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.

Design © Connie G. Barwick based on artwork by Marion Boddy Evans
More recent collaborations between Marion and Connie include free
Daisy and Rose patterns and
Sunflower and Wheat charts.
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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.

Design © Connie G. Barwick
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.

Design © Connie G. Barwick based on artwork by Marion Boddy Evans
More recent collaborations between Marion and Connie include free
Daisy and Rose patterns and
Sunflower and Wheat charts.
See Also:
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.

Design © Connie G. Barwick
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:
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.