Description
Lori Holt's take on a traditional Christmas sampler. The alphabet runs across the top in cheerful red, broken into rows by small holly motifs and lines of straight stitches. Scattered through the rows, small quilt-block stars stand in for the decorative borders a traditional sampler would carry. At the bottom, a small house with a red door and yellow windows sits in a row of evergreen trees, a snug little town tucked beneath the lettering.
What the Pattern Includes
This listing is for the printed paper pattern only. Fabric, floss, hoop, needle, and notions are not included.
The pattern is printed in full color on durable 8.5" x 11" cardstock and includes complete charted instructions, diagrams, and a supply list of DMC floss colors with skein counts.
Stitch Count and Finished Sizes
Stitch count: 110w x 131h
- 14 Count Aida: 7.875" x 9.375"
- 25 Count Lugana: 8.875" x 10.5"
- 32 Count Linen: 6.875" x 8.25"
- 36 Count Linen: 6.125" x 7.375"
- 40 Count Linen: 5.5" x 6.625"
The cover model is stitched on Parchment 25 count Lugana by Lori Holt for Zweigart, worked over two threads using two strands of DMC, and custom framed with a 9 5/8" x 11 1/8" frame opening.
Floss Colors
Twelve DMC colors, listed with Lori Holt's Happy Colors palette names:
- Red: DMC 347 (2 skeins)
- Dark Pink: DMC 3712
- Light Pink: DMC 3326
- Light Yellow: DMC 3828
- Dark Yellow: DMC 680
- Light Brown: DMC 3790
- Dark Brown: DMC 3781
- Light Green: DMC 3364
- Dark Green: DMC 3362
- Seaglass: DMC 3816
- Blue: DMC 932
- Denim: DMC 931
What You'll Need
Beyond the pattern, plan for 14 count Aida, 25 count Lugana, or 32 to 40 count linen, the twelve DMC colors above, a tapestry needle, an embroidery hoop or scroll frame, and good scissors. A needle minder is a nice addition.
Perfect For
- Stitchers who love traditional samplers and want a holiday version to bring out each December
- Confident beginners ready for a sampler with an alphabet, decorative motifs, and a small house scene
- Quilters who own or are making Lori Holt's Home Town Holiday Sampler quilt
- A handmade gift for a host, a new homeowner, or anyone who treasures family Christmas traditions
- A wall piece for a mantel, a stairway, or anywhere holiday warmth would feel at home
Why You'll Love This Pattern
The design is compact: 110 by 131 stitches, twelve DMC colors, and full crosses everywhere except for a handful of simple straight stitches that form the dividing lines between alphabet rows. A project this size can realistically be finished before Christmas.
This cross stitch is the companion to Lori Holt's Home Town Holiday Sampler quilt pattern, which was itself inspired by traditional cross stitch samplers. The cross stitch version translates the quilt's design back into the medium that originally inspired it.
Product Details
- Brand: It's Sew Emma
- Item #: ISE-4061
- Designer: Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet Co.
- Publisher: It's Sew Emma (Fat Quarter Shop)
- Category: Cross Stitch Pattern
- Skill Level: Confident Beginner. Full cross stitches with a few simple straight stitches as decorative dividing lines.
- Stitch Count: 110w x 131h
- Stitches: Full cross stitches with simple straight stitches as decorative dividers
- Finished Sizes: 14ct Aida 7.875" x 9.375" | 25ct Lugana 8.875" x 10.5" | 32ct Linen 6.875" x 8.25" | 36ct Linen 6.125" x 7.375" | 40ct Linen 5.5" x 6.625"
- Recommended Fabric: 25 count Parchment Lugana (fits a 9 5/8" x 11 1/8" frame)
- Floss: 12 DMC colors with Lori Holt's Happy Colors palette names
- Format: Printed paper chart on 8.5" x 11" cardstock
- Made in the United States
Specifications
| Brand | It's Sew Emma |
| Craft | Embroidery, Cross Stitch |
| Designer | Lori Holt |
| Product Type | Cross Stitch Pattern |
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