Amish center diamond quilt on a clothesline cross stitch pattern

63 × 61 stitches 7 colors 4.5 × 4.4 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 11 × 11 in (the design is 4.5 × 4.4 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 7 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 7 threads ↓

DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue
DMC 815 Medium Garnet
DMC 3808 Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
DMC 553 Violet
DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 783 Medium Topaz

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

A square quilt hanging on a washing line between two brown wooden posts, held by three gold clothespins. The quilt is an Amish center diamond in plain deep colors: a dark red diamond on a teal square, a narrow mauve border with dark red corner squares, a wide navy border with teal corner squares and a dark red binding. The navy line runs level along the top of the quilt and climbs to the post at each side, and the posts stand in a strip of green grass. The colors are flat, with no outline and no shading. The left side mirrors the right. Full crosses only.

63 stitches wide by 61 high: 2,525 full cross stitches in 7 DMC colors (Very Dark Navy Blue 939, Medium Garnet 815, Ultra Very Dark Turquoise 3808 and 4 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	5.7 × 5.5	14.5 × 14.1
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	4.5 × 4.4	11.4 × 11.1
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	3.9 × 3.8	10.0 × 9.7
18-count Aida	3.5 × 3.4	8.9 × 8.6
22-count Hardanger	2.9 × 2.8	7.3 × 7.0

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 939 Very Dark Navy Blue	860	Find it
X	DMC 815 Medium Garnet	468	Find it
▲	DMC 3808 Ultra Very Dark Turquoise	452	Find it
+	DMC 553 Violet	276	Find it
■	DMC 869 Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	236	Find it
O	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	185	Find it
◆	DMC 783 Medium Topaz	48	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.