Charts, patterns and everything needlepoint
‘Tis the season for holiday crafting, and a classic Christmas cross stitch theme is cross stitched Santas. These sweet designs are great to use as home decor or give to a friend who collects Santa things.
The Enchanting Christmas design Read More ...
When I was looking for pattern for my recent post on retro style cross stitch patterns (which you should definitely check out if you missed it because there’s some cute stuff in there!), I came across Etsy seller Mid-Century Maude Read More ...
Everyone in my family has a knit Christmas stocking, so it would never occur to me to cross stitch a stocking, but it’s possible (albeit a lot of work!) and would definitely be an heirloom piece for anyone you make Read More ...
I should know by now that there are cross stitch designs (as well as crochet patterns, and usually lots of other crafts as well) to go with any fandom you can think of, but with it being Halloween time I Read More ...
Sometimes I have trouble categorizing patterns when I’m trying to share them with you, so while these aren’t strictly word art in the sense of only having words, I think that will do to explain these pretty Thanksgiving cross stitch Read More ...
The other day when I shared about designer Kathy Barrick, I mentioned that some of her patterns were for pin drums, and that that wasn’t something I had heard of (and from the size I thought it might have Read More ...
I don’t know why sometimes random things catch my eye and I decide to do a post about them, but it gives you a little peek into my world and what I’m thinking about, so we’ll go with it.
Today’s designer spotlight is on Kathy Barrick, a designer based in Maryland who gives a classic look to her projects.
When I opened her Etsy shop one of the first designs I saw was this one all about different words Read More ...
It’s no secret that I’m a cat person (I even shared a collection of black cat cross stitch patterns in honor of my favorite black cat, Baron) so when I saw that a book full of cat-themed cross stitch patterns Read More ...
If you want to add a little crafty flair to your holiday table or Thanksgiving decor, check out these cute and easy to stitch turkey cross stitch patterns.
Gobbles the Turkey from Wild Violet is mostly worked in shades of Read More ...