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Stitch a Koala, Help a Koala

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We’ve all been saddened by the bushfires in Australia and the terrible toll they are taking on the land and animals. While some people are crafting for the animals, a more efficient course is to raise funds if you can or support causes that are supporting relief efforts.

For instance, Fiddlesticks AU has a pattern for a cross-stitched koala, which she sells for $2.15, with all proceeds on sales in January going to NSW Fire Service, Country Fire Authority VC and other relief agencies. (As of this writing more than $2000 had been raised!)

The pattern uses six colors and comes out to about 2.5 by 3.5 inches on 14-count fabric. Also, it’s just adorable and for a great cause.

[Photo: Fiddlesticks AU.]

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  2. Hiya I’ve payed for your cute koala pattern but can’t find a link to down load. My names Barbara obrey I payed through PayPal. Would you be able to send me a link through email?
    [email protected]
    Hope you can help xx
    Barbara

  5. To answer the questions above: the link to buy on etsy is in the post. It si for a chart not a kit so you use plain cross stitch fabric. It’s not my design or my website so I cannot troubleshoot but you can contact the seller directly through etsy.

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Designer Spotlight: Haunted Frames

Cute spooky and fantasy cross stitch patterns is how the designer behind Haunted Frames describes their shop, and I have to agree with them. These designs are cute and Gothic and a little bit spooky all at once. There’s a heavy focus on book themes, which you know I am a fan of, so let’s get into it. 

Stopping first in the books section, there are lots of designs that are literally on book shapes, but if you know my love of both books and cats, you’ll know I had to share the Midnight Book Cart cross stitch pattern. As the name suggests it’s a design with a witchy book cart, complete with a spiderweb, bats flying out of a book and what it describes as a ghost cat (though I would have to make a black cat instead of a white one since I have a black cat, and that fits with the vibe). 

The design is 65 by 97 stitches and is worked in 17 colors. It’s shown on 16 count fabric, which makes it 4.1 by 6.1 inches, or 10.3 by 15.4 cm. 

I also love the winter themed little free library design, which would be perfect to stitch up for the little librarian in your life (or to drop at a neighborhood book space). 

Projects with a book theme make up the majority of the patterns that are categorized in this shop, but you’ll want to scroll through all their patterns to see what else is available, since it doesn’t look like everything is in a category. You’ll find castles and dragons, more cats of course, some more obviously Halloween and Christmas themed projects and those that would suit for spooky season or any other time of year. 

If cute and dark is your aesthetic, you’ll want to check out all the patterns at www.etsy.com/shop/HauntedFrames, which you can find on Etsy. 

[Photo: Haunted Frames]