• May include: A cross-stitch embroidery hoop with the text "I'd sing along with the birds if I only knew the words." The design features a blue and yellow bird perched on a flowering branch. The hoop is made of wood.
  • Billy Strings Gild the Lily Cross Stitch Perfection
  • Billy Strings Gild the Lily Cross Stitch Must Be Nice
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  • May include: A cross-stitch embroidery hoop with colorful thread. The design features a floral motif with text in black thread. The embroidery is set in a wooden hoop, and the fabric is a light beige color.
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  • May include: A cross-stitch embroidery hoop with the text "I'd sing along with the birds if I only knew the words." The design features a blue and yellow bird perched on a flowering branch. The hoop is made of wood.
  • Billy Strings Gild the Lily Cross Stitch Perfection
  • Billy Strings Gild the Lily Cross Stitch Must Be Nice
  • Billy Strings Gild the Lily Cross Stitch image 4
  • May include: A cross-stitch embroidery hoop with colorful thread. The design features a floral motif with text in black thread. The embroidery is set in a wooden hoop, and the fabric is a light beige color.
  • Billy Strings Gild the Lily Cross Stitch image 6
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Billy Strings Gild the Lily Cross Stitch

CaitlinsCrossStitch  
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Item highlights

  • Materials: Aida cloth, DMC embroidery floss
  • Dimensions: Width: 6 Inches; Height: 6 Inches

Seller's description

I absolutely love “Gild the Lily” off the “Highway Prayers” album. It has such a beautiful melody and calms me down when I’m feeling out of sorts. It also makes me think about how much I enjoy being in nature. I wanted to make a cross stitch to celebrate this song.

This first option is a completed cross stitch design that comes framed in a six inch embroidery hoop. It features a design of a bird perched on a limb along with a portion of the chorus’s lyrics. The design is stitched on a piece of marbled Aida cloth which gives it a tie dye like effect. I tried to show in the photos how there are various hues of tan, brown, and white in the background.

The second option is a completed cross stitch design also framed in a six inch embroidery hoop. This features a well, bird in flight, and grass with some flowers growing upwards. This design features the line from the song where he tells us “don’t waste your wishes on perfection.” As a perfectionist, this line really hits home for me. This is stitched on the same marbled Aida fabric as my other “Gild the Lily” piece.

The third option is a singing purple bird perched on a limb with music notes above it. This is framed with the lyrics “it must be nice to just be heard” around the design. This design is one a different type of fabric that I feel like compliments the others and has an earthy look to it. It comes framed in a 5 inch embroidery hoop.

I also incorporated some of the same thread colors across these pieces for a cohesive look.

I stitched these as stand alone pieces, but I have included a photo of the two items together in case anyone was interested in a set.

Check out my other Billy Strings cross stitch pieces here:

Richard Petty: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4357318227/billy-strings-richard-petty-cross-stitch

Know It All: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4472478241/billy-strings-know-it-all-cross-stitch

Meet Me at the Creek:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4488635352/billy-strings-meet-me-at-the-creek-cross

Interested in another line of the song as a cross stitch or custom design? Please feel free to send me a message, and I would be happy to discuss it with you! :) Please refer to the listing photos to see what the front and back of the cross stitch will look like. If you’re interested in a different style of finishing or have any questions, please send me a message.

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  • Cost to ship
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Toni Oct 14, 2026

It is so cute! Really happy with this item

Toni Oct 14, 2026

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Gabriella Oct 9, 2026

Got this as a gift for my Billy Strings obsessed boyfriend, and he absolutely loved it. Such a unique and meaningful item!!!

Gabriella Oct 9, 2026

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Grace May 27, 2026

My mom loved it-great gift!

Grace May 27, 2026

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J Apr 4, 2026

100% recommend this product to anyone thinking about getting it. It’s so cute and perfect for our music wall.

J Apr 4, 2026

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May include: A cross-stitch embroidery hoop with the text "I'd sing along with the birds if I only knew the words." The design features a blue and yellow bird perched on a flowering branch. The hoop is made of wood.

I absolutely love “Gild the Lily” off the “Highway Prayers” album. It has such a beautiful melody and calms me down when I’m feeling out of sorts. It also makes me think about how much I enjoy being in nature. I wanted to make a cross stitch to celebrate this song.

This first option is a completed cross stitch design that comes framed in a six inch embroidery hoop. It features a design of a bird perched on a limb along with a portion of the chorus’s lyrics. The design is stitched on a piece of marbled Aida cloth which gives it a tie dye like effect. I tried to show in the photos how there are various hues of tan, brown, and white in the background.

The second option is a completed cross stitch design also framed in a six inch embroidery hoop. This features a well, bird in flight, and grass with some flowers growing upwards. This design features the line from the song where he tells us “don’t waste your wishes on perfection.” As a perfectionist, this line really hits home for me. This is stitched on the same marbled Aida fabric as my other “Gild the Lily” piece.

The third option is a singing purple bird perched on a limb with music notes above it. This is framed with the lyrics “it must be nice to just be heard” around the design. This design is one a different type of fabric that I feel like compliments the others and has an earthy look to it. It comes framed in a 5 inch embroidery hoop.

I also incorporated some of the same thread colors across these pieces for a cohesive look.

I stitched these as stand alone pieces, but I have included a photo of the two items together in case anyone was interested in a set.

Check out my other Billy Strings cross stitch pieces here:

Richard Petty: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4357318227/billy-strings-richard-petty-cross-stitch

Know It All: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4472478241/billy-strings-know-it-all-cross-stitch

Meet Me at the Creek:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4488635352/billy-strings-meet-me-at-the-creek-cross

Interested in another line of the song as a cross stitch or custom design? Please feel free to send me a message, and I would be happy to discuss it with you! :) Please refer to the listing photos to see what the front and back of the cross stitch will look like. If you’re interested in a different style of finishing or have any questions, please send me a message.

  • Made by
    CaitlinsCrossStitch
  • Materials
    Aida cloth, DMC embroidery floss
  • Width
    6 Inches
  • Height
    6 Inches

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    Nov 12-16
  • Returns and exchanges
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