Here’s the latest set of Days of the Week (DOW) free vintage embroidery and cross stitch patterns. If you’re new to this feature, I share one pattern from the set each week.

This latest set is a cute puppy pattern series from Laura Wheeler circa 1960s (I believe), each day features a puppy doing a daily chore.

Here are the pattern details and instructions:

This pattern contains directions and 7 cross-stitch motifs to be used on towels or dinette cloths. Use linen, cotton poplin or any similar fabric for articles; six-strand cotton for embroidery.

Material Requirements

Towels:

3/4 yard 36″ fabric or 1-1/2 yards finished toweling for 2.

Dinette Cloths:

1-1/2 yards 54″ fabric for a 52″ x 52″ cloth or 2 yards 54″ fabric for a 52″ x 70″ cloth.

For All:

Six-strand embroidery cotton; sewing thread.

Color Suggestions:

Work dogs in grey and black, light and dark grey, black or brown and white, or brown and tan; lettering in one of the colors used for dog; other items in harmonizing or contrasting colors OR work dogs in predominant color of kitchen or dinette; lettering in a deeper shade of this color; other items in harmonizing or contrasting colors OR work each motif in several shades of one color, having the lettering in the deepest shade.

Placing Motifs

Towels: Center a motif at one end about 1″ above hem.
Dinette Cloths: Cut away lettering before placing and stamping motifs. Place a motif in each corner about 2″ in from edge of table top.

Embroidery:

Divide the six-strand cotton and, using 4 strands, work the crosses in cross stitch; continuous lines in outline stitch; short straight lines in single stitch; broken lines in running stitch; shaded areas in satin stitch.

Finishing:

Make a narrow hem on all raw edges. Lay finished articles, embroidery face down, on a Turkish towel and press with a damp cloth. This raises the embroidery.

Here’s this week’s free pattern: Monday Puppy - Washing Day

Download the pattern here.

Printing Tips:

Uncheck your printer’s equivalent to “Print to Page” and “Maintain Aspect Ratio” so that the pattern stays true to actual size.

Note: Patterns should fit on the “Portrait” orientation when printing, however the Wednesday pattern is too wide and you’ll need to switch to “Landscape” orientation for the full pattern to print.

You can find pattern transfer tips here.

More free embroidery and cross stitch pattern sets:

• Kitten Towels - Days Of The Week
• Complete Embroidery Pattern Series - Gingham Fruit

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