BAD Stitch

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Who Are You?

I relate to Alice sometimes… feeling lost, dealing with people who give elusive answers to your questions, always hungry… Here's my take on the scene where she meets the Caterpillar smoking a hookah! Find this design in my shop or your favorite LNS. It is also included in my big #xstitchzine Folio of Fantastic Fungi - available as a PDF or print on demand fancy booklet!

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New Patreon Pattern - Dragon Candle

This month's design features a small, serpentine dragon wrapped around a magical candlestick. There's a tiny bit of metallic stitching in there, too, because I love shiny things… like dragons.

Model is shown stitched on 16ct Dusty Rose by moonlitdyeworks

Find this on my patreon, Tier 2 & Tier 3 until August 15, 2026. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badstitch/posts/julys-pattern-163695003

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Throwback to one of my early Pride Patterns! This one is called Pride Tea and I've included 10 different Pride Flag variations!

We've got: Aromantic Asexual Bisexual Disability Pride Lesbian Nonbinary Pansexual Polyamory Rainbow Transgender

And bats! Don't forget the cute bats!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Find this one in my shop! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride!

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New Patreon Pattern ~ Dandelion

How about a little more subtle Pride in your cross stitch? This design features a dandelion with a smirking face, the large poofball letting out little gay seedlings.

Or you can stitch the more natural looking version!

Or some alternative elements. You do you, this is your stitch journey.

Find this on my patreon, Tier 2 & Tier 3 until July 15th!

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Happy Pride Month, friends!! This year, I hope we protect each other and those that are struggling. No one should feel less than or endangered because of who they are.

Froggo Loves You is one of my small Pride patterns so you can get an easy finish / win. It comes with a DMC and a COSMO floss palette and you can find it in my shop, or ask your favorite LNS to stock it.

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Fly Proud Bookmark! (or batmark?)

Happy Pride, my homies. Here's a quick rainbow bat you can stitch as a bookmark or a patch! Or whatever. This is your stitch journey!

I stitched this pattern, dubbed Fly Proud, on 14ct Navy perforated paper by Mill Hill with 3 strands. Then I trimmed it down carefully with sharp scissors. I fudged up in a couple places, oops! If I had more time, I'd back it with felt, but it still works as a bookmark as-is!

Anyhoo, find this in my shop or ask your favorite #lns to stock it! Tell your mom!

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New in my shop - Rainbow Current

I've always wanted to design an orca. Orcas have been observed doing all the gay things, especially the adolescent males.

About this pattern! I stitched this in my favorite floss COSMO and included a DMC conversion. There's also a customizable variation that allows you to use your favorite fancy floss for the candypop motifs.

PDF: https://badstitched.etsy.com/listing/4517526188/rainbow-orca-whale-cross-stitch-pattern

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New Design - Stargazing Moth (and on behalf of my husband, alternate title "Intergalactic Pollinator." My latest design was inspired by a cecropia moth, which is a big, chonky, fuzzy moth! It's like a flying stuffed animal, really.

This design has a cecropia moth, but celestial-coded, holding a twig of nightshade, which carries a delicate orb with the Big Dipper constellation. And yes, I used metallic floss again! This time it's DMC Diamant, which is (mostly) attainable and easier to use.

My model is on 16ct Merlot by @moonlitdyeworks. Absolutely gorgeous and a joy to stitch on.

Find this cross stitch pattern on my Patreon, Tier 2 & Tier 3, until June 15th. You'll also get a bunch of other cool, human-made patterns and the best stitching Discord! Patreon --> https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-pattern-moth-158243060

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New in Shop - Gone Fishing (also known as Women Want Me, Fish Fear Me)

Did I design 18 different toe beans for this pattern so people can stitch their cats? Yes. Yes I did.

Color match your floss to your cat, they'll hate it!

Find the pattern here: https://badstitched.etsy.com/listing/4500365074/gone-fishing-cross-stitch-pattern-cat

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New Design - Two of Snails

I wanted to play with the new PVC perforated paper by Wichelt and made a two-sided playing card! One side has celestial snails and the backside is a mushroom. Find this design on my patreon at Tier 3, which comes with a bunch of other cool, human-made cross stitch patterns and the best stitching Discord! (This design will be available until August 2026 at Tier 3) Patreon --> https://www.patreon.com/c/badstitch

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Moon pixel art with the NES color pallete ✨

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New Release - Poison Dart Dragon

New fear unlocked - a flying frog that has toxins on it's skin.

Find this design on my Patreon, Tier 2 or Tier 3 until May 15, 2026. You also get access to the best stitching community.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/aprils-pattern-155601293

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Current Patreon Offerings

Cross stitch patterns, what plants crave. Let me overload you with patterns and community on my patreon! You can come and go, as you please, you're an adult with adult money. Patreon is a subscription service that helps support artists like me! I have 3 tiers to choose from, Tier 2 & 3 come with access to the BAD Stitch Discord, secret shop, and fresh patterns every month.

Tier 2 Mortal Coil - Available until April 15th. Chonky Seal Yule Cat Birthday Worm Snail & Froggo All the patterns on the 2nd slide, including cross stitch nonogram puzzles

Tier 3 Early Eyelash Bug - available until May 1st.

This collection constantly shifts and is heavily influenced by what I want to design and my patrons!

This sounds corny, but it costs less than a cup of fancy coffee at a capitalist mermaid coffeeshop to support my art + you get a boatload of patterns and a community in your pocket. I hope you consider joining my Patreon. (Free followers also get updates, free pattern access, and access to secret shop.)

----> PATREON

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Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility 2026 Campaign: https://tilt.fyi/nR9uGYuA5Z This year, I am supporting @translifeline. This cause and organization are important to me because they do amazing work with the trans community, providing crisis support, criminal justice support, and resources for mental health and hormone therapies. Over the years, they’ve given over $1.1 million in micro-grants to help with correcting names and gender markers on legal documents.

If you’d like to support Trans Lifeline and also receive these patterns, Phoenix and Phoenix Feather, or previous year's patterns, please see the Tiltify link in my bio (or copy/paste below).

🏳️‍⚧️ Donate $5+ USD for Phoenix & Phoenix Feather 🏳️‍⚧️ Donate $20+ USD for all of my previous campaign patterns + this year.  (Phoenix Feather, Metamorphosis (2025), Cuttlefish (2024), and Rise Up (2023). 🏳️‍⚧️ Donate $5 USD for any of the previous year patterns you may have missed.  This is the only time you can get these designs.

100% of the proceeds will go to this amazing organization and these patterns will only be available through Wednesday, 4/1/24 midnight EST. Cross Stitch PDFs will be emailed to you within 24 hours to the email you provide Tiltify, and I will be actively ensuring you get your rewards.

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DONATE HERE: https://tilt.fyi/nR9uGYuA5Z

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To my trans homies, you are seen. You are loved. <3

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Mark your calendars!! I'm offering a new, Trans Pride pattern to raise funds for Trans Lifeline!

The short: Transgender Day of Visibility is Tuesday, March 31st. Donate to my campaign between 3/28 - 4/1, and I will send you a cross stitch pattern! Looking to get the floss ready? See my post on patreon with the floss list! (it's free to follow, and you will get an email when the campaign goes live!) https://www.patreon.com/posts/trans-day-of-153262914 To my trans and enby homies, I have a message for you at the bottom of that blog. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

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Happy Spring!!

Buying a home is impossible in the current market, so let's just live in tree stumps. This pattern is called Cottage in the Woods and can be found in my shop, or ask your favorite needlework shop to stock it for you.

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New Release ~ Mortal Coil

I really loved designing and stitching this black snake, coiled in a big peony. Your eyes aren't failing you there, I did use gold metallics and it looks so good in person! I wish metallics photographed better. If you're adverse to metallic floss, that's ok, you can swap it out with your favorite shiny floss, or stitch the alternate version I included.

Also - There's exactly 666 black stitches. You're welcome.

Find this on my Patreon, Tier 2 or Tier 3 until April 15th. You also get access to the best stitching community.

https://www.patreon.com/c/badstitch