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Welcome Swirls
Vines are swirling around the letters of this cheerful Welcome Sampler, between rows of sprightly spring flowers. A design by Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles.
>> see more Seasonal patterns by Tempting Tangles
More Welcome patterns
Friendly greetings to cross stitch. Change them with mood and seasons!
>> see all Welcome patterns (all designers)
Building a nest
Beautiful soft pastel hues, a quick and easy stitch that will look pretty and homely in a corner of your house.
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Nesting time | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare designs |
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>> see more Bird patterns by Lesley Teare designs
Cross stitch library
Be prepared! As any dedicated stitcher will tell you, it's worth having a couple of versatile mini motifs on hand, should an occasion come up to quickly stitch up a little gift or card for a loved one. This chart is chock-full of exquisite mini motifs in sunny colors.
>> see more flower patterns by Lesley Teare designs
Ornamental tulip
Only focusing on the contours of the flower, curves and shapes of petals and pistils , Alessandra Adelaide's latest flower in the Fiore series is a dramatic, graceful tulip that renders beautifully in cross stitch.
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Fiore 2 | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks |
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>> see all flower patterns by Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks
Tulips: in season
Many of our designers, each in their own way, have been inspired by the pretty spring flowers that brighten our flower beds. Here is a selection of some exquisite cross stitch designs.
>> see all cross stitch patterns with tulips
In and out of Windows
Designer Samantha Purdy has fun looking in and out of windows, capturing the simple joys of life such as observing the garden in a sudden rainshower. Her cross stitch patterns always tell a little story, leaving the rest to our imagination.
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Spring Rain | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Samantha Purdy |
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Windows | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Samantha Purdy |
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Window Seat | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Samantha Purdy |
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More Windows by Samantha Purdy
Inside looking out, outside looking in... more slices of life captured by Samantha Purdy.
Something new from Something old
Why throw away? In this beautiful pattern, Samantha Purdy captures the joy of needle crafts, of creating something new with something old, recycling and reusing materials so they have a new life.
>> see all patterns by Samantha Purdy
More Quilting and Patchwork inspired patterns
Arranged like quilting blocks, in many variations - yet all cross stitch.
>> see more cross stitch patterns inspired by Quilting & Patchwork
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
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Peacock & Fig - His Lordship & Her Ladyship (Birth annoucements)
As featured in Cross Stitch Gold magazine issue 145 on sale March/April 2018
Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks - Easter Tree
As featured in Cross Stitch Crazy magazine issue 240 on sale March/April 2018
 | | Easter Tree | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks |
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>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Blackwork wonders by Lesley Teare
Expertly designed and stunning projects for the stitcher looking for a little challenge.
Lesley Teare's signature style approach to Blackwork, achieving contrast and dimension through a variety of tiny blackwork motifs.
>> see more Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
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More dragons and oriental patterns
Menacing dragons, contemplative flowers and more. Visit our oriental section for more exotic patterns.
>> see more oriental patterns (all designers)
A tribute to the magnolia flower
This embroidery by Faby Reilly is a hymn to the beauty of the magnolia, ephemeral flower unfurling its light pink buds, always at the mercy of a shower or a gust of wind. This one, by contrast, will always preserve its splendor. Mounted into a small heart shape, almost small enough to fit in the hand, it will grace a doorknob or encase fragrance in your chest of drawers.
In the same collection
More variations on the flower. The natural linen background used for the sampler gives more softness, while the white linen used for the biscornu brings out the freshness of the colors.
>> see all flower patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
Spick and span
Thought down to the smallest detail, Faby Reilly has designed the cutest of small needlework cases. Folding into a triptych, it houses your scissors, embroidery needles and needle threader.
>> see all the latest news for Faby Reilly Designs
Neat and organized
Let's get rid of clutter. There is no better way to start work on a project than with threads, needles and scissors neatly organized in a handy pouch or box, that you can take with you. How about making your own?
>> see all patterns for needlework organizers
Mother and Child
Barbara Ana's latest cross stitch design oozes with tenderness. A little girl, dressed exactly like her mother, quietly observing as her Mom potters in the garden. It's stitched in beautiful rustic Moire woolen yarn.
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Mom & Me | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana designs |
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>> see more Spring patterns by Barbara Ana designs
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More Parent & Child patterns
Many of our designers have tackled the idea of family and parenting in needlework, with immense tenderness. Here is a selection of designs, showing the beautiful relation between parent and child.
Ethereal flower
This flower is full of contrast. Leaves, petals and corolla spring into round curves, arabesques and flaming spikes. Yet the flower retains lightness and delicacy, with a delicate mesh of cross stitch lines, that let the light through and create soft hues. Designed by Alessandra Adelaide, a Creative Poppy exclusive.
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Fiore 1 | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Alessandra Adelaide |
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Grace & elegance, flower designs by Alessandra Adelaide
Inspired by nature, yet with a strong feel for balance and movement, Alessandra's flowers and botanical studies are beautifully designed and make exquisite projects to cross stitch.
>> see more flower patterns by Alessandra Adelaide
Cross stitching for Easter
With Barbara Ana
>> see all Easter & Spring patterns by Barbara Ana Designs
With Perrette Samouiloff
>> see all Easter & Spring patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Stitching with Alessandra Adelaide Needlework
>> see all Easter & Seasonal patterns by Alessandra Adelaide Needlework
>> see all Easter patterns (all designers)
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
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Barbara Ana designs - Kokeshi Biscornu
As featured in Cross Stitch Crazy magazine issue 239 on sale February/March
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Cute hand made greeting cards
There's nothing like receiving a hand made card, one you know the sender has put a lot of thought and time into.
And conversely, there is no bigger pleasure than cross stitching for a loved one, each stitch packed with tenderness and joy.
This handy little pack contains 4 notecard and matching gift tags. A Peacock & Fig design.
>> see more patterns by Peacock & Fig
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Valentine's day, February 14th 2018
Valentine's Day is coming up, but do we really need a pretext for celebrating the happiness of loving and being loved?
We've just published a digest of all topics and patterns featured in Creative Poppy's newsletter, and related to celebrating Love through Needlework. There are so many different ways of expressing those special feelings in cross stitches.
>> see all features related to Love
Or you can view all patterns directly:
>> see all patterns for Valentine's Day
>> see all patterns expressing Love
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
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Monique Bonnin - Incoming Storm (Avis de tempête)
As featured in Cross stitch Gold magazine issue 144 on sale January/February
Lesley Teare Designs - Blackwork Flower with Wren
As featured in Cross Stitch Crazy magazine issue 238 on sale Jan-Feb 2018
Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks - Volo d'Amore
As featured in "Three of the Best" section of Cross Stitch Crazy magazine issue 238 on sale Jan-Feb 2018
 | | Volo d'Amore | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks |
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Perrette Samouiloff - Getting Dressed
As featured in the "Questions & Answers" page of Cross Stitch Crazy magazine issue 238 on sale Jan-Feb 2018
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Dramatic effects of light in cross stitch
When it comes to cross stitch design expertise, landscapes might be the most challenging subjects a designer can tackle. This pattern pushes the boundaries with expert use of color to render the dramatic light of the winter moonscape, and exquistely designed areas of focus at a smaller scale in the background. Superb design brought to you by Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles.
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Wintery Moon | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Tempting Tangles |
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Highlights of Winter
Winter is not all doom and gloom. Think of the frozen icicles shining in the pale morning sun, frost motifs on the windows, red berries in the bushes attracting all kinds of birds. Deborah A. Dick of Tempting Tangles, captures the spirit of Winter in this very pretty design.
>> see more Seasonal patterns by Tempting Tangles
'Twas the night before Christmas...
A delightful cross stitch ornament showing the stockings of all the family, from Dad's big wooly socks, to the baby's tiny little red one.
>> see all Christmas ornament patterns (all designers)
Winter Beauties
Winter, a season without flowers? Think again. Sylvie Teytaud proves us wrong with a collection of four white flowers, Edelweiss, Snowdrop, Hyacinth and Christmas rose. Each has a little matching fairy. You can cross stitch these pale harmonies of winter on a natural linen background.
More Winter Blooms
Perfect to stitch for the season, a delicate wreath weaving motifs of winter flowers and intricate needlework embellishments, beautifully arranged on a biscornu. A design by Faby Reilly.
More seasonal patterns
5 models to get into the mood and stitch the soft colors of winter.
>> see all cross stitch patterns for Winter
Creative Poppy Designers in the news
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GERA! Kyoko Maruoka - Baby Sampler
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine January issue 237
 | | Baby Sampler | | Counted cross stitch pattern by GERA! Kyoko Maruoka |
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Barbara Ana Designs - Holy Mud Biscornu
As featured in Cross stitch Crazy magazine issue 237 on sale December
>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
A Hungry Wolf
Here's a new Sampler by Barbara Ana, which reads like a story. Each of the many characters in this scene, be it farmer, wild animal, farm animal, is closely observing someone. How will the story finish and will the skinny wolf eat his fill today?
>> see more sampler patterns by Barbara Ana Designs
>> see all cross stitch patterns with farms (all designers)
More Animals by Barbara Ana
Animals play a prominent part in Barbara Ana's work. Here are a few examples of animals in her recent cross stitch works.
A greeting card with a vintage touch
So delicate and exquisitely designed, we love Monique Bonnin's latest vintage postcard, just in time for Seasons' greetings!
It's so beautiful you might want to keep it for yourself...
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