Category Archives: cross-point Color Schemes
cross-point Red color schemes
RED COLORS FOR WINTER STITCHING From the many tones and hues of reds in the landscape, from flowers and fruit, from sunsets to fires, red is the color of life itself. In interiors, for me, red stands for “warmth” – … Continue reading
cross-point Autumn/Early Winter stitching – spice colors
COLORS FOR AUTUMN/WINTER STITCHING PART III – SPICE COLORS As October progresses to November and December, our thoughts turn to holidays. Thanksgiving, being one of the major holidays in the USA, is our day of giving thanks for all the … Continue reading
cross-point Autumn/Early Winter stitching – Grape pattern
GRAPE with LEAF BORDER a quintessential autumn pattern from cross-point™ Celebrated in song, national symbols, historic textiles, engravings and heraldic shields, grapes are the very essence of Autumn across most of our known world. The top photo, dated 1946, at … Continue reading
cross-point Autumn/Early Winter stitching – Classic Colors
CLASSIC COLORS FOR AUTUMN STITCHING PART II – CLASSIC COLOR COMBINATIONS Following the riot of colors of October and early November in nature , our woodland begins to turn to warm browns, golden ocher and a few remaining peaches and … Continue reading
cross-point Autumn/Early Winter stitching – Bright Colors
CHEERFUL COLORS FOR AUTUMN STITCHING Autumn here in the Blue Ridge Mountains is a special time – a riot of colors – from scarlet and deep reds to gold, yellow, chartreuse, deep green, rust, brown, orange, all seen against a … Continue reading
cross-point recipes – Summer
ANOTHER COOL SUMMER SOUP My friend Linda just added another cool summer soup – popular forever: Gazpacho Here is her version: Linda’s Gazpacho Submitted on 2011/08/09 at 12:13 pm I just made a fab gazpacho with the usual diced 3 … Continue reading
cross-point stitching – Summer Scheme
My Summer color scheme I’ve been playing with an arrangement of pillows for the Summer in my living room. If you recall, my Winter scheme as shown on the cross-point™ website, picks up colors from my rugs and accessories (see … Continue reading
cross-point summer color schemes for stitching
More colors from Meadow & Field for cross-point Summer stitching This is the last section on Summer Color Schemes for cross-point™ kits. Colors like wheat, straw and the many off whites from grain and grass seed heads, combine easily with … Continue reading
Summer stitching – colors from Meadow & Field
Summer stitching – Colors from Meadow & Field This is the last section of Summer Color Schemes for stitching with patterns from the cross-point™ kit collection. Parts I, II and III are designs using pastels in both pale and stronger … Continue reading
Summer Scheme for cross-point stitching
A SUMMER COLOR SCHEME FOR STITCHING I’ve been perusing some magazines to see what kinds of summer color schemes they’re showing. I came across several pages of blues and whites, sky and ocean colors combined with softest sage and creams … Continue reading
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