If you’re a stitcher who also loves to read, check out this collection of book-themed cross-stitch patterns from Book Riot.

Whether you need a Dr. Seuss project for your kid’s room or a fanciful bookshelf to hang near your bookshelves, … Read More...

As you might have noticed from posts earlier this week, I’m not ready for school to be starting up again yet (though we still have a couple of weeks where I live). Still, it’s hard to deny that season is … Read More...

I don’t know how you are feeling about summer right now, but as I write this things have cooled down a little bit where I live, enough to make it bearable to be outside. If summer could always be like, … Read More...

Some people get really excited about Shark Week. I don’t watch a lot of TV, and it’s not what I’d pick if I did, but to each their own.

If you or someone you know is obsessed with this week … Read More...

Are you the sort of person who is always forgetting their phone or wallet when they leave the house?

Maybe you need to stitch yourself a reminders list to hang near the door you use when you leave the house.… Read More...

Did you see the Wonder Woman movie? Lots of crafters have been inspired to make things with a Wonder Woman theme since the movie came out, and I wanted to share this great Wonder Woman cross stitch pattern with you.… Read More...

I love summer for a lot of reasons, but this particular summer has been great because my daughter is old enough to read by herself, which means I’m getting a lot more reading time for books I actually want to … Read More...

There are a lot of cross-stitch patterns online. There are even a lot of free cross-stitch patterns online. Some of them aren’t great, and some of them are clearly copyright violations (because someone took a picture from a book and … Read More...

Once the Fourth of July has passed, it feels like we’re really deep into summer, which is a lovely place to be.

Why not capture that feeling of sunshine and summer bounty in cross stitch?

Brooke’s Books Summer Pantry is … Read More...

There’s a joke in the knitting world that designers will hear from people who love their patterns but have just one question: “Will it work if I knit it in blue instead of red?”

I don’t know if anyone has … Read More...

Canada Day is coming up on July 1, and it’s the 150th anniversary of Canada becoming a country. To celebrate, I thought I’d take a look at some Canada-inspired cross-stitch patterns.

Free Patterns

This Canada flag umbrella pattern from le … Read More...

June is the month of roses, though you wouldn’t know it from my garden. The roses were full of blooms early in the season, then I deadheaded and now nothing. I hope they bring me another round of blooms when … Read More...

Here’s another great site with a good collection of freebies that I was originally attracted to while searching for July Fourth cross stitch patterns.

Glory Bee has a couple of great Independence Day freebies, including America and Celebrate the Fourth.… Read More...

When I first came across the mini cat cross-stitch pattern page at Happiness is Cross Stitching, I wanted to point you in particular to the summer and patriotic cat designs, but really they’re alls o cute you need to take … Read More...

My daughter has long been into fairies, pixies and sprites, and she loves butterflies, too, so I really need to stitch her this butterfly fairy cross stitch chart.

The pattern is from Fantasy Cross Stitch by Lesley Teare, published … Read More...

The eagle pattern I shared the other day might be a bit much to get finished before Memorial Day, but I’ll bet you have time to stitch this Stars and Stripes Mini from Kincavel Krosses.

It uses red, white and … Read More...

I sort of consider all of summer as being a patriotic season in America, kicking off with Memorial Day and running on through the Fourth of July and beyond. I feel like it’s appropriate to decorate with red, white and … Read More...

KBB Crafts & Stitches has shared another great design that was featured in Craft Ideas Magazine and is now available for all of us to make.

Her lavender sachets feature a floral (and French) design on the front. The pillow/sachet … Read More...

I love this peg board cross stitch rose idea from Dekotopia. The site is in German, and the translation I got from Google is terrible, but you don’t really have to understand the words to know what is going on.… Read More...