Free pressed petals cross stitch pattern

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Take inspiration from spring and summer blooms with this pressed flower cross stitch pattern, which looks like it's been taken straight from a Victorian tapestry.

Craft the most beautiful of coasters or greetings cards with this terrific tapestry-effect cross stitch pattern featuring pressed petals. Create this simplistic yet stunning pressed flower design by Susan Bates and preserve the beauty of your favourite blooms in stitches! The pops of purple give the design a more modern feel, but you could easily swap the colours for pastel shades for a softer look.

About this design

Stitch count: 59 high x 60 wide
Design area: 14 HPI (28-count evenweave) – 10.5x11cm (41/4×41/2in)
These designs were stitched using DMC stranded cotton

Free pressed petals cross stitch pattern

Susan Bates

Susan Bates creates cross stitch and needlepoint designs for UK craft magazines including The World of Cross Stitching, Cross Stitch Crazy and Cross Stitcher. Her work is also featured in Turkish publication Kanavice and she has 7 cross stitch books published in Turkey by Tuva Publishing. Susan has created stamp and embossing folder designs for cover gifts with Papercraft Inspirations magazine. You can also purchase her charts as PDFs from her Etsy store CrossStitchSuzie. She is based in Brighton.

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