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Just about to bloom: magnolias
Buds are swelling, soon the big white petals will open one by one ...
Capture the beauty of the magnolia flower with a pretty bookmark. A design by Faby Reilly.
More Magnolia patterns
There is more in this series: check out the sweet little biscornu, the heart or the large sampler.
>> see all patterns for Faby Reilly Designs
Mad as a March hare
Did you know the origin of this expression? Designer Lesley Teare delights us once more with her stunning portraits of animals.
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Hares boxing | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs |
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>> see all patterns with hares and rabbits (all designers)
Hidden treasures
This is not your usual Quaker design. Granted Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles is certainly one of the most skilled Quaker style designers, creating the most complex and elegant medallions, diamonds, corner triangles and motifs of the most unusual shapes. However here comes an extra bonus with hidden motifs: some swans are easy to find, but will you find all the scissors and shears?
>> see more Quaker patterns by Tempting Tangles Designs
Easter fun with Tempting Tangles
Bunnies are hopping around in Debbie's garden...
And eggs are hatching... more tiny bunnies! Whimsical, fun and full of color.
>> see more Seasonal patterns by Tempting Tangles Designs
Blackwork Easter mini motifs
Would you like to have a go at Blackwork? Here are some great project ideas that are quick to stitch and can make cute little greeting cards, just in time for Easter.
>> see more Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Cute Chicks
More Easter patterns
>> see all Easter patterns
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Home deco: home made cushions - ready to customize
These folk designs by Riverdrift House offer a wealth of possibilities. We see an invitation to play around with your favourite overdyed or variegated threads. Or, to make pairs, a large and a smaller one, using the inner square motif and inverting the colors for the smaller cushion. Part of the fun of cross stitch is taking a design into your own hand and adapting it. Do show us and send photos of your finished projects!
More pillow or cushion covers to cross stitch
>> see more Cushion covers to cross stitch (all designers)
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
Searching for a cross stitch pattern you've seen featured in a needlework magazine?
Click on the picture to access to the corresponding design.
Barbara Ana Designs - Spring Scissor Fob
As featured in World of Cross stitch magazine issue 278 on sale February 2019
>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Burning Love
Feelings of love expressed with force and symbolism, as well as immense tenderness. Barbara Ana takes cross stitch to wonderful unexplored territory, where a heart burns in the shape of a tulip-like flame, where a mane of red hair grows into branches and blooming flowers...
Barbara Ana said she especially enjoyed stitching this piece, in particular the lady's hair. So will we no doubt!
>> see more patterns expressing Love by Barbara Ana
>> see all the latest news for Barbara Ana Designs
Say Love...
Say Love in the most romantic of languages with this exquisite miniature cross stitch sampler designed by Riverdrift House.
Or with a touch of humour with Tempting Tangles....
Or no words needed at all. This design speaks for itself doesn't it? She all shy and pensive, he looking distracted and pretending he doesn't see... A cheerful and decorative design by Lesley Teare
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Birdie Duo | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs |
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More pairs in love
>> see all patterns expressing Love
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5 Matryoshka dolls, each with a little surprise inside
Kyoko Maruoka, the designer of GERA! has just brought out a new collection of matryoska. There are 5 in this set and each of them serves as a different needlework accessory. The smallest of the dolls houses a needle-threader, also acting as a fob. The medium doll opens in the shape of butterfly wings, to neatly store needles, and so on ... The finishing touches are superb: the work of a real pro!
>> see more patterns by GERA! Kyoko Maruoka
>> see all the latest news for GERA! Kyoko Maruoka
More Needlework accessories
What could be more fun than making these small precious items: pin, needle, case and scissors for scissors. Don't your friends: these accessores make a lovely little gift. Creative Poppy has a huge selection. Here are just a few.
>> see all Needlework accessory patterns
Bold and Blooming
Designed by Dana Batho of Peacock & Fig, a new collection of empowering quotes set on an exquisite background of spring flowers.
The beauty of these designs lies in the contrast between the bold, sparkly quotes and the elegance and refinement of the stitching.
A number of the cross stitch patterns include some amazing woven roses, giving extra dimension to the needlework.
The pattern below is a little different. As opposed to the cross stitch patterns above, it is entirey stitched using embroidery stitches, a mix of stem stitch, lazy daisy stitch, satin stitch and again these beautiful woven roses.
>> see all patterns in the Go Bloom Yourself collection by Peacock & Fig
New resolutions for this year
For a good start to the year, how about a gentle reminder by Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles, that "needlework doesn't take patience, it teaches patience"
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Patience | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Tempting Tangles |
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>> see more Quotes by Tempting Tangles
>> see all patterns with Quotes related to needlework (all designers)
Spring Flowers and outstanding Anemones
There could be no further contrast between the spring flowers in the background - sweet daffodills, primroses and pansies, worked in cross stitch in warm yellows, and these striking purple anemones. Lesley Teare's signature Blackwork style is full of inventive little motifs that add texture and impact to her designs.
>> see more Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
>> see more Bird patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Blackwork & Color
More patterns in the same Blackwork & Color series.
More Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare
>> see all Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare
Fairy Fingers
A tribute of Shannon Christine to all the fairy fingers, all the little hands that cannot resist the temptation of playing around with yarn, fabrics, ribbons and trimmings, beads and button. Isn't that you?
We particularly like this design, not only because it is so decorative, but also because it is so versatile and lends itself to many creative ideas and projects. Do you like cardboard projects? Make a stunning sewing box. Sewing? Creative an organiser with pretty pockets inside. We're sure you will come up with fun ideas. Send us photos!
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Sewing machine | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Shannon Christine designs |
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By the way, Shannon Christine was also lucky to spot the Sewing Fairy the other day, seated on a spool of thread. Here is her portrait.
>> see more patterns by Shannon Christine designs
>> see all the latest news for Shannon Christine designs
Fairy Greetings
Celebrate friend and family Birthdays in stitches - all year round. Here is the first set in a series of Birthday cards by Lesley Teare, to stitch for every month of the year.
>> see all Greeting and Birthday card patterns (all designers)
First blossom of the year
Snowdrops, exquisitely designed by Faby Reilly: needlework accessories include a scissor case, a needlebook and a biscornu that can double as a pin cushion.
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
Searching for a cross stitch pattern you've seen featured in a needlework magazine?
Click on the picture to access to the corresponding design.
Barbara Ana Designs - I Give You My Heart
As featured in Cross stitch Gold magazine issue 153 on sale January/February 2019
Riverdrift House - Welcome Poppy Heart
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 252 on sale January/February 2019
>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Russian Winter
These little matryoshka dolls have a little surprise for us. Look close and you will spot 3 delightful winter landscapes: roads and bridges covered with snow, little thatched houses and churches tucked among the trees, under a clear stary night. A cute idea brought to you by Tiny Modernist.
>> see all the latest news for Tiny Modernist
>> see more patterns with dolls (all designers)
Enchanted Winter tale
A magical setting of snow and ice, an eerie palace seemingly deserted ... but the doors are open, perhaps waiting for a mysterious host. Now it's up to you to cross stitch the rest of the fairy-tale ....
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Ice Castle | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Shannon Christine Designs |
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Open the music box
And she will start dancing... The Sugar-plum comes straight out of the Nutcracker fairy tale, set to music by Tchaikovsky. The Sugar-plum is one of the toys that come alive under the amazed gaze of a child, on Christmas Eve. A Shannon Christine Design.
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The Sugar-plum | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Shannon Christine Designs |
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Another Sugar Plum Fairy, stitched on natural linen
We have also just received some photos of another dancing Sugar Plum by Shannon Christine. She was stitched on natural raw linen which emphasizes the snowflakes in the background. The color schemes and rendering of her skin, ballerina outfit and gold jewelry are exquisite.
>> see all Fairy tale and Romance patterns by Shannon Christine Designs
>> see all the latest news for Shannon Christine Designs
Second to the right and straight on till morning
Stuff dreams are made of: beautiful prose (by James M. Barrie) and elegant stitches (by Tempting Tangles), beautifully paired. These are actually the direction to Neverland, in the words of Peter Pan "Just think of happy things,and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!"
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Second star | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Tempting Tangles |
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>> see all the latest news for Tempting Tangles
More Fairy Tales
Cinderella, Snow-white, the Snow Queen and many more are waiting for you. Check out how your favorite designers interpret our most beloved fairy-tales in cross stitch.
>> see all cross stitch pattern with fairy-tales
Greeting the Winter season with a new sampler
As luminous as a clear and cold Winter day, where you go out covered from head to toe, enjoying the sight of the frost in the garden and the birds feeding in the bird house.
A dessign by Riverdrift House, part of a series of 4 cross stitch patterns, one for each season
>> see more patterns for the Winter Season (all designers)
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