Stitch a lavender bag to give your garments a delicate fragrance – and help ward off any pesky moths!

COLOURFUL CREATURES W e’re big fans of the spiritedly colourful ‘Party Animals’ cross stitch collection and love to see when our readers are stitching them! The fun critters bring a playful twist to y

Our hare would make a lovely card design. Iron your stitching on a low-heat setting on the back to get it pristine first Step 1 STITCH the brooch in the middle of the fabric, using two strands for the

Knit a simple sweater that lets a self-striping yarn do the work

This design would also be perfect as an alternative to a traditional doily for a side table – simply hem it all around and back with cotton fabric Step 1 COMPLETE all the stitching for the top of the

One thing about this design is customisation, so feel free to swap thread shades to use up those in your stash or to match your home’s palette. I hope you all have ‘sew’ much fun making this! www.jbcr