Table of Contents

Introduction Tools and Materials 
1. Start Each Day With a Grateful Heart  2. Be Not Afraid of Going Slowly, Be Afraid Only Of Standing Still  3. Bloom Where You Are Planted  4. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade  5. A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skillful Sailor  6. Every Day May Not Be Good But There Is Some Good In Every Day  7. Believe in Yourself  8. No Act Of Kindness However Small Is Ever Wasted  9. When It Rains Look For Rainbows, When It's Dark Look For Stars  10. A Good Companion Shortens The Longest Road  11. Good Thing Come to Those Who Wait, The Best Things Come To Those Who Do  12. Always Be Yourself Because The People That Matter Don't Mind And The People That Mind Don't Matter  13. The Best View Comes After The Hardest Climb  14. Love All, Trust A Few, Do Wrong To None  15. Do What Makes You Happy  16. There Are Always Flowers For Those Who Want To See Them  17. Do Small Things With Great Love  18. Worry Does Not Take Away Tomorrow's Troubles, It Takes Away Today's Peace  19. The Best Is Yet To Come  20. It Always Seems Impossible Until It Is Done 
Techniques  About the Author  Acknowledgements Index

About the Author

Emma is a multidisciplinary designer based in London. After graduating from University of the Arts London in 2009 she worked as a graphic designer for a variety of advertising and packaging design agencies before rediscovering her love of cross stitch design. She now divides her time between her commercial design work and creating cross stitch patterns. Known for their typographic flair and bold use of colour, Emma's designs have featured extensively in magazines both in the UK and USA, including Cross Stitcher, World of Cross Stitching and Cross Stitch Crazy. Alongside her commission-based work she also sells her patterns to stitchers all over the world through her online Etsy store 'Stitchrovia'.