This Men in Blazers cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! If you follow English football and have a sense of humor, make sure you catch the Men in Blazers. On a tight budget and a miniscule staff, Michael Davies and Roger Bennett create very funny podcasts, TV shows, Twitter and Instagram …
This Montana cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! The pattern is based on a Montana Secondary Road sign. The standard Montana Highway sign is a plain square, so I thought this Secondary Road sign with it’s cool arrowhead pattern would make a much more interesting cross stitch pattern. I can easily …
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This French liquor license cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This fun pattern is based on an enameled metal sign I saw outside the Hotel Le Tropicana in Douville, France. I thought it was a really charming sign and I immediately knew that I would stitch one for myself someday. The number …
This Camino de Santiago cross stitch pattern and kit is now available in my Etsy shop!This project is a perfect way to commemorate a journey along the Way of St. James. The scallop shell has long been the symbol of the Camino, and it serves both practical and symbolic purposes. The shell served as a makeshift …
This Monty Python Spanish Inquisition cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! The quote for this project comes from their classic sketch from the second show of their second season. Michael Palin’s Cardinal Ximénez is flanked by Cardinal Biggles (Terry Jones with the aviator goggles) and Cardinal Fang (Terry Gilliam) as they …
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This Blues Brothers cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This project is a quote uttered by no other than Donald “Duck” Dunn, base player for the band. He says this line after they had played at Bob’s Country Bunker, a rowdy country and western bar. This is a funny (and rude) …
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This “not morning person” cross stitch pattern, now available in my Etsy shop, is perfect for all your favorite A.M. curmudgeons! It’s a warning to whomever just can’t wait to share something awful with you… before you are properly awake and aware. It’s perfect for your kitchen, bathroom, desk – wherever family members and coworkers …
Double stitch needlepoint is very attractive for filling areas in both needlepoint and cross stitch projects. I’ve used it in two projects thus far, my fun (and free!) Denver Broncos cross stitch tutorial, and again in my Compass Needlepoint project. It’s a lovely stitch and it can be executed horizontally (as I will present below and …
This Interstate cross stitch road sign pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This is just the latest in my series of US and European road sign patterns. The stitched example, Interstate 80, is a 2900 mile route that runs from San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey. Along the way, it also passes through …
This Monty Python fruit cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This project comes from the Monty Python sketch about self defense against homicidal maniacs armed with fresh fruit. John Cleese plays a drill sergeant training four hapless recruits. All the fruit they have trained for is on this list, plus one …