Published by Craftways Corporation, this magazine showcases some of the best designs of Nov/Dec 1988. It also has articles about designers, as well as new products and techniques. It used to be one of the top selling magazines until it was discontinued.
Included designs are:
1. Gentle Adoration Christmas Plate - Join a small circle of gentle but inquisitive beings on a most eventful and significant night - the first Christmas.
2. Heart and Tree Christmas Ornaments - It's hard to beat perforated paper for quick and delightful Christmas tree decorations. Paper ornaments have a light and airy quality that fabric cannot duplicate.
3. Needlework Finisher - Small projects - be hey ornaments, jewlery or various sorts of "hang-ups" -are excellent candidates for Needlework finisher.
4. White Dove Bible Cover & Bookmark - A very special, treasured book deserves superb fabric and design (in this case, two original designs of flora and fauna by Donna Giampa).
5. Nesting Hens Series; White Leghorn - Vying for attention in the barnyard in the White Leghorn, perhaps the most familiar of all domesticated fowl.
6. Apples - Indulge in something special to stitch for your holiday entertaining that you won't have to pack away in January. The brilliant red and green in these Delicious Apples evoke Christmas, but the design is by no means limited to this festive time.
7. Country Christmas Wreath - What cheer you brought us with all the beautifully detailed and colorful Christmas ornaments submitted to the Annual Ornament contest.
8. Santa Sampler - Let's celebrate Santa, the messenger of joy, the bearer of cheer, the delight of young children.
9. Winter Playtime - Cooped up in a log cabin during a merciless Alaskan winter, Meredith ("Merry") Mark realized that she would have to rely on her own resources for stimulation.
10. Star Angel and Star Skater - As if jumping for joy, three holiday characters designed by Ellen Crouse adorn a traditional Christmas motif - the star, Sparkly Santa, bundled-up skater and youthful angel are a cinch to stitch and a pleasure to behold.
Plus much much more! Thank you for looking and happy stitching!