Venture into cross stitch for the first time with this beginners’ sampler from Cross Stitcher magazine. Not just a sampler for beginners though, it makes a perfect picture for a child’s bedroom as you can personalise the name and age for a great birthday gift.

The sampler is easy enough for a complete beginner as it uses whole stitches and blocks of colour to complete the design, so the chart is easy to follow and you have less colour changes.

This pretty sampler would look great framed in a little girl’s bedroom, made for a special birthday or even for a newborn.