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Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s voyage
This remarkable cross stitch Sampler by Riverdrift House, celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, in year 1620, from Plymouth, England and over to the New World. The pattern is full of interesting cross stitch motifs and historical details. Click on the pattern for more of the story.
Riverdrift House only uses full cross stitches in their samplers, making them a quick and pleasant stitch.
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More nautical patterns by Riverdrift House
 Anglesey |  Ahoy! |  Regatta |
Cavalier, French Bulldog, Terrier, Chihuahua, Toy Poodle, Chin, Doberman, Golden Retriever, Afghan Hound, Border Collie, Akita...
They all made it into GERA! Kyoko Maruoka's latest and second series of Dog breeds. Do you recognise any?
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More Puppies
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Blackwork kimono
Here is a new portrait by Lesley Teare, of a lady shyly turning her head away. Each fabric that makes up her kimono is adorned with a distinct Blackwork pattern. Delicate hair accessories and an intricate fan add extra interest. The pattern forms a pair with another portrait, the Blackwork Oriental Beauty.
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>> see all portraits by Lesley Teare Designs
Personalized Wedding Gifts
How better to celebrate a wedding than by stitching a truly personalized gift. This project can even be completed as a pair, the sampler and the cute little cushion that will bear the rings during the wedding ceremony. Brough to you, with beautiful stitched detail and finishing touches, by Faby Reilly Designs
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More Wedding Ring Cushions
 Wedding biscornu Marie-Anne Réthoret-Mélin |  Wedding box set Tam's Creations |  Love Wedding ring biscornu Faby Reilly Designs |  Sweet roses Biscornu Faby Reilly Designs |  Rose sepia Biscornu Faby Reilly Designs |
>> see all Wedding Ring Cushion patterns (all designers)
Ornamental Garden
Kathy Bunghard, Gracewood Stitches' designer, excels at creating ornamental floral motifs, like this unique frieze of hydrangeas and roses, which can be repeated at will.
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Garden fresh herbs
Tiny Modernist captures the essence of each of these aromatic herbs, in delicate touches of green and purple. Notice the delicate raffia knots tied around each bunch.
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More gardening patterns
 Summer Garden Riverdrift House |  Vegetable Garden Samanthapurdytextile |  Herb pots Maria Diaz |
 A Day in the Garden Agnès Delage-Calvet |  Night Garden Samanthapurdyneedlecraft |  Jardinière Maria Diaz |
>> see all Garden and Gardening patterns (all designers)
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The Four Frida
Now available, with the recent release of Frida, the complete set of four different Barbara Ana patterns inspired by the life of Frida Kalho.
 Frieda & Diego |  Viva la Vida |  The Wounded Deer |
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Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The April part in full detail
Part Four comes in the top row, in the last position on the right. It features a little bird with green wings perched on an oversize flower worked in a variety of Blackwork motifs. The dominant colors are lime green, tendeer green, tangerine and light orange.
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Creative Poppy Designers in the news
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Riverdrift House - Mayflower 400
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 168 on sale April / May 2020
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Cross stitch, with a cheerful contemporary touch
You'll enjoy stitching these fun motifs in bright and cheerful colors, easy and quick to complete. Given their small size (3" square), they lend themselves to a variety of decorative uses to cheer up a friend or add a touch of gaiety to your home. Brought to you by Tapestry Barn.
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More patterns with a Folk-Art touch
 Early Spring Gera! by Kyoko Maruoka |  Cowbell hearts Marie-Anne Réthoret-Mélin |  Two elegant cats Iveta Hlavinova |  Firebird Gera! by Kyoko Maruoka |
Lazy daisy stitches
Are you familiar with the lazy daisy stitch? It's a quick and easy stitch, ideal for flowers, petals and leaves. It's also very pretty!
 | How about giving it a try? You can practice first on a piece of Aida or needlework fabric.
Point A is the center of the flower and point B the tip of the petal.
1. Bring the needle and thread up through the fabric at the center of the flower (A), push needle back down through the same hole (A) and up at the tip of the petal (B), placing under the tip of the needle so it forms a loop . Gently pull the thread through without flatening the loop, so the petal is nice and round.
2. Make a small stitch across the thread at the top of the petal to secure (C) very close to (B). |
Now let's try stitching a couple of daisies
Here is a charming alphabet by Tapestry Barn combining blue cross stitch letters and daisy flowers worked in lazy daisy stitch. The alphabet is very decorative and can be stitched as a whole. Alternatively you can use the letters to form initials, names and words of your choice. Projects ideas include a "Welcome" sign, to greet visitors into your home, or a set of personalized bathroom towels for the family.
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Cherry Blossoms
Spring is here, so why not celebrate with this remarkable needlework cushion, brought to you by Faby Reilly. Notice the delicacy of the flower petals and pistils embellished with golden seed beads.
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More blossoming trees
Click on any pattern to view to full design.
 Spring Welcome K's Studio |  Apple Blossom Biscornu Faby Reilly |  Old Cherry Tree K's Studio |  The Cherry Blossom Festival The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery |  Oriental Florals Maria Diaz |
>> see all cross stitch patterns with tree blossoms
Joys of Spring
Cheerful, uplifting spring cross stitch patterns to bring us a bit of joy, even in troubled times. Designs by Tiny Modernist.
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More Easter bunnies
 Springtime Easter Delight Tempting Tangles |  Lesley Teare Designs Blackwork Easter designs |  Egg Hunt Easter ornament Barbara Ana Designs |  Easter time (detail) Alessandra Adelaide Needlework |
>> see all Easter patterns
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Blackwork takes on spring colors
Who said that Blackwork had to be stitched in black? Designer Lesley Teare brilliantly demonstrates how the technique can be used with sunny and cheerful colors. Furthermore, each of these patterns combines two slightly different hues of floss to further lighten up to the stitched piece.
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Upcycling, cross stitch style
Find a new creative use for your little tin boxes. Kyoko Maruoka, GERA!s designers suggests mounting pretty cross stitch pieces onto the covers, hiding sides with decorative trimming. These little boxes will look very cute on a shelf, or you can give them away as gifts, with a little surprise inside.
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More Box cover ideas to cross stitch
 Poppy Box Faby Reilly Designs |  Alphabet Mini lace motifs Agnès Delage-Calvet |  Wedding box set Tam's Creations |
>> see all patterns for decorating box covers
A ray of moonlight
Here's a beautiful cross stitch pattern by Gracewood Stitches: starting from a former color design, she decided to recreate it as if the garden's colors had faded into the dark and the flowers were only lit by a ray of moonlight.
This piece is worked in Assisi stitch - a cross stitch technique which consists in filling the background only , letting the patterns appear in negative on the fabric. We love the way the design exudes calm and softness all the while being very decorative.
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Spring Showers
It's fun walking in the rain with Samantha Purdy. A good occasion to sport a cheerful yellow-stripe umbrella, waiting for the sun to come back.
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Wicker Baskets
One for the flowers, one for the eggs, one for the knitting (and the cat), one for the market, and one to put on the windowsill with daffodils ready to bloom. More of life's simple joys as shown by Samantha Purdy Needlecrafts.
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More Baskets
 My sewing basket Tams Creations |  Elizabeth Wise Barbara Ana designs |  Edelweiss Lilli Violette |  Vintage Bike Lesley Teare Designs |
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The March part in full detail
Part Three comes in the top row, in the third position from the left. It features a little bird with purple wings and a group of three flowers worked in a variety of Blackwork motifs. The dominant colors are periwinkle and lavender, citrus yellow, lime and light orange.
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Creative Poppy Designers in the news
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Barbara Ana Designs - Frida
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 267 on sale March/April 2020
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Lace-like stitching
A bit of a challenge: this Lesley Teare Blackwork design will require patience, even for the most experienced stitchers. But what a miracle of refinement and precision. The Blackwork chart combines cross stitch and backstitch playing with different thicknesses of thread to create dimensional effects.
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Creative Poppy Designers in the news
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Tempting Tangles - Welcome to my Garden
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 266 on sale February/March 2020
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Tapestry Barn - Easter Eggs (Scandi style)
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 266 on sale February/March 2020
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Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The February part in full detail
Part Two of Lesley Teare's 2020 SAL is now available. It comes second from the right in the top row and features a hummingbird and a flower with large open petals worked in Blackwork motifs and color. Petals fold forward creating an interesting dimensional effect. The dominant colors are bright yellow and light orange.
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Thankful stitches
Say Thank you in a way friends will remember with this pretty Quaker-style heart-shaped ornament. It is cross stitched on fine 40ct linen fabric than has been hand-dyed in coffee to give it a vintage feel. The shaded thread adds to the antique look.
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>> see more Quaker style patterns by Barbara Ana Designs
More red monochrome patterns
 Scarlet Letters Tempting Tangles |  Red lace needlework set Agnès Delage-Calvet |  Small German Sampler Muriel Berceville |  Key to my Heart Tempting Tangles |
>> see all red monochrome patterns
Its busy in the Kitchen
Here are some wonderful creative cross stitch ideas for decorating a kitchen: In addition to main chart is "Chef's Kitchen", the chart set actually contains an alphabet, 7 adorable cook motifs and plenty of alternative ideas for personalized cookbook covers, aprons and more. Send us photos of your finished projects!
Designed by Perrette Samouiloff
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More cooks
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