Cross Stitch Blog, page 8

SAL 2022 Spring sampler 5

26th Apr 2022

A pretty heart for my fifth motif for my Spring sampler. I hope you will enjoy it and do let us know how you are getting on. Please join our lovely group to see all the latest stitching : (2) Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

 Also this week a group of four pretty Knot garden cards, all based on a 'love' theme, have been added to my website shop. I hope you will like them.

Happy stitching everyone,

Lesley

SAL 2022 Spring sampler 4

19th Apr 2022

The fourth design for my Spring sampler is of a small flower and butterfly which I hope you will enjoy.

I hope you all had a good Easter, I certainly enjoyed my time in a sunny garden.

Happy stitching,

Lesley

SAL 2022 Spring sampler 3

12th Apr 2022

Our third design which completes the first row for our Spring sampler.

Thank you for sending your pictures in to my FB page. Always great to see. Please come and join our lovely group if you are still not a member.

(2) Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

I hope you enjoy your week with plenty of time for stitching,

Lesley

SAL Spring sampler 2

5th Apr 2022

Here is my second design for my new Spring SAL which I hope you will enjoy.

Do send your photos in of your progress as they are lovely to see and please come and join our lovely group if you are new to us.

 Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

I hope you all have a lovely week with plenty of stitching,

Lesley

SAL 2022 Spring sampler 1

29th Mar 2022

So exciting to be starting our new SAL for Spring. I do hope you will enjoy it. Do please let us know how you get on. If you aren't a member already then do please come and join our lovely group: Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

My new design which I have added to my Website Shop this week, is of a lovely colourful Goldfinch amongst bright red poppies.  This is one of a group of three circular pictures...

LJT2022 Spring sampler

22nd Mar 2022

How exciting to be starting another of my sampler SALs. I do hope you will enoy this Spring one as much as our Happy Day designs. Perhaps fewer smiles, but hopefully as enjoyable. For our starter, I have attached the basic chart which shows the outer green border line and the guide lines in blue which denote where each motif is placed. The blue outlined areas are not uniform in size throughout so please take care when stitching these.

Next Wednesday...

New Year 2022

4th Jan 2022

Happy New Year everone.  I hope you all managed to have a lovely festive break. 

I do have to make an apology though, as I haven't quite sorted out the new SAL!!! SORRY. We had a few more visitors, which was really lovely, so I extended my holiday period for a bit longer.

I have managed to add four new designs to my website Shop though. Seasonal sampler designs, all based on the same house through the year but with flora and...

LJT Christmas 2021

21st Dec 2021

Hi everyone. Such difficult times so I hope that this year has gone well for most of you.

Thank you so much for all of your messages and pictures of your stitched pieces. It brings me a lot of pleasure to see your creativity.

And, really lovely news, as I now have the update for my new SAL for 2022 that will run from January through to December next year. I am really excited so I do hope you will love this...

Snowflakes!

14th Dec 2021

Hi everyone. First, just a note to say that my thoughts are with all of our lovely stitching friends and everyone in the USA affected by the awful tornedoes.

Nearly Christmas and still just a bit of time to stitch a few more cards. I have added a really simple snowflake design for you today which I hope you will like and will not take too long to stitch.

This week a group of 6 simple Christmas wreaths designs have been added...

LJT Part series Summer motifs 9

20th Jul 2021

The last one!! Not particularly any type of Summer flower, but it looks pretty and works well with the rest. I have had such wonderfull feedback from you about this series and thank you for all of your updates on your progress. But, it does mean the start of another set of designs and I'll have more next week about the new project.

One new design has been added this week - 'Life is just a bowl of cherries!' which I...

LJT Part series Summer motifs 8

13th Jul 2021

Just one more Summer motif to go which we will work on next week, and then our Summer sampler will be complete! This week a pretty pink blackberry flower and fuit. If you wish to add antennae to the butterflies then please do.

You appear to have really enjoyed this one and thank you for your lovely comments and pictures that you send in. It is such a delight to see them.

One new design has been added to my shop this...

LJT part series Summer motifs 7

6th Jul 2021

Well, still far too much rain for most of us here in the UK this past week, but at least the temperatures have been warm.

Part 7...how time flies and thank you again for your lovely pictures you are sending in.  I think I will have to call this one a generic yellow flower as I don't think I have a particular species in mind! The shape and colour though do fit the design!

Have a good week and take care.

Happy stitching,

Lesley

LJT Part series Summer motifs 6

29th Jun 2021

Well Wimbledon tennis tournament started here in the UK this week, and, of course, we are back to rain!! Hopefully the weather will brighten up again.

I hope your week has gone well though, and here is part 6 of my Summer sampler ready for you to download. All of your pictures you are sending in of your progress are a delight to see. Thank you. 

One new design has been added to my Shop this week, a serene picture of a...

LJT Part series Summer motifs 5

22nd Jun 2021

Part 5 of my Summer motifs sampler, a little bird house, which is the centre piece of the design.

 If you haven't already joined our lovely Facebook group then please do, as it is such fun and you can see how stitchers are getting along with this project.                     

 (1) Lesley Teare Cross Stitch designs | Facebook

 I hope you all have a good week with plenty of stitching, Lesley

LJT Part series Summer motifs 4

15th Jun 2021

Part 4! Getting somewhere now. Many thanks again for your loveley pictures that you are sending in - they are such a delight to receive.

This week, a lovely mauve iris, one of my favourite flowers and, at the moment, they have been in fiull bloom here in my garden for about 4 weeks, but sadly, near the end for another year.

I have added a new design this week - and yes, a Christmes one, but I know some of you...

LJT Part series Summer motifs 3

8th Jun 2021

Hope you have all had a good week and, if in the Uk, a bit more sunshine has been very welcome.

One of our lovely FB group messaged me to ask if I had forgotten the antennae on the butterflies in part 2 and also for part 8 in due course. Not deliberate on my part as I don't think I am worried either way. I have shown the complete sampler today with them added, as I thought you might like...

LJT Part series Summer motifs 2

2nd Jun 2021

Well the sun has finally shown its face here in the Northern hemisphere in time for this weeks pretty strawberry flower and fruit. I am waiting for my green fruit to start changing colour and hopefully pick them before the birds get there!

Lovely to see the pictures of last week's carnation so please do keep sending them in.

Hope you all have a good week and plenty of stitching,

Lesley

LJT Part series Summer motifs 1

25th May 2021

Our first flower for our new part series is the pretty carnation with a small butterfly. If you prefer a paler outline then give 3799 a try. It is simple to stitch and all of these motifs will make lovely cards as well as an attractive sampler when stiched together with the border.