Delightful decorations

Stitch this dress-up set for a little one, with fairy wings, crown and wand in a pretty floral fabric

■ Yarnsmiths Cotton DK (100% cotton, 50g/106m) 1 ball of each: Black (3000) Just Purple (3324) White (3040) Carrot (3126) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ A stitch marker ■ Toy stuffing ■ 24 safety eyes

Step 1 WORK the cross stitch in two strands of stranded cotton and the backstitch in one strand. Step 2 HOLD the heart template from page 64 and the stitching up against a window, then pin the templat

MATERIALS ■ Apricot felt, 20 x 30cm (77/8 x 117/8”) ■ Small square of cream felt ■ Scrap felt in different colours for the acorns, leaves and cape ■ Soft toy filling ■ Erasable fabric marker ■ Fabric

MATERIALS ■ Felt sheets: 20x15cm,cream; 12x3cm, forestgreen; 6x6cm mustard;4x6cm, brown; 4x4cm,dark brown; 6x6cm, darkpink; 16x15cm, tan ■ Stranded cotton: 1 skeineach of cream, brown,dark brown, fore

For spooktacular stitching, look no further than this month’s challenge! We asked three designers to create a pair of Halloween earrings, with each earring design to be different but coordinate. They