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Harbinger of Autumn
As days grow shorter and morning mist lingers, the tiny heads of the Colchicum or Autumn crocus, sprout in the fields. A sure sign of the arrival of fall and the perfect flower for the month of September. Part of the Anthea collection by Faby Reilly, with a flower to cross stitch for each month.
And the Seasons, they go round and round....
The year has gone full circle and the collection of delightful seasonal wreaths by Faby Reilly is now complete. Once your stitching is done, you can proudly display and rotate them as the year goes round.
>> see all year round patterns (all designers)
Starfish on the beach
As the waves softly ebb, a starfish appears among the sea shells. This exquisite cross stitch pattern includes a specialty stitch, providing a dimensional effect to the work. Thanks to an excellent step by step tutorial included with the chart, the woven picot stitch will have no more secrets for you. This pattern is part of Faby Reilly's Masterclass series, introducing a specialty stitch, one at a time in each design.
Spot this stitch: the Rhodes Butterfly
You might be familiar with the Rhodes stitch? Or the Rhodes Heart stitch? But have you ever seen a Rhodes Butterfly stitch? We just love it!
The tiny stitch is just so cute, you'll want to fit it into some many of your works. Thing repeating it in a regular pattern in the background to liven up a design, or adding a flutter of colorful butterflies in a floral scenery....
Thanks to Faby Reilly and her excellent tutorials, you can give it a try straight away!
| Butterfly Trail
Rhodes Butterfly Masterclass | Counted cross stitch pattern by Faby Reilly Designs |
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>> see all patterns with Butterflies (all designers)
Flower of the Month: Lavender
Check these twigs of lavender closely and you'll almost feel their scent. Faby Reilly needlework expertise has no equal when it comes to designing a pretty bouquet of lavender, worked on a cross stitch base dotted with French or Colonial knots (whichever work best for you - she encourages you to compare and provides a handy tutorial for both). The July flower, part of the Anthea collection of monthly flowers, also comes with an extra blank chart and cross stitch alphabet, so you can stitch any words of you own - particularly handy for decorative room plaques in your home.
More Lavender patterns by Faby Reilly
>> see all Lavender patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Apples & Roses
Thanks to Faby Reilly, you can embellish your home all year round with a pretty seasonal wreath. Here is the one for summer, with ripe red apples and sweet little summer roses. Like all of Faby Reilly's work, always supported by excellent tutorials, it is a delicate mix of needlework techniques and stitches achieving a wonderful decorative effect.
More Roses by Faby Reilly
>> see all patterns with Roses designed by Faby Reilly
June Cornflower
The flower for June is the cornflower, exquisitely depicted in intricate detail and colors, with bead highlights. Also by Faby Reilly.
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry trees are in bloom in Faby Reilly's needlewwork garden, with a pretty branch mixing buds and blooming flowers. The eyelet stitch mother-of-pearl sequins represent the flying petals. Pure embroidered poetry
Violets are the flower of the month
The delicate purple flowers, beribboned in Gold and a sprinkling of purple, grace this month's Anthea calendar designed by Faby Reilly.This time, guided by the designer's excellent tutorials, you will be introduced to the colonial knot, a good alternative to the French knot.
More Violet designs by Faby Reilly
>> see all Violet patterns by Faby Reilly
Rose Wreath
Here is the second in Faby Reilly's collection of seasonal wreaths, which you can stitch and display in your home throughout the year. Each chart will introduce you to some specialty stitches, in this case the lazy daisy stitch and the woven spider web stitch, guided by Faby Reilly's excellent tutorials.
More Roses by Faby Reilly
>> see all Rose patterns by Faby Reilly
Spring Daffodils
This cheerful bunch of daffodils fits into the lower left-hand corner of a square, but can be expanded to fit any text of your choice using the alphabet provided (Thank you, Happy Easter, Welcome Spring, ...). Or you might want to stitch the whole series of designs with one chart for each month. A cross stitch chart designed by Faby Reilly.
Prickly stitches
This little hedgehog, emerging from a pile of leaves behind a log, looks so real and lively, it almost looks as if you might hurt your fingers stitching this prickly friend. A cross stitch chart by Faby Reilly.
February Flowers
Faby Reilly's flowers of the month are pure white lilies and arums. Part of a year-round calendar they can also be used for making greeting cards using the customisable chart and alphabet provided.
January Flowers
Designer Faby Reilly will accompany us year-round with a flower for each month of the year. Faby's patterns are exquisitely designed in intricate detail, yet do not include any fractional stitches. Quite a feat given the amount of detail. The January flower is a snowdrop.
A beautifully embellished wreath for Christmas
Guided by Faby Reilly's excellent stitch tutorials, how about stitching this exquisitely detailed Christmas pattern and learning a couple of new stitches at the same time. This new release (part of a series with one for each season) features a ribbed spider web stitch, in blue on the photo.
Jewel-like needlework ornaments
Faby Reilly has a special talent for transforming a small piece of fabric into the most exquisite of jewels, shining with a thousand reflections. Each side of this cube is embellished with a pattern inspired by ice and snow crystals, mixing silver threads, seed beads and sequins on a cross stitch base. A wonderful hand-stitched ornament to display in your home for the festive season.
Matching ornaments - Let it Snow collection
> see all Festive Season ornaments by Faby Reilly
Christmas in Paradise
Faby Reilly takes us to exotic lands for this festive season, with tiny blue-feathered birds nesting among flowering birds of paradise. As always with Faby Reilly, beauty is in the exquisite detail of her intricate needlework designs combining cross stitch and many interesting embellishments of beads and threads. Hours of pleasurable stitching await!
>> see more Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Beyond cross stitch
Does cross stitch not hold any more secrets for you?
How about learning some new stitches that work wonders combined with cross stitch.
The Biscobourse project is the perfect opportunity to discover a couple of new stitches, learning under the expert guidance of Faby Reilly and her wonderful tutorials.
To make sure the charts are perfectly adapted to your needs, Faby Reilly offers you the choice between two levels:
- intermediate level where you learn just 3 specialty stitches, including the pretty and easy lazy daisy stitch.
- expert level covering a large number of stitches including for example the bullion stitch, which gives extra dimension to your stiching, and the buttonhole cartwheel. A whole new world to discover step by step.
>> see all patterns involving a mix of cross stitch and embroidery (all designers)
Woven roses: a spiderweb stitch tutorial
Brought to you by Faby Reilly, here is a fun and colorful cross stitch pattern that doubles up as a spiderweb tutorial. How about discovering new stitches that will enhance your cross stitch projects? This is a new series by Faby Reilly that will focus on a specialty stitch at a time. Watch out for more.
>> see more patterns with mixed needlework techniques (all designers)
Feel the sand between your toes
Spot those fantastic Lolita-style sunglasses. This cross stitch pattern is bound to bring back happy memories of seaside fun. A design by Faby Reilly.
Personalized Wedding Gifts
How better to celebrate a wedding than by stitching a truly personalized gift. This project can even be completed as a pair, the sampler and the cute little cushion that will bear the rings during the wedding ceremony. Brough to you, with beautiful stitched detail and finishing touches, by Faby Reilly Designs
More Wedding Ring Cushions by Faby Reilly
>> see all Wedding patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Cherry Blossoms
Spring is here, so why not celebrate with this remarkable needlework cushion, brought to you by Faby Reilly. Notice the delicacy of the flower petals and pistils embellished with golden seed beads.
Nature at its most beautiful
Worked in wonderful hues of autumn foliage colors, this little biscornu features a fox running around among the changing leaves and berries. The biscornu shape, with its round curves is ideal for appreciating the needlework design from different angles. It's also a lot of fun to make when the two flat squares suddenly turn into this pretty little cushion.
>> see all Biscornu patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Night Owl
Day and Night, big eyes watching you. A Glow-in-the-Dark pattern by Faby Reilly.
Fragrant Lilac flowers
A little bumblebee digs his head deep into the tiny flowers, amazingly rendered in cross stitch by Faby Reilly in a rich palette of light purples.
More Flower Biscornu by Faby Reilly
Part of a collection of over 20 flowers, each exquisitely designed.
Wisteria Biscornu | Purple Iris Biscornu | Violet Biscornu | Plum orchid biscornu |
>> see all Biscornu patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Peacock Needlework Accessory set
Brought to you by Faby Reilly, a stunning set of assorted Needlework accessories including a Scissor case & Fob, a Needlebook and a Pin-cushion Biscornu. Each cross stitch chart comes with a fully detailed finishing tutorial. .
>> see more Stitcher's accessory patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Sweet Peas and Honeysuckle by Faby Reilly
Here comes a splendid pair of fragrant blossoms, joining a gallery of flowers, some humble, some majestic, all coming to life in stitches under Faby Reilly's magic touch.
With its outer curves and central hollow, the biscornu is an ideal shape for these flower themed cross stitch patterns.
More Flower Biscornus in Faby Reilly's collection
>> see all Biscornu patterns by Faby Reilly
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
Greeting cards embellished with beads and sequins
Let it snow! these small motifs by Faby Reilly are worked in cross stitch on a Zweigart natural linen canvas with small printed dots looking like soft white snowflakes. The cross stitch base is further embellished with gold threads, pearl sequins, red seed beads. Irresistible isn't it?
>> see more Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
>> see all Greeting card patterns (all designers)
Christmas in Silver and Blue
Light sparkles in Faby Reilly's works with metallic threads, sequins and beads capturing light and adding extra dimension. Here are two new releases, a Christmas tree busrting with fine detail and a star ornament with intricately silver snowflakes.
More star ornaments by Faby Reilly
>> see more Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Purple Symphony
Generous bunches of wisteria flowers, cross stitched on a biscornu, with subtle variations of color, from lavender to purple. Here's a new flower, in the biscornu series, a collection that continues to grow. Exquisite designing work by Faby Reilly Designs.
>> see more flower patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Elegant & practical
For anything you want to slip into your handbag, and keep away from other things, here's a lovely little pouch that fits in a purse or in a desk drawer. An opening on the top of the cover allows to slide a small object of your choice (cards, tickets, headphones, etc.). The little fob also has a small opening and can also serve as a key holder. A Faby Reilly Design.
| Flora Pouch | Counted cross stitch pattern by Faby Reilly Designs |
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