Name of Company:
Heartland House Designs
The Couple Behind the Designs:
For over 25 years, John and Pat Henek have been the team behind the unique designs of Heartland House. Pat develops each design, stitches the prototype, and interacts with customers and vendors while John manages the marketing and advertising elements of the business.
Themes of Designs:
Designs are based on museum collections, botanical prints, architectural masterpieces, tropical fish, national symbols, historic buildings, and endangered animal designs.
Special Focus on Frank Lloyd Wright:
Many designs are based on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the "Father of American Architecture". The Heneks live in Wright's home town of Oak Park, Illinois. Heartland House is the exclusive source for needlework adaptations from art glass, architectural elements, decorative designs, and magazine covers found in the Wright Foundation archives. A portion of the sales of Wright designs goes to support the foundation's work.
Stitching Level Required:
Designs are appropriate for beginner and intermediate stitchers.
Homepage Features:
Visit Heartland House Designs to view photos of designs, to learn more about the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, or to contact Pat and John Henek.
Information on Photos;
The Clown Anemone (Item #256) is available as a kit or a chart. The kit includes Aida fabric, DMC floss, graph needle, instructions and a photo of the design. The chart includes a list of DMC floss colors needed, instructions, and a photo. As depicted here the Clown Anemone is stitched on white Aida with a stitched area of 8 1/2 by 4 inches. The framed size is 13 by 11 inches. Heartland House tropical fish designs are adapted from an 19th century collection of paintings, lithographs and engravings of sea life.Frank Lloyd Wright "Gifts" Cross Stitch design (item #835) Also available as a chart or kit, this Frank Lloyd Wright design was adapted from an abstract design that was one of twelve covers commissioned by Liberty magazine in 1927 but never published. This motif, taken from the December cover, depicts a group of colorful packages stacked below a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments. The model shown here is stitched on 28-count evenweave fabric. The stitched area is 6 1/2 by 12 inches.
The final image is of a Scissors Case adapted from a historic wallpaper pattern. The design is stitched on 18-count Ivory Aida fabric. The finished design measures 2.25 by 3.5 inches. This design is available only as a chart.
