Memorial Day, which many of you are celebrating along with me here in the US today, has always been the harbinger of Summer. It certainly didn’t feel like a summery day when I took my little doggy out for a walk this morning, but once the sun came out the temperature began climbing upward very quickly. In honor of the summer season, Happiness is Cross Stitching has provided the sweetest little kitty cat chart fit for a summer’s day. This chart will stitch up in no time. You could use it as an ornament, add it to a tote bag or even stitch it on a t-shirt. DMC has soluble canvas that will make adding the design to a tote or t-shirt a snap. A stitching friend of mine used it for a recent project and she reports that it worked perfectly. Get the free chart.
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Designer Spotlight: Bombastitch
If you like your cross stitch patterns full of pop culture references, you’re going to want to pay a visit to Bombastitch’s Etsy shop. This shop based in Indiana specializes in patterns pulled from TV and movies, and with a side of snark to boot.
What’s not to love?
Since I mention it, let’s take a look at the movie/TV section, which has everything from the Eye of Sauron to the Blues Brothers. Star Wars, Dexter and The Princess Bride, to name a few.
And since it’s almost Valentine’s Day as I write this, let’s look at that Princess Bride pattern, which says “Wuv, Twoo Wuv” in honor of the priest with the weird accent who “marries” Buttercup and Humperdink. The pattern is worked in three colors and measures 63 by 60 stitches. That’s about 4.5 by 4.25 inches on 14 count fabric, or 11.4 by 10.8 cm.
There’s also a bunch of stitched portraits of famous characters, including Steve Martin from “The Jerk,” Walter White from “Breaking Bad” and Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and David Tennant and the 10th Doctor, to name a few.
You’ll also find a collection of seasonal Godzilla patterns, a bunch of sugar skulls, and some sarcastic word art, including such gems as what’s up chicken butt (with a rooster stitched on as well) and no worry beef curry.
There are a couple of state outlines with the word love in them, but I don’t know if this is a project that’s ongoing or abandoned. If you happen to be from Texas or Indiana, though, you’re in luck.
How about some anatomically correct cross stitch patterns? As of this writing there’s a heart, a set of lungs, a brain, a skull and facial muscles.
And that’s not even everything! But if this hodgepodge of design shoutouts has piqued your interest, check out Bombastitch on Etsy. If you stitch up one of their patterns, I’d love to hear about it!
[Photo: Bombastitch]
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