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Some Less Expensive Alternatives to Framing Your Finished Cross Stitch Piece

The most exciting part about doing a cross stitch project other than starting it is actually finishing it. When your stitches are actually crossed and your final back stitch is placed it’s time to decide what you want to do to display the needlework you’re so proud of. A lot of people jump right to […]

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All Blocked Up Holiday Tree Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Another one of our old favorite cross stitch designs converted into the new PDF format. This “blocked up” holiday tree cross stitch pattern has a grid size of 49w X 93h. The green areas are different directions of satin stitch outlined by cross stitch in black, the snow on top of the tree is blended […]

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Finished Jingle Mill Hill Christmas Ornament Kit

My first finish of the new year was the Mill Hill Jingle ornament cross stitch kit, I actually finished it a few days ago on January 2nd. These little kits from Mill Hill are a lot of fun and I’ve stitched a few of their ornament kits before so I knew I was going to […]

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SocialSue is January Stitching Blogger of the Month

A new month (a new year) and a new Stitching Blogger of the Month! I spent the past week blog surfing and checking out a variety of stitching blogs, but this morning SocialSue caught my eye, mostly because of the fun cross stitch challenge she joined up called “Crazy January Cross-Stitch Challenge” that has her […]

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Big Sister and Big Brother Free Cross Stitch Patterns

This set of patterns was originally a special request from a friend and we decided to publish it to the site to share with everyone. It came out as a fun little set of patterns that you can stitch on a t-shirt, a onesie, a tote bag, pretty much anything that the new big brother […]

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Butterfly Corner Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

Butterfly Corner Counted Cross Stitch Pattern from Loretta Oliver at Stitching the Night Away Stitch Count: 126w by 116h Fabric is any count and any color of your choice. $1.00 ~ Chart is a PDF download. After PayPal processes your payment you will be redirected to download the PDF pattern file, even if it’s 2:00 […]

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Greenie Eyelet Ornament Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Another of our older patterns in the new PDF format and with a new name, this was formerly called the February Ornament. Hoping that new names do the patterns more justice and keep us better organized. ==> Click here to download the pattern PDF If you stitch this piece I would love to see your […]

Filed Under: Free Cross Stitch Patterns Tagged With: christmas cross stitch, ornaments

Basic Little Yin-Yang Free Cross Stitch Pattern

I originally charted this design so I could stitch it on the side of a bag that I carry. It worked out great and it’s perfect for a fun small accent on just about anything. ==> Click here to download the pattern PDF If you stitch this piece I would love to see your finished […]

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December Stitching Blogger of the Month is Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles

I hope you will all offer a round of congratulations to Beth at Garden Grumbles and Cross Stitch Fumbles, she is our very first Stitching the Night Away Stitching Blogger of the Month. You’ll find that Beth recently acquired some new stash that she bid on and she is making lovely progress stitching Let It […]

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Quick Cutwork Ornament Free Cross Stitch Pattern

This was originally called our March Ornament, still working on better naming of the patterns as we re-release in PDF format. I hope that’s helping a little bit with organization and keeping track of what’s what on the site. ==> Click here to download the pattern PDF If you stitch this piece I would love […]

Filed Under: Free Cross Stitch Patterns Tagged With: christmas cross stitch, ornaments

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