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Who Wants to Cross Stitch Famous Feminists?

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Kim is the winner!

The new book Feminist Icon Cross-Stitch by Anna Fleiss and Lauren Mancuso is a fun book full of stitched portraits of famous feminists and fun slogans for all the badass women in your life.

You’ll find cross-stitched versions of 20 legendary ladies, including:

  • Cleopatra
  • Queen Elizabeth I
  • Abigail Adams
  • Sojourner Truth
  • Susan B. Anthony
  • Marie Curie
  • Virginia Woolf
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Amelia Earhart
  • Frida Kahlo
  • Simone de Beauvoir
  • Betty Friedan
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • Gloria Steinem
  • Rosie the Riveter
  • Billie Jean King
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Michelle Obama
  • Beyonce
  • Malala Yousafani

In addition there are charts for feminist sayings such as “nevertheless she persisted,” “the future is female” and “smash the patriarchy,” among others.

For each female honored in the book, there is a one-page biography, then the chart and a photo of the finished project.

There are also basic cross-stitch instructions, so you can give this book to your favorite feminist who isn’t a crafter and hope she’s inspired to take up the craft, or you can stitch these for holiday gifts or just for fun.

Check out this Ruth Bader biographical coloring book that introduces kids to the crusading Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Thirty carefully researched and beautifully illustrated pages highlight the important milestones in Ginsburg’s remarkable life, from her time as a law professor and her years on the U.S. Court of Appeals to her career as the 107th Supreme Court Justice.

 

Giveaway!

If you’d like to check out a copy of this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of October and I’ll pick one winner to send my copy to. I’d love to know which of these feminist icons you’d like to stitch.

I’m thinking Cleopatra for my Egypt-loving daughter, or maybe the notorious RBG for me!

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing and good luck!

About the book: 120 pages, hardcover, 30 patterns. Published October, 2017 by Running Press. Retail price $18.

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Comments

  2. What a fab idea to stitch all these gorgeous women. I’d love to stitch Frida. My forever inspiration.

  5. Would love to win this book! Curious to see the Eleanor Roosevelt pattern, would probably make that one first!

  6. Frida Khalo is my fave! I love her and what a strong woman she was when she was alive and her persisting influence on today’s women.

  9. What about Secretary of State Condoleesa Rice? Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher? Laura Ingraham, Marsha Blackburn? UNAmbassador Nikki Haley? Alveda King? Jeane Kirkpatrick, Mia Love, Deneen Borelli? Jan Brewer? Beverly LaHaye, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Bay Buchanan, Mona Charen, Ivanka Trump, Liz Cheney, Kellyanne Conway! Kay Hutchison, Clare Boothe Luce, Michelle Malkin, Susana Martinez, Kristi Noem, Peggy NoonanKate O’Beirne, Star Parker, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Laura Schlessinger, Susan Sanders Huckabee?

    Cleopatra? Hillary Clinton? LOL Gloria Steinem? Beyonce????
    I do not think this book will be a big seller

  11. I would probably stitch Marie Curie. I remember when I was in elementary school we learned about Madam Curie and how she was a woman scientist at a time when all scientists were men. I imagine she didn’t get much support.

  13. I’d like to stitch some of these for my nieces! For myself, it’s definitely all about RBG and Frida.

  18. I love this! I’d probably start with RBG and HRC and then move on to Malala, Frida, and Marie Curie!

  19. Can’t wait for this book to come out! First I’d stitch Frida Kahlo, then Eleanor Roosevelt 🙂

  20. I would love to give a copy of this book to my best friend or better, make her a few of these and give her the book. They are awesome!

  26. I’d love to do the Frida Kahlo for my little artist. He’d love it. And for myself I’d stitch Eleanor Roosevelt.

  28. I love the idea of representing important feminists and I’d love a copy of this book. First up would probably be Notorious RBG!

  29. Awesome! I’m a newbie so excited that these are basic stitch. It’s a major toss up – I’d stitch RBG, Rosie, or Susan B. first!

  30. I know someone who would love to get a cross stitched Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the holidays. Or maybe a Michele Obama. Or maybe a HRC.
    what a terrific book! Thanks for the great giveaway!

  32. I’d love to stitch three of the women for my three granddaughters but it would be hard to choose. Still I’m partial to Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Obama, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. What a great concept for a book!

  33. I would love this! I would stitch Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton for my boys’ bedroom since I’m trying to raise little feminists.

  34. Hi 🙂 I am new to cross stitch but I would love to try stitching Beyonce, I’ve listened to her music my whole life!

  38. So many incredible women to admire! It was a tough choice, but if I have to pick one, it would be RGB! The feisty feminist Supreme! I would love to stich her as a gift for a high schooler who is an aspiring lawyer. It would make a wonderful crafty motivator to show how much a woman can achieve.

  39. What a wonderful book! I can see a book 2 in its future!! I would be working 24/7 to get Christmas gifts done from here. Nice job!!!!!

  41. I would love to stitch Queen Elizabeth I, I’m into reading the Tudor era just now. Thanks for the chance!

  43. Oh my which to stitch 1st Sojourner, Susan B, Malala….if only I could win a copy of this book & stitch them all!!!

  44. Si mone de Beauvoir, for my daughter, a true modern day feminist. Would love to do her hero, Mary wolstencraft too.

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Backpack Cross Stitch Patterns

These backpack cross stitch patterns aren’t like the backpacks you would use for school, but they might inspire you to go on a different sort of adventure, and pack your sense of humor. 

When it comes to funny cross stitch, this Adventure Awaits rubber ducky cross stitch pattern from Relaxing Hobby Studio is super cute. It uses nine colors and measures 52 by 75 stitches, which comes out to about 3.8 by 5.4 inches, or 9.7 by 13.8 cm, on 14 count fabric. 

I also love this little pigeon adventurer from Happy Cross Stitchers. Actually, with hoodie and sneakers this pigeon does look like he’s ready for school! This one measures 88 by 138 stitches and uses 13 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to about 6.2 by 9.8 inches, or 15.97 by 25.04 cm.

This sleepy cat is ready for an adventure as soon as they wake up from their nap. This sweet design from MoonLit Patterns features a kitty curled up on a backpack and wearing a knight’s helmet. This project uses 19 colors and measures 130 by 130 stitches. That makes it about 9.3 inches square, or 23.6 cm, when stitched on 14 count fabric. 

Or stitch up this backpack filled with flowers from Owl and Thread. This looks like just the bag you’d want to have for a walk in the forest or a spring meadow. The design is 71 by 90 stitches and uses 32 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to about 5 by 6.4 inches, or 12.9 16.3 cm.

I also like this kind of watercolor look girl with a backpack pattern from StitchALong Studios. You can change the color of hair and clothes as you like. As shown it uses 20 colors and is 90 by 132 stitches. That’s 6.375 by 9.375 inches, or 16 by 24 cm, if you work on 14 count fabric. 

If you’re looking for a design with more of a fall or winter look, check out this girl with a backpack wearing a hat and coat from GlamourXStitch. At 150 by 150 stitches, this one uses 26 colors. It comes out to 10.71 inches, or 27.2 cm, on 14 count fabric.