Cross Stitch Blog

LJT Blog Floral sampler

8th Jul 2025

The start of another series based on very simple flowers. I think this one is a bit different to anything else we have worked on before and I guess many of you will stitch them for cards and greeting tags, but as usual I have designed them as a complete sampler.

If you don't wish to fill in the background with cross stitches, then perhaps look at coloured Aida or evenweave as an alternative idea. This week the details for the...

LJT 2015 Spring sampler

1st Jul 2025

The last motif! I do hope you have enjoyed this series and perhaps I have helped encourage some stitchers to 'have a go' at blackwork. Happy stitching everyone, Lesley

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 8

24th Jun 2025

The final butterfly of this Spring sampler this week. Hope your week is going well, Lesley

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 7

17th Jun 2025

The 7th motif in my 2025 Spring sampler. Hope you enjoy it. Happy stitching, Lesley.

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 6

10th Jun 2025

The 6th motif for my Spring sampler and another pretty little butterfly. I hope your week is going well, Lesley.

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 5

3rd Jun 2025

This week the central motif and Number 5 from the Spring sampler. Happy stitching every one. Lesley.

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 4

27th May 2025

The fourth motif, a pretty butterfly. Hope your week is going well. Happy stitching, Lesley

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 3

20th May 2025

The third motif for our 2025 Spring sampler. Hope your week is going well and happy stitching,

Lesley.

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 2

13th May 2025

The second motif, a butterfly, for the 2025 sampler design based on simple blackwork with some cross stitch. Hope your week is going well. Happy stitching, Lesley.

LJT 2025 Spring sampler 1

6th May 2025

The first design in my new Wednesday Blog Spring sampler. As stated previously, the design can be stitched as a sampler - border to be found on last week's Blog or, as here as a pretty design suitable for a small card.

Happy stitching, Lesley.

LJT 2025 Spring sampler

29th Apr 2025

The start of another of my Wednesday Blog designs. A simple blackwork based one which I hope you will enjoy. The design can be stitched as the complete sampler or each design will make lovely little cards for friends and family. The complete border chart is available today and each week I will show each single design with a border.

Stitch on 14 count Aida or 28 count evenweave. Overall size: 80 x 80 

Happy stitching, Lesley.

LJT BLog Knot gardens 4

22nd Apr 2025

The final chart for the 4 Knot garden designs. Nice and simple to stitch for pretty cards.

Happy stitching,

Lesley

LJT Blog Knot gardens 3

15th Apr 2025

The third of the Knot gardens designs. Happy stitching, Lesley

LJT Blog Knot gardens 2

8th Apr 2025

The second Knot garden design. Pretty and simple to stitch. 

Work on 14 count Aida or 28 count evenweave.

Have a lovely week, Lesley.

LJT Blog Knot garden patterns 1

1st Apr 2025

The first of 4 simple Knot garden style designs. These can be stitched as the group of 4 or as an individual design for a pretty little card. Each design: 27 w x 27h  Happy stitching, Lesley.

LJT Blog Knot garden patterns

25th Mar 2025

Four simple designs based on the Knot garden. A knot garden has a low growing evergreen edge to form a pattern. Within these the spaces are filled with colourful flowers. Only whole cross stitches are used in these designs. The KEY shows all of the threads needed for all four designs, I will though add the Key each week for each design. Each design is 3.35 x 3.35 inches or 8.5 x 8.5 cms. These designs are also availble from...

LJT Blog Easter cards 6

18th Mar 2025

A pretty little narcisus flower is the last Easter egg card design in this group of 6 that we have been working on over the past few weeks. I do hope you have enjoyed them, Lesley.

LJT Blog Easter egg cards 5

11th Mar 2025

The 5th Easter egg card this week. I do hope you have been enjoying this series.

Happy stitching, Lesley