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■ Assorted cream fabrics – ½yd ■ Assorted red fabrics – ¼yd ■ Assorted aqua fabrics – ⅜yd ■ Red fabric for sashing – ⅜yd ■ Border fabric – ½yd ■ Fussy cutting (if required) – One (1) 4½in square and f

YOU WILL NEED ■ Mint smooth plush fabric 58.5x30cm ■ Pink smooth plush fabric 58.5x30cm ■ Yellow plush fabric 58.5x9cm ■ Purple plush fabric 14x14cm ■ Orange plush fabric 14x10cm ■ Cream smooth plush

This month we bring you three larger kits for those wanting to progress their cross stitch skills… Country Garden and Harbour View have a finished size of 42x42cm, and Riviera is 50.5x35cm. All are fu

STITCH ON THE GREEN I wanted to show you my latest finished project. I bought this DMC* kit in Belgium more than 20 years ago (it was priced in Belgian francs, not euros), thinking that one day I will

The pattern is worked in the round with the clove stitch pattern worked in rows. When working in rows, turn work at end of row, and work a w&t into the last st worked. This will allow you to work in r

Notes Leave long tails at the cast-on and bind-off edges of each piece for sewing. Sew the seams with the RS facing, using mattress stitches unless instructed otherwise. For pieces with colourwork, wo