Free Vintage French Cross Stitch Patterns

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These vintage cross stitch charts come from an old French pattern book, one of a series.  The book features the color plates without listing floss colors, so you can pick the colors you like best.

Most of the plates are a readable size, but you might want to enlarge them for easier reading.












The imagery would look lovely cross stitched onto a sampler or other textiles.  Enjoy these free patterns!




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