Published by Oxmoor House Inc., this magazine showcases some of the best designs of November/December 1989. It also has articles about designers, as well as new products and techniques. It is discontinued.
Included designs are:
1. The Primitive Afghan (The Welcome Inn, A Companion Welcome, The Weather Vane, & East-West) - If you started stitching in January the wonderful designs which make up the Primitive Afghan, you will be delighted with the final two charts which allow you to complete your valuable Afghan.
2. Christmas Cookie-Time (Happiness is Homemade and Gingerbread Lady and Gingerbread Gentleman) - What Christmas holiday would be complete without the inviting aroma of freshly baked gingerbread cookies? Fond memories of cookies baked at Grandma's served as inspiration for Gingerbread Lady and Gingerbread Gentleman, cookie cutter designs stitched in gray silhouettes.
3. String of Lights Placemat - A string of entwining tree lights in bold colors borders this bright red placemat. Shown with a simple place setting, this design is a dazzler.
4. Taking Home the Tree - The Christmas tree holds an important place in our hearts and in our homes. Much attention is given to selecting, chopping, and decorating the Christmas tree. Stitching this special design will rekindle, for you, fond memories of tree cutting days.
5. Miniature Angels - The wonderful array of color choices makes these angles adaptable for any home. Designs of this style are timeless and are a delight to unpack and display, year after year.
6. These holiday towels appear in a medley of our favorite Christmas colors, each brightly individual. Three color codes accompany a single graph for traditional candy canes which find multiple uses as towel borders, oven mitt decoration, and on a bib-style, hang up towel.
7. Boy and Girl Bears - Wearing holiday reds and greens, this handsome country duo is ready for the festive Christmas season. Teddy bears, a proven favorite in country homes, are perfect for Christmas decorating, too.
8. Mantel Bear - Decorating the mantel in a country home is important - especially during the holidays. A string of stitched Christmas bells draped from the mantel shows off stitching in a clever way.
9. It's Christmas Time in the Country - Falling snowflakes, symmetrical evergreen trees, and country houses aglow with lights come together in this charming country design.
10. A Collection of Pillows - stitched gifts are sure to be treasured by friends and family members who receive them. The stitcher's Heart is designed to honor the special person who taught you how to cross stitch. just apples, a versatile country design, is shown finished as a pillow and as an insert for a collector's cabinet. Playful Kittens, a delightful design featuring two frolicking felines, uses subtle shading of floss to capture the kitten's fur in lifelike detail.
Plus much much more! Thank you for looking and happy stitching!