If you have, we’d love to hear about it! Every month we feature a tale of a reader’s stitching memories, experiences or triumphs. It could be a stitching event you’ve organised, or a club that’s really taken off, or the finishing of a staggering project that you’d like to tell us about. In fact, anything at all!

Drop us a line and you could win a fabulous OTT-LITE TrueColor Folding Craft Lamp. (Overseas readers note that owing to voltage variations you will receive a selection of other goodies to the same value instead of the lamp).

Just send your story, along with a couple of good quality photos, to crossstitcher@futurenet.co.uk or write to CrossStitcher Stories, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW. Printed photos will need to be scanned, so make sure they’re really clear, well-lit and focused.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Our reader guests have been taking part in the magazine for over a year now and we've really enjoyed meeting so many of you and getting to know your thoughts about the magazine and the different projects that goes into it.

For those of you who haven't become a part of our reader guest panel yet, it couldn't be easier! All you have to do is email us with your name, address and a high res pic of yourself (using the subject heading Reader guest) and we'll be in touch as soon as we can to let you know which issue you'll be taking part in.

We know many of our overseas readers are disappointed about not being able to enter competitions and giveaways – but you can be a reader guest – so it's the perfect chance for you to be part of the magazine.

Plus, as an added bonus, you won't just get to have your say in your favourite magazine but you'll receive a special voucher from Superstitcher, which you can use to spend on your favourite hobby. What more could you want!

There are dozens of exciting workshops to enjoy at the Stitch & Craft show, running from 27-30 March at Olympia2. You'll find everything from tassels to beads and crewelwork to crochet. They're a great way to meet new people and learn new skills.

You can download a pdf of the workshop programme by clicking here

Joan Elliott, Margaret Sherry and Maria Diaz are just a few of the top designers who will be at the show.

If you love the bee badge in issue 196 and you want to cut out the felt flowers that back the design, you can download the template right now!

Click here to download the template