Cross Stitch KITS for the Superbloom release!

Cross Stitch has become my nightly ritual. The slow stitching and little bits of progress calm me down. It is a  meditation of sorts, pulling my mind from whatever thing it is worried/stressed/spinning about into a focus of "stitch, stitch, stitch."

When I had the urge to try some of my designs as a cross over with the fabrics, I had no idea I would fall so completely in love with cross stitch. It has now become something I try to add first thing in the morning, with one strand of floss stitched while I have my morning coffee (can you tell I like that particular green?). 

And for the last 4 fabric collections I've introduced coordinating cross stitch designs. With Superbloom I am so happy to announce that Moda Fabrics is kitting some of the new designs!!

I was happy to launch these at Quilt Market for the first showing!

There are three sizes of kits-with simple cross stitch only supplies, or with fabric for mounting the cross stitch onto or more to make a project.  All kits are made with COSMO flosses from LeCien. They have yummy colors and a lovely silky feel. It is a really nice floss to stitch with. "Queen Bee" is a smaller kit with Natural Aida, floss, needle and pattern. 

The next size up has lots of colorful flosses (16 to be exact), a needle, pattern, Natural Aida AND a fat quarter of Indigo Dotty Thatched. I have floated my model in an 11" x 14" frame on top of the fabric. I will be making a youtube video to share how I do this. ​

Anther idea for the Superbloom Bouquet is to break up the flowers and stitch them individually. I found this tote at Ikea and thought it would match well with the Natural Aida. I used a 1/3 Yard of the Superbloom Ombre in Jewel (ombre runs the 42" width-of-fabric on this print) to add a band of fabric to the tote. Then I stitched my flowers and added them with a running stitch in floss to the top. I slightly frayed the edges to give it a more rustic look, which I felt was appropriate for wild flowers. If you were worried of it fraying more I'd first iron some interfacing like Pellon SF101 to the backside where you want the fraying to stop and this would give it more stability. I love how this tote turned out and think it would be fun to try this with any of your favorite tote patterns.

And the biggest kit is for my Stitch Lovely Floral Sewing Machine. This kit has 13 flosses, needle, pattern, Aida AND 2/3 yard cuts of two fabrics, Dotty Thatched in Crimson and Thatched Blizzard, with instructions to make the sewing machine cover that is on the front. The fabric gives you enough to make the cover top and binding/ties. You will need to add fabric for the inside of the cover and add a batting or foam. I used Pellon Flex Foam 2 Sided Fusible for my sewing machine cover and like the shape it holds. 

If you want to extend sides to be wider or make panels to go on the ends to make it a closed cover (vs tied on sides) I'd suggest a colorful patchwork using a mini charm pack of Superbloom fabrics. Another option for the stitch is to finish it as a pillow. I've used the same flying geese units on mine but flipped them to point the opposite direction from the machine cover. ​

Another kit coming that I didn't get finished in time to show at Market is my Butterfly Blooms. It will be a small kit like the Queen Bee. Hopefully I'll get to share some finishing ideas for this soon!

The kits are available for shops to order from Moda Fabrics for an APRIL 2025 delivery. Please let your local quilt or needlework shop know if you would like them to order some. If you can't find a local shop that will be carrying them, I will set up some preorder listings for consumers on my shop in the next few weeks. I do not have access to the kits till April as well (I order them just like any other shop).  I only sell retail for kits, not wholesale. Wholesale goes through Moda. They have set up a "notions only wholesale" account so shops can set up an account with a lower minimum and it allows them to buy notions, the kits, precuts of fabrics, additional Cosmo flosses and other supplies. You can not order bolts of fabric through a notions only account but you can order fat quarter bundles, layer cakes and other precuts. Shops can get more info on the Moda Fabrics website (modafabrics.com) or send an email to [email protected] 

YES the charts will be available as patterns only too. I hope to have all four of these sent off to the printer next week. That means they should be ready in about another week after that. 
Happy stitching!