Monday, January 13, 2025

An Old Cross Stitch Project - Sampler Cross Stitch

A loooong time ago - I did a cross stitch of various patchwork blocks.
I am sure many of you will recognise it - it was the "flavor of the month" at the time and popular with bloggers.
Maria was one of those - and refers to it as Sampler Cross Stitch.

All the posts showing pictures are dated 2014 - with no picture of the finished work.  The link to the pattern is no longer valid - it looks like it came from "littlemissshabby" or Coriander Quilts.
Never mind now - it was all stitched.
I saw it while I was looking through a drawer (at other things) and there just happened to be some stripey fabric within eyeshot that looked a pretty good match.

So, I decided to finish it off.


Just for reference, I used DMCs in the following colours:
208    209    210    211    322    334    743    744    745    911    912    913    954    961    962   963    3716    3755    3841    3860    3861

10 comments:

Karen's Korner said...

A lovely finish. The border fabric fits in so well.

Lin said...

That stripe is just perfect! Great finish - finally lol. xx

ButterZ said...

The striped fabric matches perfectly. Good finish. I love mitred corners with stripes

Maria said...

Great fabric to finish the long awaited cross stitch. Looks lovely.
I remember stitching that Sampler Cross Stitch and have mine framed and hanging in the Cave.

Denice Barker said...

Yes, indeed that stripe is perfect. Like the stitched part was just waiting for it.

Jeanna said...

What a cute finish. The striped fabric is perfect for it. Nice stitching, too!

Fiona said...

very nice.... great finish, much better than languishing in a drawer..... those little blocks are lovely
Hugz

loulee said...

A very colourful finish. It has matured perfectly.

Janice said...

It must feel good to have it finished. I do love it and the fabric is the perfect frame. I think I may have saved the patterns……but did nothing with them.

kiwikid said...

Great finish the border fabric looks really good.