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Time to heal
Stitching is my all-time
favourite hobby, but this
weekend I needed to prep
my garden for the vegetables
that I grow. Unfortunately,
I really hurt my back in the
process and I was struggling
to walk, so I picked up the
latest issue of Crazy and
stitched the Furry Tales
cards. I completed both in one weekend and I really enjoyed
stitching them. They helped me feel better while I recovered!
Vicky Harrod, Berkshire
Lou says: We hope you’re all healed up, Vicky. These cuties look great!
Neatly does it
I just wanted to show you my finished The
Snowman
TM
piece from issue 249! I alsowanted to show off the back, as I was really
particular about it looking as neat as the
front – even though it’ll become a cushion.
The spots took twice as long, as the threads
needed tying off for each one. I just couldn’t
bring myself to mess up the back!
Beth Chown, Middleton St George
Emma says: I can see why you wanted to
show the back off, Beth! It’s so incredibly
tidy. And it sounds like you’ve been busy
recently, with your handkerchief projects over
on page 47. Perhaps you could use iron-on
interfacing, like with the handkerchiefs, to
protect the back of your stitching here, too.
Made to be
As soon as I saw the
birth sampler from
issue 252 , I loved it.
And, happily, my cousin
announced she was
expecting not long after,
so I started making it for
her. It suits her perfectly,
as she loves to travel. I’d
never made a hanging
before so I dusted off my
sewing machine and was
ver y pleased with the results!
I’ll definitely be making more hangings
in the future, as it was fun to make
and looks ver y attractive.
Sharon Sawyer, Christchurch
Alison says: I love how this design fell into place for you, Sharon!
We hope you’ll be keeping that sewing machine dusted off because
you’ve done a terrific job making up your hanging. We love it.
Everlasting love
Hi, Crazy team. I’d like to show you a sampler
that I made for my parents’ 40th wedding
anniversar y. It’s taken me months, as I haven’t
been ver y well, but it should be a lovely
surprise. I’ve managed to finish and frame it
with three days to spare – phew!
Helen Ainsworth, Castleford
Emily says: Your sampler looks beautiful,
Helen. Your parents must have been very
pleased to receive such a thoughtful gift on
their special anniversar y. And
congratulations to them both –
celebrating 40 years of marriage
is such a wonderful thing!
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S Vicky stitched
both cards from
issue 265 over a
weekend while she
recovered from
a back injury
S Sharon finished her
hanging by sewing blue
felt onto the bottom and
cutting it into strips to
create the fringe effect
X To mark her parents’ 40 th anniversary,
Helen stitched this beautiful sampler to
surprise them on their special day
S Beth took her time
with this project to
make sure the back was
as neat as the front