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PROJECTS
22 SCRAPPYTRIPLET
SewCarolynForster’sstash-friendly
Tr ipletqu i lti n you r most t reasu red sc raps
36 CABLEKNIT
Cosyupandputyourcurvedpiecingskills
to thetestwithLinClements’ design
50 MANORCROSS
StitchNicolaDodd’stakeonLucy
Boston’siconicPatchwork of the Crosses
58 CHAINREACTION
Revelin theperfectsymmetryof Lynne
Goldsworthy’s two-block beauty
73 HOPPINGTHROUGHTHEHOLLY
Thenextdesignin ourseasonalcushion
series features a little, pensive robin
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03 WELCOME
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34 S U B SC R I P TI O NO F F E R S
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79 NEXTMONTH
A sneak preview of issue 57
89 TEMPLATES For the projects
94 DIRECTORY
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