I love stitching hearts because they are such a fun and easy shape. The other day my daughter was home from school and I was a bit burnt out from knitting (which is my normal default craft) so I pulled Read More ...
More Valentine Projects from DMC
I love the DMC website for free cross-stitch patterns for lots of holidays and themes, and I recently came across a page with a few different Valentine’s Day cross stitch patterns.
Scroll down to find three patterns including a Be Read More ...
A Roundup of Heart Cross Stitch Patterns
I know I have shared a few of these before, but I wanted to share this full roundup of heart cross stitch patterns from Red Gate Stitchery for those who might not have seen them.
There’s a lot of good Read More ...
Type Up a Stitched Love Letter
I kind of really want to get an old typewriter. I don’t really have illusions of sending letters, but I think it would be fun to be bale to type things up for decoration or using in art journals or Read More ...
Stitch an Ornate Heart for Valentine’s Day
I’m all about simple cross-stitch patterns but there’s something to be said for more ornate designs as well.
The flourishes in this heart design from Stitchonomy are classic but the feel is somehow modern even as it is inspired by Read More ...
Cross Stitch a Wooden Heart Sign
I always love projects that use cross stitch in unconventional ways and a larger scale than normal.
This wooden cross stitched sign from Dukes and Duchesses is a great example, and of course you could do other shapes aside from Read More ...
A Valentine’s Tree to Stitch
I love this heart-filled Valentine tree designed by Dance Needle on Etsy.
For as large as it is — 218 by 168 stitches, or about 15.5 by 12 inches on 14-count fabric — it looks like it only uses three Read More ...
A Burlap Valentine
I don’t check out the amazing craft projects over at our sister site Craft Bits all that often, but I was over there the other day and I saw this super cute burlap cross-stitched Valentine and I had to share Read More ...
Dinosaur Valentine’s Day Cross Stitch
Poor T. Rex. He has so much love in his heart, but he just can’t show it with his tiny arms. If only he had some kind of arm extenders so that he could express his love more visually.
This Read More ...
Heart Eyes Emoji Cross Stitch Pattern
This could be a Valentine’s Day cross stitch pattern, or just something for your emoji-loving teen at any time of year.
The heart eyes emoji cross stitch pattern from Storypiece is super quick and easy to stitch up and would Read More ...