I recently shared a review of the book Lit Stitch, and in the lengthy introductory materials, there were a few paragraphs — enough to warrant their own heading — about how, or more accurately, whether, to fix mistakes in Read More ...
Flower Bouquet Cross Stitch Patterns
I am so ready for flowers out in the world, but there’s not much blooming where I live yet other than daffodils. Scrolling through cross stitch patterns I began to see a lot of floral patterns where the flowers were Read More ...
Religious Easter Cross Stitch Patterns
While there are lots of cute spring-related, Easter-themed cross stitch patterns out there, Easter is first and foremost a religious holiday, so here are a few cross stitch patterns to stitch for those who want more of a religious focus. Read More ...
Book Review: Lit Stitch
I feel like being a cross stitcher and a book lover tend to go hand in hand. And even if you’re not personally a big reader, you probably know someone who is and who you might like to stitch for. Read More ...
Cross Stitch Patterns for National Puppy Day
It’s apparently National Puppy Day, but of course we can celebrate our furry friends every day, all year long. If you’ve got a puppy or a dog you want to make in cross stitch, check out these puppy cross-stitch patterns. Read More ...
Easter Word Art Cross Stitch Patterns
While some of these patterns aren’t completely made up of words, the words are a main part of the design in these fun Easter word art cross stitch patterns.
These first ones are basically word art, though, so we’ll start Read More ...
How to Make a Cross Stitch Pattern into a Bag
The other day I was looking at spring and Easter cross stitch patterns, as one will do this time of year, and I came across this cute cross-stitched bag pattern from Durene J Cross Stitch.
The design features two little Read More ...
Easter Bunnies Free Cross-Stitch Pattern
Decorate your home for Easter with these cute little bunnies – you can use plastic canvas to turn them into charms, keychain pendants or even fridge magnets!
The free pattern designed by Nadezda Gavrilenkova uses the DMC color palette, Read More ...
All about Cross-Stitch Needles
I do cross stitch from time to time, but I haven’t ever given much thought to the supplies I use to do it. I have always used whatever I happened to have access to, including whatever needle was nearby.
That Read More ...
Book Review: Whimsical Cross Stitch
I don’t get my hands on cross stitch books all that often, but I visited my local library recently and saw this one that I wanted to share with you.
Whimsical Cross-Stitch: More than 130 Designs from Trendy Read More ...