TYVM, Sandy! I have a stack of old cross stitch magazines with more patterns than I could ever finish. The Zinnia seed pack was in one of them. You're (or anyone else) welcome to send me a PM if you want more info about it. I've also stitched designs I created myself, on graph paper, and some on an Excel spreadsheet. I'm aware of the kind of software you mentioned but have never investigated buying/using any.