'Cross Stitch GOLD' - Look What's In There!!!! (Cross-Stitch Magazines)

Member Name: Redhillmum

Product:	Cross-Stitch Magazines
Date:	16/09/00 (121 review reads)
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Advantages: Excellent choice of designs, smaller designs not too basic looking

Disadvantages: Still quite expensive if you want more than one mag, they mount up!

So, you want to cross stitch an heirloom?

Here’s the magazine for you!

'Cross Stitch GOLD' a special quarterly edition of Cross Stitch.

I have started cross stitch projects in the past, but, like many other things I get bored and stick it in a drawer to finish later (which I never do).

I think the problem is I always start something that is large and intricate. I hate all of these little charts, they always look either like an eight year old has done them (no offence too you young stitchers out there) but you know what I mean.

Well, some of the larger charts in this mag can be broken down into smaller ones which still look pretty good.

This edition I am commenting on is the very first one from October 2000. They will be published every quarter, the next one being on sale 30th January 2001.
The cover depicts the Nativity scene and of course there’s lots of gold on there (it’s quite impressive).

Here are a few of the charts contained in the October issue:

Christmas Sampler (Cover Feature) – The Nativity scene sampler made up of people (3 Wise Men/Angels/Cherubs etc), animals, letters and scenes of Bethlehem . This would be quite good to make and ‘bring out’ every Christmas with the other decorations and would be nice to hand down to the kids.

Folk Santas – Trio of individual Santas each a different size in different coloured coats. Quite intricate but don’t know if I’d want to stitch 3 of them!

Autumn Fruits Cushion – Colourful cushion depicting various fruits, done in whole cross stitch, looks more like a tapestry.

Winter Fun Stocking – Cute teddies, penguins, bunnies etc on a sledge and ice skating made up into a Christmas stocking. You could break this down into individual projects and make Christmas cards or decorations.

Toybox Sampler – Jack in a box, teddy, alphabet
blocks and a couple of easy little birds. Cute!

Festive Decorations – Eight quick to stitch decorations to hang on the tree. Really easy designs, one that the kids could help you with (includes dog under a tree, Santa in chimney, jack in a box, drum, teddy on rocking horse, Santa with sack of toys, angel and Merry Christmas design.

Christmas Magic – Carousel horse sampler includes toys and Father Christmas climbing down a chimney. One of many carousel designs by the same artist (looks like one may appear in each issue).

Floral Psalm – Soft floral design includes verse from the Bible (too ‘twee’ for me but I’m sure somebody would like it).

Christmas Treasure – Fun sampler depicting a winter phrase. Nothing to it, quite basic, could use the designs if creating a larger sampler.

Beautiful Feline – Beautiful portrait of a shorthair cats’ head. (If you are a cat lover it’s worth getting just for this. The eyes are wonderful).

So, although I don’t think that I would choose to stitch all of the designs there are still a few that I would.

Ok, so they may have brought it out a little too late for this Christmas (you could complete some of the smaller designs by then) but there is always next year!

I think I may look out for this magazine in January, makes a change finding more than the usual one or two decent projects in the same issue of something.

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