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Abovc Icft Josic stitched spooky motifstomnke a set ot cards

Above Svetlaca stitched berself abrandnewtea tray place mat

squidgy chat I just couldnt resisc ic. I got my daughter to help me stitch it together in the end bccause it was quite difficult to make surę all the pieces wcre in the rightplace,but Imreally pleased with the result Barbara Jefferies, Dorset

Trick or treat?

With Hallowcenjust around the corncr, 1 was really pleased to sec somc quick designs in issuc 231. lc’s not something l'd usually stitch anything for but I’ve got a few little nephews that I know will Iove these cute mocitś (above). I’ve suggested they peel the pieces of stitched canvas off the cards and make them into badges to wcar on Hallowccn. l’m surę they‘U make use of them somehow! Josle Barnes, Edinburgh

Neat and tidy

IVc bcen stitching sińce 2003, but this last year I’ve madę a real breakthrough - I learned how to make the back of my stitching as neat a.s the front. Tm so excitcd by all the possibilitics now opetJ to me: napkins, clotlies, tablecloths. Herc is one of my recent efforts (above. riglit),a place mat for a tea tray. Now I can’t wait to make a pot of tea so I can start using it. Svetlana Lengyel, Hungary

Whoops!

CrossStitcher would likc to apologisc for wrongly crediting the dove garland design in issue 233. It was actually designed by Dianę Machin. Sorry, Dianę!

Kitchen kitties

I thought you might likc to see how my marmalade cats blackboard from issue 227 tumed out (below). This is the first time I’ve ever stitched on evenweave and it was so much easicr than I frrst c.xpcctcd. 1 just loved the colours and design of this projcct - as soon as 1 saw it I just had to give it a go. I even added key hooks to the bottom to hang my chalk and duster from. Thanks for yet another fantastic stitching project, CrossStitcher magazine!

Julie Richardson, New Zealand

FOR every letter we print weM send the writer eight spools and three spiral packs of Metal,'ic thread from Madeira

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Thefun doesn’t stop when you put down your mag!

PIRUMPIMPIM “I absolutely love the new Margaret Sherry’* sketch! Thank you for putting it on the Craft Circle!”

AWPOTDC “Using some of your charts from issue 231 for my friends’ cards. Loving the ombellishments - it makes such a dlfference.”

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“Just had a sneaky peek at the new issue - looking forward to getting mlne!”

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