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Let Me Introduce Myself

September 1, 2011 by Connie Barwick

Hi! I am Connie Barwick and I will be taking over as the Cross Stitch editor here at Craft Gossip. I am really excited to be a “Gossip Girl” now – sorry for the lame joke, but that’s what I keep telling my friends.

You may also know me from my work at About.com Cross Stitch or my own site Connie Gee’s Designs. I am also the Social Media Director for Kooler Design Studio.

I have been cross-stitching since I could hold a needle. I started with stamped projects and moved into counted cross stitch as it gained popularity in the 1980’s. Cross stitch is a constant in my life, no matter the season or what’s trendy at the time. Over the years I have done all sorts of counted thread and canvas work.

I look forward to sharing my love of stitching with you and want you to help me out too! Send in your links today. Let me know about your favorite project, blog, etsy shop – whatever you think should be featured here.

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Comments

  1. Annika says

    September 1, 2011 at 5:14 am

    I am really excited about this new dedicated CG section!

  2. sarajessica says

    September 1, 2011 at 6:04 am

    Hi and welcome to craftgossip!
    Denise sent me here. 🙂

  3. Judith R. says

    September 1, 2011 at 7:13 am

    Hi Connie,

    I love your work at About.com Cross Stitch.

    It’s my favorite site.

    Here’s a link to my second-favorite site:

    http://www.dunmanidesigns.co.uk/

  4. Linda Lanese says

    September 1, 2011 at 9:55 am

    Welcome to the “Gossip Girls” 🙂 I hope you enjoy it here. Linda, felting. . .

  5. Loretta says

    September 1, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    Connie, this is fantastic! I’m so glad to see you here heading up this new section 🙂

  6. sheila best says

    September 1, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    So glad you are a part of this! Have seen some of your designs and they are fabulous!

  7. Patty says

    September 1, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    I’m glad you’re here, Connie!

  8. Patty says

    September 1, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    I know you from About.com but didn’t know you did your own designs so I just went to have a look. Your dog is adorable! When I was 2 yrs old, my grandparents had a dog named Girlie. I don’t really remember her but I know she was a sweetheart and probably why I love dogs so much today.

  9. Jen says

    September 4, 2011 at 5:00 am

    So happy to see cross stitch getting more attention! Yay!

  10. SoCal Debbie says

    September 5, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Hi Connie, Congrats on your new job! I enjoy reading your tips on About.com and see you on Facebook. I will follow this page too!

  11. conniebarwick says

    September 5, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Thanks Debbie!

  12. Mary says

    September 6, 2011 at 8:10 am

    Craft Gossip already has cross stitch designs included in most of their daily e-mails, so , I guess this means that you, Connie, will be the new “manager” of the cross stitching portion of Craft Gossip. I hope you will take the necessary time to find the great charts available through a variety of websites.

  13. Basic Hobby says

    August 24, 2019 at 5:59 am

    We need more people to start sharing their hobbies. They are fun and releases stress. Here is a detailed step by step guide to start cross-stitching: https://basichobby.com/how-to-cross-stitch-step-by-step/

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Fancy Pumpkin Cross Stitch Patterns

If you’re ready to move beyond basic, solid orange pumpkins, check out these pumpkin cross stitch patterns that are just a little bit fancier with some kind of pattern on the pumpkin. 

Keep it simple and rustic with this plaid pumpkin form Cross Stitch with Art. You can make the plaid whatever colors you want to match your decor, or keep with the Halloween color palette. It uses three colors and comes out to about 6 inches/15.24 cm square when you stitch it on 14 count fabric. 

Mamaida Pattern has this cute pumpkin with a vine in the negative space. Since that portion isn’t actually stitched (though you could make it green if you like) that makes this pattern pretty easy. It uses just two colors and measures 108 by 110 stitches. That’s about 7.7 by 7.9 inches or 19.6 by 20 cm on 14 count fabric. 

Speaking of negative space, this design by Tinsel Cross Stitch blows out the pumpkin a bit so the ridges are negative space and the colors here too have kind of a vineing effect. This design is 98 by 113 stitches and uses three colors. It measures 7 by a little more than 8 inches, or 17.78 by 20.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

Get even more detailed with the carving effect on this pumpkin cross stitch pattern from Anemone Patterns. This one is 85 by 83 stitches, which comes out to 6.1 by 5.9 inches (15.4 by 15.1 cm).

In a similar vein but a different color, there’s this pretty green pumpkin from Crystal Feather Crafts. Of course you could make it any color you like, but I always like to remind people that even in nature not all pumpkins are orange. This design measures 101 by 93 stitches, which is 7.2 by 6.6 inches/18.3 by 16.9 cm. 

And speaking of color, if you want to stitch a pumpkin with boho vibes, this one from Stitch Craft Creatives is probably the one for you. At 200 stitches square, it comes out to 14.4 inches or 36.3 cm square on 14 count fabric. It uses 14 colors for a very vibrant pumpkin!

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