Summer Storm Cross Stitch Sampler Pattern

All week here in northwest Oregon we've had scorching hot weather and blazing sun broken by the onset of sudden cloud cover, wind, and thunder rumbling long and low across the sky. I have been thrilled with these summer storms. They are exactly like I remember from my childhood in the Midwest, and are what I tried to capture in this little cross-stitch design. In my front garden here at home, today on Midsummer Day, my dahlias and daisies are just starting to bloom. My little girl loves to pick them for me.

This piece is stitched on 32-count linen (that's 16 stitches per inch) with two-plies of DMC six-ply cotton embroidery floss.

Finished size of design area: 6.25"w x 8.5"h (16cm x 22cm); 100 stitches wide x 138 high on 32-count fabric

This pattern includes:

• Stitching instructions
• Color cross-stitch chart with symbols

You will need:

• One 14" x 16" (36cm x 41cm) piece of 32-count evenweave Country French linen from Wichelt in Rain 258
• Various colors of DMC 6-ply cotton embroidery floss
• #24 tapestry needle(s) for cross stitch
• Embroidery scissors
• 4" (10cm) embroidery hoop
• Frame and framing supplies

To learn how to do counted cross stitch, please click here.

For help with framing your finished piece yourself, please click here.