I then I moved on to other cross-stitch patterns, finding all I could cross-stitch. I came across this Bear pattern for my son when he was born and added it to a pillow I made for him. I love this sweet stitched bear!
By the time I had started to master cross-stitching, I was turned on to a whole new world of stitching: Primitive Stitchery. Primitive Stitchery is embroidery that is more simple, straight lines, using muslin or another thin fabric, not having to use a pattern if you don’t want to. It’s much more free. And I loved it. You didn’t have to cross any stitches and you could follow a pattern or come up with your own if you could draw lines. I was visiting every quilt shop around town and eyeing all the great stitchery patterns. There are so many great patterns out there. I found this pattern is in memory of my Grandma Passey who used to sing us this great song, Little Purple Pansies. The pattern is from Huckleberry Stitches. My sister and I made one for all of my 8 siblings!
A few of my favorite Primitive Stitchery Pattern sites:
Cedarberry: Great designs. Join the newsletter for a free monthly pattern. Prim Mart: Your place to find all that is Primitive. PatternPage: A free pattern directory. Hugs and Stitches: Country primitive items. Pine Mountain Designs: Cross-stitch, punch needle, and stitchery patterns
I have even come up with a line of chicken patterns myself. When I get them scanned, I hope to post them on the blog as free patterns. What great stitchery websites do you visit?
