We celebrate pride all year round here but since it’s Pride month we thought we’d take a minute to call out some of our favorites with a little round up. Legalize it! What’s better than a wedding? A wedding sampler, of course! This pattern comes with a full alphabet so you can personalize it (in … The post Pride Patterns ? appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

  So, you may remember my EL project from a few years ago. I mentioned it on social media and it sounds like a lot of you are interested, so I’ll share what I remember–mostly I remember that it was hard to find things and put it together! There are a few resources out there … The post Stitching with Electroluminescent (EL) Wire appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

If you’re familiar with Subversive Cross Stitch at all you know that we love to create and share free patterns whenever we can. We’re big believers in encouraging everyone to slow down and make something and if our free patterns can be a gateway drug to more stitching in someone’s life we’re here for it. … The post All of our free PDF Cross Stitch Patterns in one place! appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

Watching the new Netflix miniseries on Halston and was inspired to make some new patterns. Halston would want you to have choices so there’s a Spring or Fall 1970s palette for you to chose from. Both available in our PDF shop now! ❤️ There’s sure to be more quotes soon… The post New Halston Patterns – Pick Your Palette! appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

Oh man, I am such a fan of Jenny Lawson aka The Bloggess. Her blog is just the most wonderful, and her books are even better! I got to read an advance copy of her new book, Broken (in the best possible way), and I absolutely relished it. I laughed so hard my face hurt. … The post Collaboration with THE Bloggess! appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

I’m SO PLEASED to announce that, together, we provided 12,000 meals to Feeding America! We donated 15% of our profits from Black Friday weekend (4 days) and added a little extra. Since we sent the money in today–on Giving Tuesday–our donation of 6,000 meals has been matched and doubled! THANK YOU! The Feeding America network … The post Together, We’re Feeding America appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

Go get ’em on the HOLIDAYS page! PDFs also available. The post New Holiday Designs for 2020 appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

I don’t really have any words, the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is so huge. Download this free PDF, add your own border if you’d like. Sometimes meditative stitching is more healing than words. RIP. The post FREE PDF: RBG appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

What do we want? CHANGE! How do we get it? VOTE! (that’s one way, anyway) Vote EVERY election because change starts locally and becomes global. Two versions of this pattern are available as FREE PDFs, kits and kit/frame combos. UPDATE: Two new free versions of this pattern with ADDED F-BOMB for EMPHASIS! This is a … The post VOTE VOTE VOTE appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more

This may not look like much, but check out what it does when placed on a turntable:  This pattern is meant to be stitched, put on a piece of cardboard with a hole punched in the middle. Then, you just pop it on your turntable and GO! What you’ve got right there is one-a’ them … The post Free PDF: Optical Illusion Snake! appeared first on Subversive Cross Stitch ..read more