This pretty daffodil cross-stitch pattern is a great way to bring a bit of spring to your walls.
Featured at Sew and So, the pattern is from a book by Jayne Netley Mayhew.
With the border, the finished piece is Read More ...
Hand-Stitch an Easter Card
Again with the not-exactly-cross-stitch-but-still-really-cool stuff. This little stitched Easter egg card from Make and Takes is so, so cute, and really easy to do, too.
You’ll need an awl or something similarly small and sharp for punching the holes in Read More ...
How to Backstitch Curves on a Cross-stitch Project
When we think of cross-stitching, a lot of us think of the classic block shapes that are made with the x shape. But it’s possible to make less blocky shapes, and even curves, depending on the kind of stitches you Read More ...
Stitch a Sweet Hummingbird with this Pattern
Isn’t this little hummingbird cross stitch pattern pretty? It’s a free design from Crossed Wing called Anna’s Hummingbird.
There are lots of colors in this little design, which makes it a lot of fun.
This would be lovely in a Read More ...
Spring is Almost Here! Time to Get Stitching
I don’t know why I feel like I am more excited for spring this year than I normally am. I mean, I’m always pretty excited for spring, even when, like this year, we didn’t have much of a winter.
Whatever Read More ...
Shamrocks with Three or Four Leaves? Have it Your Way
I think of shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day as needing to have three leaves like the plant shamrock does.
But some people like to associate four-leaved clover with the holiday as well. Luck of the Irish and all that.
Review: Whitework with Colour
OK, OK, I admit that whitework isn’t cross stitch. But I like to get inspired by different kinds of needlework (and I do different kinds of needlework) and this book just happened to cross my desk recently and I wanted Read More ...
Stitch Something Fun for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day has always been a big event in my family because my brother’s name is Patrick, so I will probably be sharing a lot of St. Patrick’s Day cross stitch projects in the coming days.
This one is Read More ...
Cross Stitch Leather Cuff Bracelets
I love it when cross stitch and other fiber arts can be incorporated into jewelry and accessories. It’s a fun way to show the world your hobbies even when you aren’t stitching in public.
DMC now makes leather cuffs that Read More ...
Hand-Lettered Cross-Stitch Design
I love the look of this hand-lettered cross-stitch design from One Artsy Mama. Like many people, she’s been taken by hand lettering and decided to draw out a design in pencil on cross-stitch cloth, then stitch it using cross stitch Read More ...