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October 15, 2024

Christmas Keepsake Cross Stitch Heart Design Update

October 15, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
Christmas Keepsake Cross Stitch Heart Design Update

A free cross stitch design for a commemorative year Christmas keepsake decoration.

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October 15, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 3 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5, Christmas 2
cross stitch, Christmas
February 14, 2024

Country Cross Stitch Mini Design Free Pattern

February 14, 2024/ Sum of their Stories
Country Cross Stitch Mini Design Free Pattern

Stitch a sweet mini country cross stitch design with hearts, flowers and a cute little duck with this free pattern.

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February 14, 2024/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
embroidery, cross stitch
July 26, 2023

Traditional Mini Sampler Cross Stitch Design

July 26, 2023/ Sum of their Stories
Traditional Mini Sampler Cross Stitch Design

A free mini sampler cross stitch design in a vintage traditional style

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July 26, 2023/ Sum of their Stories/ 5 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
cross stitch, free pattern, embroidery
September 12, 2022

Autumn Quote Free Cross Stitch Pattern

September 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories
Autumn Quote Free Cross Stitch Pattern

A free cross stitch pattern to stitch a lovely autumn quote. A Fall Cross Stitch design you can download for free.

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September 12, 2022/ Sum of their Stories/ 21 Comments
Sewing and embroidery 5
cross stitch, embroidery, autumn, Fall Crafts
December 04, 2020

Snarky Cross Stitch Design Book Giveaway

December 04, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Snarky Cross Stitch Design Book Giveaway

We’ve got 2 PDF copies of a fun new snarky cross stitch book to give away, plus a book review.

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December 04, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Kit Review
cross stitch, Giveaway, Book review
December 02, 2020

How to make a Cross Stitch Christmas Tree Ornament

December 02, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a Cross Stitch Christmas Tree Ornament

How to turn a heart cross stitch design into a Christmas tree ornament

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December 02, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 10 Comments
Christmas 1, Sewing and Embroidery 3
Christmas, cross stitch
September 15, 2020

Pumpkin Cross Stitch Free Mini Design

September 15, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Pumpkin Cross Stitch Free Mini Design

A free mini cross stitch Pumpkin design, perfect for a wooden key ring.

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September 15, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 3, Halloween
cross stitch, embroidery, Halloween, keyring, autumn, Fall Crafts
May 27, 2020

Free Strawberry Cross Stitch Pattern

May 27, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Free Strawberry Cross Stitch Pattern

2 simple strawberry cross stitch designs, available as a free download

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May 27, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 3
cross stitch, embroidery
February 07, 2019

A little tribute to Jenny 2019

February 07, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
A little tribute to Jenny 2019

Today would have been my mum’s birthday so I’m sharing a cross stitch sampler that I made for her back in 2002.

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February 07, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Their Stories
their stories, cross stitch
January 23, 2019

Cross Stitch Lavender Bag

January 23, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Cross Stitch Lavender Bag

Embroider a pretty floral blue cross stitch design and turn it into a lovely lavender bag. With a free cross stitch chart.

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January 23, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 14 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
embroidery, sewing, gift ideas, teacher gifts, cross stitch, tutorials
October 31, 2018

What you need to get started - Cross Stitch

October 31, 2018/ Sum of their Stories
What you need to get started - Cross Stitch

Cross stitch is a lovely traditional craft. Here’s what you’ll need to get started if you want to give it a try.

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October 31, 2018/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 1
embroidery, what you need, cross stitch
September 09, 2016

Simple Cross Stitch Mural

September 09, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Simple Cross Stitch Mural

A simple cross stitch design painted on the wall as a mural.

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September 09, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 31 Comments
Everything else 1, Inspired by
Home Decorating, art, pretty ideas, tutorials, paint, cross stitch
May 13, 2016

Cross Stitch Planter

May 13, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Cross Stitch Planter

Use the simplest of cross stitch to upcycle an old tin into a pretty plant pot.

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May 13, 2016/ Sum of their Stories/ 27 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery, Waste not Want not
Gifts, embroidery, gardening, gift ideas, cross stitch, tutorials
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