Spring chicken

Stitch this daisy cushion with a pretty appliqué design

You will need ■ Main bag fabric (also used for the bag handles and the pocket) – ⅞yd ■ Owl body – 6in square ■ Owl head – 4in x 8in rectangle ■ Owl beak – 3in x 4in rectangle ■ Owl tail – 4in x 6in re

■ 3 metres x 130cm double gauze fabric in orange and pink ■ 60cm diameter hula hoop ■ Scrap paper ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit CUTTING OUT Step one Use the scrap paper to draw ou a triangle 51

■ Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Candyfloss Pink (450) Yarn B Pistachio Green (425) Yarn C Bubblegum Pink (451) Yarn D Banana Cream (421) Yarn E Paper White (4

■ Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 100g/295m, 1 ball of each: Yarn A Fondant (1241) Yarn B Lipstick (1246) Yarn C Clementine (1853) Yarn D Sunshine Yellow (1114) Yarn E Aspen (1422) Yarn F Turquoi

■ Paintbox Cotton DK (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Soft Fudge (410) Yarn B Summer Sky Blue (463) ■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook ■ Black stranded cotton ■ White stranded cotton ■ A sti