Just CrossStitch June 2022

Hello stitching friends! This issue of Just CrossStitch brings all the best of summer gardening to your stitching baskets with projects and motifs that represent blooms, berries, bugs and more, inspired by flower boxes and vegetable patches. Rhona Norrie’s Bloom Where You Are Planted design is a colorful floral reminder to make the most of every day, right where you are. Despite occasional thistles and thorns, each day presents nuggets of joy and growth that are ours for the picking, if we choose to see them. Berry Pincushion from the Praiseworthy Stitches team is an editor favorite from the issue. Dainty blossoms and tiny butterflies adorn this design that’s sure to be a useful as well as beautiful summer stitching project. Gunay Uyan’s Visitors to My Garden design highlights some essential garden guests including…

Design by Rhona Norrie of Tangled Threads and Things Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 102H x 93W Design Size: 7” x 6⅝” Materials • 14” x 13” piece 28-count raw Cashel linen from Zweigart® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 24 tapestry needle Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss. Backstitch over two threads or work straight stitch using one strand of floss. Finishing Instructions Model was finished using Hoop Finishing Instructions. Shaded portion indicates chart overlap.…

Find out more about this lovely Betsy Box from Sudberry House in our Favorite Finds feature on page 58. Design by Durene Jones Skill Level: Intermediate Stitch Count: 60H x 60W Design Size: 4¼” x 4¼” Materials • 11” x 11” piece 28-count ray of light Cashel linen from Zweigart® • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 24 tapestry needle Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss. Where small symbols appear, work ¼ cross stitch using two strands of floss. Work Smyrna cross stitch over four threads using two strands of floss. Backstitch over two threads using one strand of floss. Work straight stitch using one strand of floss. Finishing Materials & Instructions • White Betsy Box (#99522) from Sudberry House Press stitched piece from reverse side, straightening as much as possible. Trim to desired size. Referring…

Design by Gunay Uyan of Turquoise Graphics & Designs Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 78H x 78W Design Size: 5⅞” x 5⅞” Materials • 12” x 12” piece 28-count sandstone tea-dyed linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • One skein Caron Waterlilies 12-ply silk thread • Size 24 tapestry needle *DMC® alternative is not a one-to-one equivalents to the floss suggested by the designer. To achieve results pictured, use the floss listed in the first column. Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss or three strands of silk thread. Backstitch over two threads or work straight stitch using one strand of floss. Work French knot using one strand of floss and wrapping around needle twice.…

Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 108H x 41W Design Size: 7” x 2½” Materials • 13” x 9” piece 32-count hand-dyed evenweave linen (Dylon tropical green dye #03) • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans® USA six-strand embroidery floss • Size 24 tapestry needle Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss. Backstitch over two threads or work straight stitch using one or two strands of floss as indicated in color code. Work French Knot using one strand of floss and wrapping around needle twice. Finishing Materials & Instructions • 8½” x 2¾” piece of heavy cardstock or thin matboard • Double-sided craft tape • Felt for backing Press stitched piece from reverse side, straightening as much as possible. Trim stitched piece to ¾” from stitching along both sides and 1¼” from stitching at top and bottom edges. Apply double-sided tape to cardstock…

Design by Frony Ritter of Frony Ritter Designs Skill Level: Easy Stitch Count: 108H x 105W Design Size: 6¾” x 6⅜” Materials • 13” x 13” piece 32-count milk chocolate linen from Wichelt Imports Inc. • One skein each The Gentle Art Sampler Threads • One skein each The Gentle Art Simply Shaker Sampler Threads • Size 26 tapestry needle *DMC® alternatives are not one-to-one equivalents to the floss suggested by the designer. To achieve results pictured, use the floss listed in the first column. Instructions Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss, working each stitch as you go. Shaded portion indicates chart overlap.…