Pretty in plaid

Good enough to eat, Becky Spencer’s selection of tasty treats are ideal for any sweet tooth or budding baker 34 quick-and-easy motifs Becky Spencer’s design inspiration Stitches for every skill level

Sprinkled with a sugary colour palette of pastel pinks, butter yellow and baby blues, this folk art hoop will brighten up your winter days. Let spring in with this illustrative and detailed hoop of sy

TARTAN TREASURES Part of the company’s ‘Wild Scotland’ collection, Vivid Stash* has launched four new designs in their newly certified stash tartan, each one revering the symbols of Scotland. The rele

You will need ■ Prints, fabrics A – Four (4) fat quarters for A blocks ■ Prints, fabrics B – Four (4) fat quarters for B blocks ■ Dark red fabric – ½yd ■ Background (BKG) – 2½yds ■ Binding – ½yd ■ Bac

You will need ■ Centre background fabric – One (1) 20in square ■ Assorted colours for appliqué and stars – Five (5) fat eighths ■ Star background fabrics (if using only one (1) fabric) – ⅝yd ■ Inner b

■ Card stock ■ Stranded cotton (we used DMC 676 and 321) ■ Pencil ■ Scissors ■ Chenille needle ■ Felt mat or corrugated cardboard ■ Embroidery scissors ■ Hole punch ■ Baker's twine or ribbon ■ Basic s