Written in the stars

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

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

As you can see, I’ve turned ‘Merry and Bright’ from December 2024’s magazine into a cushion. I’m going to gift it to my in-laws, who live in Cornwall. It was lovely stitching it as it made me think of

■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unlessotherwise noted. ■ Press seams open, unless otherwiseinstructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ WOF = width of fabric. ■ Quilted by Cath Brough(cumbrianlongarmquiltin

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

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