Fireworks Cross Stitch Patterns

I know fireworks are kind of controversial because they are loud and be difficult for some people to tolerate for lots of reasons, but you can’t deny they’re colorful and fun to cross stitch. Here’s a collection of fireworks and fire cracker cross stitch patterns to stitch up for the Fourth of July or any time you want to celebrate in a colorful, festive and quiet way.

This little red, white and blue firecracker from Daily Cross Stitch is easy to make and would be cute as a greeting card or in a little frame. It uses six colors and is 26 by 58 stitches, which comes out to 1.86 by 4.14 inches/4.72 by 10.5 cm on 14-count fabric.

Author Embroide Design on Etsy has a cute retro truck cross stitch pattern with patriotic balloons and firecrackers in the back of the star-spangled truck. Ir comes out to 70 by 49 stitches, which is 4.38 by 3.06 inches or 11.11 by 7.78 cm on 16 count fabric, and it calls for 12 colors.

And then there’s this patriotic gnome holding a red, white and blue firework that’s perfect for people who like to decorate with gnomes. The design is form Cross Stitch Foxy, and it uses six colors. At 66 by 86 stitches, it measures 4.7 by 6.1 inches or 12 by 15.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

Because I’m a cat person (and a black cat person at that), I love this cat watching fireworks design from Cotton Pixels. It comes out to 49 by 49 stitches and you can grab it from Everything Cross Stitch.

Stitch up some simple fireworks bursting in air with this pattern from Bella Rose Craft. It would be great on a dark-colored fabric, and then you could use white instead of gray or silver for the third color if you wanted. This one uses three colors and fits in a 4 inch hoop for display.

And because every mention of fireworks gets that song in my head, I can’t resist sharing the Baby You’re a Firework pattern from Basic Stitches DsgnCo. This easy pattern is 41 by 37 stitches, or 2.9 by 2.6 inches (7.4 by 6.6 cm).

Inkspire Studio Shops offers cross stitch patterns as well as tons of different stitch minders, scissor charms and thread organization tools.

We’ll get to all that, but since we’re mostly here for the patterns, let’s start there.

All of the patterns are in one category (called Inkspire Originals if you’re following along). There are a lot of book-themed projects and more of the designs are bookmarks than anything else. You’ll find trope bookmarks, a Reading Rainbow themed design, flowers and a super cute watercolor set bookmark, to name a few.

And while the book themed projects are by far the most numerous, I wanted to share this super cute pile of vintage Pyrex style bowls. I love the colors on this one and it should be easy to stitch because so much of it is blocks (or bowls) of a single color. This one is only available as a printed pattern, but most of them are digital.

It calls for six colors and comes out 5.6 by 6.9 inches, or 14.2 by 17.5 cm when stitched on 14 count fabric.

In addition to the bookmarks and book themed projects you’ll find a few kitchen projects and some Halloween and Christmas designs as well.

But what this shop is really about is needle minders, and there are tons of them, with all kinds of themes ranging from introverted and snarky to animal themes, food and beverages, retro designs and religious and inspiring needle minders.

If you don’t know about needle minders, these are acrylic with magnets. You stick a magnet to the back of your work, add the needle minder to the front of the work, and then it holds your sewing needle when you’re not stitching. No need for piercing your fabric or losing your needle between stitching sessions.

She also makes charms you can attach to your scissors (or use as a stitch marker if you’re a knitter or crocheter), inventory and project trackers and bags large and small to hold works in progress and other supplies. She’s also got a great collection of vintage cross stitch patterns and kits, so check out all the fun goodies at Inkspired Studio Shops.

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