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Seven Species Challah Cover Cross Stitch Pattern

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This stunning cross stitch pattern from Sew Marie Studio is definitely an advanced project that will take a lot of time, but it’s also one of those keepsake projects that will probably get passed on in generations to come.

The Seven Speices challah cover has a visual representation of the special products of Israel mentioned in Deuteronomy. (That’s wheat, grapes, olives, figs, dates, pomegranates and barley by the way.)

It’s 180 by 250 stitches and uses a whopping 63 colors. It comes out to about 23 by 14 inches on 14 count fabric. Use it as a cover for your challah, a pillow or wall hanging.

The pattern is available on Etsy and costs $8.

[Photo: Sew Marie Studio.]

Comments

  1. hi, this pattern is gorgeous. for some reason i’m not seeing this on etsy anymore. can you please let me know how/where i can buy it? thanks!

  3. I downloaded this pattern last year, but my computer crashed and I cannot get it off my hard drive. I would like to buy it again, but did not find it on Etsy.

Have you read?

How to Add Text to a Cross Stitch Project

One of the easiest ways to make a cross stitch project more personal is to add text to it. Whether you’re adding the names of people getting married to a generic floral cross stitch design, birth information to a project on theme with the new baby’s room or just adding a word or phrase that’s meaningful to you, adding words to cross stitch projects make them that much more special. 

But if you’re not working with a project that already has text built in, or you want to change the text that’s there, that can feel a little daunting. 

Caterpillar Cross Stitch has a great guide to adding names and words (as well as numbers) to projects, which talks you through what to consider and how to actually go about adding text to a cross stitch project successfully. 

You’ll need to think about what kind of font you want to use and if you’re using back stitched letters or larger filled letters, how much space you need and how the letters work together in the text you’re planning to make sure it’s readable. 

Their post includes common pitfalls such as running out a space or ending up with text that’s off center and how to avoid them (spoiler: chart out your text before you stitch!). 

The whole post is really helpful if you’ve never added lettering to a project before and don’t know where to start. I like to use block letters in back stitch when learning how to add text to cross stitch, but of course there are tons of lettering options. Check out this collection of cross stitch fonts if you want to see some different things you can try. 

And head over to Caterpillar Cross Stitch to get more tips for how to successfully add lettering to your cross stitch projects. They also have their own alphabet and number charts you can buy to add text to your stitching. 

Have you ever added text to a cross stitch project? I’d love to hear how it went!

[Photo: Caterpillar Cross Stitch]