A festive centrepiece is not just for Christmas - you can get creative with an Easter display in so many ways. These hand-embroidered decorations have a vintage feel about them, and can be made from any of the gorgeous pastel shades that are so on trend right now. Make yours double-sided, to give you two designs in one!
Make a rabbit
1 Download the templates, trace the rabbit shape onto card and cut out. Place it onto felt and draw around the shape with a pencil, then fit the fabric into an the embroidery hoop. Using three strands of embroidery thread throughout, embroider a lazy daisy near the tail and use a straight stitch with a V either side in two sets to create a branch.
2 Add French knots at the ends of the branches, repeating the pattern for the other side of the flower. Sew the same design across the chest and ear of the rabbit and stitch a French knot in black for the eye. Release the felt from the hoop and cut out the shape.
3 For the back, transfer the template onto contrasting felt, reversing it. Iron a small piece of fusible webbing onto the back of another piece of a different colour, and cut into three narrow strips using pinking shears. Peel off the backing paper, position across the rabbit and iron into place.
4 Fit the fabric into the embroidery hoop and work feather stitches across the bands in coordinating thread. Add little arrows and Fr