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I’ve stitched the ‘Christmas Village’ from issues 312 (November 2021), 313 (December 2021) and 314 (Special 2021) to sit on my hearth. I’ve been stitching for more than 30 years, after a long spell in hospital when a fellow patient suggested it as a form of relaxation. I enjoy stitching a variety of projects including birth samplers, photos stitches and Cornish landscapes by Emma Louise Art Stitch, one of your designers. When I saw this project, I immediately thought ‘what a lovely thing to stitch’. It took nearly five months for me to complete. It was a wonderful project to work on and if there are ever any more shops or buildings to expand it, I would definitely stitch them. I got the little street lamps on the internet as I thought it would add to the scene. I’m going to look for some small figures in scale that I can add to my village display as well.
Sue Johnson, via email
Hannah F: Excellent work, Sue! The street lamps are the perfect finishing touch. I hope you’ll enjoy stitching Fiona Baker’s gingerbread houses on p64 to add to your collection.
Carry on stitching
Back in 2001, when I saw this Country Companions design in issue 52 (November 2001), I knew I had to make it. Unfortunately, I hadn’t realised the difficulty I would have stitching mainly shades of blue on a red background, as I’m colour blind. This design has been stopped and started many times over the past 20 years and it’s even moved house with me. I tried different ways of reading the pattern, with a lot of help from my family who were asked on many occasions ‘what colour is this?’, but this year I finally finished it. I am really proud that I didn’t give up.
Joanna Timothy, Staffordshire
Fiona: Well done for persevering, Joanna. It must have been an amazing feeling to work that final stitch.
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