Free Cross Stitch Patterns: including free cross stitch patterns of hummingbirds, free needlework patterns.

Free Cross Stitch Patterns Welcome to my cross stitch site. I have free cross stitch patterns of hummingbirds and other birds, as well as a bluebird alphabet, ladybug alphabet, butterfly patterns, and southwest designs. I hope you enjoy my patterns! In addition to cross-stitch, I also have many other web pages including my free e-cards and organic gifts for pets and babies. If there is a particular pattern you are looking for, you might want to join the Bird Cross Stitch Yahoo Group and ask other stitchers for help. I will also let the group know when there are new free patterns added to my site.

Free cross stitch pattern
Hummingbird in Flight

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Free Cross Stitch Pattern
If you are new to cross-stitch, you can learn from the
Counted Cross Stitch Tutorial

Texas bluebonnet cross stitch pattern
(only available as hand-drawn pattern)
Click here for larger view of stitching by Suzanne Baker

Ladybug Alphabet
Free cross stitch pattern of lower case letters
(uppercase letters coming soon-sorry for the long delay)

Sandhill Crane
Free Cross Stitch Pattern
or Send as a free eCard

Gambel's Quail
Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Free Cardinal cross-stitch pattern

Chickadee "The Acrobat" free cross stitch pattern

Titmouse on a Little Birdhouse free pattern

"Little Dragonfly" cross stitch pattern

Little Animals from young stitchers in the 1700s and 1800s.
Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Birds at a Fountain from 1742 Sampler
Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Peacock Design from Sampler dated 1742
Free Cross Stitch Pattern
(reduce top & bottom margins before printing)

Flowers from antique sampler
Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Hummingbird and Columbine Flower
Free Cross Stitch Pattern
(hand-drawn version only)

Little Costa's Hummer
Free Cross Stitch Pattern

Free Bluebird name pattern generator
Sorry the bluebird pattern generator may not work correctly
unless viewed with Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.
If you are using Netscape, please
click here for the entire free alphabet.

Rufous Hummingbird Pattern
Send this little pattern as a free eCard to a friend.

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Free Cross Stitch Pattern
This is a very tiny pattern that would be cute hanging on alphabet letters,
similar to the bluebird letters above. Or stitch it on a denim shirt.

Free Vermilion Flycatcher Pattern

Free "Tufted Titmice" Cross Stitch Pattern
Note: Set page margins at zero
before printing titmice pattern.

Free Scissor-tailed Flycatcher cross-stitch pattern

Free Wester Tanager Cross Stitch Pattern

Free Loggerhead Shrike Cross Stitch Pattern

Free Nuthatch Pattern

Free Lovebird cross stitch pattern

Free Robin cross stitch pattern

Top 100 Cross Stitch Sites
Please take a moment to view the top 100 cross stitch sites (counts one vote for my site).
My goal is to get about 10 votes per day, so every vote counts! Thank you so much!

My free Butterfly Patterns
More of my free Hummingbird Patterns
My Free Southwest Patterns
Free Card Patterns
Free Mother and Daughter Fairy Pattern
Join a Round Robin

View my Free Cross Stitch Pattern links organized by subject
(angels, bears, birds, cats, Christmas, dragons, flowers, etc.)

Please help save wild birds by learning from my mistakes and research When I started my first garden, I am sad to say that I bought pesticides when I saw bugs on my plants, but after reading a book about organic gardening, I now understand more about maintaining nature's balance. I love putting up nestboxes and watching the birds come collect grasshoppers to feed to their babies. I feel good knowing the birds are getting a pesticide-free meal and that I am no longer contaminating their water supplies by using pesticides that would have been carried by storm runoff to the lake near my house. 40% of U.S. streams and lakes cannot even support fishing and swimming (Source: EPA web site), yet birds and wildlife must eat, drink, and swim in these streams and lakes daily. Now I plant only native plants to my region, which stay healthier and do not require water or chemicals. I buy organic foods at the grocery store to save wildlife killed by pesticides using in farming. I also purchase organic fabrics, and have even started selling organic cotton dog toys.

Last year, prompted by concern about the spread of West Nile virus, New York State asked counties to report dead birds to its wildlife pathology laboratory. After receiving more than 80,000 birds, Dr. Ward Stone discovered that although the virus was a factor in some of the deaths, the leading cause was pesticide poisoning. Common lawn care chemicals were among the most common toxins (excerpt from National Audubon Society). Some pesticides are much more toxic to birds than to other species—diazinon is 100 times more acutely toxic to birds than mammals, for example. Granular forms of lawn pesticides are most dangerous to birds, and ingestion of even one granule (which they mistake for food) can kill a small bird. Most often the bird retreats to a sheltered area to die or is weakened enough to be eaten by predators which then also suffer from the pesticides in the small bird's body.

The public must decide whether it wishes to continue on the present road, and it can do so only when in full possession of the facts. - Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

Here are some sites I found with things you can do in your own yard:
Audubon at Home (garden for wildlife, rethink the need for a big lawn)
Principles of Organic Gardening
Backyard Wildlife Habitats

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Image above by Joan Stark at www.ascii-art.com

Visit Newborns in Need, a non-profit organization
where you can sew or stitch things for babies in need.

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Diapering:
Cloth Diapers
Wool Diaper Covers
Diapering Accessories
Free Soaker Pattern
Free Longies Pattern

Soft-soled baby shoes:
Cute Baby Shoes
Pedoodles Shoes
Squeaky Shoes
Soft Star Shoes

Clothes and Shoes:
Cute Organic Baby Tshirts
Cute Organic Onesies
Baby Kimono T-shirts/Onesies
Under the Nile baby clothes
Dresses/Overalls/Rompers
Organic Cotton Baby Pajamas
Organic Wool Sweaters/Jackets
Organic Childrens Clothing
Organic Hats/Mittens/Socks
Sale Items

Baby Slings/Gear:
Organic Slings
Ergo Baby Carriers

Toys/Books:
Waldorf Dollsnew!
ABC/Braille/Spanish Blocks(USA-made)
Anamalz
Little Scoots (kid-powered fun!)(USA)
Name-Trains(USA-made) new!
Natural Wood Toys/Rattles(USA-made)
North Star Wood Toys(USA-made)
Wood Puzzles(some made in USA)
Organic Toys / Rattles
Little Colorado Furniture, Toys(USA)
Baby Sign Language
Playdough Recipe

Adults:
Earth Creations T-shirts
Organic Blankets
Organic Pillows/Bedding
Organic Mattresses
Organic Wool Yarn/Fabric
Organics for Women
Natural Soap

Baby Bedding:
Organic Crib Mattress
Organic CoSleeper Mattress
Organic Baby Blankets