Home sweet home

Have you ever turned your cross stitch into a wearable badge or jewellery? If not, then now’s the chance. You’ll find buckets of inspiration for turning sweet motifs and bold lettering into statement

Designed by: Emma Congdon Stitch count: 59 high x 35 wide lighthouse; 43 high x 43 wide boat Design size: 11x6.5cm (4⅜x2½in); 8x8cm (3⅛x3⅛in) Stitch time: 9½ hours; 8½ hours These designs were stitche

■ King Cole Cottonsoft DK (100% cotton, 100g/210m) 2 balls of Black (746) 1 ball of each: Candy Floss (3462) Coral (1574) Cherry (719) Sage (1576) Ecru (711) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ A dowel, 50

Stitch this daisy cushion with a pretty appliqué design

We know the feeling all too well – just as you’re about to sit down and reach for your stitching, you find the very things needed to get started are not next to you. Cue the frantic search between the

One way to keep the peace in the home and to ensure chores are done, especially with little ones running amok, is by setting some ground rules. Emma Congdon’s monochromatic sampler makes for the ideal