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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

HeIlo all and welcome to the third part of our exciting new stitch-a-long. Have any friends come to mind when you’ve been working on it? For this part we’re on the ‘Joy’ panel, celebrating the friends

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

EASY You Will Need • Quilling papers: 10 mmstrips in Pink (3), Lightpurple (7), Sky blue (9),Light green (22), Lightyellow (38) and Apricot(52) (our selectionavailable fromtillyviktor.com) • Your choi

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

Although the gardens at Crook Hall in the city of Durham date back to the 13th century, under the care of Ann Tulloch they are constantly evolving. Now consisting of a series of fascinating rooms, the