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Designer Spotlight: Stitchin Madness

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Stitchin Madness is an Etsy shop based in California that has a lot of little cross stitch patterns on various themes that can be purchased separately or in bundles.

What originally caught my eye when scrolling through Etsy looking for designers to write about was their collection of United States National Park cross stitch patterns. You can buy the whole set of 63 parks, and there are design options that include just the image depicting each park (which measure 40 by 40 stitches each, or a little less than 3 inches/7.3 centimeters on 14 count fabric) or the image with the park’s name includes (that ups the size to 40 by 50, or 2.9 by 3.6 inches, which is 7.3 by 9.1 centimeters). To do the full set you’ll need 72 colors and a lot of time, but wouldn’t that be fun for someone who loves traveling the parks?

They also have a set of American state flag cross stitch patterns (though Mississippi isn’t the current flag) as well as American cities/attractions and international attractions as well.

But it’s not all tourism and state symbols here. There are also collections of insects (I love all the butterflies and moths!), mushrooms, planets, even a couple of holiday themed patterns and a few anatomical patterns with flowers (I’ll link those since you kind of need to see them to know what I’m talking about).

Most of the designs are small but they pack a lot of detail and look like lots of fun to stitch. If you’re American or from (or have visited) one of those international destinations, these patterns would be fun to stitch up as a sort of souvenir or record of places you’ve been, lived or want to travel to.

Check out all of their designs on Etsy. And if you have a shop, or have a favorite shop, that you’d like to see featured, you can send me the details by clicking on Suggest a DIY above and filling out the form.

[Photo: Stitchin Madness]

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Stardew Valley Cross Stitch Patterns

So many people love the game Stardew Valley, and lot of cross stitch patterns have been inspired by the villages, animals and other aspects of the game. Let’s take a look at some cute Stardew Valley cross stitch patterns.

Let’s start by getting the lay of the land with this Stardew Valley map cross stitch pattern from Not Another Stitcher. The pattern is 308 by 188 stitches. The pattern listing doesn’t indicate how many colors are used, but I’m guessing it’s a lot. It does say they are all whole stitches.

There are lots of cute characters in the game that you can stitch. If you want a little sampler of some of the villagers, check out this pattern from Pixel and Node Com. If I can count right it uses 35 colors and it measures 75 by 111 stitches, which comes out to 5.36 by 7.93 inches/13.6 by 20.1 cm.

Want more options? Pale Garden Store has a larger collection of Stardew Valley villagers to stitch, with 36 characters. Stitch the whole bunch or just choose your favorites to make a smaller project. 

Speaking of lots of options, this collection of Stardew Valley animals and symbols includes more than 100 designs for everything from ducks to cows, multiple positions for cats to be in and emotes to make them expressive. The patterns are from Vital Wonder.

Stitch up some rainbow colored Junimos along with leaves and a flower in this design from Okhami Studios. The design is 100 by 100 stitches and uses 30 colors. If worked on 14-count fabric it will fit in a 9-inch frame.

You can create scenes from Stardew Valley in every season with a set of designs from Fancy Foxglove. Each is sold separately but there’s one for each season featuring the world around your little house. Shown here is summer, with oranges and butterflies in the trees. You have the option of stitching a cat or a dog on the bench. The design is 128 by 127 stitches and uses 47 colors. On 18-count fabric it comes out to about 7 inches/18 cm square.