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This Apple Cross-Stitch Pattern Sure is Sweet

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Oh my goodness, isn’t this little apple cross stitch pattern from Crafty Guild the cutest?

The little apple with the big smile and blushing cheeks is worked with eight colors of floss, but what makes it extra cute is how she lined up green ribbons below the apple on the hoop to make a sort of table or grass for the apple to be sitting on.

I love little details like this that are completely unnecessary but just make a project that much more adorable.

Just the little apple by itself would be great to stitch on a bookmark. Though I might add a little ribbon, too, just because.

[Photo: Crafty Guild.]

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  1. Adorable pattern! I’ve been doing cross stitch for 47 years & just recently found another pattern i’m doing for my son in law’s birthday nsxt month! Will add this pattern to my to do list! Thank you so much for sharing the pattern, I’ll make it for my sister’s classroom!

Have you read?

All About Stitching on Perforated Paper

I recently wrote a post on my blog about using a stitchable journal cover and I mentioned that you can make your own stitched cover for a journal by using perforated paper instead of buying a stitchable notebook.

I have to admit, though, that I’ve never used perforated paper for cross stitch myself. I definitely want to because I think it would be great to use for bookmarks that don’t fray and have a little more stability, for example.

Sirious Stitches has us covered, though, because they did a deep dive into all things perforated cross stitch pattern that is worth the time to read through.

The post mentions that a lot of people use perforated paper for cross stitch because they buy an ornament kit that uses it. I’ve never seen these (or at least never noticed that that is what they were) but it’s a great idea to make small projects like ornaments in this way. It also talks about the pros and cons of using cross stitch paper, where to buy it and how to make your own. 

Making it yourself is an awesome idea because if you already have a pattern in mind you can just make holes in your paper where you need stitches to be and leave the rest solid. This would be ideal for making greeting cards, for example.

In addition to kits and sheets you can often find the paper pre-cut into different shapes you can use to make your own designs, no real pattern required.

The post also includes tips and advice for how to stitch on perforated paper that you’ll want to check out before you try your first project.

I’m super intrigued by the idea of using perforated paper for cross stitch and will probably be trying it out soon. Have you used it before? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Check out the post over at Sirious Stitches for more information.

[Photo: Sirious Stitches]