News:
Creative Poppy's website will be permanently closing its doors at the end of December 2025. Here is your last chance to order patterns from your favorite designers.
It has been a wonderful experience running Creative Poppy. Almost twenty years ago, we launched a website dedicated to making unique patterns accessible to all cross-stitchers, connecting cross stitchers with young and talented designers from all over the world. Gone were the days of limited styles, offered by a handful of existing companies. Cross stitch was evolving, with designers embracing much freer, varied, and contemporary styles. We are proud to have helped designers connect with stitchers and grateful that they trusted us with their beloved designs.
Today, it's time to turn the page. Creative Poppy will be permanently closing its doors by the end of December.
Creative Poppy's designers last tour
This is our final call. Patterns by Creative Poppy's designers will no longer be available on our website as off Dec 29th, 2025*!
*Please make all purchases by Dec 28th 2025. You will still have 30 days in January 2026 to access your account and make sure you have downloaded your files before the site's permanent closure.
GERA! Kyoko Maruoka
We are proud to have introduced Kyoko Maruoka's designs to stitchers outside Japan and all around the world.
Gera is the nickname Kyoko's friends gave her when she was a little girl, because she had such a sweet laugh. And the nickname stuck! Literally, Gera is evocative of "laughter" for the Japanese. Her cross stitch patterns are indeed joyful, full of life and color. We love her straightforward style, full of simplicity and innocence, and her great originality. A truly remarkable talent.
>> see all cross stitch patterns by GERA! Kyoko Maruoka
Samantha Purdy Needlecrafts
A young designer based in Canada, Samantha brings a refreshing approach to cross stitch, focusing on the simple joys of life, revealed though a streamlined approach to cross stitch. Only a few details are necessary to convey some wonderful moments in life, such as soaking in a warm bathtub on a cold winter night.
>> see all cross stitch patterns by Samantha Purdy
Shannon Christine Designs
Also Canadian, Shannon Christine is an incurable romantic, living in her own very feminine and refined world, populated by dancers, princesses, and fortune tellers. Her patterns are amazingly intricate, filled with beads and metallic threads, and—while you'll need a bit of concentration and expertise to complete them—you'll be blown away by the finished result!
>> see all cross stitch patterns by Shannon Christine Designs
Barbara Ana Designs
Barbara Ana needs no introduction to stitchers; her talent and creativity have influenced cross-stitch design worldwide. And yet, it was as a young cross stitch enthusiast that she joined Creative Poppy right from the start. We are proud to have supported her throughout this wonderful career.
While strongly influenced by her Spanish homeland, Barbara Ana follows her whims, and it is thanks to her extraordinary creativity that she has come up with some of the most extraordinary patterns ever available in cross stitch. Long live Barbara Ana patterns!
>> see all cross stitch patterns by Barbara Ana
Tapestry Barn
England is home to Tapestry Barn, a young and dynamic mother of two who still finds time between her job and family duties to indulge in her passion, creating her own cross stitch works. We love her pragmatic and modern approach to stitching, with always the finished object in mind when she embarks on a new design, such as these decorative fishes that look like they have just sprung from the water!
>> see all cross stitch patterns by Tapestry Barn
Riverdrift House
Based on the mouth of a river flowing into the Cornish Sea - hence the name, Riverdrift House, here is a mother and daughter team, where the mother designs and the daughter runs their kit business.
Fundamentally attached to British traditions, Riverdrift House excels at depicting the awesome estates that dot the countryside, including the home of Jane Austen or the palaces of the Royal family.
>> see all cross stitch patterns by Riverdift House
Lesley Teare Designs
Definitely an expert, covering both Cross stitch and Blackwork, Lesley Teare is a leading figure in British needlework design. Her interests and creations are very varied, covering many styles from William Morris to country-folk, but her greatest passion is the birds she observes daily in the English countryside.
>> see all Cross stitch and Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare
Faby Reilly Designs
Faby Reilly is so passionate about needlework, no stitch holds any secrets for her, and magazines regularly ask her to contribute her "Master classes". She has perfected the fusion between cross stitch and other specialty stitches, paving the way for enthusiast stitchers to move on to other, more varied projects.
Faby Reilly's finishing, like anything she does, is extraordinarily meticulous. Guided by her excellent tutorials and detailed step-by-step instructions, don't hesitate to explore some stitches beyond cross-stitch. Not only will you be guaranteed to reproduce exactly the pattern shown, but your finished piece will also be flawless.
>> see all Cross stitch and needlework patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Kateryna - Stitchy Princess
We were deeply moved when Kateryna, a young Ukrainian designer then based in Kherson, reached out to us. It was the early days of the war, and Russian troops were invading the city. It was clear we had to help her.
But beyond solidarity among stitchers, we were struck by the originality of her folk and slavic inspired cross stitch patterns. We are happy to be able to share them with stitchers worldwide.
>> see all cross stitch patterns by Katheryna - Stitchy Princess
We are very proud of our designers' talent and hope we've given you plenty of inspiration and ideas for stitching. As we have always said, be warned: visiting the Creative Poppy website might just trigger... an irresistible urge to stitch!
It's not too late. You can still order all the patterns you want to stitch.
Creative Poppy designs will remain on sale until End December 2025*.
*After placing your order, you will still have access to your account the whole month of January, and plenty of time to download your files.
We wanted to finish by thanking all stitchers who helped support Creative Poppy and its designers.
To all of you a HUGE THANK YOU!
