My two most recent cross stitch finishes were Halloween themed.
Both designs were in the Just Cross Stitch Halloween 2025 magazine.
This is Hallows’ Eve Sampler. The pattern is by Tracy Richards of Wroght Iron Stitching.
This is Halloween Stitching Sampler by Nicoletta Farrauto of Nikyscreations.
Now that Halloween is over, it is time to put away the fall and Halloween-themed stitching and get out the Christmas-themed stitching. I like to stich designs in season.
This is the second table runner I have finished in two days.
This table runner is made from fabrics that my mom and I purchased in March 2023 in Mesa, Arizona. The yellow fabric that we originally purchased was far too bright and so I traded it for a butter yellow Grunge fabric from my stash.
This runner finishes at 15 1/2″ x 43 1/4″ and is made from a free pattern called, “Fat Quarter Table Runner” by Spring Leaf Studios. This is not a published pattern per se, but rather it appears on a September 11, 2012 blog post by Spring Leaf Studios. This is the link that will take you to the pattern. http://www.springleafstudios.com/2012/09/lets-get-acquainted-blog-hop.html
This is a fantastic pattern that makes up quickly using just 2 fat quarters and some strips of coordinating fabrics plus a fabric for binding. I used one of the fabrics that appears in the narrow center strips for my binding.
This table runner will be gifted to my mother.
Note: Binding strips for this runner were cut at 3″ wide. Stitched to quilt using a walking foot that was fully positioned on the quilt sandwich. Needle position moved 3 spaces to the right on Bernina Virtuosa 150 (Heidi).
I just finished quilting a table runner.
This is Let’s Play Hearts, a pattern by Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Designs.
Terry’s pattern suggests making the table runner with 8 full hearts and 2 half hearts which gives you a table runner measuring 14″ x 38″.
I opted to make my table runner with 12 full hearts and 2 half hearts which gave me a table runner that finished at 14″ x 52″.
Note: Binding strips for this runner were cut at 3″ wide. Stitched to quilt using a walking foot that was fully positioned on the quilt sandwich. Needle position moved 3 spaces to the right on Bernina Virtuosa 150 (Heidi).