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Meet the designer Carol Thornton Watercolour artist Carol sketches and paints her gorgeous works of art before turning them into cross stitch designs. She creates charts for various magazines and has attracted legions of fans who love her distinctive style of artwork, which translates beautifully into cross stitch. “This mother duck and her brood invoke feelings of love, spring, and new beginnings. I hope you enjoy the uplifting colours, too.” Stitcher’s guide This design is worked on 28-count white evenweave over two threads of the fabric in 25 shades of cotton. Cross stitch is in two strands of cotton, with lots of fractional stitches throughout. The backstitch is worked in one strand, and French knots also add extra detail in one strand. This project is recommended for experienced stitchers. How to stitch the design 1 Find the…