Welcome to Jeannette Douglas Designs
Welcome to Jeannette Douglas Designs, a counted thread needlework design company. If you love cross stitch, and beyond, this is the place for you! Take some time to browse all of the unique designs and enjoy. All of the patterns to complete your own stitched pieces are available at your local needlework shop (LNS). Many JDD patterns also have an embellishment package available, which includes those sometimes hard to find items needed to complete your stitching and give it that special touch. You'll also find on the site Jeannette's event itinerary. Listed there are opportunities to spend a lovely few days stitching with friends, as well as to meet with Jeannette. You're bound to learn something new, or just brush up on some stitching techniques. So, come, spend some time on the site, and learn about all the wonderful treasures you'll find at Jeannette Douglas Designs!
2026 New Designs
Something spooky is coming from JDD for 2026
Halloween Dots
Halloween Dots
Six Halloween Dots (3 pre chart) are coming your way every month from June - October in 2026. With seven Halloween Dots in October to make 31 in total plus the word “Halloween” in the last chart. You might be able to see the beginning of the word if you look closely in the image above.
Design Count: 31 x 31 per dot or 196 x 196 if you choose to stitch all 31 together with the word "Halloween" down the side coming in the last chart.
Design Size: on 36 ct. approx. 1.75" x 1.75" per dot minimum 17" x 17" for all 31 dots together
Fabric: 36 ct. Ancient Ruin by Fox & Rabbit for all 31 dots.
Cross stitch using one strand of floss on 36 ct.
These are other options that we used to make some single dots, and pieces using triple dots, lots of options, use your favourite Halloween fabric. Our options were:
Picture This Plus: Moss
Seraphim Fabrics: Flagstone
Seraphim Fabrics: Haunted
Fox & Rabbit: Cactus Wren
Threads Used
Classic Colorworks hand dyed Threads (DMC in brackets)
Campfire (918)
Colonial Copper (922)
Gold Rush (676/729)
Just Rust (920)
Ora’s Iris (3834/154)
Pickled Beets (3835)
Ponderosa Pine (937)
Sedona (921)
Weeks Dye Works Hand dyed Threads
1319 Acai Berry (327)
1269 Chestnut (938)
1153 Galvanized (645)
1088 White Lightning (Blanc)
DMC Floss
310 Black
680 Old Gold Dark
733 Olive Green Medium
Fabric: 36 ct Flax, I should have stitched it on Natural, the white would show better.
Design count: to the back stitched line 123 x 56
Stitched with 1 strand of floss on 36ct. Do what you like. The black line edge was backstitched in ecru and used as guide in finishing. Finished as Humbug.
Fabric: any darker neutral coloured fabric will be good. Here are a few colours – Lambswool, Café Mocha or Café Latte – Wichelt; Natural, Flax or Summer Khaki-Zweigart; Vintage Examplar or Pecan Butter- Lakeside Linens; Sand -Picture This Plus.
Design count: 49 x 115
Design Size: approx. --32 ct- 3 x 7; 36 ct -2 ¾” x 6 ¼”; 40 ct. -2 ½” x 5 ¾”
Cross stitch as designated. On 36 ct and higher you can use a single ply of cotton floss, on 32 ct you can use 2 strands if you prefer.
Hello, enjoy checking out the website, the listing on the Design Catalogue page runs from newest to oldest. The pdf listing for you to print up and keep track is from oldest to newest!
If you are interested in joining Jeannette at an event or come cruising with us, check out the Events page, it is always being added too!
As always any questions please feel free to ask.
Craftsy Course - New August 2020 Craftsy/Bluprint has become TN Marketing
Update May 2021- with TN Marketing we are enjoying the new platform and the class Cross Stitch Basics & Beyond is doing very well, thank you everyone! Appreciate it.
Same great classes just a new name. Enjoy all your favourite crafts on the TN Marketing platform. This will begin again in September 2020 as they will migrate the classes this month.
In August 2015, I was so pleased and excited to announce that I had signed up to become an instructor on Craftsy! Check out the Cross-Stitch Basics & Beyond class where you can view the trailer for the course, see the lesson plan, and sign up!
Fabric: 36 ct. Moonstone by Fiber on a Whim
Design Count: the whole piece is 191 x 191, just the section of winter is 93 x 93
Design Size: approx. 10 ½ x 10 ½” for fully finished piece
This sampler is designed for linen or other even fabrics.
Spring is the fourth part in a 4-part seasonal set of ‘In the Garden’ patterns, that creates a large approx. 11 x 11 Sampler. Be sure to collect all 4! They may be done singly if you like, but of course the vision was for the 4 to be a set. Winter is the bottom right-hand corner.
CORRECTION: Spring - Seasons in the Garden ONLY. Cross stitches around pond symbol should be “E” not “C”. The colour used should be Woop Woop.