Sometimes you just want to say it really simply for Valentine's Day. With the free I Heart You chart you can do that in any floss color you want! This pattern is the final in the Valentine's series inspired by Marion Boddy Evans' artwork. We hope you have enjoyed these patterns.

More recent collaborations between Marion and Connie include free Daisy and Rose patterns and Sunflower and Wheat charts.

See Also:

• More Free Valentine's Day Cross Stitch Patterns
• Free Valentine's Day Stencils
• Free Stencil Collection

In his slightly younger days, my husband loved to travel. I love hearing stories about his travels to China, Turkey, Italy, and Scotland. We dream of traveling together someday.

One of the first things I noticed when I walked in his kitchen the first time was a large round blue thing hanging on the wall. When I asked him what it was, he explained that it was to protect us against the "evil eye" and it was from Turkey.

While cleaning out a dresser, I found a pashmina he'd bought for his mom and it had a little version of the protector clipped on it. When we married, I clipped the charm to the underside of my collar for good luck.

Since the nazar boncuğu, or evil eye stone, has come to mean so much to me, of course, I decided to design a pattern based on it. The chart is whole cross stitch only, so it is suitable for beginners. You will probably need more than one skein of blue floss to complete this design. I hope the free Evil Eye design protects you and yours from bad crops and other harbingers of woe.

Valentine's Day is all about symbolism and this free chart has a lot of that - two hearts are entangled just like two lives are when two people fall in love. This is another in the set of charts inspired by Marion Boddy-Evans' artwork. The free Marion's Heart Four pattern will stitch up quickly and be great for a card, ornament or treat bag.

More recent collaborations between Marion and Connie include free Daisy and Rose patterns and Sunflower and Wheat charts.

See Also:

• More Free Valentine's Day Cross Stitch Patterns
• Free Valentine's Day Stencils
• Free Stencil Collection

Celebrate your love in stitches this Valentine's Day. Stitch up one of the free Valentine's Hearts to use for a card or to add to a gift bag or tote to fill with treats for the special day.

Note to anyone who may be thinking of making me a treat bag - I like chocolate. A LOT!

Patterns included in the free Valentine's collection:

• Simple Heart Pattern
• Round Heart Pattern
• Decorative Heart Pattern

These free Stitchable Valentine charts were inspired by Kate Pullen's free Valentine's Day Digital Stamps. Kate is the About.com Guide to Rubber Stamping. I appreciate her permission to use the stamps as inspiration for patterns. See another pattern inspired by Kate's stamps - Boy and Girl Valentines.