Tried & tested: retro florals

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

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

This month, we bring you a new exclusive Frida Kahlo tin design from the Susan Penny Design Studio. Featuring the celebrated 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in her own tin, dressed in her uniq

■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Download and print full-size templates at w

Q My nan gave me her big button box (quite the bequest!) when she moved into a care facility recently. There are many lovely buttons and seems a shame not to use them in some way. I thought I could ad