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All the latest news for cross stitching for little Boys and Girls, as published in Creative Poppy's newsletter.
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Legendary Dragon
Checkout this amazing biscornu, with a dragon spitting fire (or flowers?) with Prince Charming's castle in the distance, banners floating in the wind. A story told in stitches by Tiny Modernist.
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Another legendary biscornu
This time by Barbara Ana, and featuring the magic prince waiting for his kiss.
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Picture book cross stitch
Brought to you by Kyoko Maruoka of GERA!, these 20 mini motifs are beautifully designed, simple yet visually attractive, which is what good design is always about.
The patterns will be perfect for many a project for our little ones, whether following the original idea of assembly, applying on ready-to-stitch baby items or using waste canvas (or soluble canvas) to cross stitch on children's clothes.
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Patchwork Style assembly
It's a great idea to assemble small motifs patchwork style. The big advantage is that it allows you to cross stitch on a variety of colors backgrounds, in this case, 4 different colors of Permin linen.
There are two golden rule to follow though: squares must be cut exactly to the same size and the embroidery perfectly centered.
Here's a useful link to see how to assemble squares
>> Making a quilt with squares of fabric
Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Not in any case these three little pigs, standing proud and welcoming at the door of their houses, one made of straw, one made of wood and the last one made of bricks. This cross stitch design in the shape of a long banner, is perfect for making a wall measuring chart for a child's room. Pictured right: Three Little Pigs Counted cross stitch pattern by GERA! by Kyoko Maruoka |  |
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Zooming into nature
Well, of course this design tells the tale of Thumbelina, and the miniature girl's close up encounters with toads, cockchafers and the like. But isn't it also an invitation to zoom in ourselves and take a stroll in this miniature world, so poetically depicted by Kyoko Maruoka of GERA!.
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More stories told in stitches by GERA!
 The Three Bears |  Snow White |  Bremen Town Musicians |  The little Mermaid |
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As soon as the moon comes up...
... and when the moonlight touches her wings, she will turn into .... But when the moonlight leaves the lake....another beautiful story told in stitches by Tiny Modernist.
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More stories told in stitches
 Hansel & Gretel Lilli Violette |  Cinderella Shannon Christine Designs |  Pinocchio Lilli Violette |  The little Mermaid Lesley Teare Designs |  Mary Poppins Lilli Violette |
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