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.
Cross Stitch Camp is a virtual summer camp put on by Colorado Cross Stitcher each year. Camp lasts for three months – June to August. Each month of camp, Sheri gives us a Camp Challenge.
Camp monthly challenges are as follows.
June: Stitch a pattern that includes something from the night (if you’re a night stitcher) or something from the day (if you’re a day stitcher). Like owls, moons, stars, animals of the night, flowers of the night, etc. Or sunshine, gardens, flowers of the daytime, animals out in the daytime, etc. You just need to include one little motif on the pattern to indicate day or night stitcher.
July: Stitch a pattern from your favorite designer.
August: Pick something new. Use a new type of floss, or a new type of fabric, a new color or count, a new designer, a new finish – something new so you learn/try a new thing this month.
To participate, we:
1. Post our start photo (picture of fabric, floss, pattern cover) on Instagram with the hashtags: #crossstitchcamp2025 and #coloradocrossstitcher on the first of each month (or any time thereafter).
2. Post our finished photo (with the stitching finished, doesn’t have to be fully finished/framed/pin pillowed, etc) on our website any time during the month that you finish it. Due in by the last day of the month.
This is my project for June. The prompt was, “Stitch a pattern that includes something from the night (if you are a night stitcher) or something from the day (if you are a day stitcher)”. Although I stitch both during the day and evening, my favorite time to stitch is first thing in the morning while the sun is coming up. So the piece I chose to stitch is, “Heron at Dawn” (from the book, “Cross-Stitch in the Forest” by Canadian designer, Max Pigeon of Pigeon Coop Designs.
Now to get stitching! The end of June will be here before I know it.
Cross Stitch Camp is sponsored by Sheri of the Colorado Cross Stitcher each year. Camp lasts for three months – June to August. Each month, Sheri gives us a Camp Challenge.
The camp monthly challenges for this year are as follows.
June: Stitch a pattern that includes something from the night (if you’re a night stitcher) or something from the day (if you’re a day stitcher). Like owls, moons, stars, animals of the night, flowers of the night, etc. Or sunshine, gardens, flowers of the daytime, animals out in the daytime, etc. You just need to include one little motif on the pattern to indicate day or night stitcher.
July: Stitch a pattern from your favorite designer.
August: Pick something new. Use a new type of floss, or a new type of fabric, a new color or count, a new designer, a new finish – something new so you learn/try a new thing this month.
To participate in camp, we:
1. Post our start photo (picture of fabric, floss, pattern cover) on Instagram with the hashtags: #crossstitchcamp2025 and #coloradocrossstitcher on the first of each month (or any time thereafter).
2. Post our finished photo (with the stitching finished, doesn’t have to be fully finished/framed/pin pillowed, etc) on Colorado Cross Stitcher’s website any time during the month that you finish your piece. Due in by the last day of the month.
This is my project for June. Although I stitch both during the day and evening, my favorite time to stitch is first thing in the morning while the sun is coming up. So the piece I chose to stitch is, “Heron at Dawn” (from the book, “Cross-Stitch in the Forest”) by Canadian designer, Max Pigeon of Pigeon Coop Designs.
Now it is time to get stitching! The end of June will be here before I know it!
These are two fall cross stitch FFOs that I finished today. These finishes took a lot longer than I thought they would!
This pillow finish is a complimentary pattern by Robin Pickens called, Happy Fall Acorn.
I watched pillow finishing tutorials by Nichol Spohr LLC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ8pdlq7mQE&t=1513s and Helen D. (Eastcoast Crafer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b2pucEneA4&t=763s before attempting to finish my pillow.
This box finish is a complimentary pattern by Pinker n’ Punkin Quilting called, Pumpkin & Bittersweet Sampler. The pumpkin sampler was laced onto a piece of matt board with two layers of batting and set into a bamboo drawer organizer that I found at Dollarama. I often pick up items from the local dollar stores that I think will be suitable for finishing and then keep them on hand for when I need to fully finish my stitches. This item was just the right size to fit my piece. I would like to add some stuffed or needle punched/wool pumpkins to the bottom inside of this piece in the future.
I have started making my own project bags to organize my cross stitch projects. I must admit, they are a lot nicer than ZipLoc bags.
