Published by Special Interest Publications, this magazine showcases some of the best designs of July 1997. 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. Tassels-And-Button - Combine a tassel with a collage of novelty buttons and charms to make a festive pin to trim your blazer or coat.
2. Spirit of Christmas; Joy, Love, hope, Noel - four small Christmas tidings spread the holiday spirit with their big meanings. The O that each word shares has been creatively turned into a glittering ornaments for this set of festive - not to mention quick and easy - designs.
3. Santa Sampler - Celebrate Christmastime by stitching a sampler for reviving favorite childhood memories - toys discovered beside the hearth, colorful ornaments filling the tree, and Santa himself.
4. Glad Tidings Hardanger Sampler - Sound the trumpets! Gather the traditional crimson blooms! Christmas is here! This jubilant project announced the holiday in a display of horns and poinsettias with a greeting of "Glad Tidings." An elegant Hardanger border stitched in perle cotton surrounds the image on 28-count cream Cashel Linen.
5. Holly and Mistletoe Pillows - The stars of these festive pillows are favorite holiday - greens - sprigs of Christmas Holly and lovers' mistletoe.
6. Happy Christmas - It only takes a handful of floss colors to stitch this heartwarming holiday phrase encircled by Holly vines. A touch of gold blending filament added to yellow floss highlights the lettering stitched on an old-fashioned background of 28-count potatoes Annabelle cloth.
7. Holy Family - Just as the Wise Men rejoiced at the sight they found in Bethlehem, you too can celebrate the birth of the Christ Child with our heavenly Holy Family scene stitched on 25-count Bonnie Blae Jobelan fabric.
8. Gloria Angel - You would expect nothing short of a sweet song from this exquisite angel stitched on a heavenly backdrop of 28-count French Blue linen. From her wings, stitched with floss and iridescent blending filaments, to her gown, decorated with seed and crystal beads, to he fine facial features and delicately shaded locks of hair, she's a beauty.
9. Stardust Angel Christmas Plate - Sprinkling her basket of precious, our littlest angel is stitched on 28-count Brittany fabric. Iridescent blending filaments intertwined with soft embroidery floss colors make her special stars, as well as the rest of heavenly image, twinkle.
10. Peace Angel Bellpull - With arms widespread, the friendly angel invites everyone to help apred peace on earth. Her halo shimmers with stitches with stitches of silver blending filaments. Blue beads button her gown, and more of the sparkling silver thread embellishments her flowing skirt.
11. Santa Stocking - St. Nicolas certainly won't pass up this charming stocking. With a likeness of the jelly ol' fellow himself stitched the front and center, this stocking is sure to capture the goodies on Christmas Eve.
12. Mini Stocking - Measuring 5 3/4 inches from top to toe, this pint-size stocking makes a sweet gift, or use it as an elegant wrap for a special present. Metallic braid adds glitz to the rich, traditional color scheme stitched on 14-count Aida cloth.
13. Snowmen Cuff Stocking - Welcome to candy-cane lane where friendly snowmen frolic in a winter forest. Only the cuff of our stocking is stitched, so you can make this project in less than a week. The evergreens glisten because we've trimmed them with beads, and Jingle bells hang from ribbon points to delight a special youngster with sounds of the season.
14. Bow-and-Holly Table Linens - The festive bow-and-holly table linens are a project variation using the border elements from the photo album.
15. Snug-in-Bed - holidays are a time to reflect on the past and dream of the future. What better way to organize treasured photographs from years gone by than in an album covered with our heirloom Snug-in-Bed stitchery.
16. Candy Cane Season Pillow - 'Tis the season for sweets! the charming motif on 25-count New Khaki Lugana pays tribute to a holiday confectionery favorite. Tasty candy canes are gathered with a sprig of holly, and playful lettering declares it "Candy Cane Season."
17. Christmas Music Box - This handsome music box makes a cherished gift or elegant cache for your favorite jewels. Its holiday flavor comes from a traditional Christmas scene stitched on 25-count Ivory Lugana and inset into the lid.
18. Caroling Quartet Bellpull - these happy carolers welcome a snowy friend and a couple of pooches to their chorus, Iridescent blending filaments mixed with he blue and white flosses make the snowman and ground sparkle.
19. Father Christmas Bellpull - whip up a Father Christmas Bellpull in a jiffy for a quick-and-easy decoration or last-minute hostess gift. It only takes about a dozen floss colors to stitch this slender Santa holding sleigh bells and a miniature tree on 14-count white Aida cloth.
20. Ornament Box Tray - The clever ornament box try captures the excitement of trimming the tree as long-stored boxes are opened, revealing their treasures. The colorful ornaments and sleepy roommate are stitched on 28-count Jubilee fabric and displayed in a handsome oak tray.
21. Mini Paper Ornaments - Trim a tabletop tree with an array of miniature ornaments stitched on perforated paper, with almost no finishing needed, this is an ideal project for an aspiring child or adult stitcher.
22. Christmas in the Village Ornaments - The tranquility of a snow covered village is depicted in miniature on these ornaments. Scattered on a wreath of evergreens, a country church and three Victorian style homes are stitched on white a=Aida cloth and finished with richly colored plaid ribbons.
Plus much much more! Thank you for looking and happy stitching!