Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
I am obsessed with small cross stitch designs and DMC delivers with this Geometric Motif. It can be done as a whole or each block individually. I think it would look great in little individual frames or maybe even break it up some in a bigger frame surrounded by smaller ones. You could even customize the colors to match your interior.
You can download the pattern HERE.
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If you love to cross stitch bookmarks, Yellow Birdie Stitches is the Etsy shop for you. The shop is based in the UK and almost all of its designs are bookmarks (there are also some cute square designs).
You’ll find bookmarks about everything from romance novel tropes to Asian inspired towers, cats and Art Nouveau designs.
This one of a mermaid reading would be fun for summer, whether for you or for a mermaid loving person in your life. It measures 24 by 78 stitches and the patterns offer measurements for three different stitch counts, but it’s about 1.75 by 3.5 inches (or 4.4 by 8.8 cm) when stitched on 14 count fabric.
It’s shown here on white fabric but the pattern also recommends light green or blue if you have that in your stash. It calls for 14 colors (or 15 if you choose to use Light Effects thread for part of the project) and it looks like it’s all whole cross stitches with a fair bit of back stitching.
You’ll also need some felt or card stock to finish the back of your bookmark, though it is shown freshly stitched here.
In addition to the bookmarks you’ll also find some square designs that I think are designed to be coasters or mounted onto greeting cards, but of course you could frame them in a small square frame as well.
The cat section has several of these with a cats and bonsai theme. There’s also a coffee set that includes a bookmark, coaster and keychain fob. You’ll also find some seasonal designs.
In addition to the above mentioned categories, you’ll find bookmarks with birds, bugs and dragons; patterns for spring, summer, autumn, Easter, Halloween and Christmas; fantasy designs and projects for tea lovers.
So grab an audiobook and a project form Yellow Birdie Stitches to make for your next paper book read.
[Photo: Yellow Birdie Stitches]
I am trying to obtain your pattern for the geometric patchwork show on your website and when I click on the download, it says the link isn’t there. How can I download this chart?
This post is from 2014. The website it was on does not seem to exist anymore.
Hello, just ran across this via Pinterest. I am the actual designer of this. DMC, saw a similar piece I designed for a magazine and asked me to design something for their new colors. I can double check with DMC but I believe I cannot release this, they own the rights. Jennifer of Always Time to Stitch
Thanks for the update Jennifer!