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Queen Elizabeth Cross Stitch to Celebrate Her Jubilee

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The first week in June marks the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II taking the throne, and in 2022 that’s extra special because it’s her 70th year as queen. Mark the occasion — or make a fun project for any royal family lover on your list — with these Queen Elizabeth cross stitch patterns, found on Etsy.

I love this classic stamp cross stitch pattern from Fiddlesticksau, and it only uses a couple of colors so it’s pretty quick and easy to stitch.

This coronation design from

If you want a Jubilee-specific design to stitch, check out this cute one from Vivsters. It looks like a cake covered with British symbols. Or try the commemorative hanging pillows cross stitch kit from Sheena Rogers Designs. So pretty and you can hang these on your Christmas tree or use as decoration for tea parties for years to come.

Finally, you can keep it classic and stitch a queen and a corgi with this sweet design from My Darling Plum. Here she’s dressed in pink but you know she loves wild colors so you can make her dress and hat whatever color you like.

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  1. Much as Ilike the patterns mentioned – how can you make it 75 years on the throne? 1952 to 2022 is 70 years by anyone’s maths!

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Cross Stitch for the Beach

This time of year I always start thinking about vacations, and while I don’t think I’ll be seeing the beach this year, I could stitch up one of these beach themed cross stitch patterns, which would be perfect if you live near the beach or have a beach house to decorate.

First there are these teeny projects from Bella Rose Craft. This set of minis includes a seagull and a starfish, and they are each shown in their own 1.5 by 2 inch/3.8 by 5 cm frames, though the pattern has them together on one chart. The gull is 17 by 20 stitches and the starfish is 16 by 16.

Speaking of seagulls, I love this little seagull sampler that also includes anchors, sailboats and a life preserver, among other summer symbols. This one is from Bees on Toast Shop (would love to know the story of that name!) and uses only full cross stitches and 8 colors. The sample is shown in a 6-inch hoop.

If you want to get literal with your beach stitching, try this project that says beach and includes sand, sea, sun and lots of other fun stuff within the letters. The design is from Stitchrovia and measures 252 by 85 stitches. On 14 count fabric that would be 18 by 6.1 inches, or 45.7 by 15.4 cm. Sizing for other fabric counts are included if you want to make yours smaller. The pattern uses 21 colors.

Stitch up a project that says “wish you were here” or “wish I were there” with this one from The Little Art Veranda. It shows two chairs on the beach in front of what I’ve decided is the sunset (which kind of looks like an egg, but I like it). It uses 9 colors and only full cross stitches. It’s 140 by 140 stitches and fits perfectly in a 10 inch hoop if stitched on 14 count fabric.

Or make the beach modern art with this fun wave design from Box and Fox worked in three shades of blue. It measures 110 by 10 stitches, which is 7.8 inches or 19.96 cm square on 14 count fabric. Despite the dramatic look this would be a great option for someone new to cross stitch.