New Cross Stitch Patterns Colorful Cats for March and July (America 250 Cat)

In December, I started a news series of Colorful Cats Cross Stitch Patterns.  One for each month of the year.  January and February were released a few weeks ago but now I have 2 more patterns but I didn't do them entirely in sequence.  

March of course has a Springy St. Patrick's Day theme complete with a few Shamrocks for good luck!!

But then I skipped to July.  There's a method to my madness. I wanted everyone to have time to complete the special America 250 cat in time for Independence Day.

 

These are now available for purchase.  Ask you favorite needlework shops for my patterns or find them here:  kittyandme.etsy.com

Cross Stitch Easter Eggs

Despite my collection of cross stitch patterns by other designers (and there are many), every now and then, I like to stitch one of mine.  Actually, I'd like to stitch a lot of mine but there really are only so many hours in the day.

From my Easter Borders Cross Stitch leaflet, I stitched the eggs as a single motif:

I love Spring and this design was calling out to me for quite awhile!  I worked on it while watching the Figure Skating which of course reminds me of my mother (everything does) because she loved to watch the Olympics.

Anyway, I have a little pile of things that I need to sew together and finish and hopefully, I'll get to those soon.

Here's the cover of the pattern booklet:

These can be stitched as repeat borders or as individual motifs like I did.

There's also one for St. Patrick's Day and one for Valentine's Day:

 

 

If you're interested in stitching any of theses, you can find them at Kitty And Me Designs on Etsy.

Be sure to stop back to see my upcoming patterns.  You won't want to miss them! 

Updated Colorful Cats List - February 2026

 

It's been awhile since I updated the Colorful Cats list so here you go!  kittyandme.etsy.com

 

COMPLETE LIST OF COLORFUL CATS 

 310 (exclusive) - Keepsakes Cross Stitch 

Acorn (exclusive) - Acorns And Threads

America (exclusive) - Stitchery X-Press 

Antoinette 

Applejack 

Blizzard

Bluebird

Bubbles (Free Birthday Cat - join Fans Of Kitty And Me on Facebook and sign up) 

Bumblebee 

Butterfly (exclusive) - Cross Stitch Boutique 

Candy Cane 

Candy Corn 

Celebrate 

Champagne 

Cherry Berry 

Cobweb 

Confetti

Cupcake 

Cupid 

Delightful (exclusive) Needlework By Jim

Easter 

Egbert 

Emerald 

February 

Freedom 

Frosty

Fur Elise

Gingerbread 

Gingham 

Grapevine 

Hollyberry 

January 

Jeannie 

Jelly Bean 

Jingle

Jubilee 

July America 250 

Kitty (exclusive) Kitty And Me Designs 

Koala 

Ladybug 

Lemonade 

Liberty 

Lollypop (exclusive) Hobby House Needleworks 

Maggie (exclusive) Maggies On Main 

Maple Leaf 

March 

Mardi Gras 

Merlin

Mermaid 

Midnight 

Mistletoe 

Morning Glory 

Mozart

Mystery

New Year 

Nickolas 

Nightmare 

Pansy 

Partridge 

Patrick 

Phantom 

Pharaoh 

Poinsettia 

Pumpkin (exclusive) For The Stitcher’s Soul 

Rainbow 

Rosebud (exclusive) 123Stitch 

Salem

Sapphire (exclusive) Stytching Country 

Scarecrow

Shamrock 

Shortcake 

Snowflake 

Spooky 

Sunflower 

Sunrise (exclusive) - The Crafty Framer 

Sunset (exclusive) - Stitch By Stitch

Surprise 

Valentino 

Violet

Vivaldi

Watermelon 

Wildflower (exclusive) - The Crafty Framer

Willow

Shamrocks, Bookmarks and More.

The February releases are now available here at Kitty And Me on Etsy.

 I can't wait to stitch one of these Shamrock Biscornu Ornaments:

I've never actually made a "Biscornu".  I sew everything into door knob hangers.  Maybe I'll give it a try.  If you need instructions on sewing one together, there are many links across the internet but you can find mine here written by Cathy Drolet:

Biscornu Finishing Instructions 

Also available are the Bible Bookmarks:

These are so pretty and Springy!

Also, if you missed Jubilee, the Colorful Birthday Cat for 2025, she's now available. 

 

If you haven't signed up for the 2026 Birthday Cat (her name is Bubbles), hop over to the Fans Of Kitty And Me Designs Facebook Group.  The instructions are pinned at the top of the page.  You will receive her as a PDF file on your birthday via email!!

In case you haven't seen her, this is Bubbles:

 

Valentine's Day Free Cross Stitch Pattern

I have a new Free Cross Stitch pattern for you today!  I love Valentine's Day so this is the Floral Valentine Heart:

You can download the PDF file along with all my other free patterns here:

Kitty And Me Designs Free Cross Stitch Patterns
 

Happy Stitching!

Pam 

Last Day To Save

It's cold up here in Northern Illinois and I know most of the USA is dealing with some kind of severe weather so pour a cup of tea and visit Kitty And Me on Etsy.  

Today is the last day to save 20% on all PDF download files.  Use Coupon Code:  WINTER

And stay warm!!! 

 

Coupon Code and New Patterns Coming Soon!

Oh, it is so cold here today!  And with most of the USA in some sort of extreme weather, I thought I'd offer a coupon code so everyone can enjoy a little online shopping!

Save 20% on all PDF download files at Kitty And Me on Etsy.  Use Coupon Code:  WINTER or use this link:   https://kittyandme.etsy.com?coupon=WINTER

This offer is good thru Sunday January 25th. 

I finished up a set of Shamrock Biscornu Ornament patterns.

 

I can't wait to stitch one of these!!  I'll release them in the next week or so along with these Bible Bookmarks:

 

Give Thanks To The Lord

I think I finished stitching this on Christmas Day.  

It's from Kooler Design Studio and it's on their website.   I had intended on having it done for Thanksgiving and sewing it into a door hanging pillow but it didn't quite happen.

It's a lot of stitching and worked with 3 strands on 25 ct Lugana over 2.  I love stitching fruit designs because their so colorful!

And this is my latest design project.  Bible Bookmarks:

 

 

 I expect to have these at Kitty And Me on Etsy around the end of the month.

 

 

 

Stitched Floral Heart

Thought I'd share one of the Floral Hearts that I stitched:

This stitched up really quick. Just a few hours. The only thing I did on mine is I changed the border color from DMC 208 to  #4 Braid 012HL by Kreinik. I like my glitter!! kittyandme.etsy.com

 

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas And New Releases

Merry Christmas everyone! 

All new releases are now available.  Ask for them at your favorite needlework retail shop or find them at Kitty And Me Designs on Etsy.

Merry Christmas and Coming Soon!

First, Merry Christmas to everyone!  I hope ya'll have a wonderful holiday season!!

I've been working on new designs and have another to share:

I'll release all the new patterns tomorrow at Kitty And Me on Etsy.

Have a wonderful Christmas! 

 

Coming Soon!

America 250

 

Coming Soon!

 

I'll release the new patterns right after Christmas so watch my posts and Kitty And Me Designs on Etsy!

Colorful Cat January Error

Everyone, Kris Herber found an error on the January Colorful Cat. The white "fur" with the blue snowflake near the bottom on both sides of the cat's face, should be worked in DMC white (the open stars) and not with the Kreinik 032. I apologize for any inconvenience. 

 

Spring Crazy Quilt Blocks

I stitched these a couple weeks ago.  I found the little cross stitch pieces in with my mom's sewing stuff.  The odd thing is, I think I stitched them.  Not sure why there were with mom's things but I worked them into these blocks.

 I didn't do a good job of cropping the Valentine block.  Some of the buttons are vintage some are new.

I need to order some silk ribbon to dye.  I'm running low on some colors, esp. purples. 

I have 2 more blocks sewn up and ready to stitch on.  I also want to finish up the cross stitch cornucopia that I've been working on.  So many wonderful things to stitch!  Too bad we have to sleep! 

New Releases Coming Soon!

I'm starting to think Valentine's Day and Spring.  Sorry but I can't stand Winter!  The snow, the cold, the wind... oh and then the freezing rain.  Not my cup of tea!

These are new patterns that I'll be releasing later this month.  First is some pretty little Floral Hearts:

 And then, Home Is Where The Cat Is:

 

These will be in my Etsy shop.  

I have a couple of finished Crazy Quilt Blocks to share but I'll do that tomorrow or the next day. 

2026 Colorful Cat Birthday Gift

Here is the 2026 Birthday Cat!  Her name is Bubbles!

 

 

 

To sign up to receive this free pattern on your birthday, hop over to the Fans Of Kitty And Me Designs Facebook Group and join.  Then, watch for Kris's sign up post which she'll have up in the next day or so. 

 

You will receive her on your birthday via email as a PDF download.

 

 

New Releases Are Now Available

The new releases are now available:

Colorful Cat Nickolas

 

Colorful Cat January

 

Colorful Cat February

And in case you missed him, Cobweb is now available. 

Ask for my patterns at your favorite needlework retail store or you can find them at 

Kitty And Me Designs on Etsy .

 

Christmas Star Freebie by Karen Gillespie

Our sweet friend Karen Gillespie, over at Fans Of Kitty And Me Designs Facebook Group worked up this beautiful little Christmas Star Ornament pattern for everyone to enjoy:

You can download the PDF file for this pattern here:

Karen's Christmas Star Cross Stitch Freebie 

 

Just Finished

I've been doing some stitching on my little 6 inch crazy quilt blocks and completed 2 more of them:

When I was packing up mom's clothes, I found this sweatshirt that I made for her years ago.  The little Chippy is cross stitched on the shirt using waste canvas.  I did a lot of sweatshirts back in the 90's!  Anyway, I decided to just cut out the little stitched piece and use it on a block.

The large maple leaf is a pin from Avon.  Remember, my mom sold Avon for years and years!  Anyway, I have a green pin just like it that I used on another block.

Again, the little Wood duck was stitched on a sweatshirt for my dad back in the 90's.  He loved it and wore it right up to the last time he went into the hospital.   So again, I cut out the little stitched piece and worked it into this block.

I must have had blizzard conditions on my mind the other day when I stitched this.  We're getting dumped on today!  Anyway, the silver trim is vintage, probably from the 40's.  I found it at a flea market.  The birch trees on the right are just some fuzzy yarn that I couched on with some grey perle cotton. It's very glittery.  It actually looks like I just dropped a ton of sequins on it!  Ya'll know I love my sequins!