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Sweet Flower Bowlfillers


Bowlfillers are little pillows to put in a basket to look pretty. They also make great gifts for friends and these flower cross-stitch patterns can be left out year round making them the perfect way to get started with bowlfillers.

Blue Carnation by Sub Rosa

Basket of Flowers by Sub Rosa

Tiny Sampler by La-D-Da

Quaker Spot Sampler by Mary Corbet

Flower Vase by Hands Across the Sea

Valentine Flowers from Notforgotten Farm

Eliza's Pyn Pillow by With My Needle


Friendly Little Stitches


Do you enjoy making things for other people? Might I suggest some friendly little pillows or pincushions to keep on hand for gifts or make a list of ones you'd like to stitch for different people. Most of them take very little stitching time and it's easy to turn them into cute little pillows.

Make a matching pincushion, scissor fob, and needle book for a stitchy friend. For non-stitchy friends, a little pillow with a mug and some tea bags makes a simple little gift. (I'm partial to thrift store mugs myself. No need to spend a lot of money to encourage someone.) Or you might put two or three seasonal cushions together in a basket with a doily to give as a housewarming gift. There are so many possibilities!

Here are links to a few free cross-stitch patterns to stitch for friends. Simply click on the pattern name to be directed to the link.

A Token of Friendship by Notforgotten Farm

Keys to the Past by SubRosa

Locks and Keys by SubRosa

Sampler Bag by Samplers and Santas

Treasured Friend by Plain and Fancy Merchant

My Friend by Primitive Bettys

Flower Basket by Sampler Girl

Sampler Quote from Hands Across the Sea

Good Friends Nametag from Victoria Sampler

A Friend to Me by Gettysburg Homestead

Sister Stitcher by the Primitive Hare

Christmas Patterns

 Right click and save each photo so you can print the pattern according to your size choice.  Get ready for Christmas with ornaments or...