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Blue Willow Cross Stitch Kit Pillows

Awesocrafts Blue Willow Pagoda and Bridge Cross Stitch Kit, Janlynn Big Stitch Cross Stitch Still Life Kit and Heritage Crafts Classic Spode Blue Willow turned into pillows turned into pillows
Awesocrafts Blue Willow Pagoda and Bridge Cross Stitch Kit, Janlynn Big Stitch Cross Stitch Still Life Kit and Heritage Crafts Classic Spode Blue Willow turned into pillows turned into pillows

The classic blue willow pattern is a natural for cross stitch and there are a lot of patterns, kits and projects available.

Awesocrafts Blue Willow Pagoda and Bridge Crossstitch and Janlynn Big Stitch Cross Stitch Still Life turned into pillows
Awesocrafts Blue Willow Pagoda and Bridge Crossstitch and Janlynn Big Stitch Cross Stitch Still Life turned into pillows

When you finish, you can either attach the cross stitch to a pillow or sew a pillow out of the panel.

Janlynn Blue Willow Still Life Big Stitch Cross Stitch Kit

Janlynn Big Stitch Cross Stitch Kit has a still life with pineapple, apples, pears, grapes, cherries and leaves in a Blue Willow footed bowl
Janlynn Big Stitch Cross Stitch Kit has a still life with pineapple, apples, pears, grapes, cherries and leaves in a Blue Willow footed bowl

Janlynn makes this still life as one of their Big Stitch Cross Stitch kits. The result is a large 16″ square.

Big Stitch kits are worked on 6 count Aida. They are ideal if you are just a beginner or want to finish a project over a weekend.

Janlynn Blue and White Still Life Big Stitch Cross Stitch Kit on Amazon


Janlynn Blue Willow Big Stitch Cross Stitch Kit turned into a pillow
Janlynn Blue Willow Big Stitch Cross Stitch Kit turned into a pillow

Janlynn Blue Willow Still Life Big Stitch Cross Stitch Kit

The kit contains:

  • 16″ square 6 count 100% cotton Aida fabric,
  • wool yarn,
  • large needle,
  • easy-to-read graph and instructions (both in big print) in four languages

Awesocrafts Blue Willow Cross Stitch Kit

Awesocrafts Blue Willow Cross Stitch Kit with Pagoda, Bridge, florals and bands
Awesocrafts Blue Willow Cross Stitch Kit with Pagoda, Bridge, florals and bands

The Awesocrafts Blue Willow Cross Stitch Kit is supposed to be “perfect for all ages, beginners, kids, adults or advanced stitchers.” I ordered it, so I’ll let you know. I used to cross stitch, but it has been many years.

Awesocrafts Blue Willow Pagoda Cross Stitch Kit made into a pillow
Awesocrafts Blue Willow Pagoda Cross Stitch Kit made into a pillow

The pattern comes printed on the fabric. The details say 51×51 cm/20.1×20.1 inches in one place and 14 CT, 40×40 cm/15.7×15.7 inches in another place. So… is the fabric 20″ square and the design is 16″ square? When it gets here, I’ll let you know.

Awesocrafts Blue Willow Pagoda Cross Stitch Kit

The kit contains:

  • Presorted cotton thread
  • Top quality fabric
  • Needles
  • Instructions, English only

Heritage Crafts Blue Willow Pattern Cross Stitch Kit made into a pillow
Heritage Crafts Blue Willow Pattern Cross Stitch Kit made into a pillow

Heritage Crafts makes a very faithful version of the Blue Willow story in a cross stitch. It has everything, the pagoda, bridge, island, birds, boat… willow tree of course.

The only information given on this kit is that it is returnable. But a reviewer says it comes with the 14-count aida fabric and the floss. She says the kit is really well-laid out and the stitch diagrams are particularly nice. Another reviewer says the colors are good. It results in a 11 1/2″ piece.

Heritage Crafts Blue Willow Pattern Cross Stitch Kit on Amazon

If you know what you are doing, you can order just the chart and instructions. It uses only two colors of floss.

Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Instructions for Pre-Printed Fabric Cross Stitch
Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit with Pre-printed Pattern

Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit with Pre-Printed Fabric

The kit came in just a few days.

What’s in the kit?

Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Instructions for Pre-Printed Fabric Cross Stitch
Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Instructions for Pre-Printed Fabric Cross Stitch

This is just the paper that shows through the wrapper.

Blue Willow Crossstitch Pre-printed pattern key
Blue Willow Crossstitch Pre-printed pattern key

The fabric is 19 1/2″ x 19 1/2″.

Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit
Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit

The pattern will end up 15 1/2″ x 15 1/2″ to the edge of the border.

The Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Instructions for Pre-Printed Fabric
The Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Instructions for Pre-Printed Fabric

The instructions are detailed enough, even if you have never cross stitched before. (Or if it’s been 20 or 30 years…)

Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Pre-printed Pattern Key
Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Pre-printed Pattern Key

This is the key to the pattern. Each number is a page in the instruction book. Below is page 5.

The Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Instructions for Pre-Printed Fabric
The Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit Instructions for Pre-Printed Fabric

You can see how the pattern gives you a map for what color goes where.

The Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit includes 11 count 3 Cotton Floss
The Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crosstitch Kit includes 11 count 3 Cotton Floss

The kit comes with cotton floss. The pattern uses quite a few shades of blue. The blues coordinate perfectly with the cobalt blue in the rest of my house.

The kit includes needles - Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit with Pre-Printed Fabric
The kit includes needles – Blue Porcelain View Blue Willow Crossstitch Kit with Pre-Printed Fabric

The kit even includes the needles. So you can get started right away.

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