October 2021

Just CrossStitch

Fun projects in all shapes, sizes & skill levels!

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Executive Editor Tanya Fox Art Director Brad Snow Publishing Services Director Brenda Gallmeyer Editorial Assistant Barbara Laux Senior Copy Editor Kristan Seitz Copy Editor Emily Oliver Technical Editor Kyra Perkinson Technical Proofreaders Mary O’D
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One Stitch Ahead
Ocelots and moose and bears, oh my! Take your stitching into the wild without ever leaving home when you stitch and display these impressive beasts by designers Marie Barber, Barbie Laux and Natalia Luneva. Then complete your rustic decor when you fi
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Bear Paw Cabin
Design by Shannan Grierson of Bobbin and Fred Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 121H x 121W Design Size: 8⅝″ x 8⅝″ • 15″ x 15″ piece 28-count platinum Cashel linen from Zweigart® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery flo
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Northern Lights
Design by Barbie Laux of Twisted Willow Designs Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 125H x 98W Design Size: 8⅞″ x 7″ •15″ x 13″ piece 14-count slime hand-dyed Aida from We Will Dye For You • One skein each Presencia® or DMC® six-strand embroidery floss •
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Bears & Berries
Design by Natalia Luneva Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 107H x 110W Design Size: 6⅜″ x 5½″ • 13″ x 12″ piece 32-count sage green Murano Lugana from Zweigart® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 26 tapes
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Animal Tracks
Design by Elizabeth Spurlock of Saving Graces Fine Needlearts Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 111H x 111W Design Size: 8⅞″ x 8⅞″ • 15″ x 15″ piece 25-count natural pearl linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each (except where noted oth
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Ocelot
Design by Marie Barber Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 91H x 86W Design Size: 6½″ x 6⅛″ • 13″ x 13″ piece 28-count tumbleweed linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 24 tapest
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Where Flowers Bloom Part 5
Design by Christy Schmitz Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 101H x 77W Design Size: 7¼″ x 5½″ • 14″ x 12″ piece 28-count Picture This Plus Vellum Cashel linen provided by Rogue Stitching • One skein each Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery flo
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Autumn Leaf
Design by Rhona Norrie of Tangled Threads and Things Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 98H x 99W Design Size: 7″ x 7″ •28-count fall meadows hand-dyed linen from We Will DYE For You •Two skeins Sullivans® USA or DMC® six-strand embroidery floss
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Country Kitty Sampler
Design by Barbie Laux of Twisted Willow Designs Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 80H x 98W Design Size: 5¾″ x 7″ • 12″ x 13″ piece 28-count light sand Cashel linen from Zweigart® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Si
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Happy Fall
Design by Kate Spiridonova Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 53H x 75W Design Size: 3¾″ x 5⅝″ • 18″ x 28″ flour sack tea towel by Craft Basics from Cotton Creations • 14-count waste canvas from Charles Craft® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six
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Pumpkins & Leaves Needle Set
Design by Kim Beamish Skill Level: Intermediate Needle Roll: 66H x 54W Needle Case Exterior: 54H x 82W Needle Case Interior: 46H x 74W Needle Roll: 4¾″ x 3⅞″ Needle Case Exterior: 3⅞″ x 57s″ Needle Case Interior: 3¼″ x 5¼″ • Three 12″ x 10″ pieces 28
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Simply Gourdgeous
Design by Linda Jeanne Jenkins Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 79H x 108W Design Size: 5¾″ x 7½″ • 12″ x 14″ piece 14-count golden harvest Aida from Zweigart® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 24 tapes
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Violets in Autumn
Design by Natalia Luneva Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 113H x 110W Design Size: 8⅛″ x 7⅞″ • 14″ x 14″ piece 28-count antique white Lugana from Zweigart® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 24 tapestry
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The Alice Park 1832 Sampler:
By Deborah Fasano of Historic Handworkes Young Alice Park, of Wigan, England, stitched her sampler in 1832. Her sampler represents a vibrant history that encompasses family, education and religion. As we explore the hidden clues of this small English
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Alice Park 1832 Reproduction Sampler
Design by Deborah Fasano of Historic Handworkes Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 93H x 123W Design Size: 5⅞″ x 7¾″ • 12″ x 14″ piece 32-count lambswool linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each Au Ver à Soie® Soie d’Alger silk floss • S
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Enchantress
Design by Durene Jones Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 157H x 107W Design Size: 11¼″ x 7⅝″ • 18″ x 14″ piece 28-count Shale linen from Picture This Plus • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • One spool Kreinik B
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Halloween Time
Design by The Witchy Stitcher Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 152H x 68W Design Size: 1078″ x 478″ • 17″ x 11″ piece 28-count Doubloon Cashel linen from Picture This Plus • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • O
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Sweet Halloween Wishes
Design by Frony Ritter of Frony Ritter Designs Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 66H x 54W Design Size: 3⅝″ x 3″ • 8″ x 7″ piece 18-count light oatmeal Aida from Charles Craft® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • One p
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Jack The Stitcher
Design by Evdokia Nikolaeva of Punochka Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 57H x 57W Design Size: 3½″ x 3½″ • 10″ x 10″ piece 16-count French lace Aida from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each Weeks Dye Works™ Hand Over Dyed Floss • Size 26 tapestry n
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Flyby Zone
Design by Linda Jeanne Jenkins Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 64H x 64W Design Size: 4⅝″ x 4⅝″ • 11″ x 11″ piece 28-count tropical orange linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • One ball DMC®
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Ghost In The Graveyard
Design by Karen Bowen of KEB Studio Creations Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 46H x 66W Design Size: 2⅞″ x 4⅛″ • 9″ x 11″ piece 32-count Haunted Belfast linen from Picture This Plus • One skein each The Gentle Art Sampler Threads • One skein each The
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Pick Of The Patch
Design by Sharlotte A. DeVere of The Queen Stitch Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 29H x 30W Design Size: 1⅞″ x 1⅞″ • 8″ x 8″ piece 32-count natural light linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embro
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Favorite Finds
If you’re looking for a unique way to display your carefully stitched works of art, Ackfeld Manufacturing offers a wide assortment of hangers and stands to choose from, including options that are ideal for your hand-stitched ornaments. Featured here
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Finishing Instructions
• Padded matboard • Thin quilt batting (optional) • Coordinating fabric for backing • Double-sided tape (optional) • Hot-glue gun or craft glue (optional) 1. Cut two pieces of matboard to desired ornament size (⅛″-1″ larger than stitched design). If
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Where To Find It
Look for the fabrics used in this issue in your local needlework shop. Most framing by A. D. Stitch ’N Frame, 4220 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809, (260) 478-1301. (Au Ver à Soie, Soie d’Alger) www.accesscommodities.com/ retailers (888) 272-3135
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Part 5 My Quaker Christmas Sampler
Connect with the designer, meet new stitching friends and share your progress when you join the Facebook SAL group. Type “My Quaker Christmas Sampler” in the Facebook search bar, and join us today! Design by Nancy Wahler of Faithwurks Designs Skill L

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