The Designs
Cross Stitch Designs
Folk houses, samplers, pincushions and little sewing sets, designed in Italy since 2004. Choose a design to see the photos, the stitch count and the threads, then find it at your favorite shop or order it from me.
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Black Manor Cat
An old manor house, a proud black cat and folk tulips and stars, stitched on 32 ct Bisquit Linen and finished as a pincushion…
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The Mermaid Cove
A white house by the sea, gulls flying over the water, a little boat with its sail up and a mermaid close to the…
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Quaker Star Sewing Box
A Quaker star blooms on the lid of this octagonal sewing box, the side band repeats its motif four times all around, and on…
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Heirloom Garden
Sunflower, apple, blueberry, strawberry, pear and cherry: an old-fashioned garden of fruits and flowers, each one in its own little frame with its name…
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Witch’s Night
On Halloween night the witch stirs her pot in front of her dark little house, a crow watches from the bare branches, little ghosts…
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Home of the Brave
1776 to 2026: a sampler for America’s 250th birthday. A little red-roofed house, a flower urn, two quilt stars, a heart with 250 and…
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Welcome Home
A red brick house with the flag flying beside it, folk flowers in blue and red, two little rabbits in the grass and a…
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America Needle Case
The flag, a little urn of folk flowers and AMERICA 250: a small patriotic needle case, quick to stitch and lovely to use.
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A Cottage for All Seasons – Spring
Giulia and I designed four cottages, one for each season. Spring is covered in wisteria and window boxes full of flowers, with a green…
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Snowy Moments
Three little snowy scenes in one leaflet: a snowman and his friends, a decorated tree and a cheerful reindeer, with cardinals watching from the…
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Peace
A red cardinal perches on a branch of holly berries above the word Peace. Finished as a small pillow with a ribbon and a…
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Stitcher’s Rose Garden
A garland of pink roses frames the alphabet in this sweet little sampler, with a row of sewing tools in the middle: scissors, a…
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Summer at Stitching Farm
A sunny day at the farm: a red barn flying a flag, sunflowers along the fence and a little hen strolling by. It finishes…
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Dancing Ghosts
A haunted house stands among bare trees while little ghosts dance in the night, a black cat watches from the graveyard and a pumpkin…
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Nantucket’s Lighthouse
A red-and-white lighthouse stands guard on the shore of Nantucket. This is part of my From the Shores of Nantucket series of biscornus.
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Seagulls on the Shore
Seagulls gather on the sand in this sweet seaside biscornu, part of my From the Shores of Nantucket series.
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Whale in the Deep
A little whale swims in the deep blue sea in this seaside biscornu, part of my From the Shores of Nantucket series.
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Penny the Piglet
Penny the Piglet is the cheerful pink star of my Farm Biscornu series, number 2: a little farm scene on every side, finished as…
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Blooming Bunny
A bunny hops among blooming flowers in this springtime biscornu, part of my Farm Biscornu series, number 2.
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Sheep in the Garden
Little sheep wander through a flowering garden in this farm biscornu, part of my Farm Biscornu series, number 2.
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Spring Mystery Box
A lidded sewing box in soft spring colors, with pink tulips all around and two little birds on the front. Open it to find…
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Delicate Flowers Pincushion
Small wildflowers and leaves in soft colors scatter across this square pincushion, with two pink roses at the center.
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Betsy Ross-1776
A patriotic sampler honoring Betsy Ross and the thirteen-star flag of 1776, surrounded by a ring of stars and sewing tools.
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Liberty
A flag, a basket of flowers and the year 1776, stitched in just three colors for a quick patriotic project. Finished as a small…
From the Archive
My romantic designs from 2004 to 2012, kept here to show how my stitching story began.