Katherine made a few changes when she stitched her ornament and was kind enough to share her work with me. Instead of a fabric she used Holly Green Mill Hill Perforated Paper for stitching her ornament and
Ornament Club Pattern Stitched by Pam R.
Photos are rolling in from this year’s Ornament Club participants. I can’t tell you how ridiculously happy this makes me!! I’m over the moon with enthusiasm for stitching and for the community around this website. You folks rock! This is Pam R’s first stitched ornament in the group. She used a darker DMC on the […]
Holiday Berries Stitched by Nita
This is Nita’s finished Holiday Berries cross stitch – this is the first design in the 2012 Ornament Pattern Club. She used the DMC conversion, along with Rainbow Gallery silver metallic and stitched it on a pale green linen from Dove Fabrics. Thank you for sharing your stitching with us, Nita! Happy Stitching!
E-Z Stitch Lap Stand Available Cheaper on Amazon
Previously we had talked about using a cross stitch stand and while the one I have is no longer available, the E-Z Stitch Lap Stand is very similar and possibly even a little bit better than the Sit and Stitch that I already own. I was looking around at stands this week and the E-Z […]
Little Snowman Stitched by Meari
Meari stitched the Little Snowman free cross stitch pattern on red 22ct Hardanger fabric, added a few beads and buttons, a little trim… and it came out absolutely stunning.
Delft Blue Celtic Knotwork Free Cross Stitch Pattern
Head on over to visit my friend Connie on Craft Gossip’s Cross Stitch blog and grab this free cross stitch pattern while you’re there! Take a few minutes to hang out and see some of the other cool things Connie has posted recently. There’s a really nice free band sampler pattern that I just downloaded […]
Peace ~ Freebie Stitched by Emilie V.
Emilie shared this photo in the Facebook community this week and I love the thread she chose to stitch Peace in! This is one of my favorite free cross stitch patterns available here at Stitching the Night Away. I stitched my own in purple threads, but this thread hand dyed thread from Carrie’s Creation is […]
My 2011 Annual Report of the Stitching
Hard to believe it’s the last day of 2011 already and tomorrow we’ll start a fresh new year. One of the benefits of keeping a stitching blog is it’s easy to look back through the posts and see what I’ve accomplished (or not accomplished) stitching wise for the year. So I present my 2011 annual […]
Stitchqueries: Which Way Does the Hoop Go?
This question comes in from Sharon here on the blog and it’s a really good question! I have a question about using the Q-snap or a hoop. Do you stitch on the top side of the fabric or the bottom as it lays in the frame? [fabric to hoop U shaped or inverted U shaped] […]
Snowflake Free Cross Stitch Pattern
Snowflakes make great ornaments and can be fun to stitch and embellish. Choose your favorite color or just use up your left over floss. ==> Click here to download the free cross stitch pattern This is just the first in a long line of snowflakes that are about ornament sized, although I’m sure there are […]
