Saturday, October 1, 2011

Worth the price?

Reviewing or showing the inside of a pattern book isn't something I would normally do.  Generally, I like the excitement of seeing it for myself.  However, I was so pleasantly surprised by what I saw in Just Cross Stitch's Halloween Collection book that I'm going to show you a few. 

Another reason is that so many stitchers don't have a local shop where they can go and page thru something like this.  They're left at the mercy of the Internet.

When I first saw it I thought it was just going to be ornaments.  But, I was quickly proven wrong.  I guess that's just how I've come to think of the Halloween issue of Just Cross Stitch. 

The cover. 
First I saw 'Halloween Wreath' by Sharon Pope.  The pattern calls for glow in the dark Kreinik braid.  I know, we all hate working with that stuff but just imagine the end result. 
Another fun pattern is 'Things that go Bump in the Night' by Cross-Point Designs.
 Notforgotten Farm's' October Feather Tree'.  (Love it!)
 Finally, 'Haunted House' by Sharon Pope. 
And there's more!  Not to mention the ornaments.  Tons of them.  

Sorry, I know the pictures are bad.  It's hard to take pictures of an open book.  Anything I used to prop it open obscured some of the picture. 

Entice you enough to purchase it?  I'm sure you know right where to go to find it. 

3 comments:

  1. Haven't seen this yet, Pam--thanks for tempting me :) I really like the October Feather Tree and the Things That Go Bump charts. Will you be stitching them?

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  2. great projects Pam. can those be converted to applique?

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  3. Thanks for the preview! I'd been thinking about it, and this has definitely tipped the balance.

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