Florigraphica 2 Border
This is the complete border for Florigraphica 2, if you’d like to work on it while waiting on the other parts. Stitch count for the entire piece is 227 x 230. Continue reading Florigraphica 2 Border
Author: Jan Hicks
World Cross Stitch Day 2023 – Free Pattern
I have a cute little freebie for you, to help you get stitching on World Cross Stitch Day 2023. Just a little flower in a pot with a cute border. Happy stitching! Continue reading World Cross Stitch Day 2023 – Free Pattern
Bloom – Free Pattern
As winter drags on in my little corner of Idaho, I decided I need to do something to try to lift my spirits. That something was to design a sweet little floral design encouraging the world, (and us!) to bloom! Bloom is charted in gorgeous colors from Farmhouse Flossies and Such. I got some gorgeous skeins from Cindy Gordon, the dyer/creator at Farmhouse Flossies and … Continue reading Bloom – Free Pattern
Carolyn’s Balloons – 4 Seasons = 4 Patterns!
Carolyn’s Balloons is the brainchild of good friend Carolyn Zook (CZookStitch on YouTube and Instagram.) She requested a design with hot air balloons and autumn coloring. Carolyn helped me pick the colors and after some tweaking of the design, I came up with this. It was a hit at Needlework Expo 2022 and I decided this would make a great seasonal piece. There will be … Continue reading Carolyn’s Balloons – 4 Seasons = 4 Patterns!
Antonia Rosel y Garcia 1886
I have decided I am drawn to Spanish samplers. This is the second I have reproduced and I am ever on the lookout for more. I wasn’t able to find out much information about Antonia, but I can say she had a real eye for color. I loved stitching this. Seeing the border come to life was a real joy and those alphabets! Especially the … Continue reading Antonia Rosel y Garcia 1886
Samplings of Lace
Summer This is the first in a series based on my designs Seasons in Lace and is the brain child of my friend Maria Kutzner. I had so much fun designing and stitching Seasons in Lace that it was a true joy revisiting the motifs and repurposing them for these smalls. The charts for all three designs are included in the pattern. The models are … Continue reading Samplings of Lace
Stitch Happiness
This piece started with the saying, and I knew it would be a perfect special release for Stitch Con 2022. I got the inspiration for the other parts from various mixed media textile pieces I saw on Pinterest. This is stitched on 40 ct Legacy by Picture this Plus with a variety of overdyed floss. A conversion to DMC is also provided in the pattern. … Continue reading Stitch Happiness
Grateful – Free Pattern
This little design is my way of saying thank you for all the support you have given me over the weeks as I prepared myself for Needlework Expo 2022, my first wholesale trade show. It was a great show and I feel I did very well for my first time. This wouldn’t have happened if not for you, so this is just one more way … Continue reading Grateful – Free Pattern
Zen Garden
Zen Garden was inspired by a set of tiles. I fell in love with everything about them, the colors, the dragonfly, the various designs and of course, the fact that they were all in separate blocks, a design style that resonates with me for some reason. Below is my inspiration piece. The name, Zen Garden, came to me as I was adding in the willow … Continue reading Zen Garden
The Seasons Flourish Designs
Autumn Flourish is a cross stitch design based on Word Art I created when I was designing digital scrapbook products. I am so pleased with how this turned out in cross stitch and I hope you love it, too! This design uses 12 colors. It is charted in Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works overdyed floss with equivalents given for DMC. The model was stitched … Continue reading The Seasons Flourish Designs