Country CrossStitch Author:Sharon Perna Open every room in your home to the traditional beauty of Country Cross Stitch! These delightful projects celebrate the simple pleasures of rural life and designs. — You can start with your kitchen by creating a lovely collection of Pennsylvania Dutch place mats, a weather-vane oven mitt, and a cow-and-calf potholder. Then, turn your den into the... more » most pleasing room in your house. Throw pillows decorated with an onion-squash-and-pumpkin motif or a bountiful fruit-basket design is certain to add a special accent to your chairs or couch, while a hearts-and-tulips wall hanging can give a gentle touch to any space.
Your bedroom will be a delight when you arrange matching "Good Morning" and "Good Night" pillows against your headboard and decorate a jewelry box with a red-flowers-and-yellow-birds design. No room will be untouched by the warm charm of these country projects. The 40 original cross-stitch projects are all designed to be useful as well as to provide just the right appealing look to almost anyplace or thing.
You won't want to wait to stitch a lovely "Bless This House" motif on a set of hand towels, and you certainly won't want to miss creating the delightful tea-and-kettle-and-fruit wall hanging that's perfect for any number of spots in your home.
Wonderful full-color photographs showcase most pieces, and cross-stitch keys and charted graphs help you create every one of them without hesitation, especially when you follow the crystal-clear instructions.
Once you begin any of these picturesque projects, you'll want every one for your home as well as to give as gifts to those you care for.« less