The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2019-12)

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Over to You

J

ust thought you’d like to

see the latest stitching

I’ve completed with help from

your stitch-tastic magazine!

I came across the ‘Furry Tales

Baby Sampler’ designed by

Lucie Heaton in issue 263,

from January 2018. The design

was of a very cute little mouse

in a hot air balloon, decorated

with a very colourful banner

and surrounded by two little

bluebirds. One of my cousins

and his wife have just had

their second baby, a little boy,

at the end of last year, and

I thought this would be the

perfect design to stitch for

them. I chose to miss out the

lettering along the banner and

add the baby’s weight in the

same cloud as the date.

Hope you all like it – and

thanks for yet another year

of happy stitching.

Claire Boston, Southport

Tina: Well done, Claire –

a baby sampler is always

something to treasure. We like

the way you added a personal

touch by adapting parts of the

design to add baby Walter’s

details. I’m sure the whole

family were thrilled to receive

such a heartfelt gift. If you

want more Furry Tales® to

stitch, you’ll find a Christmassy

design on page 9.

Baby sampler

Claire adapted this

Furry Tales® sampler

New baby

sampler

Each month we randomly

select three subscribers to

win a prize as a thank you

Prizes every month!

This month’s winners are:

`Alison Langford, Pontypool

`Yvonne Studley, Bristol

`Barbara Paris, Bury St. Edmunds

Su Stars

The lucky winners will each receive these lovely Tatty

Teddy Dinky Bear kits, worth an amazing £28. To be in

with a chance of winning next month, all you have to do is

subscribe to The World of Cross Stitching!

To

subscribe

turn to

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Dream big

H

ere’s the Tatty Teddy design I’ve stitched from

issue 276. My friend was expecting a baby

and as soon as I saw this design I knew it was just

perfect. I already had some beautiful fabric from

Chromatic Alchemy* (the fabric is called ‘Elsa’)

that I knew would fit the design really well. I had

it framed by my little local stitching shop, Betty’s

Stitchkit in Quarry Bank, West Midlands. I’ve been

buying your magazine for years (I’ve been

a stitcher since 1994), and your magazine has

always been one of my favourites.

Ann Jones, via email

Hannah: That celestial-looking fabric is an inspired choice,

Ann. It really sets off the design. Thanks for sending us your

photo – we’re delighted that you love the magazine! Write on

H

ere’s a card l made for

my Dutch pen friend,

Anneke. We’ve been in touch

for over 30 years, so she’s very

special to me. The clogs design

is by Rhona Norrie from issue

265’s Design Library.

I love your magazine

and its inspirational charts.

I bought issue 277 today and

love the ‘Dreamcatcher ABC’.

Heather Byram,

Australia

Sue: The clogs are a perfect

choice, Heather. I bet Anneke

was thrilled with her card.

I

have two friends who adore penguins, so issue 276 came

in handy for Christmas gift ideas. This ABC was perfect

and I managed to complete both in about 18 hours!

Toni Holmes, Halifax

Emily: Wow, Toni, you’re a quick stitcher! There’s

something about penguins in their black ‘tuxedos’ that

makes them such a favourite at Christmas time, and this fun

alphabet designed by Jenny Barton is as cute as can be.

I’m sure your friends adored their personalised stitchy gifts

as much as you enjoyed stitching them!

IT’S AS EASY AS A-B-C!

Easy as A-B-C

Toni stitched these

penguin pressies

for her friends

Write on

Heather and

Anneke have

been in touch

for more than

30 years

WORTH^

£^28!