Free Christmas Cross Stitch design and progress on Peace cross stitch





Hi everyone, I have been stitching my free Peace cross stitch pattern from my previous post, I decided to trim it with these lovely Mill Hill Beads, another of my favourite trims. Once I have decorated the edges I am probably going to finish this as a box top or maybe a pin keep, not sure yet though.

 

I have also designed another free cross stitch pattern, there are three designs to choose from, Joy, Peace and Noel, I actually designed the Joy pattern last year.

 I have posted the link and the photograph below. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Joy, Peace and Noel pdf free cross stitch pattern three individual designs to use for christmas tree ornaments,  use as box tops  or simply stitch and frame!

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Happy stitching!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Christmas Cross Stitch Ornaments, progress on Covered Box and free cross stitch design stitched.

 

 

 

Hi everyone, here are a couple of my Christmas cross stitch ornaments that I have been stitching, the one on the left was an unfinished project from last Christmas, I finally decided to get it finished, the ornament on the right is a design that I created for, and published in The World of Cross Stitching Magazine last year.  

 

You can now access the free pattern for this ornament at this link

  

This week I have managed to make some progress on the Covered Cross Stitch Peacock box that I blogged about,  I am pleased with the result so far but I still need to finish off the inside.

 

I have also been stitching one of my free patterns, the Peace design, the pattern is available below. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am hoping to be posting to my blog again on Wednesday evening, untill next time thanks for your visits and lovely comments.

 

Happy Stitching!  

 



Christmas stitcheries tutorial

 

 

Hi everyone, this is a stitched gift I made for a friend, don't you just love the little elf sleeping on Santa's sack? I wrapped it in a cellophane bag and trimmed it with red ribbon and then attached a pretty gift card. (not shown). I attached swarovski crystals and a little hand made with love tag.

 

Of course it is another free stitchery pattern, courtesy of Joypatch here.

If you would like to know how to make this ornament check out this pinkeep tutorial on my blog where you will find details of how to make one.

 

I have some more photos below and a christmas stitcheries tutorial to show how to prepare your fabric for stitching these cute designs.

 

  

 

Here is the reverse side, I usually like to stitch the name on the back but I did not have time, but I think the fabric is lovely.

 

Next is the tutorial to show you how to prepare and stitch these designs. 

 

You will need:

 

Fabric, I used calico but any 100% cotton fabric will do.

Red DMC stranded cotton number 304

Lightweight interfacing

Fine pencil or permanent fine fabric marker. 

 

I used this pencil but I have now bought a fine permanent fabric marker.  

 

  

 

 

Print off your design

Place your fabric over your design and add three inches around all sides

Cut to size.

Trace your design  - see photo below

 

 

Once the design is traced you then need to Iron the lightweight interfacing or Pellon ( American name ) to the reverse side of the fabric.

 

In each DMC stranded cotton thread there are six strands, you need to take two strands measuring no longer than 18 inches (this will prevent it from getting tangled) and thread your needle.

Start stitching small backstitches as shown in the photo, covering your narrow lines as you go. 

 

 

Make sure you stitch into the previous hole where your last stitch ended, if you don't there will be a small gap and it will make your finished stitching look untidy.

Make your stitches smaller when stitching around small tight curves as this will give the curve definition.  

 

 

This is the completed design with the little elf sleeping, I used this part of the design for the ornament above.

 

 

Press your finished stitchery by placing face down onto a thick towel, this prevents your stitches from becoming flattened.

 

You are now ready to frame it or make it into a pillow or wall hanging. 

 

 

Until next time - Happy Stitching!

 

 

 

 



Free snowman stitchery pattern and Father Christmas design

 

Hi everyone, I hope you are all looking forward to Christmas and getting lots of Christmas stitching done, I know I certainly am. Here is another design I have been stitching, it is a freebie stitchery from Jan Wilde of Mulberry Street stitching, you can find the pattern here. Thanks Jan!

I simply love this pattern, you stitch the outline and colour it with colouring pencils, I used silver thread for the snowflakes, the loveheart should be a button but I did not have the right one, I suppose I could have made a polymer clay button but decided not to bother. 

 

Here are some more photographs...........

 

   

 

 

 

Here is the next free pattern I have started, it is another freebie from a blog called Joypatch here, I will be doing a mini tutorial on how to do these stitcheries next Sunday, this one is a real cute design! 

I have finished it but you have to wait until next week because I am off to watch Downton Abbey, it is a period drama showing in England and I simply love it, it is my favourite Sunday night treat.

 

Until next time - Happy Stitching!  

 



Free Christmas Stitchery patterns and a tutorial for a halloween cross stitched scissor fob

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone, I promised I would have something stitched by the middle of October and here it is!

Work asked me to stay another month so I am working until the end of October instead of September, it's no problem, it just means I have not done any cross stitching or had chance to finish the peacock box, however, I have managed to stitch some Christmas Redwork Stitcheries ready for Christmas.  

 

I stitched this Red Brolly design whilst on holiday in September, it is a free pattern from Bronwyn Hayes at the Red Brolly blog, she has some gorgeous free designs, I urge you to go and check them out here  Bronwyn has lots of freebies and some great ideas, I just looooove her blog, thanks Bronwyn!   

 

Pictured below are some other stitcheries I have been working on recently, I particularly like stitcheries because they are so quick to stitch.

In my next post I will show you another piece I am working on,  together with instructions for any beginners out there.

 

At the bottom of this post I have included a link to my Halloween Scissor Fob tutorial.

 

 

 

 

 

I found this cute freebie from Elinskreativeside blog here 

 

 

 

 

Close up to see the fabric and the stitching, I used dmc 304 and 100% cotton fabric

 

Here is a sneak preview of another free pattern that I have been working on, I will give you the link and the full pictures in my next post, hopefully, next Sunday. 

 

 

If you want to know how to make this cross stitched scissor fob, check out out my tutorials blog here

 

 

Until next time, happy stitching!