New Cross Stitch Design Called Springtime Funny Bunny

Margot the Mouse joins us once again and this time she is a funny bunny enjoying the Spring and Easter festivities dressed up in an adorable bunny outfit.  Springtime Funny Bunny is suited to being stitched as one complete piece or stitched in sections to create smaller projects.

The chart pack contains the colour key with symbols for the DMC threads required to stitch the sampler, as well as A4 sized chart pages in colour and black and white.

Springtime Funny Bunny measures 

14 ct 93x75 Stitches (16.9 x 13.6 cm) (6.6 x 5.4 in.) 

16 ct 93x75 Stitches (14.8 x 11.9 cm) (5.8 x 4.7 in.) 

18 ct 93x75 Stitches (13.1 x 10.6 cm) (5.2 x 4.2 in.)

The model is shown as stitched on ivory/cream aida fabric using DMC thread. 

Happy stitching,

Karen x

Springtime Funny Bunny is an original creation by Karen Wiederhold designing as Thistleheart Creations.  The chart-pack is delivered to you as an instant download PDF direct from Etsy for you to print on payment.

Introducing my new design called Joyful Garden Mandala

How's this for a burst of colour on a cold wintery day here in the UK?  

I'm delighted to share my new counted cross stitch design with you called Joyful Garden Mandala.

As well as being a lovely summer or spring piece to hang on your wall, it would be lovely stitched in remembrance, as a decorative patch on a bag, quilt centrepiece or as a beautiful ring cushion for a wedding.

The measurements for the stitched area are:

14ct (20.5 x 20.5cm)  (8.1 x 8.1 in.)

16ct (17.9 x 17.9cm) (7.1 x 7.1 in.)

18ct (15.9 x 15.9cm) (6.3 x 6.3 in.)

Joyful Garden Mandala is an original creation by Karen Wiederhold designing as Thistleheart Creations.

All charts are available for purchase in the Thistleheart Creations Etsy shop.

Stitching the model for my design called Snowflake Bouquet

I decided that my first stitch for 2025 would be the model for my design called Snowflake Bouquet which I published in 2024.

I had been itching to start work on stitching this piece for a few months but had been uncertain about the choice of thread or colour I would use.  Although I had created Snowflake Bouquet as a red-work piece there really isn't a requirement for it to be stitched in red.  

I debated about blue thread on white, then white thread on blue fabric, or frosty blue on white and so on.  Eventually I decided that I really wanted to stitch it in red and liked the idea of the shifting tones which appear when using a variegated thread.

The decision was made to stitch the model for Snowflake Bouquet on white 16 count aida by Zweigart, with one thread of DMC 107 variegated stranded cotton.  This is resulting is a lovely shift of tones and a delicate finish.  

To keep updated with the progress of this piece please visit my Instagram.  I will endeavour to update photos here too but this may not be as frequent as you'd find on my Instagram account.

Here's the update from 7 January 2025.  It's coming along beautifully .... I think you'll agree.

Here’s the update for 16 January 2025.  It’s nearly a finish!

Snowflake Bouquet is an original cross stitch design by Karen Wiederhold designing as Thistleheart Creations.  All charts are available for purchase in the Thistleheart Creations Etsy shop.

Welcoming 2025

My new year stitching ritual is to take all the cut-off pieces of thread out of the little jar where I have gathered them through the year just past.  

I like to store them to use as the filling for little projects to come in the future.  

It’s always fun to look at the layers of thread and easily identify the projects they came from, leaving an empty jar ready for its next gathering of thread remnants 💙

New Cross Stitch Design Called Merry Mousemas

Introducing Merry Mousemas, the next in the series of Margot the Mouse and her festive activities.  Merry Mousemas is a counted cross stitch piece with the chart available to download instantly as a PDF in my Etsy shop.

The model is shown as being stitched on Ivory Aida fabric using DMC threads.  The stitched area measures 93 x 75 stitches.

Wishing you lots of festive fun stitching Merry Mousemas as much as I did creating it.

Karen x

Merry Mousemas is an original creation by Karen Wiederhold designing as Thistleheart Creations.  The chart-pack is delivered to you as an instant download PDF direct from my Etsy Shop .