Dress to impress

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

■ 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

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

Away to turn a house into a home is by adding a hand-stitched touch to your space, whether it be a cushion, or a framed picture. This hanging trio would truly make a room more homely and add a splash

■ Pattern sheets x2 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet Lining fabric (all sizes): ■ Long length: 3.5mx115cm 2.5mx140cm ■ Short length: 3mx112cm 2.3mx140cm Net overlay fabric (all sizes, 140cm only

YOU WILL NEED ■ Caron Simply Soft Heathers (100% acrylic, 141.7g/228m) 6 balls of Woodland Heather (9503) ■ Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic, 170.1g/288m) 1 ball of each Autumn Red (9730) Pistachio (00