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Cross stitch designs for Summer (continued)
All the latest news for Summertime cross stitching, with sunny days, summer flowers as well as seaside fun, as published in Creative Poppy's newsletter.
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Refreshing Love
Aqua blue and ginger, a stunning combination for this underwater themed design featuring a little mermaid carrying a huge basket of flowers, a gift for her beloved. A superb allegory of Love brought to you in cross stitch by Barbara Ana.
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>> see all patterns with mermaids (all designers)
Summer Garden
The simples joys of life, like holding a watering hose on a warm summer days and tending to one's garden. Brought to you with a contemporary touch by Samantha Purdy.
The happy gardener is equipped with a straw hat and a nice denim overalls. The rows are well aligned and tidy, geometric style. However the presence of birds, butterflies and lady birds gives them life.
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More Summer Garden patterns by Samantha Purdy
 Night Garden (detail) |  Summer Reading |
>> see all patterns with Plants and Gardens (all designers)
Sunflowers, Butterflies, Bees and Goldfinch
Colors sparkle in this stunning summer chart designed by Lesley Teare. Like the other models in the collection it blends two counted stitch techniques, cross-stitch is used for color, and Blackwork for filling flowers with a lace-like effects.
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>> see more Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare
>> see more Bird Patterns by Lesley Teare
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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Bright colors of Summer
Two biscornu celebrating flowers with bright colors and that bloom late into the Season. They will bring a colorful touch into your home too!
>> see all biscornu patterns by Tiny Modernist
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Strolling along the Prom, Prom, Prom
Hum along and enjoy stitching this vintage style poster-like sampler filled with seaside icons. A quick & easy pattern that will be ideal for a beginer or a week-end project.
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>> see more Seaside patterns (all designers)
More Seaside fun
Sand, seashells, crabs, seagulls and plenty more of fun time at the beach.
 1900's Bathing Costumes (detail) Perrette Samouiloff |  Agnès Delage-Calvet A story Told in Stitches: A day at the Seaside |  Seaside treasures Monique Bonnin |  Summer Biscornu Barbara Ana Designs |
Taking a little Break
There's always a little story behind Lesley Teare's portraits. Where has this young lady come from, smartly dressed and taking off her shoes at the far end of the garden, among the hollyhocks... We'll leave it to your imagination while you cross stitch this pretty portrait.
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Once upon a time... there were two mermaids
Two portraits by Lesley Teare and two very different mermaids.
The first mermaid is a mesmerizing beauty, no doubt capable of bewitching any sailor bold enough to attempt to navigate the mysterious waters that surround her.
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The other little mermaid, straight out of Hans Christian Andersen's well-known fairy tale, is deep in her underwater palace and dreaming of meeting Prince Charming.
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>> see all patterns with mermaids (all designers)
Bizarre Beauty
There are sometime bizarre phenomenons in nature. The seashorse for instance is actually a fish, looking like a seashell and with a horse's head, which is why its also called the hippocampus. It's strange body is depicted here in amazing detail, with bold colors that enhance its singular form.
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More Fish & Sealife
 August - Seaside Gracewood Stitches |  Octopatches Tam's Creations |  Flying Fish Perrette Samouiloff |
>> see all patterns with fish (all designers)
Beautiful summer nights
Summer and its pleasures ... evenings that you can enjoy, even after dark. Talking a stroll in the garden, watering plants that have grown thirsty. Or going camping and meeting up around a fire.
We find Samantha Purdy's contemporary designs really cool, don't you?.
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Maritime Sampler
Exceptional!
Stitched in 1866 by a young girl from Wales, this charming sampler not only includes traditional elements (house, animals, trees of life ...), it also features stunning sailing ships including clippers, witnesses of the naval activity of the region. The sampler was spotted and transposed into a cross stitch chart by Amanda from Riverdrift House.
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More patterns with boats
>> see all patterns with boats & sailing ships (all designers)
Summer pleasures
Organizing a tea-party in the garden, gathering bunches of fresh flowers and tending to one's plants - summertime is full of pleasures. And so are these delicate summer samplers, with fresh colors and adorable details. Both are Riverdrift House designs.
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The Summer miniature is actually the second in a series of 4 year-round patterns; Spring is already available and Autumn and Winter will be released in the coming months.
Kingdom of Neptune
Over the months Kathy Bungard of Gracewood Stitches continues to create cross stitch designs matching a theme with a color. In August, dive into the cool and refreshing realm of Neptune!
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Chasing the Summer blues
Cool, refreshing, relaxing, fluctuating between blue and green... How better to spend the summer than stitching with turquoise threads. Plenty of inspiring projects await!
 Mom & Me Barbara Ana Designs |  Romance in Paris Shannon Christine Designs |  Butterflies - design for Bath towel Marie-Anne Réthoret-Mélin |  Peacock Finery Lesley Teare Designs |
>> see all Turquoise & Aqua patterns
More Summer patterns
 Wishes for every season: Summer M-Anne Réthoret-Mélin |  Gracewood Stitches Log cabin - Summer |  Scissor case & scissor fob - Sunny Colors M-Anne Réthoret-Mélin |
>> see all summer patterns (all designers)
Ready to go on holiday
All set?
Getting ready is the half the fun. Now you can double the pleasure by stitching Maria Diaz' holiday suitcase sampler including one of the cutest cross stitch bikini ever!.
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>> see more mini motif patterns by Maria Diaz Designs
Seaside holiday
Prolong the fun in stitching. Here are a just couple of the beautiful sea-side inspired patterns that we carry on our website. Check out the link below for more.
 Seaside treasures Monique Bonnin |  Summer Biscornu Barbara Ana Designs |  High Seas band Faby Reilly Designs |
>> Seee all patterns related to holidays by the sea (all designers)
A trip to Africa
Perrette Samouiloff invites you to take a little tour in Africa with 4 new releases representing animals. Monkeys swing in trees, a young giraffe stretches out to reach for the higher branches and, under the foliage, parakeets and parrots compete in colors.
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>> see all animal patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
>> see all savannah and jungle animals (all designers)
>> see all tropical bird patterns (all designers)
Underwater realm
A sweet little mermaid and a beautiful metaphor: we love the idea of the fish attracted to the sky and turning into birds, just as the little mermaid is irresistibly attracted by the light.
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>> see all patterns related to the sea (all designers)
Summer Floral Prints
A playful design in fun, trendy colors and that does not take itself too seriously. Sure to inspire many creative cross stitch projects such as little note books, boxes with cross stitch lids, greeting cards and more. Send us your photos!
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>> see more patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
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As the months go by
Designer Kathy Bungard of Gracewood Stitches has started a new collection of designs, each dedicated to a special month of the year.
The July pattern is inspired by the silky-leaved orange poppies that bloom in our summer gardens. The stitched design shows the graceful silhouettes of the flowers against a warm tangerine background.
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Patterns with honey bees
It's summer and bees are buzzing in many of your favorite designers' cross stitch patterns, all singing their little ode to summer.
 Harvest Hum Gracewood stitches |  The potting Shed Lesley Teare Designs |  Wanted Barbara Ana Designs |  Peacock mandala Tams Creations |
>> see all patterns with bees (all designers)
Bright red Poppy
This striking Glasses case pattern can be stitching on white, natural raw linen or on black! It will make a wonderful gift - except if you decide it's so beautiful you'll keep it for yourself. New in Faby Reilly's delightful poppies series.
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>> see more poppy patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
>> see all glasses cases to cross stitch (all designers)
Roll out the picnic blanket
Mother bear is taking her children on a treat tea-time party, out in the countryside. You'll enjoy stitching this fun cross stitch design by Lesley Teare that's full of delicious details. Check it out close!
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Summer flowers, vibrant with color
A contemporary feel for these small snapshots of summer flowers, with vivid colors entirely covering the whole canvas. Worked either in cross stitch or needlepoint, these small projects make wonderful mini frames to add touches of color to your home decor.
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>> see more flower patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
More sunny colors
More vibrant colours for joyful summer stitching.
 Sun & Summer biscornu Marie-Anne Rethoret-Melin |  Sunflower Tam's Creations |  Seville (Vintage textiles collection) Gracewood Stitches | Summer Biscornu Barbara Ana Designs |
>> see all summer cross stitch patterns
A day at the seaside
How best to enjoy the summer? At the seaside of course. Designer Perrette Samouiloff takes us for a stroll along the beach, gathering seashells and watching the small fish spring out of the water. The beautiful hues are from the DMC Variations embroidery floss range, with subtle changes of color that make for fun stitching
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More Seaside patterns
Explore the many different designs created by Perrette Samouiloff: the 1900 bathing costumes, the beach scenes, the fishermen and the small sailboats in the distance.
These are details of the patterns. To view the full design, click on the pictures.
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>> see more Seaside patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Many more designers, each in their own way, have designed lovely patterns depicting the seaside. Here is just a sample. click on the link further down to see them all.
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>> See all cross stitch patterns related to the Sea (all designers)
Pretty wildflower
Celebrating the beauty of one of the prettiest of wildflowers, here is the Poppy Girl!
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More patterns with poppies
Also by Lesley Teare, here are three more gorgeous cross stitch patterns featuring poppies.
 Poppy Bouquet |  Red Poppies |  Birds in summer |
>> see all cross stitch charts with flowers designed by Lesley Teare
>> see all cross stitch charts with poppies (all designers)
This little piggie held a barbecue...
This little piggie read a book in the garden,
that little piggie cooked a barbecue,
those little piggies went of for a romantic stroll....
and the last little piggie flew off with a balloon!
A Maria Diaz chart complete with 11 different little pigs.
Quick and fun stitching ideal for cards, baby bibs, towels, T shirts, and Dad's apron (the piggie with the barbecue).
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>> see more patterns with pigs, sheep and cows (all designers)
Sunny days, Happy days
Perrette Samouiloff's inimitable style at its very best when depicting children and animals. Here are two new patterns in the form of a banner.
Donning their Sunday best, the children are in for a bit of a surprise for their first visit to the farm.
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Three little girls out to visit the newborn lamb in the field.
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>> see more countryside and farm patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Birdwatcher's delight
Lesley Teare's latest release is Birds in summer, following up on the popular Birds in Spring. There are 6 different kinds of birds, each beautifully transposed in stitches, and surrounded by a wreath of wildflowers.
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Red is for summer with Perrette Samouiloff
Indulge, get out a bunch of cheerful red threads and start stitching. Perrette Samouiloff takes you back to when summer meant having fun playing in the open fields, picking wild flowers, sharing secrets and a ride on the back of a bicycle...
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>> see more happy childhood patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Cherry pick your next cross stitch project
We love cherry season, the warm sun, the juicy fruit, the firm red flesh. Check out our designers take on this beautiful fruit, a good excuse to get our your favorite red floss colors!
Here's a selection of our cherry patterns (click on image to see complete pattern):
 Freshly picked cherries Feefeedille |  Cherry Basket ABC Marie-Anne Rethoret-Melin |  Cherries and Strawberries Perrette Samouiloff |  Red cherries Needlework accessories Marie-Anne Rethoret-Melin |
>> see more fruit themed cross stitch patterns
And that's not all!
This is just the latest news for Summer. There are many more Summer patterns for you to browse:
>> see all cross stitch patterns for Summer
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