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Cross stitch designs for Summer
All the latest news for Summertime cross stitching, with sunny days, summer flowers as well as seaside fun, as published in Creative Poppy's newsletter.
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Nautical inspiration
Can you resist stitching these cute little sailors, practicing nautical knots in pairs, and getting seemingly a bit entangled on the way. A cross stitch pattern brought to you by Perrette Samouiloff.
Additionally, at the request of her fans, Perrette has created a matching Birth Sampler designed for either a Girl or a Boy.
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Nautical birth Samplers
For Boy (on the left) or for Girl (on the right) | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Perrette Samouiloff |
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>> see more Baby and Toddler patterns by Perrette Salouiloff
More nautical patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
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New Summer pattern by Barbara Ana
Amazing colors for this summer pattern by Barbara Ana, combining a terracotta fabric and a unique contrast of blue and brick. Order reigns on the left side of the pattern but in the shaded part, hair flows with the wind, morphing into waves with tiny sailboats and fish tossed about. Maybe a taste of what dreams are made of....
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Blue Dreams | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs |
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More Summer patterns by Barbara Ana
Take in the sunshine with Barbara Ana's cool and colorful cross stitch patterns.
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New seaside pattern
Part of Faby Reilly's Masterclass program*, here is a delightful beach scene with the focus on a heavy anchor and its chunky chain, with a clever use of chainstitch in multiple strands to bring texture to the foreground. The background cross stitch scene includes many exquistely designed detail including seashells, lighthouse, seagulls and sailboat.
The user-friendly chart comes in two-steps, first the cross stitch, then all additional stitches. It also includes an extensive guide* detailing all the steps and tips to achieve a perfect result for all specialty stitches.
More seaside patterns by Faby Reilly
>> check all our cross stitch seaside patterns (all designers)
Beach gear, vintage style
Bikini clad in high heels, here's a fun and catchy pin-up design, retro-style, like many of Monique Bonnin's designs. You'll love stitching the skimpy polka dot attire and the wonderful curves of the girl's body and face, as rendered in cross stitch with a lot of talent by this expert designer. The text can be personalized too.
More seaside Beauties
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Summer is here!
Apologies to our friends in the Southern hemisphere if we get a little excited. In our part of the world it's now officially and finally Summer!
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Summer in Ukraine
Kateryna's world is inspired by fairy tales, old folk legends and the beautiful Ukrainian countryside, farmland and forests. Depicted here in cross stitch are portraits of "Ukrainian girls", long hair woven into the traditional braid on the side and wearing regional folk dresses. The Sunflower, emblem of the country is a recurring theme in the designer's repertoire.
Girl's on the beach, then and now
Perrette Samouiloff pictures little girls of yore (top part in navy), all pretty and dressed up for a trip to the seaside, striding along the beach with spade and bucket, holding on to their straw hats in the wind. Nowadays too (lower part in lighter blue) little girls still enjoy dressing up for the beach, still holding on to their hats in the wind.
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Sailor Blue | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Perrette Samouiloff |
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More Seaside patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Perrette Samouiloff excels at depicting seaside scenes, you can see she really enjoys observing sealife and people having fun near the sea.
>> see all Seaside patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Summer Dreams
She stands on the shore, closing her eyes and listening to the waves.
Still with her eyes closed, she focuses on every one of her senses. She feels the sun, the warm sand.
Her mind wanders as she seems to merge into the deep blue sea.
This is the latest release in the Dreaming Girl series by Barbara Ana.
>> see all Barbara Ana Dreaming Girl portraits
Under the Sea by Barbara Ana
New Summer patterns by Lesley Teare
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.
More Beach patterns
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Summer Flowers: 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
Victorian times - Summer play
Designer Perrette Samouiloff has a special talent for depicting children, combined with a keen interest in period fashion. These Victorian children are playing outdoors, carefully protected from the sun with beribonned straw hats and parasol. Even legs are covered with frilly panties under the puffy skirts.
>> see more Period Fashion charts by Perrette Samouiloff
Feel the sand between your toes
... and 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.
Summer holidays... in stitches
These miniature scenes will take you away from it all and all over Europe. The cheerful colors bring a taste of summer and holidays. Cross stitch designs by Tapestry Barn.
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Tutti Frutti Summer joys
Brought to you by Tapestry Barn, here are two cheerful and sunny fruit patterns, real vitamin for stitchers! One has a fabric like design, that can be extended and used for any shape project, exactly as you would use fabric. The second has retro style fruit designs that can easily be turned into wonderful hand-made gifts.
>> see all the latest news for Tapestry Barn
More patterns with Summer Fruit
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Summer isn't summer without poppies
Blood-red dots in a sea of golden wheat, how exciting and cheerful so see them bloom every year...
Capture their fragile beauty with needle and thread, as demonstrated in this lovely summer biscornu design by Tiny Modernist.
>> see all biscornu patterns by Tiny Modernist
More red poppies
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An explosion of sunny colors
Relax outdoors on a summer evening in a colorful denim shirt like no other: busrting with joyful colors, the pattern by Barbara Ana, and appropriately named color therapy, it was stitched directly on the denim shirt using waste canvas.
Summer Baby
Celebrate the arrival of a new-born baby with this sunny and cheerful birth announcement sampler. The child will have pleasure discovering the tiny nautical motives. A Riverdrift House design.
>> see all patterns celebrating the birth of a Baby (all designers)
>> see all patterns related to the Sea and Seaside (all designers)
Sea view
Peek through the porthole. A little girl is fishing among the seaweed and plants of the costline bu the fish are playing in the waves unperturbed. You can almost hear the cry of the seagulls. A design by Perrette Samouiloff.
More Seaside patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Perrette Samouiloff excels at depicting seaside scenes, you can see she really enjoys observing sealife and people having fun near the sea.
>> see all Seaside patterns by Perrette Samouiloff
Beach fashion
Polka dots everywhere! This is Lilli Violette's vision of an idylic day at the beach with plenty of oh-so-cute detail such as the wicker picnic basket used to carry the coffee pot, and which is lined with red checker cloth.
Vying for attention
Snuggled against each other, painted in bright colors, each of these little beach huts seems to be vying for attention. Deck chairs and surfboards are out. It's a perfect day at the beach. A design by Tiny Modernist.
More patterns with beach huts
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