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Here in Southwestern Ohio, July has brought a bounty of beautiful blossoms, from daisies and hollyhocks to lilies and zinnias. (Morning glories are just beginning to bloom, too.) You'll find these flowers and more in this week's free cross stitch project.

"Flower Garden Alphabet," designed by Caroline Palmer, is from the book Cross Stitch Alphabets:An Indispensable Collection of 50 Themed A - Zs. Let your imagination blossom with ideas for using these simple, lovely designs in anything from a sampler to individual letters stitched for card inserts and as monograms on apparel.

Cross Stitch Alphabets:An Indispensable Collection of 50 Themed A - Zs presents a collection of 50 alphabets appropriate for various occasions. Projects range from towels to trinket boxes, and the full-color charts are accompanied by easy-to-follow making-up instructions and color photographs.

For more great needle arts books like Cross Stitch Alphabets, go to the MyCraftivity Shop or to the David & Charles online store.