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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

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, unless otherwise noted. ■ Press seams to the side, unless otherwise instructed. ■ RST = right sides together. ■ FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing. ■ Shorten stitch length to 1.

We love this new series of fun, colourful Party Animals designs by Michaela Learner. What’s more, they’re worked only using whole stitches and a little backstitch, making them the perfect ‘next step’

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