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Stitch a Pretty Set of Fall Themed Bookmarks

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I’m a sucker for a good bookmark, especially a hand-crafted one, and cross-stitch bookmarks are some of my favorites to make (see my pencil cross stitch bookmark I made recently). 

This set of five fall bookmark cross stitch patterns would be fun to stitch up and have on hand if you host Thanksgiving and have readers in your family, or to give as gifts to teachers and others who you are grateful for in the fall and all the other times. Tuck into a card or give along with a gift card to your favorite local bookshop. 

The designs are by Author Embroide Design, and they are all pretty cute:

  • A scarecrow with the words “Fall is in the air” and leaves falling around him
  • “Happy pumpkin spice season” decorated with pumpkins, sunflowers and other symbols of the season
  • A turkey and pumpkin with the words “Thankful & blessed”
  • A fall farm scene with the words “autumn time
  • A super cute fall gnome holding a pumpkin that includes the words “It’s fall y’all”

The designs call for 16 count fabric and are 29 by 112 stitches. That comes out to 1.18 by 7 inches or 4.6 by 17.78 cm. 

Different colors are needed for different designs, but they range from 14 colors (pumpkin spice) to 17 (for the fall gnome). That’s a lot for such a relatively small project, but the results are worth it because you can get a lot of detail in there by using different colors. 

Grab the pattern set from Author Embroide Design at Etsy. 

If you’re looking for more cross stitch bookmark patterns, check out my roundup of colorful bookmark cross stitch patterns, as well as some book-themed bookmarks made with cross stitch. Because if you ask me you can’t have too many bookmarks (and they make great gifts that you can start stitching now). 

[Photo: Author Embroide Design]

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Designer Spotlight: Non Stop Stitch

Non Stop Stitch is an Etsy shop based in Ukraine with a dizzying quantity and variety of cross stitch patterns. 

They tend to the cute/whimsical and colorful, with lots of flowers, animals, fantasy designs and some classic Ukraine inspired motifs. 

How about this super sweet Ukrainian boy and girl design? With folk inspired clothing and adorable animals, these characters can be stitched together on one piece or separately. The images were designed by Nadiia Nagorna. The boy measures 50 by 96 and uses 22 colors and blends, while the girl is 62 by 94 stitches and uses 27 colors and blends. 

Both projects involve full and half cross stitches, as well as backstitch and French knots. They are classified as intermediate patterns. 

The largest category on the site is Christmas patterns, with more than 200 options, ranging from cute animals to ornaments, Santas, snowmen and more. There are also plenty of patterns for both Easter and Halloween if you like seasonal stitches. 

In addition you’ll find lots of animal designs, from bears and foxes to cats and dogs, mice and elephants, birds, bunnies and bugs. And extensive flowers and plants section includes pretty bouquet cross stitch patterns, stitched wreaths and seasonal scenes, as well as food cross stitch patterns, like a swag of chili peppers, mushrooms on a postage stamp, persimmons and cherries. 

The fantasy and magic category leans heavy on whimsy with cute dragons, a one-eyed monster with dragonfly wings, a mermaid listening to music, and a green bearded river spirit covered in lily pads. 

And that’s not even to mention other sections like food and drinks, houses and landscapes, lighthouses, people/babies/dolls and more. There’s so much to choose from there’s no way to really categorize it all, so why don’t you head over to Non Stop Stitch and do some scrolling. I’d love to hear if you make one of their patterns!

[Photo: Non Stop Stitch]