Cross Stitch Project - Create a Quick and Easy Cross Stitch Bookmark

Read all instructions before beginning this project.

For this project you will need:

• Aida fabric
• Cross Stitch pattern
• tapestry needle
• embroidery floss
• scissors or rotary cutter and cutting board
• fabric glue or fusible interfacing

Choose a pattern for your design that will be suitable for a bookmark. Determine the finished design size of the pattern.

To determine the size you should cut your fabric, determine exactly how wide your finished bookmark will be, then cut the fabric at least twice as large. For example, if the finished bookmark will be 1 1/2 inches wide, cut the fabric 3 inches wide by the length of the design.

The bookmark in this tutorial is six inches long, but choose any length suitable for your design.

Cut the fabric to the proper size, then center and stitch the design.