LITTLE HOUSE NEEDLEWORKS

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.  I am also the owner of the hand dyed thread company, Classic Colorworks.  

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.  It's a family affair!

Thank you all for the many wonderful years of support!

Cross Stitch Petites

• Autumn Petites
• Thanksgiving Petites
• Winter Petites
• Snowy Petites
• Loveable Petites
• Bumblebee Petites
• Hello Sunshine Petites
• Americana Petites
• Pumpkin Farm Petites
• Sweet 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

Americana*Country Designs
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• 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
• These I Hold Dear
• Always In My Heart
• Peace

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
• Pumpkin Hill House
• Bits and Pieces of Autumn
• Santa's Helper

Hometown Holiday

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

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 - Featuring Glory 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
• 2011 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Fresh Fallen Snow
• 2012 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Blue House in Winter
• 2013 Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue - Featuring Cozy Inn
• 2016 Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher - Featuring Pumpkin Patch
• 2017 Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher - Featuring The Two Shall Become One