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Hello and Welcome. I’m Loretta, the creator of Stitching the Night Away. The website began as an extension of my passion for cross stitch. I’ve been a cross stitcher since I was 8 years old. It was something I learned as a Girl Scout, we did a project for a badge related to crafts and the group choose to cross stitch a holiday design on a red sweatshirt using waste canvas. I was one of the first ones finished and I’ve had a needle in my hand ever since then.

The biggest goal of the website is just to share the joy of cross stitching with others. Many people still seem to buy into the stereo type that it’s “an old lady past time” and this simply is not true. From visiting message boards and cross stitch shops I know that there are just as many young people that are interested in cross stitch, if not MORE. And those stitchers are stitching some of the most beautiful and unique cross stitch projects you have ever seen. And we’re inspiring whole new generations of cross stitchers, quilters, and needle workers every day!

The average stitcher is definitely not what the stereotypes would make you think. We’re just average every day people just like you. One thing I have found with frequenting cross stitch communities is that it’s where you will find some of the nicest, most passionate, creative, and interesting people on the internet.

Please leave a comment here on the blog or stop by and say hello on Facebook, I’d love to chat with you 🙂

Thank you for visiting us here at Stitching the Night Away, I hope you enjoy your visit and I love hearing from our readers!

Happy Stitches!
Loretta

Loretta Oliver

retta719

cross stitcher ✂, writer ✍️ , transcriptionist ⌨️, dabbler in all things creative ✂ , mom, wife, finder of lost shoes....

Didn't like how crochet practice was looking, frog Didn't like how crochet practice was looking, frogged it all out, now I have a big yarn ball to start over again ...
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New sampler pattern coming soon at Stitching the N New sampler pattern coming soon at Stitching the Night Away..... I'm about two-thirds of the way done with stitching the model. Looking forward to sharing the final pattern soon. 
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Some of my favorite projects that I’ve stitched over the years:

Tempest in a Teacup by TW finished cross stitch
Tempest in a Teacup by designer Teresa Wentzler

Spring Ride - Lanarte Kit
Spring Ride by Lanarte

Ouroborus (design copyright Dracolair)
Ouroborus by Dracolair

Imagination Creation Finished Cross Stitch
Imagination Creation design by Dragon Dreams

Dimensions Cross Stitch Kit Finished into a cubeit stand up thingy
Dimensions Cross Stitch Kit finished into a cube-it

Fairy Tale Sampler (Dragon Dreams)
Fairy Tale Sampler design by Dragon Dreams

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retta719

cross stitcher ✂, writer ✍️ , transcriptionist ⌨️, dabbler in all things creative ✂ , mom, wife, finder of lost shoes....

Didn't like how crochet practice was looking, frog Didn't like how crochet practice was looking, frogged it all out, now I have a big yarn ball to start over again ...
The annual list of stitchalongs is ready on the we The annual list of stitchalongs is ready on the website https://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/big-list-cross-stitch-sals-2025/ 

If you know about a stitchalong that hasn't been mentioned, be sure to comment on the post and let us know! 

#stitchalong 
#stitchingthenightaway 
#crossstitch
https://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/2024-ornamen https://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/2024-ornament-stitchalong/ 
#stitchingthenightaway
#crossstitching
New sampler pattern coming soon at Stitching the N New sampler pattern coming soon at Stitching the Night Away..... I'm about two-thirds of the way done with stitching the model. Looking forward to sharing the final pattern soon. 
#crossstitch 
#stitchingthenightaway #crossstitchsampler
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