Cover photo: Simply Sunflowers from Book 63, Bouquets and Blossoms. Stitched by me and framed at Hobby Lobby.
This post includes the designs featured in books 61-70 of Paula Vaughan’s cross-stitch designs. To see the rest of her work, and to read my hints for finding these out-of-print patterns, please visit my main Paula Vaughan post.
To change the skin or hair color of the people featured in some of these designs, search for skin tone charts online. (If you find one that is especially helpful, please let me know!) You’ll need several shades to take advantage of the highlights and shadows. Some designs include reflections in mirrors, so be sure to change the reflection as well. Several of the books on this page also include cats, so you could change the colors of the cats as well.
Book 61: Inspired by Scripture III. This booklet includes two bridal-themed designs. The cover features Genesis 2:24. The design shows a bridal gown on a dress form, standing in front of doors open to a garden, with a gazebo and rose bushes visible in the distance. A wooden storage chest displays a Double Wedding Ring quilt. The verse reads, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24” The back cover features Ruth 1:16, and shows a bridal gown and veil draped over a wooden trunk. A bouquet of flowers rests on the floor beside the trunk, with a framed photo and a man’s top hat on the other side of the chest. The verse reads, “…for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Ruth 1:16” Published in 1996.
Book 62: Through a Mother’s Eyes. This bridal-themed design features a bride in her bridal gown, with her mother standing beside her. In the mirror in front of the bride, we see the mother’s view of her daughter as a little girl, holding a doll. The bride’s bedroom includes a canopy bed, a kerosene lamp, a basket of pink roses, a vase with more pink roses, and a chest holding a Double Wedding Ring quilt. Published in 1997.
Book 63: Bouquets and Blossoms. This book has 13 designs of flowers. It has a separate post to show all of the designs – click or tap the name of the book to jump to that page. Published in 1997.
Book 64: Stolen Moment. This design features a large basket holding a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. A white basket, a pincushion, and a spool of thread sit on the ground beside the basket. In the background, a barbed wire fence holds a straw hat. Irises and roses grow long the fence. Published in 1997.
Book 65: Purr-fect Patterns. This large design features three cats, two quilts, and a fancy house. A white wicker rocking chair holds a Carolina Lily quilt, with an orange cat curled up to take a nap. A brown wooden rocking chair holds a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt, with a gray cat playing on the path beside the chair. A white wicker table between the rocking chairs holds a basket of fabric, a pincushion, and another orange cat. Rose bushes and irises grow around the edges of the scene. A large house with a fancy porch anchor the right side of the design, with a white gazebo in the background in a white-fenced yard. Published in 1997.
Book 66: Grandmother’s House. This book features 12 designs with a “home” theme. There’s a separate post to show all of the designs – click or tap the name of the book to jump to that page. Published in 1998.
Book 67: Mother’s Loving Hands. This bridal design shows a mother kneeling on the floor, sewing details onto a wedding dress on a dress form. A heart-shaped sewing box sits on the floor beside her, along with a pincushion and a kerosene lamp. A Singer treadle sewing machine sits behind her. A fancy chair with pink rose upholstery holds a veil. A wooden chest holds a Dresden Plate quilt and an orange cat curled up asleep. A doll and book sit beside the chest. A clock on the fireplace seems to show a time of about 1:20 AM. In the background, a window with green curtains shows a night scene, with distant houses and stars in the sky. Published in 1998.
Book 68: At Home with Paula Vaughan. This book contains 29 projects from small to large. This book has its own post to show all of the designs – click or tap the name of the book to jump to that page. Published in 1999.
Book 69: A Bride’s Prayer. This bridal design shows a bride kneeling beside her canopy bed, with an open Bible on the bed and her hands folded in prayer. On the bed, a yellow-orange cat is curled up, asleep. The bedspread has a rose vine design and a pink ruffle. A veil rests on the foot of the bed. Beside the bed, a small table holds a kerosene lamp and a framed portrait. Her bridal gown waits on a dress form, with the front reflected in a large mirror. A basket with roses and a note sit beside the bed. An open window in the background shows a night sky with stars. Published in 1999.
Book 70: Favorite Things. This design features a basket quilt in a hoop. A large basket holds flowers – pink and white roses, daffodils, daisies, and what I think are yellow carnations. A teapot and teacup sit on the table beside the basket and quilt. Published in 1999.
Happy stitching!
— Elizabeth
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