Happy Chinese or Lunar New Year! Today ushers in the year of the pig, and of course there are some really cute cross-stitch patterns available to commemorate it. Here are a few I found:
I love the giant ears on Read More ...
I Love You Tattoo Style Cross Stitch
The heart tattoo is a classic motif that has moved beyond the world of tattoos into general crafting.
Check out this sweet I Love You Tattoo cross stitch pattern from Aliton Embroidery. The design is 40 by 36 stitches and Read More ...
Stitch a Gingham Heart to Show Your Love
Heart shapes are a great design element any time of year, but especially around Valentine’s Day. It’s fun to see hearts combined with other classic designs, like this gingham heart cross stitch design from Felt Magnet.
Designed by Karen Read More ...
Personalize this Sweet Valentine’s Day Cross Stitch Pattern
Stitch People has a really cute free cross stitch pattern for Valentine’s Day that you can easily personalize for your favorite couple.
The pattern shows a man and a woman but you could easily change it to two men or Read More ...
Tips for New Cross Stitchers
If you are new to the craft of cross stitching or just want to improve your skills and have better results and more enjoyment in your projects, check out this list of 7 things I wish I knew before I Read More ...
Stitch a Pretty Winter White Flower
I love the little cross stitch freebies from Country Living magazine, and they have a new one each month that are all collected on the same cross stitch freebies page, with the newest ones at the top.
This month’s Read More ...
This Valentine Raccoon Might Steal Your Heart
There are lots of different Valentine’s Day themed cross-stitch patterns out there, but I think this is the first one I have seen that involves a raccoon.
It’s not something I would have thought of, but I have to admit Read More ...
Love Balloon Cross Stitch Pattern
I love craft designs that are a little bit of an optical illusion. Like this Love cross stitch design from Cozy Evening’s Stitch, which looks like a balloon curved into the word Love.
It’s so cool! And of course would Read More ...
A Little Bit of Tetris Love
I find a lot of cool cross-stitch patterns on sites made for beaders. The patterns use squares, same as cross-stitching, and there are some really fun designs. All you have to do is find the thread you want to use Read More ...
A Bookmark to Protect Your Current Read
If people in your household tend to wander off with your books, it might be time to stitch up a “Hands off My Book” bookmark.
This funny design was made by Kell Smurthwaite of Kincavel Krosses and measures 105 Read More ...