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Stitch Detailed Designs from Nature with Fiber on a Whim

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I’ve been sort of randomly featuring cross stitch designers that I found through a list of designers at Stitching Jules, and this week’s highlight is Fiber on a Whim.

This designer only has five charts available (and two of them can be purchased as kits) but they sure are pretty.

The designs are mostly of flowers, with one bird, and they use lots of colors and deep details to give you a lifelike effect. Since there are so few I’m just going to mention all of them:

  • Dahlia
  • Peony
  • Carolina spicebush
  • Kentucky iris (not sure what makes it a Kentucky iris, it looks like a regular purple iris, but maybe that’s actually what they’re called and growing up in Arkansas I just never learned that)
  • Standing tall, pictured above, is a bird on a little perch, I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be a painted bunting

Speaking of the bird design, that one measures 82 by 94 stitches and uses 24 colors. If you stitch it on 14 count fabric it comes out to 4.56 inches by 5.22 inches, and what a pretty little work of art that would be.

Because of the level of detail and number of colors used (the lowest number of colors used on a project is 23), I wouldn’t recommend these designs for beginning stitchers, but if you’re comfortable with complex charts and lots of colors these designs are a great choice.

Make them for your friends who garden or are bird watchers, or hang them somewhere in your house where you will see them through the winter to remind you that brighter days are ahead.

If you want to check out some of the other indie designers I’ve profiled, here’s a quick list:

Are you an indie designer or do you have a favorite designer you’d like me to share? Click Suggest a DIY at the top of the page and tell me all about it!

[Photo: Fiber on a Whim]

30 + Bird Cross Stitch Patterns

If you’re a nature enthusiast or simply appreciate the beauty of our avian friends, you’re in for a treat. From majestic eagles to adorable robins, our curated selection of cross-stitch patterns celebrates the diverse and enchanting world of birds.

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Cross Stitch Ice Cream and Frozen Treats

Summer is the time for sweet treats, whether eating them or stitching them. This collection of patterns is full of designs that are good enough to eat. Almost. 

This year of ice creams from Simone Balman Art is lots of fun, and you could also stitch up these treats individually if you’d rather. The full piece is 210 by 300 stitches, though it’s not full coverage. It uses 25 colors and comes out to 13.6 by 20.1 inches, or 34.5 by 51.2 cm, as shown on 14 count fabric. 

These mini Popsicles from Mariana Gonclaves ART as super sweet and quick to stitch. These would also be a fun border to another summer project. The full design is 43 by 46 stitches, which is 3.1 by 3.3 inches, or 7.8 by 8.3 cm, on 14 count fabric. 

Sam X Stitch has this fun sweet treat sampler, which again would be fun to stitch as individual pieces (maybe on napkins?). In all it calls for 18 colors and measures 153 by 153 stitches. That comes out to 10.93 inches or 27.75 cm on 14 count fabric. 

Another great sampler is this one with ice cream and other sweet treats from Cute Patterns by Maria. At 119 by 132 stitches total, working the full pattern would be about 8.6 by 9.4 inches, or 22 by 24 cm on 14 count fabric, and it uses 33 colors. You can also stitch individual designs, which range in height from 35 to 45 stitches, and in width from 11 to 28. 

This collection of four sundae patterns from Stichrovia would be fun to make for a kitchen or a teen’s room. Each pattern is around 40 by 50 stitches, so they should fit in a four or five inch hoop if worked on 14 count fabric. 

Or stitch up one of the treats from Stitch Chart Studio‘s collection of seven ice cream cross stitch patterns. These range in size and in number of colors needed, but most would fit in a five or six in hoop (and one in a four inch hoop).