1986 March/April
Sampler: “Sleep Baby Sleep”
Finish it Tonight: Irish/Amer flags, Celtic Knot, Shamrocks
New Technique: Scherenschnitte: The art of cut paper w/cross
stitch design
Christmas Corner: Wreath to Remember w/gingerbread cookies
Collector Series: Cats, Baskets & Quilts: Amish
Special Features:
Easter Linens: egg cozy, basket, bun holder, placemat
Golden Poppies
Just for fun: Chart w/kids “I can handle stress... I have children
Designer Profile: Banar’s Barbara Finwall...Welcome Teddy bear Chart
Focus on Evenweave: Melinda Blackman floral design w/”To Share with a
Friend is to see Twice the Beauty.
1986 July/August
Finish it Tonight: Fourth of July Traditions--Flag & Flag waving bear
New Technique: Rugpoint, needlepoint rag rug on 3.7count canvas
Sampler: Your Family Register--framed piece and box
Christmas Corner:
Home for Christmas Stocking
Mistletoe Stocking
Collector Series: Cats, Baskets & Quilts--Appalachian
Special Features:
Stitched blocks and boxes
Mini Sampler Contest Winner
Treasured Memories, Floral basket trim and framed piece.
Designer Profile: Lynn Waters Busa--Homespun Still Life (country
kitchen)
Focus on Evenweave: Northland fabric w/ country mini designs.
1987 September/October
Finish it Tonight: Holiday Cards
New Technique: Crochet and Cross Stitch--Crocheted afghan w/cross
stitch on top
Sampler: Apples All Over (all kinds of apples)
Christmas Corner: Ornaments and Scandinavian Wreath
Collector Series: Botanical Classics--Rosa Gallica (pink/white rose)
Special Features:
The First Christmas Family with Angel (stand-up dolls)
Cottontails--four white bunnies, one with butterfly on/near nose
Bookmark Contest Winner
Designer Profile: Judith M. Kirby--country house w/flowers
Focus on Evenweave: Shenandoah Fabric--farm animal silhouettes
1988 May/June
Finish it Tonight: Memo Boards--Black/white kitty, sampler type top
New Technique: Countless Cross Stitch (using transfers) Hydrangea
Basket
Sampler: Dad’s Bag--holds TV guide, remote; Stitcher’s Bag--holds
chart, scroll, etc.
Christmas Corner: 2 pieces, Joyous Noel w/folk art reindeer &
Scandinavian Santa
Collector Series: In the Garden--Victorian Garden
Special Features:
The Family Tree
Wedding Pieces--garter, bookmark, ring pillow, sachets, framed
piece
Designer Profile: Tina Richards (Shepherd’s Bush) Chart w/typical SB
designs
Focus on Evenweave: Whittenburg Linen--Strawberry design on napkin,
tea cozy and placemat.
1988 July/August.
Finish it Tonight: Luggage Tags
New Technique: Stitching in Three Dimensions--flowers
Sampler: 4th of July Sampler
Christmas Corner:
Holiday Study Stocking
Horn and Holly Stocking
Collector Series: In the Garden--Country Garden w/bird bath
Special Features:
Country Alphabet--2 framed pieces, bookmark, bellpull
Pin-Ups Cross Stitch Style--neat way to keep safe/show off pin
collection
Towel Contest Winner
Designer Profile: Jan Sorrells--”Portrait of a Colt”
Focus on Evenweave: Murano--Silhouette of Mom tucking in baby and
teddy bear with quote: The best kind of sleep Beneath
Heaven above, Is under a quilt handmade with Love.
1990 March/April
Finish it Tonight: Fashionable Accents--button covers & brooches
floral & shamrocks
New Technique: Assisi Embroidery
Sampler: Hummingbird Sampler--7 hummingbirds w/fuchsias
Christmas Corner: Christmas Ornaments
Collector Series: English Cottage Gardens--Thatched Cottage
Special Features:
Soft Sculpture Pets--cat and rabbit
Gini Culver-Onstad design of goose meddling w/the wash.
Companion to a piece in the May/June 1990 CS&CC
Easter Egg Contest Winner
Designer Profile: Maureen Appleton--House charted for one over one.
Focus on Evenweave: Hampton Square Fabric-Jewelry Roll, Shoe
and Cosmetic Bags
1990 July/August
Finish it Tonight: Play Ball design for Visor or baseball cap
New Technique: Tea Dyeing--Victorian Bouquet
Sampler: A Pride of Patriots
Christmas Corner:
Holiday Workshop Stocking
Garland Cuff Stocking
Collector Series: English Cottage Gardens--Half-timbered Cottage
Special Features:
Country Kitchen--designs for canisters
Sachet Dolls
Switchplate Contest Winner
Designer Profile: Melinda Blackman--Little Fox
Focus on Evenweave: Chalet Cloth--four teacup/saucers with
seasonal flowers
1991 January/February
Finish it Tonight: Knob Appeal--tiny designs for drawer/cabinet knobs
New Technique: Decorative Painting for Frame--Piece is Penn/Dutch
design
Sampler: The Desert in Bloom--four kinds of cactus
Christmas Corner: Wind Sock whimsies--Christmas ornaments.
Collector Series: Elegant Harvest--Onions & Garlic
Special Features:
Sweet Amelia--doll clothes to xstitch
Country heart Contest Winner
Designer Profile: Cheri Fulmer--landscape “St. Mary Lake”
Focus on Evenweave: Heartsong--nine heart designs for pillow, box top,
card, etc.
1991 Mar/Apr
Finish it Tonight: Springtime Fancies (bunnies) on Barrettes and
T-Shirt/Skirt Slides
New Technique: Specialty Threads = Flower Thread, Silk, Marlitt--
”Milady’s Fan”
Sampler: Veggie Sampler, shows framed piece, appliance cover,
potholder
Christmas Corner: Angel ornaments and wall pocket
Collector Series: Stitcher’s Primer--N is for Needlework
Special Features:
Gentle Menagerie-stacked Cow, Goat, Pig, Goose, Bunny
Scissors Case Contest Winner
Stitchers Companions--thimble band and pincushion.
Designer Profile: Frances Johnson--Aloha floral design
Focus on Evenweave: Pastel Linen--Bird’s Nest Treasure
1991 November/December
Finish it Tonight: Christmas Imps--cards, gift tags, ornaments on
perf. paper
New Technique: Duplicate Stitch--”Country Charms”
Sampler: “Santas of Fable & Fantasy” Sampler
Christmas Corner: Framed Piece “Christmas Tree”
Collector Series: A Year in Cross Stitch--May through August
(hang-ups/bellpull)
Special Features:
“Christmas Joy” door hanger and box
Christmas Ornament Winner
Bounty of the Season--small designs for jar lids, ornaments, basket
trim
Mini Tree Skirt
Designer Profile: Becky Waldrop--Christmas pins/ornaments
Focus on Evenweave: Irish Linen--Country Hospitality design for cheese
board
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Pamela
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