yellow. It measures 48 by 48 stitches, or 3.5 inches/8.5 cm square on 14 count fabric.

This smiling yellow sun is a great beginner cross stitch project. The design is from Bella Rose Craft and uses three colors. When worked on 14 count fabric it fits perfectly in a 4-inch hoop.

Add another color and you’ve got this sweet sun cross stitch pattern from Mamas Crafty Basket. It’s also a little larger, at 44 by 44 stitches, but it’s still a great choice for a new stitcher. That comes out to just over 3 inches/7.87 cm on 14 count fabric.

I love this cheerful sun from Sacred Thread Design because it looks like a fancied up version of something a child would draw. This one would be great for a nursery or child’s room, or anywhere that needs a ray of sunshine. It measures 99 by 95 stitches and uses 16 colors. On 14 count fabric it will come out to 7.1 by 6.8 inches, or 18 by 17.2 cm if that’s the way you measure.

If you like your sun with a side of moon, and maybe a planet, this set from Ma Galina Lativa may be what you’re looking for. It’s shown as two different hoops but you could stitch them on the same piece of fabric and frame them together if you’d rather. The sun by itself measures 67 by 66 stitches, while the moon is 52 by 40. 

And to finish up by taking it in a completely different direction, there’s this colorful folk art sun by Tiny House Studio BC. It got let into the party because the sun is smiling, but this is definitely not as easy a pattern as the others I’ve shared. This one uses a whopping 42 colors and is 140 by 175 stitches. That’s 10 by 12.5 inches, or 25.4 by 31.75 cm on 14 count fabric.