Lindsey Weight from Primrose Cottage is one of my favorite cross stitch designers. Check out her newest designs and you will see why! I have included the stitch count of the cover sample but the pattern calculates each design if using different cloth.
Spring Quaker cross stitch. Stitch count 80 x 80, stitched on 28 count mushroom, two threads over two.
4th of July Rules cross stitch, stitch count 64 x 290. Stitched on 32 count light taupe, two over two.
Patriotic Quaker cross stitch. Stitch count 82 x 79, stitched on 32 count light taupe, two threads over two.
Red, White, and Blue Quilt cross stitch. Stitch count 65 x 65, stitched on 32 count light taupe, two threads over two.
Snowman 2024 cross stitch comes with mini red heart button embellishment. Stitch Count 77 x 68, stitched on 32 count taupe, two threads over two.
All of these designs are due to arrive the middle of April so place your orders now.
The 30-Day Sampler Embroidery Kit will take you through everything you need to learn embroidery. Starting with the basics of embroidery on day one. Learn a new embroidery stitch each day building on the previous day’s knowledge. A complete illustrated stitch guide is included in the kit. Online videos are also included with the purchase. Each kit includes a login code to access the 30-plus videos. Some of the stitches include the back stitch, queen stitch, wagon wheels, and woven picot. When the sampler is finished, you will have completed a sampler with all thirty stitches. This is a great basis for a class.
The kit includes: Pre-printed sampler fabric for stitching; Six skeins of DMC or Cosmo floss in assorted bright colors; embroidery hoop; printed stitch guide booklet; needles; sewing pin and access to the password protected class with 30 plus videos.
This class is also available in a round, 12-inch version that can be framed, when completed, in a 12″ embroidery hoop. What’s the difference in samplers? Both the round and original volume 1, 30 Day Samplers teach the same stitches. The round sampler is much larger than the original rectangle sampler and can be displayed in a 12” hoop when finished. The original samplers come with floss, hoop and needles.
The 30 Day Sampler Embroidery Kit, Volume 2 will take one through everything they need to learn 30 more embroidery stitches. Volume 1 is not necessary to stitch volume 2. Add 30 more embroidery stitches to your repertoire. Stitch guide, video classes etc. are included as in volume 1.
Volume 2 is also available in a round version.
Learn 30 more stitches in Volume 3, available in a rectangle version or a round version like the previous versions.
These will be available later this month so place your orders now.
The indigenous Otomi people, with their multicolored textiles, oversized patterns, and whimsical layouts, inspired the design of Of a Feather. With multilayered wool appliqué and embroidery on a parchment background, this quilt takes on a modern feel with its bright, bold color. Stock up on this fantastic pattern, in which Sue provides detailed instructions, clear pattern and stitch diagrams, and the opportunity to learn new techniques such as wool appliqué, layering, cotton appliqué, embroidery, dimensional embroidery, and texture creation. This is a perfect Block of the Month quilt for a stitching day! The book includes patterns for the Of a Feather Quilt, Workbox, Pillow, and a Geometric Throw.
Rooted is a continuation of Sue’s small studies, which will lead you on a journey through the wonderful world of trees. Become immersed in the foliage, branches, and blooms, from the five-petal, intense red-orange Flowering Quince to the tropical Golden Dewdrop, with its violet-blue flowers and golden berries. With Sue’s detailed instructions and guidance on basic background layering techniques, you can teach classes with confidence and ease. Sue provides countless tips and tricks throughout the pattern, which will increase sales of tools and notions. Easily demonstrate how to add textural background stitching and how to enhance each element with expertly selected embroidery stitches, bringing each block to life.
Tinsel is another of Sue’s small studies and a celebration of the modern Christmas tree. Though the true Christmas tree tradition can be traced back to Germany, today many people around the world embrace the custom in their own distinctive ways. Tinsel is a celebration of this unique holiday tradition and a symbol of joy, unity, and gathering.
You may also want to add Sue’s book of embroidery stitches to your order. This book includes step by step concise written instructions, along with clear illustrations, for more than 70 of Sue’s favorite stitches. Included are close up, color, photographic examples of each of the stitches used. The beginning of ‘Creative Stitching’ gives you a detailed look into the needles and threads Sue uses, and throughout the book are color photographs of Sue’s work.
The perfect small size for quick reference anywhere, it is spiral bound to stay open to the page you are using. It has an alphabetical index in the back of the book along with a category breakdown of stitches in the front which allows you to choose a stitch by the effect you are looking for. The second edition of Creative Stitching is the must have book for you to begin creating highly embellished, textural pieces of art.
All of these books will be available later this month. The Creative Stitching book is available now.
These four new designs by Meg Hawkey are all the exact same size so your display can be switched out for each season. A sweet little bluebird is bringing a message for you! The pattern is for easy hand embroidery tinted with colored pencil. The stitcheies measure about 9″ x 10 3/8″.
Summer delivery is bringing sweet cherries and cosmos!
The autumn embroidery delivery is brought by a sweet, witch-y mail lady… flying by to drop messages about lots of Fall fun!
A warm winter greeting straight from the North Pole!
All of these patterns are due to arrive early next month so place your orders now.
Check out the latest sweet designs by Lindsey Weight of Primrose Cottage. Valentine’s Day Quaker cross stitch is stitched two threads over two strands, 80 x 80 stitched on 32 count fabric.
Warm Winter Wishes has a few of everyone’s favorite things.
Sip Stitch Repeat makes you want to sit in front of a fire and stitch!
All of these patterns are due to arrive early next month so place your orders now.
Robin Pickens has combined two loves, fabric design and cross-stitch to stunning affect. All of these designs are floated on her fabrics. The combination of textures adds that awe factor to every project.
Pine Crossing is a cross stitch pattern showing stylized trees across the landscape with a couple of red birds popping out against the wintry forest scene. Appropriate for winter holidays and seasons or in other colors for any time of year.
“Seasonal Courier: Cardinal’s Winter” is a features a festive cardinal sitting upon his favorite pinecone. The bird celebrates the winter season with snowflakes of various sizes and top and bottom borders bring in added decoration and color and shapes reminiscent of quilt blocks. Cardinal’s Christmas is the first in a series of four Seasonal Courier birds.
Sweater Weather combines the love of quilt blocks in a soft color palette in the borders with a bolder color pinecone for the winter season in the center. Leafy vines surround the center pinecone rectangle. This cross stitch pattern is the first in the “Sweater Weather” series, with more seasons to come!
Winterly Sampler is a sampler with multiple images including cardinals, trees, vines, pinecones, snowflakes and mistletoe. This festive sampler follows the same basic structure and size as the Fall Frolic Sampler but with a wintery feel!
All of these patterns are due to arrive in the next few weeks so place your order now.
Ready for a new Halloween Block of the Month? Meg has you covered! Her descriptions are almost as clever as the blocks:
BLOCK #1
We’ve waited all year for the annual Witch’s Faire! As soon as you walk into the clearing, you’ll pass by the Pumpkin Scarecrow. Every year it seems larger! This pattern is the first of the Witch’s Faire Block of the Month Series and contains the assembly directions for the entire quilt along with the first embroidered block. Colored pencil tinting and very simple embroidery along with very easy quilt piecing make this an easy stitch! There are appliqued pennant banners at the top of the quilt, and you can use your favorite method to apply them. Have fun at the Faire!
Block #2:
Let me introduce you to Finoozala Groop! She was crowned the Queen of Halloween at this year’s Halloween Faire. It may have gone to her head a bit? Finoozala is the proud owner of Groop’s Spider Emporium in Hocuspocusville. If you need quality spiders, she has everything from single horrific ones… to the ever-popular bulk packages of 144 somewhat mediocre specimens. Infest your house in style at Groops!… YIKES, my worst nightmare!
Both should arrive any day, just in time for your new class line-up!
This new BOM from Bonnie Sullivan of All Through the Night will be shipping around the first of the year. Bonnie appliqued wool on her high quality flannel for a vintage, dramatic look. With 9 blocks in the series, you will definitely be able to finish it in a year! The blocks are 16″ square so the embroidery and appliques have room to shine.
It is gorgeous on a light background as well.
This the background that Bonnie used. It’s Espresso Windowpane Woolies Flannel from Maywood Studio. Yes it is a subtle plaid….
Valdani offers an assortment of her favorite Pearl Cottons so you will be ready to stitch.
Having handwork is such a joy! We know this is going to be popular so place your orders now!
A Garden of Summer flowers stitched on dotted fabric adds whimsy to the flavor of your pillow which is filled with the blooming flowers of Summer
Simplify showcases blue-work embroidery featuring a patchwork quilt airing on a clothesline in a peaceful and whimsical garden.
Don’t you love this bold and beautiful blackwork pillow with embroidery complementing the wildflower nosegays printed on the fabric?
Celebrate each season of the year with this design! With the change of each season, your little redwork pillow will take center stage in your home decorating and honoring the season
Home is where your Heart is! Celebrate your home with a bluework pillow.
A petitie stitcher’s cottage. Clever garden planters & whimsical flowers add to this “sew” sweet little house.
These patterns are also available as machine embroidery patterns. Check our website for those options. All of these patterns are due to arrive later this month so order now.
Its beginning to feel like Fall! The 12 designs of the Autumn Days Ornaments capture the richness of fall. From bountiful harvests and canning to a slice of pie and a cup of apple cider, each is stitched in warm colors that will remind you of cooler temperatures and leaves changing color. The “I Love Fall” ornament will perfectly express how you feel about both the autumn season and these cute ornament designs. Make them all or make a few, you can’t go wrong with the Autumn Days Ornaments. Finished sizes: 2.25” x 2.25” / Stitch count: 28w x 28h
Fall is in the air and Stitch Cards Set R will transport you to crisp mornings and all things autumn. Stitched in warm reds, greens and oranges, you will be reminded of fall colors and cozy sweaters. The Crow, Pumpkin, Scarecrow and Sunflower are such a happy group that even the crow is a welcome visitor. Why wait for fall’s arrival when you can bring it home with these adorable cards? Stitch count: 36w x 36h
Lively orange colors express how you feel about fall with the Happy Fall Simply Signs cross stitch pattern by It’s Sew Emma. Let this sign show that fall colors, pumpkins, sweater weather, apple cider and more make you happy! The Happy Fall Simply Signs Cross Stitch Pattern comes with full-color instructions, diagrams and supply list, including suggested DMC colors. It is printed on durable 8.5” x 11” cardstock. The cross stitch is designed to work on 14 count Aida cloth and finishes at 8” x 19.875”. Finished sizes: 8” x 19.875” / Stitch count: 112w x 2788h
These patterns are due to arrive next week, just in time for some stitching in front of the fire!
