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Our cover is rather suggestive of spring with the wonderful Scandi style provided by Susan Bates, though we suspect you won’t be taking it outdoors for comfort just yet. Our sampler sewing set may be more in keeping with evenings by the fire on those still-chilly nights of March. If you’re hunting for something to stitch for Mum (Mother’s Day is 19 March in the UK) then our little bear card (page 26) fits the bill, one or two brisk night’s stitching should see him complete! Though auriculas aren’t a ‘spring’ flower as such, if you read the instructions it will usually mention ‘alpine growing conditions, free-draining soil in a cool, airy spot, out of the midday sun’. That certainly sounds a lot like the weather at this time of year, if not just like most of the summer too! You can find Durene’s design inside.