Modern cross stitch and blackwork patterns
ABCt
City Alphabet Sampler with a World Map. No fractional stitches.
The ABCt sampler fits into a standard poster frame.
The total design size is 330×496 stitches and features all the 26 letters on the background of a North-pole centered world map.
14-count Aida is recommended. There are no fractional stitches in the design, some overlap.
Backstitch with a single strand of DMC 310 floss.
The city entries are also available as individual design.
The design diameter is around 4.5 inches, so they may be easily framed in a 4.5 or 5 inch hoop, or used as coasters.
Grid size: 80×80 stitches
Design size: 60×60 stitches
ABCt - City Alphabet Sampler
330x496 stitches, Aida 14, fits into a standard poster frame. No fractional stitches.
Cities
A - Athens
Parthenon and Acropoils
B - Berlin
Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island with Bode museum
C - Cairo
Cairo Citadel, Cairo Tower, Gyza Pyramids
D - Dubai
Burj Al Arab, Palm Jumeirah
E - Edinburgh
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh Castle
F - Florence
Michelangelo's David, Duomo, Ponte Vecchio
G - Geneva
St. Pierre Cathedral, Jet d’Eau fountain, Flower Clock
H - Helsinki
Railway Station, Helsinki Cathedral, Suomenlinna
I - Istanbul
Hagia Sophia, Büyük Mecidiye Cami, Bosphorus Bridge
J - Jakarta
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Istiqlal Mosque
K - Kyiv
Saint Sophia, Motherland, Arch of Friendship/Freedom
L - London
Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge
M - Madrid
The Bear and the Strawberry Tree, Puerta del Sol - Real Casa de Correos, Royal Palace of Madrid
N - New York
Statue of Liberty, Chrysler Building, Brooklyn Bridge
O - Oslo
Fram Museum, Akershus Fortress, Oslo Opera House
P - Paris
Notre-Dame, Louvre, Eiffel Tower at Champs-Élysées
Q - Quebec
Parliament Building, Château Frontenac, Montmorency Falls
R - Rome
Creation of Adam, Trevi Fountain, Colosseum
S - Sydney
Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower Eye
T - Tokyo
Sensoji Temple, Tokyo Skytree, Fuji Mountain
U - Ulaanbaatar
Genghis Khan, Gandan Monastery, Gorkhi-Terelj Park
V - Vienna
St Stephen's Cathedral, City Hall, Schönbrunn Palace
W - Warsaw
Barbican, Palace of Culture, Old Town, Kabaty Woods
X - Xi'an
Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Y - Yerevan
Katoghike Holy Mother of God Church, Tsitsernakaberd, Cascade Complex, and Mount Ararat
Z - Zurich
ETH Zurich, Grossmünster church, Münsterbrücke, Fraumünster church