I was raised in St. John in Indiana. Small town living is still in my heart and is where I get many of the ideas and inspirations for my needlework designs.
My life as a cross stitch designer began back in the 1990's when I first began working as a freelance designer for Leisure Arts. Numerous patterns were published in their magazine, For the Love of Cross Stitch and four leaflets were published with them as well.
In September of 2003 I decided to enter into the area of self publishing which is so popular in this industry.
My husband, Ron and I have two children, Nikki and Ronny. and four grandchildren, Juliet, Sean, Jeffrey and Andrew. Nikki is the designer for Country Cottage Needleworks and Ronny works with us at Classic Colorworks which we also own. We lost our Golden Retriever, Gracie, in 2022. Then in February of this year we adopted out little Havapoo, Benji. He is a handful as most puppies are!
Thank you all for the many wonderful years of support!
Pattern Listings
Cross Stitch Petites
Autumn Petites
Thanksgiving Petites
Winter Petites
Snowy Petites
Loveable Petites
Bumblebee Petites
Americana*Country Designs
America
Starlight Sampler
Willow Tree Inn
Home of a Needleworker
The Gathering Room
Pinetop Lodge
Needlework School
A Stitcher's Prayer
Two Red Houses
Moon and Stars
City Stitcher*Country Stitcher
Plant Your Seeds
Blackbird Inn
Fruit Bowls
The Harvesters
Colonial Dry Goods
The Bookshelf
Quilt Time Sampler
Plant Kindness
Peace and Plenty
Liberty Hill Inn
Lakeside Lodge
The Old Doll
Through the Woods
Coffee Menu
Friendship Tree
Colonial Homes
The Counting House
Pear Tree Inn
Ye Olde Coffee House
Two Blue Houses
Winter Wonderland
Chocolate Shoppe
The Old West
Psalm 145
Thread Gathering
Nature's Beauty
The Sampler Lady
Cherry Tree Inn
Gourmet Garden
Necessities Sampler
Garden Pleasures
Captain's Inn
Fruit Game Boards
Two White Houses
Acorn Hill
Curly Q Ewe
Princess and the P
Prairie Sampler
Snowflakes
Winter Whites
Brave Hearts
Home of a Needleworker (too!)
Heart of America
My Needle's Work
The Rain Fell
Embroidery Guild
Little House Neighborhood
Yesteryear
Gingerbread Trio
Something Old, Something New
In the Beginning
Coming to America
Traveling Stitcher
State Fair
Sunflower Inn
Alphabet RhymeColonial Women
Two Roosters
Mayflower Landing
Lavender's Blue
Pumpkins 4-Sale
The Library
Poinsettia House
Saling, Sailing
Rose Hill Plantation
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mississippi Riverboat
Robin Hood
Virtue Sampler
Mrs. O'Leary's Dairy Farm
Simple Joys
Sarah Street - Faithful
The Family Sampler
Pumpkin Hollow Farms
Be Merry - Belle Pepper
Exodus 20:16
Winter Band Sampler
The North Wind
Hillside Travelers
Rosey
Fresh From the Garden
Liberty - 1776
Thirteen Colonies
The Inn at Fox River Mill
Colonial Welcome
The Melicent Turner Sampler
1785 Samplings
My Dwelling Place
Little Miss Sunflower
Autumn Band Sampler
12 Days of Christmas
New England Winter Sampler
Elizabeth Hancock Reproduction
My Lady
Jessie Bell - Arizona Territory
Spring Band Sampler
Louisa B. Snow - Reproduction
Adam and Eve - Repro/Adaptation
Summer Band Sampler
Two Yellow Houses
Old Nantucket
Around the World in 80 Days
Pumpkin Patch Inn
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Winter Plaid
My Sheep
Bear Tree Forest
Mary Ann Myers - Reproduction
Vanilla and Chocolate
Orchard Valley Quilting Bee
Needleworker
The Farmer's Daughter
Batter Up!
Home is Where the Sunflowers Grow
Freedom House
Robin's Song
The Old Red Barn
Route 66
Moonlight
Lantern Lane
My Lady at Christmas
Jubilee's Sheep
First Corinthians
Giving Thanks
Patriot's Row
My Lady Liberty
Pretty as a Peacock
Fear Not
Three Snowy Hills
Red Rooster Inn
Homestead Sampler
One More Stitch
Americana*Country Designs (continued from first column)
Here's the Church
Forest Friends
Four Freedoms
Oh My Stars!
Honeybee Sampling
My House - My Home
Home Sweet Home
My Dwelling Place Sampler
He Is Risen!
These Is My Words
Needlework ABC's
House Rule
Sampler Stitchers
Fresh Brewed Coffee
Autumn ABC'S
The Beatitudes
Winter ABC's
Keeper of the Pins
Spring ABC's
Summer ABC's
Sugar and Spice
Four Seasons
Farm Life
Suffrage Act
Kringles
The Hive
Geppetto's
Sit and Stitch
Fall is in the Air - Part 1
Fall is in the Air - Part 2
Fall is in the Air - Part 3
Sleepy Hollow Lodge
October's Party
Gather Ye Pumpkins
Jingle all the Way
Cocoa Cafe
Rudolph's Sampler
Peace on Earth
Alice's Winter Wonderland
A Piece of Cake!
Lavender Hill (Cottage)
ABC123 (Americana*Country)
Paper Whites (Cottage)
Woodland Sampling (Americana*Country)
Herb Garden (Cottage)
Spot of Coffee (Americana*Country)
Daisy Lane Cottage (Cottage)
Rose Sampler (Cottage)
Dog House Sampler
Kitty Cottage Sampler
Season of Rest
Season of Hope
Season of Growth
Season of Plenty
Ladybug, Ladybug
Schoolgirl Lessons
Always and Forever
Wool Needlebook and Scissor Fob
Autumn Harvest
The Angels Sang
Be True
Bee Sampler
Love One Another
A Walk in the Park
Singing the Blues
Liberty Belles
Tall Pines
Snow White
Summer Splendor
Warm Winter Woolens
Hill House
Patriot Inn
Holiday House
Peace Tree
Birdhouse Alphabet
Miss Peepers
Simplicity
Bessie
Peter, Peter
Hands to Work
Farm Fresh Cherries
Pretty in Perle - Needle Lady Pocket
Louise and Henry
Old Glory
Season's Greetings
Thread Keeper
Hello Phone Case
Caring and Sharing
Fall Squared
2016 Christmas Ornament
Gingerbread Street
No Place Like Home
The Rooster and the Hens
The Stitching Bee
Bo Peep and Her Sheep
Little Sheep Virtues
Hope
Love
Peace
Courage
Faith
Simplicity
Patience
Wisdom
Friendship
Kindness
Gratitude
Joyfulness
The Sampler Tree (2015 ornaments)
Old Colonial
Oh Christmas Tree
Three Crowns
Christmas Rose
Deer Valley Inn
Sweet Apples
Peace
Potted Poinsettia
Welcome Inn
Merry Christmas
Christmas in the Country
Christmas Angel
These Are My Sheep
Born In A Manger
Sing To The LORD
Sixth Day of Creation
Bethlehem
Little House ABC Samplers
ABC
DE
FGH
IJK
LMN
OPQ
RST
UVW
XYZ
Farmhouse Christmas
Little Red Barn
Horsin' Around
Grandpa's Pick-Up
Dairy Darlin'
Grandma's Quilt
Pinewood Farm
Cock-a-doodle-do
Farm Folk
Ba Ba Black Sheep
Jack Frost's Tree Farm
Jack Frost
Douglas Fir
Family Fun
Balsam Fir
Hot Cocoa
Fresh Pines
Cookies
Fall on the Farm
Farm Fresh
The Old Farmhouse
No Crows Allowed
Pick Your Own
Changing Leaves
With a Moo Moo Here
Pumpkin Patch
This Little Piggy
Wishing You Well
Hometown Holiday
My House
Main Street Station
Caroling Quartet
Sweet Shop
Toy Store
Town Church
Firehouse
Florist
Pet Shop
Tree Lot
Schoolhouse
Diner
Bookstore
Grandma's House
Needlework Store
Coffee Shop
The Clockmaker
The Mercantile
The Quilt Shop
Pop's Filling Station
Post Office
Grocery Store
Music Store
Early Americans
Betsy Ross
John Hancock
Martha Washington
Nathan Hale
Freedom
Paul Revere
Abigail Adams
Patrick Henry
Molly Pitcher
Calendar Girls
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Tumbleweeds
The Journey
Cowgirl Country
American Frontier
Broken Arrow Ranch
Old West Dry Goods
Howdy Pardner
Legendary Girls
Dear Diary
Abigail Winslow
Mary Heaton
Elizabeth McGuire
Hannah Purington
Lucy Fairchild
Rebecca Small
Emmaline Whitcomb
Julia Flynn
Simple Samplers
Acorns & Pines
Blossoms & Blackbirds
Music & Books
Stars & Stripes
Night & Day
Holly & Berries
Snow & Ice
All Dolled Up!
Strawberry House
Queen Bee
Chocolate Box
Hen Party
Heart and Home Sampler
Liberty and Justice
Fresh Watermelon
Winter Greens
Joy
Snowy Winter
Loving You
Little Lady Liberty
Merry Christmas Pillow
Bountiful Harvest
Country Cottage Designs
A Rose in Morning
Peach Tree Cottage
M'Lady's Strawberries
Morning Berries
Punchneedle
Folk Art Pears
Folk Art Strawberries
Songbird
American Saltbox
Cherry Pie
Folk Art Crow
Sheep Gathering
Garden Rabbit
Down on the Farm
Bee Garden
Country Pumpkins
Potted Posies
Nutty Buddy
Good Morning
The Gingerbread Man
Liberty House
P is for Pumpkin
Ornament of the Month
Fa-La-La
Pear Tree
He's A Flake
Snowy Pines
Winter Sheep
Red House in Winter
The Merry Skater
Frosty Flakes
Peppermint Twist
Under the Tree
All is Calm
Joy to the World
Cardinal Winter (starts the 2011 releases)
Bringing Home the Tree
Deck the Halls
Gingerbread Village
Silent Night
Pine Tree Inn
Baked Goods
Hallelujah
Joy and Peace
Snow in Love
Winter Forest
Good Tidings
Blessed
Tree Farm
Quaker Birds
Sleigh Bells Ring
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Six Little Cardinals
Hot Cocoa
It's Snow Cold
Country Christmas
Gingerbread Cookie
Season of Love
Saltbox Village
Sewing/Quilting
Little House Logo Tote Bag Pattern
Publications
For the Love of Cross Stitch Magazine (FTLOCS), July 1999 - Joy in the Journey.
FTLOCS - Sept. 2000, Picturesque Fruits.
FTLOCS - Nov. 2000, Grateful Heart Sampler.
FTLOCS - July 2001, Harvest Hand Towels.
FTLOCS - March 2002, Marks of Praise.
FTLOCS - July 2002, The Christmas Story, Part 1 and Sept. 2002, The Christmas Story, Part 2.
Leisure Arts hard bound book, Tokens of Affection. Features: My Brother and My Sister.
Just Cross Stitch Magazine - June 2004, Featuring Ye Olde Coffee House and an article about our needlework business. This pattern is now available from us since it sold out at the publisher.
2004 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Woodland Snowfall.
2005 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Home for the Holidays.
2006 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Pear Tree.
Sept/Oct 2006 JCS Issue: Pine Tree Hill ornament.
2007 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Snow Bunnies.
Just Cross Stitch Magazine, Jan/Feb 2008 Issue: Winter Symphony
2008 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - FeaturingGlory to God
August 2009, The Gift of Stitching Online Publication - Starr of Mine
2009 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Winter Sampler
March/April 2010 JCS Issue: He Is Risen
2010 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Preview Issue - Featuring Gingerbread Tree
