I’m always looking for useful websites and apps for crafting. I’ve created a list of some of the more useful websites I have found.

1. Stitchpoint.com, Stitch Point has a cross stitch writing tool. It let’s you pick from six different fonts styles and creates a chart for the text you want to stitch. It even has handy tools in the upper right hand corner that helps you plot out the design to make it the right size for the fabric space you’re using. Great to use for designing simple text only patterns or to add text to another pattern.

2. Crosstitch.com, Cross Stitch Caption Maker, is similar to Stitch Point in the fact that it allows you to create your own text patterns. But it only has two free fonts available. For $12/year you can have access to 40 font options and can add borders to your text designs.

3. Janlynn.com, this website has a selection of free cross stitch patterns. All of the patterns look simple enough complete and are super cute. My favorite one that is available right now is the Dolly Mama Wine Bag. I’m thinking about stitching it and giving it as a gift next Christmas. It has seasonal, holiday and other options to choose from and I think it’s a pretty big selection of free patterns.

4. Maurer Stroh, this website also has a variety of free cross stitch patterns. I found the site slightly annoying to use but the patterns were worth the annoyance.

5. To get an even bigger list of places for cross stitch patterns and information go to JuliaXstitch.