LITTLE HOUSE NEEDLEWORKS

Ron and Diane

I was raised in the once small town of 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.  Three of those leaflets are still available: Simply Blessed Wedding Samplers, Beloved Bible Story Samplers and Cherished Scripture Samplers.  The leaflet, Joy in the Journey is out of print.

In 2003 my husband Ron and I decided to take the designs into the self publishing arena which is now so popular in this industry.  We work out of our home doing everything from the printing and copying to the designing and stitching.  It's quite a partnership!

Ron and I have been married 32 years and have two children, Nikki and Ronny.  They're both married with kids of their own making Ron and I grandparents to Juliet, Sean, Jeffrey and Andrew.  Nikki is the designer for Country Cottage Needleworks.  We also have a one year old Golden Retriever named Gracie. 

We love what we do and consider it a blessing to be able to contribute designs to such a wonderful industry.

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 Rhyme
Colonial Women
Two Roosters
Mayflower Landing
Lavender's Blue

Americana*Country Designs
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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

Dear Diary

• Abigail Winslow
• Mary Heaton
• Elizabeth McGuire
• Hannah Purington
• Lucy Fairchild
• Rebecca Small
• Emmaline Whitcomb
• Julia Flynn

Simple Sampler

• Acorns & Pines
• Blossoms & Blackbirds
• Music & Books
• Stars & Stripes
• Night & Day
• Holly & Berries

All Dolled Up!

• Strawberry House
• Queen Bee
• Chocolate Box
• Hen Party
• Heart and Home Sampler
• Liberty and Justice
• Fresh Watermelon
• Winter Greens
• Joy

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

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

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 th 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