ignorance is not a virtue cross stitch pattern

Ignorance is not a Virtue Cross Stitch Pattern

This Ignorance is not a Virtue cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop: This pattern is inspired by a quotation by President Obama. At first, I didn’t know that these were his words – I just saw it somewhere and thought it was profound in these times (2019-2020). A little research revealed …

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Mad as Hell Cross Stitch Pattern – Ideas for Political Activism

This Mad as Hell cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop: This pattern is inspired by the quote from the movie Network: “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” Surrounding the quote is a heap of possible actions like vote, volunteer, donate, call, organize, demonstrate, boycott, and …

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Dream Cross Stitch Pattern – inspired by a tattoo!

This Dream cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This Dream cross stitch project was inspired by the arm tattoo of a good friend. He is an executive for a big entertainment company and he loves his work so much that he got this tattoo. I created this project as a birthday …

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Bad Movie Cross Stitch Pattern – Top Secret

This Bad Movie cross stitch pattern is now available in my shop! This project is inspired by a line in Top Secret – the very funny movie by the same group of misfits who made Airplane! Top Secret features Val Kilmer as an Elvis-type singer who becomes involved with the Resistance while traveling and performing in …

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snickers cross stitch pattern inspired by saturday night live sketch

Call Me a Snickers Cross Stitch Pattern – SNL

This Call Me a Snickers cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This pattern is inspired by Riblet, one of Bobby Moynihan’s reoccurring characters during the Weekend Update segment. Riblet is a high school friend of Michael Che who interrupts the show and tries to take over Michael’s “jorb.” He’s full of …

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threadworx variegated floss samples - 1154 rainbow

ThreadworX Variegated Floss Samples – Collection 1

I created these ThreadworX variegated floss samples to help show the beauty of the color combinations when stitched. Above is the stitched sample of ThreadworX 1154 – Bradley’s Balloons. I stitched all of these samples with two strands of the six strand floss on 14 count Aida. It took just under four yards of two …

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anchor variegated floss replacements

Anchor Variegated Floss Replacements

I’ve identified these Anchor variegated floss replacements as, inexplicably, the company has discontinued these gorgeous colors. Fortunately, there are some really wonderful colors in the DMC and ThreadworX lines that will serve as excellent substitutes. In 2015 I blogged a detailed comparison between the Anchor Multicolor (numbers 1300-1390) and DMC Color Variation lines, never thinking that …

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35 new DMC floss colors pattern uses all 35 new solid colors DMC 2017

35 New DMC Floss Colors Pattern – Geometric Cross Stitch

This new DMC floss colors pattern uses all 35 of the solid colors DMC released in 2017. It’s now available in my Etsy shop! I created a thorough review of these 35 new colors, where you can see how they fall in the newest DMC color card and what new colors are my favorite additions. …

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lift while you climb cross stitch pattern

Lift While You Climb Cross Stitch Pattern

This Lift While You Climb cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop!I first heard this expression after the passing of Gwen Ifill, who, to quote Biography.com “was a pioneering journalist and one of the most successful female African-American reporters of all time.” Her friends and fellow journalists noted “how she embodied the motto …

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Nope Cross Stitch Pattern with Kilim Border Pattern

This NOPE cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This was a great opportunity to work with kilim rug designs – something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. And while there are a lot of Nope cross stitch patterns out there, there’s always room for more. While there are …

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