Easy kitchen textiles

No matter if you already have an oven glove, or you're using tea towels to remove hot trays from the oven (please be careful!), you will absolutely need to upgrade to a beautifully floral glove – hand

This summer, sew a slip-on skirt that'll fit your body so well you won't want to take it off! This Maxi Skirt pattern by Tammy Johal of Tammy Handmade has an elasticated waist for comfort and two leg

Stitch this daisy cushion with a pretty appliqué design

CLEVER TRICKS TO MINI DECOR PROJECTS… WE ROUND UP THE SIMPLEST, QUICKEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOME MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW

No need to pack your bag! Sun-drenched kitchens, heirloom charm and pasta-ready platters bring southern Italy’s timeless, nonna-infused spirit into your home

■ Lily Sugar‘n Cream (100% cotton, 70.9g/109m) 2 balls of Yarn A Country Yellow (01612) 1 ball of each: Yarn B Black Currant (01318) Yarn C Orchid (01137) ■ A 4.5mm (US 7) hook ■ 4 stitch markers ■ St