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STARGAZER
LILIES
by Lesley ISSUE 228
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Maria Diaz's
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your BEST-EVER festiv e charts!

Celebrate with START
Edwardian
Christmas
today PLUS
21 pages
of Christmas designs
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Hot pink lilies you can
4 enjoy all year round
In this issue
Designs to stitch
4 Stunning stargazers Lesley Teares
lily bouquet is a brilliant flash of colour
14 Autumn escape An idyllic Cumbrian
cottage at sunset, by Maria Diaz
24 Edwardian Christmas Part one of
Sandy Littlejohns and Deb Lesters
incredible festive street scene
Every issue
10 Write to us to win prizes!
12 Jane Greenoffs page Discover
the fascinating origins of Hardanger
20 New ideas! News, reviews and more
22 Becs crafty ideas Be inspired by
Rebecca Bradshaws stitching world
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Part one of our stunning
24 Edwardian Christmas scene
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35 Treasuring tradition An instant heirloom
from The Historical Sampler Company
47 Festive teds Jenny Bartons cute bear
Christmas cards are simply adorable
56 Dazzling doves Stylish decorations
to deck your halls, from Diane Machin
60 Pretty kitty Lucie Heatons fluffy,
blue-eyed kitten is impossible to resist
42 Back issues & binders What do you
need to complete your collection?
72 Next month Enjoy a sneaky preview
of next issues projects!
74 Relax and enjoy Take a break with our
crossword and win prizes from Zweigart
14 An idyllic Cumbrian
retreat in autumn
Essential inspiration
31 Antique effects Rhian Drinkwater
presents her choice of gorgeous samplers
in the traditional style
66 Mirror image Perfect the beautiful
Indian technique of shisha embroidery and
create a pretty embellished needle case
70 Stitching success Charting editor
Abi Barkers guide to everything you need
to get started on this months projects
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Set to become a family heirloom, The Historical Sampler
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132 PAGES OF ENCHANTING CROSS STITCH DESIGNS
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Home inspiration

Stunning
stargazers
Enjoy a splash of floral colour in
Meet the your home all year by stitching up
designer... Lesley Teares vibrant lily cushion
Lesley Teare
I dont think anyone could
tire of looking at stargazer
lilies. Known for their
striking white, red and pink
T heres something about stargazers that fills
us with energy and enthusiasm. Perhaps
its their vivid petals, or the fact they face joyfully
petals and heavenly scent, up to the sky. We love having a vase of them standing
they are a favourite flower in the hallway or on the dining table, but all too
choice for many occasions. soon their freshness fades and they have to go.
My design favours
Now, thanks to Lesley Teare, we can enjoy their
a simple colour scheme
beauty all year. A riot of hot pink and lime green,
and by stitching the chart
on to a pale rustic linen the flowers in the design are so skillfully depicted
fabric, the white and lighter they seem almost real, and its not hard to imagine
colours on the petals and their sweet fragrance filling the air.
vase show clearly against
the background.
A neutral background helps the flowers pinks and greens to stand out

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Home inspiration

Stitching the design

Fold the linen in half both ways to find the centre
and start stitching at this point. All of the cross
stitch is worked in two strands of stranded
cotton over two threads of the linen fabric.

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There are only a few fractional stitches in
this design, so the realistic appearance of the
flowers and vase are achieved by using close
shades of the same colour. Take care to select

90
the correct one each time you may find it
helps to sort your threads on to a labelled card
before you begin.

Adding the details

80
When you have finished working the cross stitch
you can add the backstitch details. These are all
worked using one strand of stranded cotton over
two threads of the linen fabric.
70

Use dark grey for the vase; light green for the
leaves and stems; and plum for the lilies.
60

Stunning stargazers
DMC Anchor Madeira Colour
Cross stitch in two strands
t

00 White 002 2402 White (2)

153 095 0801 Lilac
50

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&& 210 108 0802 Purple
FF 318 235 1801 Medium grey
xx 415 398 1802 Light grey
hh 498 1005 0511 Red
561 212 1205 Holly green
40

mm

dd 600 063 0704 Dark pink

ff 602 054 0702 Light pink
TT 772 259 1604 Pale green
tt 905 257 1412 Dark green
907 255 1410 Light green
30

SS
ss 917 089 0706 Dark magenta
ee 3607 087 0708 Medium magenta
HH 3608 086 0709 Light magenta
KK 3819 278 2703 Lime green
20

Backstitch in one strand

317 400 1714 Dark grey
vase
*907 255 1410 Light green
leaves and stems
10

3835 098 0712 Plum

lilies

Stitched using DMC threads on 32HPI linen

over two threads
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20

30

40

Stitch count 127x107

Design area 8x6in (20.5x17cm)
*indicates colour is listed earlier in the key
(2) indicates more than one skein required

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Home inspiration
Home inspiration

Shopping list... Making up the cushion end of one of the long sides. Insert the zip in
32HPI linen When you have finished the stitching, you can the gap between the two seams.
(or 16HPI aida), complete the cushion cover. Follow these steps: 6. Place the cushion front and back right
light rustic, 1. Trim your linen to 15x15in (38x38cm), with sides together, making sure the piping strip
Zweigart Belfast
Ref: 3609/52, the stitching placed centrally. is pushed to the inside, and stitch all the
16x16in (41x41cm) 2. Cut the linen fabric into the following pieces: way round, as close to the piping cord as
Stranded cotton
Two rectangles, each measuring 8x15in you can.
as listed in the key
 Piping cord (20x38cm), for the cushion back. 7. Turn the cushion cover right sides out, press,
60in (152cm) Two strips, each 1x30in (4x76cm), for and put the cushion pad inside to complete.
 Zip 14in (36cm), the piping strip.
natural
 Cushion pad 3. Join the short ends of the piping strip pieces
14x14in (36x36cm) right sides together to make one length. Fold
 Sewing kit usual the strip in half lengthways with wrong sides
essentials including
matching thread together. Place the piping cord inside and tack
)Items marked  are the strip together close to the piping cord.
included in materials
4. Place the covered cord right sides together
pack, items marked
 are not included around the edge of the stitched linen,
)Fabric for the matching raw edges. Start and finish at the
stitched piece
centre of the lower edge and tack it into place.
supplied by Willow
Fabrics visit www. You will have to cut and join the two short
willowfabrics.com or ends of the fabric and cord to fit exactly when

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)Go to page 70 for you have tacked it all the way round.
hints and help! 5. Put the two backing pieces of fabric right sides
togeth and stitch a 2in (5cm) seam at each
together pliqu-style flowe
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Angela Pooles ap ristmas issue
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cushion featur 3!
re on pages 727
(229). Find out mo
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We love how the

flowers look made up
into a big cushion, but
they would also look
great in a neutral
wooden frame if you
would like to hang
them up

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Animal magic
I would like to share my Out of Africa

Twoo project, which I made in celebration of

my sons girlfriends 21st birthday.

perfect After four months of stitching in

every spare moment Ive had, I am

to resist hoping JoJo will be pleased with her

birthday sampler.
I think we have all seen a parrot
rot Linda Marshall, by email
on someones shoulder, but Collection says: You must be a speedy
here I am with my little cross
s stitcher, Linda! This is fantastic and
stitch Ollie Owl one of the makes a lovely gift were sure JoJo
Woodland Folk. will treasure it.
d
I worked it for my husband
Linda stitched this as
Johns cousin Peter and his a 21st birthday present
y
wife, Rita, who have recently
moved into a lovely house
a short distance away called
Little Owl Cottage. I couldntt
resist making this for them
Rora with Ollie Owl,
after our recent visit.
which she stitched
Rora Rudge, Stroud, Gloucestershire as a new-home gift
Collection says: What a great present
for their new home, Rora. We think
Ollie Owl is pretty irresistible, too!

Ive missed!
Is anyone able to send me the
third part of the Great Britain
map from issue 79 (June 2002)
of Collection? I am willing to
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Mandy Dinneen, 023 9264 9024,
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I only need issue 97 to complete
my entire set of Cross Stitch
Collection would anyone be
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Willing to pay costs.
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2013), which contains the middle issue 222 (May 2013)? I would 188 and 189 (September to
portion of the Edwardian like to stitch the Edwardian November 2010), as I would
Garden Party, as well as several Garden Party but am missing like to stitch Sandy Littlejohns
other designs I would like to the rst section. Happy to and Deb Lesters Age of Steam.
stitch. Willing to pay costs. pay costs. Happy to pay costs.
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