Kimat Designs

06/19/2026

Thank you to everyone that attended and helped at the Kimat Stitch Days on June 12 and 13th.

It was a lovely day for stitching (aren't all days lovely for stitching?), and with great company, good food, WONDERFUL speakers, and projects to work on, it was a successful day.

Thank you Shannon from LDH Scissors for giving us a very informative and very interesting talk on scissors and how to maintain them (ALL KINDS of scissors) and to DH from The Cozy DH Stitchery for giving a very inspiring talk on the formation of their company and what inspires them to make such original and cute patterns.

Both of our speakers are local, and we will be getting their product up on our website ASAP!

Thank you also to our fabulous volunteers in the kitchen that put the "icing on the cake" so to speak. Ok, there was no actual cake, but the meringue dessert and Ice Cream Sunday Bar were certainly AWESOME!

Looking forward to the next one on August 22 - which is shaping up to be a little different than the others. 😉 We will let you in on it soon.

Here are a few pictures from the day!

Enjoy





Scarborough Needlearts Guild
Northumberland Hills Stitchery Guild
Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough
Alderney Needlearts Guild
Eastern Ontario Stitchers
Cross Stitch for Beginners

06/18/2026

Help! We totally forgot!

If you took any pictures at the Kimat Stitch days last Friday and Saturday in the Lemonville Community Center, and you don't mind sharing them, please let us know. We would love to do a post on our wonderful event, but we were so busy with our wonderful guests, we only took ONE picture!

Many thanks, and hoping to get a bunch!

(You can email them to us, or leave them in the comments.)




Eastern Ontario Stitchers
Scarborough Needlearts Guild
Northumberland Hills Stitchery Guild
Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough
The Cozy DH Stitchery

06/16/2026

Oh the smalls we've got! Ornaments, pin cushions, scissor fobs, boxes, and biscornus are aplenty at Kimat Designs. We love that they are beautiful AND useful.

We love them so much we have a segment on our website just for smalls! 100s of them.

Many designers delight in creating patterns for smalls. We have them from designers like... Jeannette Douglas Designs, Cotton Pixels, Stacy Nash, Mani di donna, The Nebby Needle, Blackberry Lane Designs, www.mtvdesigns.com, Faby Reilly Designs, Erin Elizabeth Designs, WorksbyABC, Needle and Moss, Hands On Design, Erica Michaels Designs, Finally a Farmgirl, Heart in Hand Needleart, Jardin Prive, and so many more!

If you're feeling creative in a 3D way, grab your favourite beverage and browse our "Needlework Smalls". We're pretty sure you will find one that will make you smile. And some of them are on sale too!






Northumberland Hills Stitchery Guild
Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough
Scarborough Needlearts Guild
Eastern Ontario Stitchers
Cross Stitch For Beginners

06/06/2026

Time to spotlight another popular designer!

Liz Mathews is the creator of Hello From Liz Mathews, a popular, independent cross-stitch and needlework design company. She is well-known in the cross-stitching community for her original sampler designs, primitive/antique reproductions, and seasonal collections.

She launched her cross stitch design business, Hello from Liz Mathews, at the end of 2019 and it's been a whirlwind ever since!

She has always been a maker and loves creating cozy spaces, a garden full of flowers, and yummy meals for her husband. She lives in a suburb of Baltimore Maryland but would love to live abroad one day.

Key highlights of her work and brand include:

• Signature Style: Her charts feature rich sampler motifs, repeating florals, autumn themes, and intricate Christmas designs (such as her popular 12 Days of Christmas series).
• Antique Reproductions: Alongside original designs, she often reinterprets and re-releases historical, vintage sampler pieces to make them more accessible to modern stitchers.

We have a lovely collection of Hello from Liz Mathews cross stitch patterns on our website. Below are a just a few of them.

Enjoy!






Northumberland Hills Stitchery Guild
Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough
Scarborough Needlearts Guild
Eastern Ontario Stitchers
Cross Stitch for Beginners
Cross Stitch for Beginners
Nova Scotia Cross Stitchers

06/04/2026

Meagan and I are looking forward to attending as a vendor with Kimat Designs. Let us know if there are any special items you were hoping to see at our booth.

Coming Soon! June 6 and 7, 10 am to 4 pm, King Edward Park Community Centre (the arena!) in Brighton, Ontario.

05/29/2026

It's been a while since our last newsletter. Kim and I have spent the spring attending quilt, fiber shows, and events, with a few more weekends ahead. It has been wonderful to meet you and see your stitches in person.

I've been working hard to keep the online store updated, which involves a lot of hands-on inventory work. As a result, I may be slightly behind on launching new patterns.

This week, we received and posted online orders from Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Fiber on Whim.

05/28/2026

We would like to highlight yet another fun designer, this time from Billericay, England – Cotton Pixels .

According to her website, Julia designs small festive 3D ornaments, cat themed pincushions and other modern and traditional patterns.

The techniques she uses include cross stitch, beading, Blackwork, & Hardanger.

She takes her inspiration from literature, nature or sometimes just a bunch of colourful embroidery floss.

Julia stitches and finishes all of her models, takes photos of them, and prepares patterns to be convenient to use. She creates professionally printed leaflets contain stitching and finishing instructions.

We love her gentle and very cute 3-D patterns and her choice of thread colours is uplifting and cheery.

Check out our collection of Cotton Pixel patterns today.

Enjoy!





Northumberland Hills Stitchery Guild
Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough
Scarborough Needlearts Guild
Eastern Ontario Stitchers
Nova Scotia Cross Stitchers
Cross Stitch For Beginners

05/24/2026

We had a lovely time as well. Great to see you all!

About yesterday........it was a wonderful stitching day with lots of wonderful ladies!!!! It's always so much fun to talk, laugh and stitch with like minded people and even add in a wee bit of shopping!

Thank you to everyone who attended!! Stay tuned for a fall date!

And a BIG thank you to Kimat Designs for bringing their goodies!!

05/23/2026

Do you know about the CGT Cottage Garden Threads collaboration with XStitch the Rainbow and 20+ designers?

XStitch the Rainbow is a stitching community collaboration designed to support multiple pillars of the cross stitch industry: dyers, designers, shop owners, and stitchers.

20+ designers are creating 60x60 ocean-inspired designs using a palette of four thread colors from Cottage Garden Threads called "Beneath the Waves", with all designs released in March at the Nashville Needlework Market.

One thread color is a brand new market-exclusive color!

Cottage Garden Threads are sold in 10-meter skeins and since each design is 60x60 or smaller, you can stitch multiple patterns with one pack.

This stunning floss kit consists of a limited 4 color palette including Sea Change, Mariana, Citrus, and Sizzler.

The threads and patterns are so bold and fun! Check out our collection below including patterns by Tiny Modernist Cross Stitch ,Fox and Rabbit Designs , Ink Circles, Jan Hicks Creates Petal Pushers, Counting Puddles, and more.

Enjoy!






Northumberland Hills Stitchery Guild
Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough
Scarborough Needlearts Guild
Eastern Ontario Stitchers
Nova Scotia Cross Stitchers
Cross Stitch For Beginners

05/20/2026

Let's highlight another fun designer. This time, Counting Puddles with American designer Lindsey Whitney.

According to her website (and we agree) she creates playful, modern cross stitch patterns that hopefully bring you joy, creativity, relaxing downtime, a chance to work with your hands, or … maybe all of the above!

She started designing cross stitch patterns in 2018 as a form of self care and pleasurable downtime while looking after her two little boys.

"I wanted to share fun, modern patterns that bring out a bit of your inner child — patterns that encourage you to slow down and appreciate the importance of little moments."

Check out our newest Counting Puddles collection below and even more of her patterns on our website. -- Enjoy!





Northumberland Hills Stitchery Guild
Embroiderers’ Guild of Peterborough
Scarborough Needlearts Guild
Nova Scotia Cross Stitchers
Eastern Ontario Stitchers
Cross Stitch For Beginners