December House Cross Stitch Pattern and my stitching for a cross stitch exchange.

 Hi everyone, here is the December House Cross Stitch pattern that is one of the posts I lost when I moved back to blogger, some of you may have seen this pattern before. If you would prefer a pdf copy of the pattern contact me on the contact form on the blog or it is available for free in my KoFi shop 

How to download : Click on the image and then save to your computer or take a screenshot.

A completed exchange 

I have recently completed a pin cushion and tape measure exchange from a Facebook group, I designed this little pillow and added some extra goodies for my exchange partner.

I stitched this little Autumn pillow.

 

Adding the year on the reverse.

I cut a small piece of the linen and blanket stitched around the edge  

and then pulled the threads to create this little edging.

I love making these little pillows as they are a quick stitch but make ideal small gifts.

How I made the pillow.

Place the cross stitch face down on a towel and iron gently.  Cut out a piece of iron on interfacing and iron it to the reverse of the cross stitch.

Cut a piece of fabric the same size as your cross stitch piece also with iron on interfacing attached, this gives the fabric some support. 

Place right sides together and hand or machine stitch all around leaving a small gap at the bottom to allow you to turn the pillow to the right side.

Poke in the corners with a bamboo stick or scissors being careful not to poke a hole into the corners. 

Press with your iron.

Fill with fibre fill or walnut shells and blind stitch the bottom.

I usually press the pillow again to finish.

If you wish to make a little Autumn pillow similar to this one then try this free pattern here. 

Until next time, happy stitching!

 

 

Freebie Friday - The Little Autumn House Cross Stitch Pattern

Here is another little house pattern, I have decided to make a collection of all four seasons, Winter, Autumn, Spring and Summer.
You can find the first free pattern, Winter, in this previous post here.
To save click on the image and either screen shot or save to your computer or ipad.
If you prefer a pdf please message me in the contact form and I will send you a copy.



Of course I had to create the Fall pattern for my American friends!
I have been doing some Autumn/Fall stitching, this is not quite finished yet. I used a couple of the elements from this free pattern to show how you can easily make something new from one pattern.

Stitching tips


I ironed some light weight interfacing to the reverse side of the cross stitch.
Choose some pretty fabric for the reverse side, place right sides together and hand stitch back stitches all around leaving a gap for filling with fibre fill at the sides. I also left a small gap at the top so that I can add a cord to use as a hanging ornament.


I love doing hand sewing on small items like this, I find it relaxing.


In my next post I will show this finished together with a pretty pillow to match.


Hope you love the free pattern, if you make something with this I would love to see it.


Until next time Happy Stitching!

Freebie Friday Cross Stitch Pattern: The Little Winter House

    

Hi everyone, Freebie Friday has returned, I have finally managed to get organised!

I have also added some patterns below that I previously published and lost when I moved back to blogger, you may have seen these before  but you now have 3 to choose from!

Hopefully you can see the pattern, if on ipad just click on the image and it should zoom in, on a computer you should be able to right click and save. If you prefer a pdf pattern then message me on the contact form in the sidebar of the blog, I will be happy to send a copy. 

Happy stitching!

EDITED : 15 Nov 2024

The winter pattern at the top of this post is now the first design in a set of four seasons patterns, you can find the Autumn/ Fall pattern on this post here.

 

  

Free Snowflake Cross Stitch Pattern

Hi everyone, I have designed this small snowflake cross stitch pattern for you to stitch, it is a quick stitch and easy for a beginner cross stitcher.

On a laptop or computer -  Click on image and save.

ipad - Click on image and screenshot.

If you prefer a pdf please message me using the contact form on my blog and I will email it to you.

Freebie Friday 

I used to post my free cross stitch patterns on a Friday, I will be returning to that schedule soon.

Enjoy!

Until next time Happy Stitching!
 

Baby It’s Cold Outside Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Hi everyone, I am in the mood for posting this week.

Here is another free pattern to reflect the Winter season together with some floss tags to organise your threads, hope you love it!

Here is the flip book pattern to see on screen, click on the image.

If you prefer to print the pattern click on the pattern below and right click to ‘save as’ to your computer.

If using iPad long press on screen and save to files. Let me know if you have any problems accessing the pattern or please leave feedback if they are not printing clear enough.

Prefer a pdf of the pattern? Use the contact form in the sidebar and I will send it to you.

Red and green pattern

Blue and white pattern

Floss tags on A4 and 8.5 x 11 letter size

I hope they print ok, if you would like a pdf copy please contact me via the contact form on the blog.  

Until next time, happy stitching! 

Christmas Trees and Parcels Free Cross Stitch Pattern and an update..

 

Hi everyone, welcome back to Happiness Is Cross Stitching.

Changed back to blogger

I managed to revert back to my previous blog hosting on the blogger platform, I did not like using wordpress, however that has had an impact on my blog posts.

I may have to try and upload them or repost them individually. 

Not sure how I am going to do this,  you may even see content that you have seen previously, but please bear with me.

Christmas Pattern access

This Christmas Pattern is a test pattern to see if everyone can access it as I cannot upload PDF’s to the blogger platform unless I host them elsewhere.

Click on the image below in the bottom corner and the pattern will open on screen as a flip book. If you would like the pattern as a pdf please message me via the contact form on the blog. 

If you wish to print the image on your computer  just right click and ‘save as’ or if using ipad long press on the image and save to files.

Until next time, happy stitching!

 

Joy House nearly stitched, winner of stitch along.

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Hi everyone, I started stitching my new free pattern Christmas Joy House and I have nearly finished it, I am loving it on the black fabric.

Freebie Friday - Joy of Christmas House Cross Stitch Pattern 2019

Hi everyone, it's Freebie Friday!

Cross stitched Christmas Mouse, Tulips and Craft Room Update.

Hi everyone, don't you just love this little mouse?

Another Autumn Freebie - Mini Cat Cross Stitch Pattern

Hi everyone, here is another free pattern for Autumn, a few days late for my usual freebie Friday post.