it's been one year since i finished and shared my first tissue box cover, since then i went plastic canvas crazy!!

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Though I'm a seasoned cross stitcher, I mostly do samplers and have never done a large, full coverage piece. This isn't a huge piece (128x125), but for me, it's large! Livyed it as soon as I saw it because it reminded me of a trip we took to Banff and Jasper Parks in Canada about 10 years ago. I hope you enjoy it! Second to last picture is the completed stitching sans backstitch, and the last one is another picture of the completed piece (with the back stitch in place).

I’m about to take on my biggest cross-stitch project yet: 550 × 550 stitches (over 300,000 stitches! 😅)

I know this is going to be a LONG journey. For those of you who’ve tackled massive projects, I’d love to hear your tips! Do you work by colour, section, or page?

I’d also love to hear how long your biggest project took you!

Any tips, tricks, or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated! 🥰

I have purchased this pattern on Etsy by creativecrossstudio.

Only did a few small projects before starting this one 😅 I think it will take me a few years but I'm enjoying it so far! It took me 10 months to get this far.

Illustration converted by Fiona Baker in The World of Cross Stitching magazine

Changed up a pattern from Etsy to make a poison dart frog and red eyed tree frog. The one on the right is based on a flat fabric frog I have. Lots of fun with this pattern!

I used Floss Cross to make some changes, a very helpful program.

Based on LaSelvaDesign from Etsy

Hi everyone! ♥️🥰

Page 3 is completely finished, and I am now working on Page 4!

I always thought my usual stitching range or "comfort zone" was around 600 stitches at a time. But this time, I got completely hijacked by this gorgeous pink rose floss! My "color-chasing" brain tracked it across multiple boundaries all the way into Pages 6 and 7, clearing over 1,800 stitches. I was so surprised by how far I traveled! 🗺️🤪💥

Many of you often ask me how I keep the back of my stitching looking so beautiful, neat, and clean, especially when wandering off the grid like this. So today, I'd love to share my secret needle movement order!

To put it simply, I don't stick to chart boundaries at all—I just follow the threads and constantly chase the colors into all the surrounding pages! Naturally blending the pages by following the colors prevents harsh grid lines from showing on the front.

To ensure the fabric stays perfectly flat and warp-free during these long journeys, I always follow this precise needle order to manage the tension:

・ ・ ・ ⑦ ・ ・ ・

・ ⑥ ⑤ ・ ・ ② ・

⑥ ⑥ ・ ・ ③ ② ・

・ ・ ・ ④ ④ ② ①

For the messy, confetti-heavy areas, I lock everything down securely using the end loop method. For long vertical rows, I skip the loop, let the threads run smoothly, and hold them down firmly from above.

By stitching in this specific sequence, the back stays incredibly tidy! (As you can see in my last photo, after stitching up to No. 7, the thread comes down beautifully and neatly on the right side.)

I've included pictures of both my front progress and how the actual back looks. I hope this little guide helps!

P.S. Please note that this is just one of my many advanced techniques and applications. I adapt my methods depending on the colors and the pattern! 😉✨

Happy stitching! 🧵🎨✨

The pattern is The Moth With The Pearl Earring by BlackAida. You can find it on Etsy. I absolutely loved doing this. The details didn't immediately jump out at me as I was sectioning it (I like a small hoop) so when I popped it out for the last time I actually gasped.

Yeah, she needs a proper press and I'll frame her when I'm ready but for now, meet Martha 🤎

I think I bit off more than I could chew for my first one… but I did it!! 🥰 took a long time but what a peaceful way to pass the time.

Pattern from Etsy

[FINISHED OBJECT]Coffee Sampler from the Spring 2026 issue of Just Cross Stitch. My sister completed it as a wall hanging. It’s hanging from a vintage wood pants hanger over her coffee bar. Stitched on 14 ct fiddlers cloth using DMC. This was quite fun to stitch. The pattern source is Just Cross Stitch Magazine, Spring 2026.

Hi everyone! I've only recently joined the sub and decided to share my works, starting with current WIP. I'm really into idea of stitching and maybe embroidering some memes lately, just for my own wall of wisdom 😁 I've been cross stitching mostly pixel art for the last years, along with some big portraits of my family and a couple of celebrities (one I have unfinished yet too). This work is inspired by a picture of a finished cross stitch I saw on Pinterest. I made a pattern myself, took the windows scheme from it, but changed the texts (I tried to make it as close to original Windows 95 fonts as I could) and changed the picture in the image window to some free pattern from Pinterest too, with different colours to match kind of vaporwave aesthetic I enjoy very much.

I'm also very much into using my stash of threads, so I only bought a green colour by DMC suggested by Google for the original desktop colour (it's not there yet:D)

I saw this in the photos for a local vintage sale this weekend.

I want to buy it so badly, but I didn’t go today.

What do you think!
Do you think it’s cross stitch or needlepoint?

What year do you think?

Would you buy it or try to find the pattern and make it yourself?

What would you pay?

Have you seen this pattern before?

Should I go tomorrow to try to buy it?

It’s off to the framer today for this one and I’ll get it back right around my birthday, so happy early birthday to me! See last pic for the mat/frame choice - we’re pretty minimalist in our design choices and I wanted to let the flowers shine so went with a mat to match the fabric and a simple walnut frame. We recently redid our living room and have a new entertainment center housing our consoles that’s also walnut, so I wanted to add to the space with a video game-centric piece of art. Found this pattern and it was a blast to make with fantastic design!

Sea Turtle by Marine Loup, pattern from Paine Free Crafts

My first postpartum project! Baby turning 1 in a few days. This took me 9 months but I just love it so much. This and Gilmore Girls helped me get through it all.

Made this a year ago. I love frogs and mushrooms, so I wanted a seasonal shirt with both (although I've worn it throughout the year!).

EDIT: Frog is from https://www.etsy.com/se/listing/1038980814/korsstygnsmonster-med-grodor-i-pdf-paket?lang_mismatch=1 and colors reduced, rest is self drafted. I love using Google Sheet to edit my patterns, so I put a drawing of a frog into FlossCross, copied the result to the sheet to edit it as I pleased and freehanded the mushroom and leave shapes. Not very efficient way to create patterns, I guess, but works for me!

Very quick pattern I've stitched up over the week, it's by MaxStitchesArt on etsy!

I finished this bday gift for a friend who loves her cats and kitchsy decor 🐱

House/home sweet home pattern is a freebie from DMC’s website and I added the cats from a quickies pattern book by Jennette Crews. I found the house-shaped frame on poshmark 🏠

I stitched this little turkey on a 3D-printed framed “canvas” that’s equivalent to 14-count Aida. This was my first time stitching on something other than Aida. There are definitely pros and cons, but I would totally use it again for something like this. It’s perfect for small seasonal things to hang on my cubicle wall.

Pattern*: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4362377735/festive-turkey-time-thanksgiving-cross?ref=share_ios_native_control

*In hindsight, this shop is a pattern mill and/or using AI. I bought this over a year ago when I picked up cross stitching again and was not aware of those issues.

I’m working on my second project! I randomly picked up a small cross stitch kit in a small town while waiting around for a wedding… turns out I found it really fun! So now I’m working on my second project.

I’ve been kind of confused about the stitch sequence… and realized today maybe I’m “allowed” to hit all the stitches in the general area and as half stitches in the order I want, as long as I keep the x in the same directions. Is this correct? I am a bit worried about that it looks messier in the back when I do this, but maybe it doesn’t matter (I will add pic in comments)? Advice/tips welcome!

PS- pic of back in comments is SLOPPY in some areas where some snags happened