Hi Margaret, nice to see another Kiwi on the board!
Where abouts are you? I am in Christchurch and I have a 14 month old DS with sticky fingers who finds mum's cross stitching absolutely fasinating...

Also good to see that you have discovered Kiwi Illusions. I found Debbie through the BB and now have a growing collection of her hand dyed fabbie. :lol

I don't know anything about Q-Snaps, but I am using a hoop to stitch Sleeping Beauty and I am beading as I go. I have a piece of quilt batting that I wrap around the hoop so that the beads don't get squashed. It seems to be working quite well for me.
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