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2021 Barbara Ana SAL - Dreaming Girl
Join the fun with a new Barbara Ana Stitch-along - a Creative Poppy exclusive!
Now available for pre-orders, the mystery chart features a young girl lost in her dreams. As you stitch each new part of the chart you'll discover gradually what is on her mind, a surprise at every turn.
Get a head-start and order your supplies now
The 1st chart will be available as of Feb 1st.
Order your supplies ahead of time and subscribe now so you're ready to start stitching. The background fabric is a stunning blue available from Zweigart.
>> Download Key
>> see list of suppliers for the fabric used (32 ct. Azure Blue (5152) Lugana - Murano from Zweigart)
New Lesley Teare Stitch-along for 2021
The new Lesley Teare's 2021 SAL is now available and the January cup has been released.
The Stitch-along comes as a subscription in twelve monthly sections, each with an exquisitely detailed porcelain cup, and plenty of birds, butterflies and bees. We love its classic elegance and delicate colors.
The next chart will be available as of Feb 1st.
Missed Last Year's SALs?
You can now order regular charts
We have now closed all sales of the 2020 SALs, however by popular demand, the designs are now available as regular patterns.
BY LESLEY TEARE DESIGNS
BY BARBARA ANA DESIGNS
If you have already subscribed Barbara Ana Christmas SALs, please make sure you download all your files by Jan 31st on the subscriptions download page
Bird feeding
A little girl stretches out a hand holding seeds. Birds perched in the branches look on watchfully. The bravest of them all takes off in a flutter of wings. We love the way designer Perrette Samouiloff captures the vivacious movements and positions of the birds, as well as the careful balance of colors of this winter scene.
More Winter Birds and Animals by Perrette Samouiloff
>> see all seasonal patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
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.
More snowdrops
>> see all cross stitch patterns with Snowdrops
More year-round projects
>> see all Calendar and Year-round cross stitch patterns
Open bar! Valentine Quote
Coming up soon: Valentine's Day. Tapestry Barn is always ready for some fun, here's a new design guaranteed to make your Loved one smile.
Alternative quote suggestions include "Gym? I thought you said Gin"
More Love Quotes in cross stitch
>> see all patterns expressing Love
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.
GERA! Kyoko Maruoka - Dear Chef
As featured in The World of Cross stitching magazine issue 303 on sale January 2021
 | | Dear Chef | | Counted cross stitch pattern by GERA! Kyoko Maruoka |
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>> see all the patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Bone-china collection
The cross stitch sampler depicts the exquisite shapes, colors and decorations featured on a fine collection of china including sugar bowls, honey pots, cream jugs, cups and saucers and teapot. A very decorative cross stitch piece also by Lesley Teare.
More Teapots by Lesley Teare
Decorative Teapots Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs
More teapots & tea cups
>> see all patterns with Tea cups and teapots (all designers)
A delicate mix of Blackwork and Cross stitch
Designer Lesley Teare has truly mastered the art of mixing the two needlework techniques, creating unique designs inspired by nature. Picture her latest work featuring a tiny wren, exquisitely rendered in cross stitch, surrounded by the fragile and almost transparent petals of scabious, delicately rendered in tiny lace-like motifs of Blackwork.
More Blackwork Flowers and Birds, by Lesley Teare
>> see all Bird patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Quilting Blocks - cross stitch style
Do you love quilts but can't get your blocks straight? Gracewood stitches has the answer with these beautiful cross stitch blocks that cannot go wrong. In this quare coverlet pattern, the designer gets the perfect balance of colors and motifs, designing her own "fabrics", and putting them together as she pleases. The stitched effect is full of light and movement.
>> see more Qulit block patterns by Gracewood Stitches
More Quilt Block inspired patterns
>> see all cross stitch patterns inspired by Quilting & Patchwork
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The December and final part in full detail
The Lesley Teare 2020 SAL has come to an end and all parts are now available. The lower right corner design comes features an orange and lime feathered bird with a crested head overlooking a large Blackwork tulip.
If you have already subscribed to the SAL, please make sure you download all your files by Jan 31st on the subscriptions download page.
Pattern now available for sale as a complete chart:
>> 12 Birds and Blackwork Flowers
Last minute cross stitching for Christmas
New from Tapestry Barn, celebrate Christmas scandi style with 5 quick-to-cross-stitch Christmas decorations that are easy to frame in a small embroidery hoop. You can also pair them with Tapestry Barns' matching Scandinavian Christmas Sampler featured below.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Tapestry Barn
More Christmas Ornaments
We carry a huge selection of cross stitch Christmas ornaments, it runs several pages long. Here's just a tiny selection. Click on the bottom link to review them all.
>> see all Christmas Ornament patterns
Learning to embellish cross stitch, guided by Faby Reilly
Love cross stitching? Want to try adding detail and further embellishments? Faby Reilly's designs are the perfect choice for you. Guided by excellent stitch tutorials and user-friendly charts, learn a couple of new stitches and tips for applying beads. This new release (part of a series with one for each season) features a ribbed spider web stitch, in blue on the photograph.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
More Christmas Wreaths
>> see all patterns with Christmas Wreaths
Hat-maker's shop
Perrette Samouiloff continues to explore the olden days when many things were handmade, including the beautiful craft of making hats, when milliners, using ribbon, lace and pins aplenty and following the latest fashion trends, designed the most extraordinary and creative hats and headdresses.
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The Milliner | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Perrette Samouiloff |
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>> see more Fashion and Costume patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
More trappings, frills and trinkets
>> see all cross stitch patterns related to fashion (all designers)
Long simmering stew
Delicious smells escape from the kitchen. The cast iron red pot has come out of oblivion. What's on the menu tonight?
The simple pleasures of life, such as cooking a slow simmered dish and delighting the whole family. A cross stitch pattern designed by Samantha Purdy.
More yummy food with Samantha Purdy
>> see all food patterns by Samantha Purdy
Winter retreat
Living with the seasons, after the busy months of harvesting and then of preserving your produce, Kathy Bungard of Gracewood stitches tells us through this beautiful pattern that January should be a time for pausing, taking the time to read and stitch, and sip endless cups of heart-warming tea.
This is part one (January) of Gracewood Stitches calendar series.
The pattern comes with parts of different colors, like separate pieces of fabric, nested into each other, in the manner of the Log cabin quilt motif
>> see all Log Cabin patterns by Gracewood Stitches
More Winter patterns by Gracewood stitches
Winter decor
A fun and colorful personalized gift for your loved one. Or if you want to save it for your own home, just cross stitch your own words "Peace" or "Winter", for instance.
>> see more Winter and Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare
More fun and colorful Winter patterns
>> see all cross stitch patterns for Winter (all designers)
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
Matching ornaments - Frosty collection
>> see all patterns in the Frosty series by Faby Reilly Designs
>> see all Festive Season ornaments by Faby Reilly
Navy and polka dots
Designed by Faby Reilly, the common thread of these festive cross stitch patterns is the navy pattern with white polka dots that can be found everywhere, in the shape of ribbon, scarf and even fabric embellishing the foot of the tree. The dark navy makes a nice contrast with the soft frosty and green tones used for cross stitching.
>> see all Holiday patterns by Faby Reilly designs
More Polar Bears
Hand dyed fabric effects
We love it when stitchers share pictures of their finished works. Maggie D. kindly sent us photos of two Barbara Ana designs where she experimented with hand dyed fabrics as well as stitching on a large scale with double size cross stitches.
Miss Mandrake was stitched on 14 count tea-dyed Aida with random shades created by the folds in the fabric during the dying process.
The piece was worked using six strands of DMC over two threads. The finished work is smooth with full coverage similar to needlepoint (or tapestry), though Maggie adds "I don't think I'm going to use the six strands again, ever.The only problem was when I had multiple colors close together and the holes in the Aida got a little crowded."
Photo courtesy Maggie D.
For the Frida Kahlo piece Maggie says "I got inspired and dyed my own fabric". We think the finished piece is gorgeous, with the background fabric a wonderful match for the original design.
The piece was also worked in double size cross stitches (one cross over 4 aida squares), however this time using only three strands of DMC embroidery floss. The cross stitches are more prominent and the bright colors gently blend into the background fabric.
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Frida | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs |
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Photo courtesy Maggie D.
Maggie concludes "My next product, Forest Queen is going on golden yellow Aida. I am going to have to stop watching Flosstube before I get into real trouble...."
To view and compare the original stitched designs, click on the pictures.
If you have experimented with variations of any patterns sourced from Creative Poppy's website, you are very welcome to send us pictures. We'd love to share them with other stitchers. Thank you!
>> see all the latest news for Barbara Ana Designs
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.
Lesley Teare Designs - Blackwork Flower Calendar
As featured in the "Best Buys" section of The World of Cross stitch magazine issue 302 on sale Dec 2020
Lilli Violette - Christmas designs
As featured in the "Pick of the Month", Best Buys section of World of Cross stitch magazine, Christmas issue 301 on sale November 2020
Barbara Ana designs - Christmas Robins Scissor Fob
As featured in World of Cross stitch magazine, Christmas issue 301 on sale November 2020
>> see all patterns featured in cross stitch and needlework magazines
Join the fun with Barbara Ana's new Mystery chart
Now available!
Just in time for Christmas, here comes a sweet and delicious pattern, covered with icing sugar. Like layers in a cake, it is stitched in four parts, with just the finishing touches to add as the last part of the chart is disclosed on Dec 1st.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Barbara Ana Designs
More Christmas Cakes
>> see all patterns related to Christmas cakes and Baking
Festive Season Bell pull
Bell pulls are a handy way of displaying cross stitch. Have you ever thought of making your own? For this new Christmas design by Perrette Samouiloff we simply used a thin round stick, beads with matching holes, and a bit of red cord. Bell pulls are practical too as they will always find a way into your home, they will even fit in between two doors.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
More Banner patterns for Christmas
>> see all Christmas banners and greetings
Christmas Ornaments by Tapestry Barn
Folk Art inspiration for the first, vintage blown glass balls for the second, here are two fun charts to cross stitch with Christmas decorations. Hang them hang on the tree, or to admire as a whole, whichever you fancy.
Tapestry Barn's designer is always full of useful tips and clever ideas: the latter design includes two specific colors that can be replaced with Gold and Silver metallics if you want to add more glitz to your stitching.
More Christmas Decs with Tapestry Barn
Fun Christmas cross stitching with a colorful and modern touch. Get started now!
>> see all Christmas cross stitch charts by Tapestry Barn
New Christmas designs by Lesley Teare
Exciting and colorful new patterns just released for Christmas.
As well as three nativity designs
Also by Lesley Teare, we've recently listed some more Christmas nativity patterns, including this brand new and quite unique church window design. How about stitching your very own nativity scene this year?
>> See all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
More Christmas nativity in cross stitch
>> see all Christmas nativity patterns (all designers)
Vintage Postcard Greetings - in cross stitch
This vintage postcard, which was originally designed and cross stitched by Monique Bonnin with a French text, is now available in an English version: "Best wishes". The retro holly motif is further embellished with red sequin berries.
>> see more patterns by Monique Bonnin
>> see all the latest news for Monique Bonnin
More vintage Greeting Cards by Monique Bonnin
Why not collect them? You can even mount them on stiff cardboard and send them by the post. Don't forget to stick a real stamp though!
>> see all vintage postcard patterns by Monique Bonnin
>> see all greeting cards (all designers)
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
More Tannenbaum by Faby Reilly
>> 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)
Dancing in the rain
There is beautiful movement in this pattern designed by Gracewood Stitches, the little violets seem to be holding an umbrella and dancing in the rain.
>> see all the latest news for Gracewood Stitches
More Purple flowers
>> see all Purple Flower patterns (all designers)
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The November part in full detail
Now available, Part Eleven comes third from the left in the third row.a small tangerine bird pecking berries. It is perched on a large flower with lace-like blackwork motifs with spots of color.
Available for download to all subscribers of the Lesley Teare 2020 SAL.
>> download here (sign-in required)
>> subscribe to the SAL (you can still join at any time)
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL
A sneak preview of the December chart
Part Twevlve is the final part of The Lesley Teare SAL and comes in the lower right corner. It features a tulip shaped flower with petals of black lace-like motifs. A large bird with crested head watches a butterfly flying away. Dominant colors are tangerine, aqua and contrasting shades of green.
Part twelve will be available for download as of Dec1st
A lacemaker at her work
An awesome tribute by Perrette Samouiloff to the art of bobbin lace. The cross stitch chart includes an amazing series of tools with minute differences in shapes, beautifully rendered in cross stitch and backstitch. The samples of lace motifs and lace borders are also a real treat.
>> see more patterns by Perrette Samouiloff related to Leisure time activities or Work
More patterns with lace motifs
>> see all patterns related to Lace (all designers)
Down to the last detail
Plunge into the heart of a Victorian era house in which not a single item is missing, from the chamber pot under the bed to the pedestal table with a vase of fresh flowers, from the piano in the parlour to the dolls house in the nursery. Now can you guess where is the kitchen?
A cross stitch pattern designed by Lesley Teare.
Inside more houses
>> see all cross stitch patterns with houses (all designers)
More Victorian patterns
>> see all Victorian England patterns (all designers)
New fun and creative Christmas patterns by Chouett'alors
A fluffy Santa hat stitched with white mohair wool, tiny cross stitch ornaments hanging on a laundry line with mini clothes pegs, Chouett'alors' designer is full of creative ideas - and well though out stitching details - guaranteeing lots of fun for your Christmas stitching as well as splendid end results.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Chouett'alors
More advent calendars to cross stitch
>> see all Advent calendar's and Christmas projects
God Jul to you
Start the countdown to Christmas by cross stitching these charming scandinavian mini motifs inspired by the local handicrafts. We love the palette deliberately reduced to (almost) 3 colors which contributes to the pattern's appeal and contemporary touch characteristic of Tapestry Barn designs.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Tapestry Barn
More Nordic Christmas patterns
>> see all Christmas patterns
>> see all the Christmas news
Lesley Teare 2020 SAL: The October part in full detail
Now available, Part Ten comes second from the left in the third row. It features a pink and mauve bird perched on an iris, among the reeds. A little butterfly flies away. There are delicate lace-like blackwork motifs both in the iris and the reeds.
Simple joys of Fall, with Samantha Purdy
The young Canadian designer has no equal in capturing the small pleasures of life in cross stitch. Check out this sampler close up and enjoy all the fun details.
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Autumn Sampler | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Samanthapurdyneedlecraft |
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More Autumn patterns by Samantha Purdy
>> see all Fall patterns by Samanthapurdyneedlecraft
More fabulous Autumn patterns (all designers)
>> see all cross stitch patterns for Autumn
>> see all the News for Autumn patterns
Did you know Creative Poppy also offers chart packs?
Creative Poppy patterns are available as downloadable pattern files. However, if you would like to receive professionally printed charts, we can also deliver your charts directly to your mail box.
This is ideal if you don't want to bother with downloading and printing your files, or if you can't obtain best quality print-outs at home. Also it's nice to have a beautiful chart you can archive.
What you get:
- Professionally printed color charts on beautiful extra smooth paper. Each chart is packaged individually in a sleeve.
- Chart packs are shipped in a strong flat box so they reach you in perfect state.
>> find out about our Shipping by Mail service
By the way, you still get your downloadable chart. So you can source your supplies while you wait for the postman, you can print out working copies that can be used for highlighting while stitching.
That's not all! More news continued on next page...
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