Bundles · Easy
Preserve Jars
9 cute preserve jars, from strawberry jam and honey to dill pickles and orange marmalade, each with a little fruit beside it
- Designs
- 9
- Each design
- 25 × 31
- DMC colors
- 33
- Level
- Easy
- On 14 ct Aida
- 1.8 × 2.2 in
- Design code
- PJ01
PDF pattern · English, Spanish, French and German
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Stitching time (estimate)
≈ 3–6 hours per design
That's roughly 1–2 weeks at about 5 hours of stitching a week. Just a rough idea: we assume an average of 100–200 stitches an hour, and everyone stitches at their own pace.
Christmas gift ideas →Nine original cross stitch patterns for a cozy kitchen, each a cute glass preserve jar with a gingham or plain fabric lid tied with string and a small blank label, in a berry-red, honey-gold, lemon-yellow and orchard-green palette: Strawberry Jam, Peach Preserves, Honey, Dill Pickles, Lemon Curd, Blueberry Jam, Apple Butter, Cherry Jam and Orange Marmalade. A little fruit or flower sits beside every jar, and each motif has a soft oval backdrop in cream, blush or sky blue.
Stitch one jar for a small hoop, a tea towel, a card or a kitchen shelf, or stitch several together as a kitchen sampler. An easy, quick project for beginners and for anyone who loves homemade preserves. Tip: the motifs show best on white, cream, ivory or light linen Aida. An original House of Needelier design, ready to download and start stitching today.
Pattern details
- 9 motifs, each with its own chart, 25 wide x 31 high:
- 1. Strawberry Jam (616 stitches, 12 colors)
- 2. Peach Preserves (616 stitches, 14 colors)
- 3. Honey (616 stitches, 12 colors)
- 4. Dill Pickles (613 stitches, 11 colors)
- 5. Lemon Curd (616 stitches, 13 colors)
- 6. Blueberry Jam (617 stitches, 13 colors)
- 7. Apple Butter (616 stitches, 14 colors)
- 8. Cherry Jam (617 stitches, 13 colors)
- 9. Orange Marmalade (616 stitches, 12 colors)
- Collection layout with all 9 motifs together: 87 wide x 105 high
- Colors: 33 DMC floss colors shared by the whole set
- Total: 5,543 full cross stitches (no backstitch, no fractional stitches)
- Skill level: Easy
- Finished size of each motif:
- 14 ct Aida: 1.8 x 2.2 in (4.5 x 5.6 cm)
- 16 ct Aida: 1.6 x 1.9 in (4.0 x 4.9 cm)
- 18 ct Aida: 1.4 x 1.7 in (3.5 x 4.4 cm)
- 28 ct linen over 2: 1.8 x 2.2 in (4.5 x 5.6 cm)
- Full collection on 14 ct Aida: 6.2 x 7.5 in (15.8 x 19.1 cm)
What you get
- 4 PDFs (English, Spanish, French and German), 24 pages each, US Letter size
- Cover with finished sizes
- Floss key with symbols, stitch counts, skein estimates and which motifs use each color
- Collection layout page with the position of every motif
- Color chart and black-and-white symbol chart for every motif (one page each)
- Step-by-step stitching instructions
Plan your project
Finished size on your fabric
Each design is 25 × 31 stitches. Cut your fabric with about 3 in (7.5 cm) spare on every side for the hoop and framing.
| Fabric | Finished size | Fabric to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 11 ct Aida | 2.3 × 2.8 in (5.8 × 7.2 cm) | 8 × 9 in |
| 14 ct Aida | 1.8 × 2.2 in (4.5 × 5.6 cm) | 8 × 8 in |
| 16 ct Aida | 1.6 × 1.9 in (4.0 × 4.9 cm) | 8 × 8 in |
| 18 ct Aida | 1.4 × 1.7 in (3.5 × 4.4 cm) | 7 × 8 in |
| 28 ct linen over 2 | 1.8 × 2.2 in (4.5 × 5.6 cm) | 8 × 8 in |
| 32 ct linen over 2 | 1.6 × 1.9 in (4.0 × 4.9 cm) | 8 × 8 in |
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Helpful guides
Before you start
Beginner guide
Getting started with counted cross stitch
Everything you need for your first counted cross stitch pattern – Aida, DMC floss, needle, hoop and scissors – and how to set up before the first stitch.
Beginner guide
Easy cross stitch patterns for beginners: how to choose your first project
What makes a cross stitch pattern beginner-friendly – size, number of colors, full stitches only, no confetti – and how long a first project usually takes.
Pattern basics
How to read our color and symbol charts
How to read a cross stitch chart – the floss key, color chart, black-and-white symbol chart, grid lines, center arrows and multi-page charts, explained.