Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner and American Thanksgiving is coming up quickly too!
Turkeys, pumpkins, fall leaves and cornucopias are are Thanksgiving-themed so if you’d like to get some holiday needlework done but aren’t finding the free cross-stitch patterns you’d like, hopefully I can help with some fun patterns…
I’ve found four cute, free patterns for Thanksgiving-themed cross-stitch – just click on each image to get the pattern:

image: Cross Stitch.About.com
Thanksgiving mini-sampler from Cross stitch.About.com.

image: Cross-Stitch 4 Free
You’ll need to use the password to download (listed on the website) for this Thanksgiving cornucopia cross stitch pattern.

image: Rainbow Gallery
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In my last post I shared several free patterns for fall-themed crafts to sew, but I thought that I really should find some free autumn cross stitch patterns for my embroidery readers too!
There are little designs that would make charming accents on your projects, and larger patterns that can be framed and hung on the wall.
You could stitch the “Fall Into Autumn” (PDF download) pattern from Rainbow Gallery and use it as a pillow or a sampler:
Stitch this easy pattern for three pumpkins and a squash from Cross Stitch.About in one sitting – perfect for accenting little projects:
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Since I found a great free cross stitch text generator yesterday, I thought I should take a look around the web today and see if I could find any sampler motif patterns.
Did I find some lovely free cross stitch patterns?
Oh yes!

Carrie’s Creations has lots of mini motifs, perfect for charting together to make a sampler, or just using by themselves as accents.
Cross Stitch at About.com has mini samplers for each month of the year.
LMc Designs has several back-stitch alphabets and numbers, perfect for creating your own saying or phrase on your sampler.
Dunmani Designs has some lovely motifs, alphabets and borders, …read more

Everyone knows that DMC makes great embroidery floss for everything from cross stitch, needlepoint, to satin stitch.
But did you know that they have dozens of free embroidery patterns for download on their website?
Check out some of these great summery embroidery patterns – perfect for days when it’s too hot to do anything but embroider!

Perfect pansies for flower gardens.

How about lemons to go along with lemonade?

Butterflies and a watering can make a pretty summer picture.
images: DMC USA

Okay, I promise I won’t overwhelm you all with a ton of rubber duck projects, but I just can’t resist with this little guy
I was looking for free, easy springtime cross stitch patterns to share with you all, and came upon this pattern:

Oh my goodness, is that not adorable?
You can download the free PDF pattern directly from Rainbow Gallery here.  You can see all of their free cross stitch patterns here (the rubber duck pattern is approximately 3/4 way down the page).
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go dig up my Aida cloth
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Do you want to get one more quick Easter craft done?
Can’t find an easy, free cross stitch pattern?

Here are several great patterns for quick and easy Easter-themed cross stitch (or needlepoint if you prefer).

About.com has 12 variations on the classic Easter egg.
Carrie’s Creations has a chart for an adorable Easter chick and flowers .
Looking for a springtime flower?  Check out this pretty little one from Ellen Maurer-Stroh.

image: Stock.xchg

There are so many wonderful free cross stitch patterns for Easter, that I had a hard time narrowing my choices down!  I thought it would be better to just post a few of them today – and maybe a couple more tomorrow
Here are four charming little Easter patterns that should work up quickly – and most of them can be worked in needlepoint as well!
Just click on each photo to view the patterns and download them onto your computer.

image: Rainbow Gallery (you’ll need to scroll down to the middle of the page to see this chart)

image: Carrie’s Creations

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St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, but there is still enough time to do a little Irish-themed cross-stitch!
Here are three free cross-stitch patterns for St. Patrick’s Day projects – time to break out the green embroidery floss…  Just click on the photo to get the pattern.

image: Clare’s Celtic Cornucopia

image: Free Patterns Online
This pattern is simple enough that it would work for a child’s cross-stitch project:

image: Cross-stitch.About.com

b5media’s Lifestyle channel bloggers are a crafty – and romantic bunch!  Check out some of these great ideas for Valentine’s Day crafts for the whole family!

Junk Creation has 10 different ideas for Valentine’s Day crafts and activities.
Junk Creation also has an awesome tutorial for make-your-own candy message hearts!
Layers Upon Layers has pretty mixed-media art ideas to give as gifts for your special someone.
These heart-themed pieces of jewelry are sure to make some smile on Valentine’s Day from Jewelry & Beading.
Tree Hugging Family has some great eco-friendly Valentine’s Day ideas for your kids.
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Are you making crafts for Valentine’s Day?
Did you know that there are lots of free patterns and tutorials for Valentine’s Day crafts, sewing projects and even cross stitch charts in the Tangled Thread archives?  I decided to make things easier for you and have got a bunch of the patterns for you here:
♥ Three patterns for hearts & roses cross stitch.
♥ Try sewing your own lingerie for Valentine’s Day.
♥ Here are two of my easy hand-embroidered felt “Heart Felt” cards.
♥ This is another Heart Felt card – this time it’s accented with French knots.
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