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Project Fox Cushion

DESIGNED BY FIONA BAKER

Creature

comforts

Bring this adorable little fox to life and create a
stylish, showpiece cushion for your home

Try
his little fox is definitely taking
the time to stop and smell the Factb special

T flowers! A beautiful companion aida
piece to Fiona’s hare bolster cushion Stitching Time
from issue 278 (March, 2019), this Approx. 40 hours
adorable scene features the same Type of Stitches
Cross stitch, fractionals,
stylish black and white flowers with
backstitch, lazy daisy stitch,
splashes of hot pink. It will make a
French knots, sequins
gorgeous centrepiece cushion for
Ease of Stitching
your sofa or bed, or if you’ve already
Advanced
stitched the hare cushion, why not

display them both side by side?
Stitched on specially printed aida stitch alongside whole cross stitch,
from Sew-it-All, the pale green gives fractionals and backstitch. Not tried
the piece a wonderful spring feel as lazy daisy before? Don’t worry, as

well as allowing the bright fur of the you’ll find a full tutorial on page 28.
fox and pink flowers to really pop. To finish, add sequins in the flower
There’s a lot of stitch detail to enjoy, centres to give the piece a lovely
with French knots and lazy daisy texture and shimmer.

Meet the designer

Fiona Baker

The hare bolster cushion is my all-time
favourite design, so I was thrilled to be
able to create a companion piece. I took

my inspiration from a fox who regularly
comes into my garden at night!

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