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Vintage Kitchen Cross Stitch Pattern

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This pretty and colorful vintage kitchen cross stitch pattern is the perfect thing to stitch up for your kitchen or pantry. The teapot, dishes and tools have a great retro look and the colors are so cute.

You could also just stitch a row of these or a couple of designs on tea towels, napkins, an apron or other kitchen linens.

The pattern is 120 by 113 stitches and uses 14 colors. It comes out to about 8 5/8 by 8 1/8 inches on 14 count fabric. The designer, Zephyr Mood, is based in Kyiv, Ukraine, so this fun pattern is another great way to support a Ukrainian family no doubt going through some hard times right now.

You can purchase the pattern on Etsy.

[Photo: Zephyr Mood.]

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Patriotic Cross Stitch Patterns

Summer is the time of patriotic holidays in the United States, so it’s a great time to stitch up some red, white and blue cross stitch projects for the Fourth of July or just for summer decor.

Curious Carrie Designs has this cute Americana pattern that would be great to have on display all summer long. It includes an American flag in a watering can full of flowers. The design measure 55 by 60 stitches, which comes out to 4 by 4.375 inches, or 10 by a little more than 11 cm, when worked on 14 count fabric. (The sample is shown on 32 count linen, which is more like 16.) It uses 16 colors.

This Fourth of July design from Lotus Lake Stitching is specific to the holiday, but it wouldn’t have to be if you didn’t stitch the words. The little buildings and fireworks are so cute, and I love that random red, white and blue bird. It uses nine colors and measures 247 by 83 stitches. That’s 17.3 by 5.9 inches, or about 44 by 15 cm on 14 count fabric.

The burlap colored fabric on this project from Needle Treasures Nook makes it look especially rustic, but it would have a different look with pure white or light blue fabric behind the stitches. This one uses nine colors and is 72 by 71 stitches, and was worked on tea-dyed 36 count linen fabric.

The Sub Rosa Design has this patriotic garden design full of geometric red, white and blue flowers. This is one of a series of their designs so if you like it you should check them all out. This one is 131 by 71 stitches and is about 7.8 by 4 inches/20 by 10 cm on 36 count linen.

Wombat Stitching offers this one that is fully Fourth of July (and a little Captain America for fun I guess). It uses nine colors and is 193 by 193 stitches. That comes out to about 13.8 inches or 35 cm square on 14 count fabric.