Lori Holt is back with a new stitch club, and we are sew excited to stitch along with all of you! The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club is inspired by Lori’s Mercantile Quilt Seeds, showcasing vintage sewing motifs, from essential tools like needles and thread to irons and starch. Join us for a year of stitchy fun from February 2026 to December 2026, and keep reading for all the details you need to know before we kick things off!
The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club Supplies
This beautifully designed set is illustrated in Lori’s signature colors and adorned with a lace border, making them a delightful addition to your sewing room or home décor. Each piece in the series has the same stitch count of 139w x 115h and a design scale on 14 count of 10″ x 8.25″. You can find all the supplies you need on the The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club page and below:
- The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet
- In the first shipment of February 2026, you will receive:
- Every other month, a new pattern will be featured:
- February 2026 – Sewing Machine
- April 2026 – Pins & Pincushions
- June 2026 – Iron & Starch
- August 2026 – Scissors & Buttons
- October 2026 – Tea & Notions
- December 2026 – Needle & Thread
- Cross Stitch Cloth
- We stitched our model on Cream & Sugar 36 Count Edinburgh Linen by Fiber on a Whim
- Kimberly is stitching hers on Pale Gray Gingham 14 Count Aida by Fabric Flair
- See The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club page for more cloth suggestions!
- Called for Classic Colorworks Thread Packs
- Sewing Machine The Quilting Bee Classic Colorworks Thread Pack
- Kimberly is using Chesapeake Bay and Saint Bernard for the machine, and is leaving the yellow stitches out of the border.
- Corresponding thread packs will be released for each pattern! Bookmark The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club page to shop them as they arrive.
- Sewing Machine The Quilting Bee Classic Colorworks Thread Pack
If you’re working with a different cloth, you can use our free Cross Stitch Calculator to find your desired size!
Join The Quilting Bee Cross Stitch Club
Join in by sharing your progress on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow stitchers. Kimberly will also be sharing her progress throughout the year over on the Fat Quarter Shop FlossTube channel, so be sure to head over there and subscribe so you never miss a Livestream!
You can find Lori Holt on her blog, YouTube Channel, and Instagram (@beelori1).
Stay connected to Fat Quarter Shop!
2 comments
Will anywhere in UK have stock of cross stitch kits please
I previously enrolled in this cross stitch SAL.
I went to order the thread pack, looks like its already sold out.
Guess I missed the email for the enrollees to buy the thread pack??
Will you be getting more in soon so I can start.