{"id":5738,"date":"2013-02-19T09:58:27","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T14:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=5738"},"modified":"2023-12-08T04:31:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T09:31:05","slug":"customizing-with-oliver-s-free-cross-stitch-mini-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/02\/customizing-with-oliver-s-free-cross-stitch-mini-patterns.html","title":{"rendered":"customizing with oliver + s: free cross-stitch mini patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend, I taught S to cross-stitch with waste canvas. We had so much fun stitching together that we decided to share some of our patterns with you today.<\/p>\n

My mom was doing lots of cross-stitch back in the 1970s, and she designed a bunch of cute little patterns that we used.\u00a0Since S’s school’s mascot is an owl, we thought it would be fun to add an owl to one of her school shirts.<\/p>\n

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\"Owl<\/a><\/p>\n

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These are my mom’s stick pins and necklace from the 1970s. The stitching patterns are small and easy enough to hold S’s attention, and they’ve got a definite retro feel that I think is a lot of fun.<\/p>\n

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\"Free<\/a><\/p>\n

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We wanted to share the patterns with you, so I’ve put together a little chart with some of Mom’s designs. You can\u00a0download it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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S has been learning to write persuasive essays at school lately, and she was so enthusiastic about learning to cross-stitch with waste canvas that while I was preparing her first project for her she sat right down with the iPad and typed out an essay to persuade people that they should buy and use waste canvas. So S is our guest blogger for today. Here’s what she wrote (with no help from me, I swear):<\/p>\n

Hoot, hoot, hoot! With waste canvas you can make almost anything, like owls, hearts, and even flowers. With waste canvas you can stitch really anything on all types of fabric. Also, it does not take a long time, at all, to learn how to cross-stitch with waste canvas. I believe you should buy lots of waste canvas and make things with it.<\/p>\n

First of all, the things you make can be so cute! For example, owls turn out beautifully when you are done making them. Like when me and my mom made an owl it did not look so good when we were making it, but it was great when we were done.<\/p>\n

Second of all, you don’t have to make your own designs. For example, my grandma made these little and cute designs you can get, like the owl, a heart, a butterfly, and even a flower!<\/p>\n

Third of all, the waste canvas is tiny, and that makes it really useful. For example, the tiny-ness helps because then you can put the things you make it lots more places than if it was big. Like with the owl, it’s tiny so you could put in on pants or a shirt. We’re going to stitch an owl on my school shirt because an owl is my school mascot.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, waste canvas is very useful, so if you are ever bored get some waste canvas so you will not be bored.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(I will have to remember that last sentence the next time she complains about being bored….)<\/p>\n

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\"Heart<\/a><\/p>\n

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A few additional pointers for you, especially as you’re stitching these little designs:<\/p>\n