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Tapestry Barn designs - now available
We are happy to announce that Creative Poppy will now be publishing a selection of Tapestry Barn cross stitch patterns, now, available as instant downloadable charts.
Don't be confused by its name, Tapestry Barn designs a lovely range of cross stitch patterns in addition to their needlepoint kits. Time to open that barn door!
>> see all cross stitch patterns designed by Tapestry Barn
Sustainable shopping
For your next trip to the market, say a polite no thank-you to plastic bags and pile your stuff into this cheerful shopping bag, created patchwork style in sunny colors. The cross stitch front piece is simply applied to a regular hessian bag.
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Bugs of the friendly sort
Here's a creative home decor project, sure to brighten up one's day. This cross stitch chart is full of friendly bugs in colorful colors just waiting to settle down in the crafts corner of your home. Plastic canvas is your friend as it lets you cut out shapes right next to the brim of your stitching. It works great for magnets too!
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School of Fish
Sunny Portugal inspired motifs for these little fishes, so pretty as a decorative motif but adorable too when stitched individually. Just add a little padding and hang them on the wall on little hooks, to decorate a bathroom or a corner of your house.
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Hand painted Folk art
The letters stand out in the manner of hand painted blocks of wood, creating a sort of optical illusion in this elegant cross stitch sampler. The black background lends a lot of elegance but white and other alternative colors will work well too.
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Rough Guys
For the men in your life, a Wild West ABC opening all sorts of creative possibilities.
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Hello Little One
Welcome a new Baby into this World with gusto and style. Tapestry Barn's darling range of cross stitch cards for newborn babies comes in punchy colors with a modern feel.
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Christmas Decs - Deck the hall with Tapestry Barn
Fun Christmas cross stitching with a colorful and modern touch. Get started now!
 Merry Bright Christmas Tree |  Christmas decorations |
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>> see all patterns by Tapestry Barn
Welcoming designer Lilli Violette
We are happy to announce that Creative Poppy will now be publishing a selection of Lilli Violette cross stitch patterns, now, available as instant downloadable charts.
All designs have been newly recharted with convenient symbolic and color charts, designed to be easy-to read, even in the denser parts of the chart.
>> see all cross stitch patterns designed by Lilli Violette
A darling little Needlework Shop
Which stitcher hasn't ever dreamed of running her own little needlework shop? Here is a cross stitch design quite representative of Lilli Violette's unique style. Full of colors, brimming with detail, and always ... those signature polka dots, here stitched in white over a red background, even within the letters that are part of the design.
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Hand made Quilts for sale
Beautiful quilts are proudly displayed for sale in this design inspired by the Amish way of life.
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A collection of colorful bowls
Spick and span, all the bowls are neatly aligned on the wooden shelves. They come in an incredible variety of designs, each one lovingly designed in a combination of motifs.
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Tell me a story
Lilli Violette loves to tell stories, in cross stitch that is. Stitch by stitch, her colorful characters come to life, like lovely illustrations in a book.
"Cera una volta" (pictured right) means "Once upon a time" in Italian. This chart is now available in the English translation.
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 Pinocchio |  Practically Perfect |  Hansel & Gretel |
Three Girls wanna have fun
Look close and you'll see each of these three friends has her own personality and style. Check the one in the middle with an artist's blouse over rolled up jeans - for the visit to the farmers market - and then wearing a braided ribbon in her hair for the trip up the mountains. These girls love to dress up and have fun. You'll meet them again as they go out and about in their fancy outfits.
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>> see all cross stitch patterns by Lilli Violette
Faby Reilly: Peacock Needlework Accessory set
Brought to you by Faby Reilly, a stunning set of assorted Needlework accessories including a Scissor case & Fob, a Needlebook and a Pin-cushion Biscornu. Each cross stitch chart comes with a fully detailed finishing tutorial..
 Peacock Scissor case & Scissor Fob |  Peacock Biscornu Pin-Cushion |  Peacock Needlebook |
>> see more Stitcher's accessory patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
>> see all the latest news for Faby Reilly Designs
Tempting Tangles' Architectural delights
Who needs Lego bricks when you can cross stitch?
When a creative mind such as Debborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles sets off to create her dream houses, you get so much more than a simple assembly of blocks (or cross stitches). Windows come to life with elaborate panes, curtains and light sifting trough. Glass work on the sash windows comes with 2 different options of ornamental designs in backstitch. The beautiful architectural detail is an extra bonus to the pleasure of stitching.
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>> see more patterns by Tempting Tangles Designs
>> see all the latest news for Tempting Tangles Designs
More Houses
>> see all patterns with houses
Bluebells and Daffodils
Blue and bright Yellow... the pleasures of Spring stitching await.
 Blooming bluebells biscornus (one of three) Tam's Creations | |||
 Chicks in a Spring Garden (detail) Perrette Samouiloff |
>> see all patterns for Spring
Devoted Love
Barbara Ana's tribute to Frida Kalho and the love she devoted to Diego Rivera, an allegory of passionate love with its joys, sufferings and pains. The cross stitch pattern with fabulous colors is set in a beautiful background of tropical flowers and imbued with Mexican charm.
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Another portrait of Frida by Barbara Ana
Baroque and esoteric, in the manner of Frida Kalho's own autoportraits, and an appropriate title for a woman who lived her life to the full.
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Creative Poppy Designers in the news
Searching for a cross stitch pattern you've seen featured in a needlework magazine?
Click on the picture to access to the corresponding design.
Marie-Anne Réthoret-Melin - Satin Scissor Case & Fob - Sunny Colors
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 243 on sale February/March 2019
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Riverdrift House - Spring Mini Sampler
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 243 on sale February/March 2019
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>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Springtime, happy time
This spring scene, embedded in a heart, is full of cheerfulness and joy. Everyone is outside enjoying the first beautiful days. A couple is picking flowers. A bird sings on the roof. Even the cat has ventured outdoors enjoying the sun.
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More Spring patterns by Barbara Ana
 Mom & Me |  Spring Biscornu |  I like this place |
>> see all Spring patterns by Barbara Ana Designs
Cross stitching for little ones
Just to looking at these baby animals charts and their beautiful range of soft colors, makes you want to stitch for a little one. These patterns stem from a creative idea by Lesley Teare to reproduce in cross stitch the effects of patchwork, with "printed fabric" silhouettes applied "appliqué style" on the background fabric.
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More baby Motifs
 36 Baby motifs (detail) Maria Diaz |  Baby Sampler (detail) Gera! by Kyoko Maruoka |  S is for Sheep (detail) Alessandra Adelaide Needlework |  Teddies & Toddlers - Baby Boys (detail) Perrette Samouiloff |
>> see more patterns for babies (all designers)
Just about to bloom: magnolias
Buds are swelling, soon the big white petals will open one by one ...
Capture the beauty of the magnolia flower with a pretty bookmark. A design by Faby Reilly.
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More Magnolia patterns
There is more in this series: check out the sweet little biscornu, the heart or the large sampler.
 Magnolia Biscornu |  Magnolia sampler |  Magnolia Heart |
>> see all patterns for Faby Reilly Designs
Mad as a March hare
Did you know the origin of this expression? Designer Lesley Teare delights us once more with her stunning portraits of animals.
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>> see all patterns with hares and rabbits (all designers)
Hidden treasures
This is not your usual Quaker design. Granted Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles is certainly one of the most skilled Quaker style designers, creating the most complex and elegant medallions, diamonds, corner triangles and motifs of the most unusual shapes. However here comes an extra bonus with hidden motifs: some swans are easy to find, but will you find all the scissors and shears?
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>> see more Quaker patterns by Tempting Tangles Designs
Easter fun with Tempting Tangles
Bunnies are hopping around in Debbie's garden...
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And eggs are hatching... more tiny bunnies! Whimsical, fun and full of color.
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>> see more Seasonal patterns by Tempting Tangles Designs
Blackwork Easter mini motifs
Would you like to have a go at Blackwork? Here are some great project ideas that are quick to stitch and can make cute little greeting cards, just in time for Easter.
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>> see more Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Cute Chicks
 Hoppy Easter (detail) Barbara Ana |  Sexy Chick Peacock & Fig |
More Easter patterns
 Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks designer |
|  Egg Hunt Easter ornament Barbara Ana Designs |  Easter time (detail) Alessandra Adelaide Needlework |
>> see all Easter patterns
>> see all the News for Easter patterns
Home deco: home made cushions - ready to customize
These folk designs by Riverdrift House offer a wealth of possibilities. We see an invitation to play around with your favourite overdyed or variegated threads. Or, to make pairs, a large and a smaller one, using the inner square motif and inverting the colors for the smaller cushion. Part of the fun of cross stitch is taking a design into your own hand and adapting it. Do show us and send photos of your finished projects!
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More pillow or cushion covers to cross stitch
>> see more Cushion covers to cross stitch (all designers)
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
Searching for a cross stitch pattern you've seen featured in a needlework magazine?
Click on the picture to access to the corresponding design.
Barbara Ana Designs - Spring Scissor Fob
As featured in World of Cross stitch magazine issue 278 on sale February 2019
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>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Burning Love
Feelings of love expressed with force and symbolism, as well as immense tenderness. Barbara Ana takes cross stitch to wonderful unexplored territory, where a heart burns in the shape of a tulip-like flame, where a mane of red hair grows into branches and blooming flowers...
Barbara Ana said she especially enjoyed stitching this piece, in particular the lady's hair. So will we no doubt!
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>> see more patterns expressing Love by Barbara Ana
>> see all the latest news for Barbara Ana Designs
Say Love...
Say Love in the most romantic of languages with this exquisite miniature cross stitch sampler designed by Riverdrift House.
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Or with a touch of humour with Tempting Tangles....
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Or no words needed at all. This design speaks for itself doesn't it? She all shy and pensive, he looking distracted and pretending he doesn't see... A cheerful and decorative design by Lesley Teare
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More pairs in love
|  Volo d'Amore Alessandra Adelaide Needlework |  Valentine Chouett'alors |  Falling in Love Perrette Samouiloff |
>> see all patterns expressing Love
>> see all the news related to Love (all designers)
5 Matryoshka dolls, each with a little surprise inside
Kyoko Maruoka, the designer of GERA! has just brought out a new collection of matryoska. There are 5 in this set and each of them serves as a different needlework accessory. The smallest of the dolls houses a needle-threader, also acting as a fob. The medium doll opens in the shape of butterfly wings, to neatly store needles, and so on ... The finishing touches are superb: the work of a real pro!
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>> see more patterns by GERA! Kyoko Maruoka
>> see all the latest news for GERA! Kyoko Maruoka
More Needlework accessories
What could be more fun than making these small precious items: pin, needle, case and scissors for scissors. Don't your friends: these accessores make a lovely little gift. Creative Poppy has a huge selection. Here are just a few.
 Hummingbird Scissor fob Barbara Ana Designs | |||
 Lizzie Stitching Wallet Faby Reilly Designs |  Violet Needlebook Faby Reilly Designs |  Needle Case Peacock & Fig |
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>> see all Needlework accessory patterns
Bold and Blooming
Designed by Dana Batho of Peacock & Fig, a new collection of empowering quotes set on an exquisite background of spring flowers.
The beauty of these designs lies in the contrast between the bold, sparkly quotes and the elegance and refinement of the stitching.
A number of the cross stitch patterns include some amazing woven roses, giving extra dimension to the needlework.
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The pattern below is a little different. As opposed to the cross stitch patterns above, it is entirey stitched using embroidery stitches, a mix of stem stitch, lazy daisy stitch, satin stitch and again these beautiful woven roses.
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>> see all patterns in the Go Bloom Yourself collection by Peacock & Fig
New resolutions for this year
For a good start to the year, how about a gentle reminder by Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles, that "needlework doesn't take patience, it teaches patience"
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>> see more Quotes by Tempting Tangles
>> see all patterns with Quotes related to needlework (all designers)
Spring Flowers and outstanding Anemones
There could be no further contrast between the spring flowers in the background - sweet daffodills, primroses and pansies, worked in cross stitch in warm yellows, and these striking purple anemones. Lesley Teare's signature Blackwork style is full of inventive little motifs that add texture and impact to her designs.
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>> see more Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
>> see more Bird patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Blackwork & Color
More patterns in the same Blackwork & Color series.
 Blackwork Flower with Wren |  Poppy Blackwork |  Flower & Butterflies Blackwork |  Flower & Dragonfly Blackwork |
More Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare
 Blackwork Dragon |  Blackwork Shoes |  Blackwork angel |  Blackwork Flowers with birds |
>> see all Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare
Fairy Fingers
A tribute of Shannon Christine to all the fairy fingers, all the little hands that cannot resist the temptation of playing around with yarn, fabrics, ribbons and trimmings, beads and button. Isn't that you?
We particularly like this design, not only because it is so decorative, but also because it is so versatile and lends itself to many creative ideas and projects. Do you like cardboard projects? Make a stunning sewing box. Sewing? Creative an organiser with pretty pockets inside. We're sure you will come up with fun ideas. Send us photos!
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By the way, Shannon Christine was also lucky to spot the Sewing Fairy the other day, seated on a spool of thread. Here is her portrait.
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>> see more patterns by Shannon Christine designs
>> see all the latest news for Shannon Christine designs
Fairy Greetings
Celebrate friend and family Birthdays in stitches - all year round. Here is the first set in a series of Birthday cards by Lesley Teare, to stitch for every month of the year.
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>> see all Greeting and Birthday card patterns (all designers)
First blossom of the year
Snowdrops, exquisitely designed by Faby Reilly: needlework accessories include a scissor case, a needlebook and a biscornu that can double as a pin cushion.
 |  Snowdrop needlebook |  Snowdrop biscornu |
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
Searching for a cross stitch pattern you've seen featured in a needlework magazine?
Click on the picture to access to the corresponding design.
Barbara Ana Designs - I Give You My Heart
As featured in Cross stitch Gold magazine issue 153 on sale January/February 2019
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Riverdrift House - Welcome Poppy Heart
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 252 on sale January/February 2019
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>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Russian Winter
These little matryoshka dolls have a little surprise for us. Look close and you will spot 3 delightful winter landscapes: roads and bridges covered with snow, little thatched houses and churches tucked among the trees, under a clear stary night. A cute idea brought to you by Tiny Modernist.
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>> see all the latest news for Tiny Modernist
>> see more patterns with dolls (all designers)
Enchanted Winter tale
A magical setting of snow and ice, an eerie palace seemingly deserted ... but the doors are open, perhaps waiting for a mysterious host. Now it's up to you to cross stitch the rest of the fairy-tale ....
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Open the music box
And she will start dancing... The Sugar-plum comes straight out of the Nutcracker fairy tale, set to music by Tchaikovsky. The Sugar-plum is one of the toys that come alive under the amazed gaze of a child, on Christmas Eve. A Shannon Christine Design.
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Another Sugar Plum Fairy, stitched on natural linen
We have also just received some photos of another dancing Sugar Plum by Shannon Christine. She was stitched on natural raw linen which emphasizes the snowflakes in the background. The color schemes and rendering of her skin, ballerina outfit and gold jewelry are exquisite.
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>> see all Fairy tale and Romance patterns by Shannon Christine Designs
>> see all the latest news for Shannon Christine Designs
Second to the right and straight on till morning
Stuff dreams are made of: beautiful prose (by James M. Barrie) and elegant stitches (by Tempting Tangles), beautifully paired. These are actually the direction to Neverland, in the words of Peter Pan "Just think of happy things,and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!"
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>> see all the latest news for Tempting Tangles
More Fairy Tales
Cinderella, Snow-white, the Snow Queen and many more are waiting for you. Check out how your favorite designers interpret our most beloved fairy-tales in cross stitch.
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>> see all cross stitch pattern with fairy-tales
Greeting the Winter season with a new sampler
As luminous as a clear and cold Winter day, where you go out covered from head to toe, enjoying the sight of the frost in the garden and the birds feeding in the bird house.
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A dessign by Riverdrift House, part of a series of 4 cross stitch patterns, one for each season
 Minature Spring Sampler |  Summer Mini Sampler |  Mini Autumn Sampler |
>> see more patterns for the Winter Season (all designers)
>> see all the latest news for Riverdrift House
Did you know Creative Poppy also offers chart packs?
Creative Poppy patterns are available as downloadable pattern files. However, if you would like to receive professionally printed charts, we can also deliver your charts directly to your mail box.
This is ideal if you don't want to bother with downloading and printing your files, or if you can't obtain best quality print-outs at home. Also it's nice to have a beautiful chart you can archive.
What you get:
- Professionally printed color charts on beautiful extra smooth paper. Each chart is packaged individually in a sleeve.
- Chart packs are shipped in a strong flat box so they reach you in perfect state.
>> find out about our Shipping by Mail service
By the way, you still get your downloadable chart. So you can source your supplies while you wait for the postman, you can print out working copies that can be used for highlighting while stitching.
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