Summer Flowers Cross Stitch Pattern (Free PDF)
A big mixed bouquet by Fantin-Latour, painted in 1880: white, pink, orange and red flowers in a low vase, on a warm olive ground. It is a rich floral chart with plenty of color changes in the middle and calm areas around it.
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What you need
The full chart is 118 stitches wide and 97 high: 11,446 full cross stitches in 28 DMC colors, rated advanced. On 14-count Aida, cut a piece at least 14.5 × 13 in (37 × 33 cm), which leaves 3 in spare on every side, and a 12-in hoop holds the whole design. Some colors need more than one skein, so check the table.
| DMC thread | Stitches | Spread over | Thread | Of a skein | If it is out of stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 829 Golden Olive Very Dark | 4,278 | 126 areas | 57.0 m | 238 % | 3862 Mocha Beige Dark |
| 830 Golden Olive Dark | 1,982 | 113 areas | 26.4 m | 110 % | 3862 Mocha Beige Dark |
| 3371 Black Brown | 1,243 | 52 areas | 16.6 m | 69 % | 3799 Pewter Gray Very Dark |
| 938 Coffee Brown Ultra Dark | 545 | 100 areas | 7.3 m | 30 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 3031 Mocha Brown Very Dark | 503 | 75 areas | 6.7 m | 28 % | 3021 Brown Gray Very Dark |
| 642 Beige Gray Dark | 333 | 52 areas | 4.4 m | 18 % | 3023 Brown Gray Light |
| 839 Beige Brown Dark | 294 | 74 areas | 3.9 m | 16 % | 3781 Mocha Brown Dark |
| 310 Black | 260 | 31 areas | 3.5 m | 14 % | 3799 Pewter Gray Very Dark |
| 372 Mustard Light | 220 | 40 areas | 2.9 m | 12 % | 834 Golden Olive Very Light |
| 898 Coffee Brown Very Dark | 218 | 46 areas | 2.9 m | 12 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 801 Coffee Brown Dark | 143 | 47 areas | 1.9 m | 8 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 167 Yellow Beige Very Dark | 130 | 33 areas | 1.7 m | 7 % | 420 Hazelnut Brown Dark |
| 838 Beige Brown Very Dark | 126 | 42 areas | 1.7 m | 7 % | 3781 Mocha Brown Dark |
| 3777 Terra Cotta Very Dark | 123 | 13 areas | 1.6 m | 7 % | 816 Garnet |
| 3045 Yellow Beige Dark | 121 | 29 areas | 1.6 m | 7 % | 612 Drab Brown Light |
| 640 Beige Gray Very Dark | 119 | 28 areas | 1.6 m | 7 % | 646 Beaver Gray Dark |
| 840 Beige Brown Medium | 107 | 26 areas | 1.4 m | 6 % | 611 Drab Brown |
| 09 Cocoa Very Dark | 105 | 26 areas | 1.4 m | 6 % | 300 Mahogany Very Dark |
| 632 Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark | 87 | 27 areas | 1.2 m | 5 % | 869 Hazelnut Brown Very Dark |
| 832 Golden Olive | 80 | 1 area | 1.1 m | 4 % | 833 Golden Olive Light |
| 3773 Desert Sand Dark | 80 | 10 areas | 1.1 m | 4 % | 435 Brown Very Light |
| 935 Avocado Green Dark | 80 | 25 areas | 1.1 m | 4 % | 936 Avocado Green Very Dark |
| 3857 Rosewood Dark | 59 | 16 areas | 0.8 m | 3 % | 814 Garnet Dark |
| 370 Mustard Medium | 56 | 16 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 371 Mustard |
| 3863 Mocha Beige Medium | 56 | 20 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 3828 Hazelnut Brown |
| 434 Brown Light | 55 | 27 areas | 0.7 m | 3 % | 975 Golden Brown Dark |
| 355 Terra Cotta Dark | 24 | 7 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 3858 Rosewood Medium |
| 433 Brown Medium | 19 | 10 areas | 0.3 m | 1 % | 400 Mahogany Dark |
Thread for 2 strands on 14-count (how it is worked out).
Reading this chart
The center of the chart is column 59, row 49, a Black Brown stitch.
Golden Olive Very Dark has the largest connected block, 2,222 stitches. Golden Olive Very Dark is the most scattered: 4,278 stitches in 126 separate spots, 47 of them single stitches.
A row uses about 34.8 separate runs of thread on average; the busiest is row 54, with 61. Only 0 % of the grid stays bare, so the fabric color barely shows.
Budget roughly 57 hours to 114.5 hours (how we estimate that). New to charts? Read how to read one.
Finished size
| Fabric | Finished size | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 11-count | 10.7 × 8.8 in | 27.2 × 22.4 cm |
| 14-count | 8.4 × 6.9 in | 21.4 × 17.6 cm |
| 16-count | 7.4 × 6.1 in | 18.7 × 15.4 cm |
| 18-count | 6.6 × 5.4 in | 16.7 × 13.7 cm |
Ideas for using it
- Large floral centerpiece for a wall
- A long project to enjoy over a season
- Wedding or anniversary heirloom
Stitching tips
- Start at the center of the bouquet, where the colors change most.
- Leave the olive background for the end: it is restful stitching for an evening.
- Use a frame or a large scroll frame rather than a hoop for a piece this size.
About the artwork
This chart is based on Summer Flowers by Henri Fantin-Latour (1880), which is in the public domain. Image source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0). We made the chart with our own pattern maker, which reduces the picture to a grid of stitches and a set of DMC threads, so expect a simplified version of the original rather than an exact copy. It has not been stitched by us, so check the preview and try a small area first.
Free for personal use, and you may sell a few pieces you stitched yourself. Details in the terms.
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