Secret garden
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. “Whether you sit outside or inside to stitch, the detail in this design will keep your needle busy for many happy hours.” Stitcher’s guide This design is worked on 28-count ice blue evenweave over two threads of the fabric in 30 shades of cotton. Cross stitch is in two strands of cotton, with fractional stitches for extra detail. Backstitch defines the design in one strand of cotton, and French knots are also worked in one strand. This project is recommended for experienced stitchers. How to stitch the design 1…