The fantastic June issue of Cross Stitch Collection is on sale today and as usual it's jam-packed with fabulous designs to stitch! Lesley Teare's colourful chaffinch is perfect for summer, while fans of Joan Elliott's designs will adore her Edwardian Lady.

Plus, we've got part two of the stunning Garden Party scene, pretty cupcake bunting, a single white lily and fun Father's Day cards, as well as the latest news from the stitching world, your letters and plenty of inspiring ideas.

If you're after a quick stitch, you'll love our FREE butterfly chart by Lesley Teare! Download it here.

The amazing May issue of Cross Stitch Collection is on sale today! Its pages are crammed with gorgeous designs and inspirational ideas. Get part one in our fab new Edwardian garden party series, and create a family heirloom with our Chart of the Month from The Historical Sampler Company.

If you’re after a small project, you’ll love Lesley Teare’s pretty pink flower, which accompanies her colourful peacock design in this issue. Download it for free here.

Our jam-packed July issue is finally on the shelves, and there are stacks of great giveaways up for grabs. We've got £992 worth of goodies for you in total - including this tranquil holiday scene kit from Dimensions.

If you'd like to enter any of our competitions this month, here are the links to the entry forms:

Lakeside village scene

Property kits

Seaside motif squares

Celtic rose kits

Prize crossword

CrossStitcher 253 - our pretty June issue - hits the shop shelves tomorrow! We've got £780 worth of goodies up for grabs this month, including six of these idyllic Fishing Boat cross stitch kits from Heritage Crafts.

If you'd like to enter this month's competitions here are the links to the online entry forms:

Chilterns Craft Show ticket giveaway

Weald of Kent Craft Show ticket giveaway

Heritage Crafts giveaway

Daylight lamp giveaway

Prize crossword

We've been hosting a week of competitions to celebrate turning 20 this year and now it's time for the big finale! *Deep breath*

We've giving one lucky reader the chance to win £250 worth of Emma Bridgewater designer pottery as the final competition in our week-long online party.
(Enter keyword: COMP7) What a fab giveaway!

If you win, you'll be able to pick your favourite Emma Bridgwater pottery to the value of £250 - from any of her fabulous designer ranges. There's everything from hearts and flowers to tractors and Diamond Jubilee designs to choose from.

Visit www.emmabridgewater.co.uk to take a peek and start your very own wish-list. We couldn't resist.

CrossStitcher issue 250 goes on sale 22nd February and not only is it our 20th birthday, but it's also our 250th issue in print.

With Easter and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee just around the corner, we've got lots to celebrate so join the party and lookout for our pretty Easter cover on the newstand later this week!

Psst! All the competitions featured this week are open until Friday 30th March, so if you've only just discovered our online party don't worry, there's plenty of time to get clicking and enter them all. Good luck!

CrossStitcher issue 248 goes on sale tomorrow, packed full of goodies for you to win including this gorgeous Sampler Workbook by Caroline Vincent.

CrossStitcher issue 247 goes on sale tomorrow, packed full of goodies for you to win including seven of these Disney Cars kit (left) from Anchor's Winter range.

The fun doesn't stop when you finished your stitching - here's a card you can play with too.

In CrossStitcher issue 246 (on sale until 29th November) we've featured a festive rocking horse card by Kerry Morgan - that literally rocks! 

To get started, download our polka dot template and print it out to use as the background.

You'll find all the making-up instructions and chart on page 65 of the issue. 

This Pansy cushion by Angela Poole is featured in Cross Stitch Collection issue 202 (on sale right now!) but if you can't wait to get your hands on a copy,  click here to download 3 small Pansies for FREE!

You could use these versitile charts to whip-up a quick birthday card or make a lavendar sachet.

Or, you could even use soluble canvas and stitch one straight onto a felt keyring!

You'll find the rest of the full chart in Cross Stitch Collection issue 202, on sale until 25 October 2011.