Stitch Puzzle

Paper quilling heartFree cross-stitch pattern

Paper quilling heart is a cross-stitch pattern of 25 × 24 stitches from the Handmade Keepsakes album of Stitch Puzzle. It uses 4 DMC colours and 422 whole cross stitches, with no backstitch and no part stitches.

DMC 350 Coral Medium covers the most cells, 191 stitches (45% of the design). The smallest amount is DMC 3706 Melon Medium, with 59 stitches.

On 14-count Aida it measures 1.8 × 1.7 in (4.5 × 4.4 cm) and fits a 4-inch hoop. Cut the fabric at least 6 × 6 in (15 × 15 cm), so you have 2 in to spare on every side.

Stitches
25 × 24
Colours
4 DMC
14-count Aida
1.8 × 1.7 in
Hoop
4 in

See the chartStitch it in the free puzzle game

Paper quilling heart finished in cross stitch on Aida cloth
The finished picture, stitched

The printable chart

One square is one cross stitch. Bold lines mark every 10 stitches and the red arrows mark the centre, where most stitchers start. Download the full-size chart (PNG) or print this page.

Cross-stitch chart for Paper quilling heart: a 25 by 24 grid of symbols with a DMC thread key

DMC threads

Two strands for every stitch on 14-count Aida. 422 stitches in all.

SymbolDMCColourStitches
●350Coral Medium191
■814Garnet Dark106
▲945Tawny66
◆3706Melon Medium59

Finished size: 1.8 × 1.7 in (4.5 × 4.4 cm) on 14-count Aida.

Stitch it in the free puzzle game

Paper quilling heart is picture 723 of 816 in Stitch Puzzle. Send thread spools round the hoop to pull the stitches out in the right order, and the game gives you this chart when you win.

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