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Quickie!
Journey under the sea with
this cheerful little mermaid!Next^ month^
SMILING^ SPHINXIt’s all in the detail!
I wanted to share my finished Mother’s Day present
with you. My mum loves camels, but it’s hard to
find camel-related gifts. So, I found this design on
Etsy and made it into a cushion! I hope you like it.
Sasha Cole, Exeter
Alison says: We love it, Sasha! All those delicate
embellishments – the charms, the tassels, the
sequins – look absolutely brilliant. And the sparkly
fabric that you stitched this on is fantastic. I have
a feeling this is now your mum’s favourite cushion!Día de Muertos
It’s really late, but I finally completed
the Day of the Dead cat design from
issue 246. I stitched it on a towel and
have now finished one of two towels
that I plan to make. I had to move
some of the elements around because
my fabric wasn’t square, but I think it
looks great. I love your magazine!
Rachel Strohl, USA
Emily says: It does look incredible,
Rachel! It’s fun to see it stitched on
white aida instead of black. It really
changes the look! We can’t wait to
see your second towel. I’ve been
planning on stitching the bird from this
set to patch onto a notebook. You’ve
inspired me to finally get cracking!Adorably
adapted
I made this keyring
using one of your
gift tag designs
from issue 235.
I adapted the
design for the
penguin’s back, too. I just
finished a second one this
morning! They’re both gifts.
One’s for my colleague, who
is mad about penguins. The
other is for another
colleague’s little girl.
Bethany Hawkins,
Norwich
Lou says: I love this idea, Bethany! You
filled in the details on the body of the
penguin with black in order to create
a back for the design – so clever. I bet the
recipients love their adorable keyrings.Saying
thanks
Here’s my gift all ready
for Mother’s Day! I also
stitched mum a card.
I would be chuffed if
you showed this off in
Crazy. Mum absolutely
loved the box and card!
Deby Young, West Sussex
Katie says: This is so sweet,
Deby! It’s something your
mum can use ever y day,
and each time she looks
at it she’ll be reminded of
how much you love her.
You did an amazing job
creating such a brilliant
Mother’s Day gift. You
should be proud!10 10
20101020 Cross stitch in two strands
DMC Anchor Madeira
210 108 802
211 342 801
726 295 109
727 293 112
754 1012 305
948 892 306
3705 35 410
3706 33 409
Backstitch in one strand
––– 3799 236 1713
Whole stitches onlyStitch count 40 (h) x 29 (w)
Design area on 14-count fabric- 5 x 5. 5 c m ( 2 ¾x 2 i n )
Magical mermaid
S Deby surprised her
mum with this pretty
box for Mother’s DayS Bethany made
this keyring using
plastic canvasT You can stitch this design
too! Buy the PDF for £2.87 at
http://www.greenterrace.etsy.comT Rachel swapped black aida for
white to stitch Cheryl McKinnon’s
Day of the Dead cat from issue 246