Magical Cross Stitch

Several years ago I was injured and became unable to work. I filled my days with cross-stitch and is my habit went starting something, I surrounded myself with books and magazines on the subject, both from the bookstore and the library. Among those books was "Magical Cross Stitch"; a David and Charles publication of great beauty both as a book as wells as contents. The patterns range from a magnificent Sleeping Beauty to Chinese Dragons to a Rising Phoenix to a still life that could have come from the office of Dumbledore. Fairies, Mermaids, Sorceresses, Goddesses, and a Rainbow Pegasus fill the pages. I hope to stitch them all. Happy stitching to all and to all a good night.

As a 30 year old gaming dork that recently took up cross stitch I was thrilled to find this book of patterns that do not involve woodland creatures, bunnies and/or duckies, precious moments(tm), or prayers. *smile* I love this thing! I got this book for it's super-slick chinese dragon patterns. It has 3 intricate (but not difficult) patterns for mountain, sea and cloud dragons as well as full craft directions for a pillow, framed piece and wall hanging. The finished pieces are about 5x7... not too big either. There are also wonderful patterns for a set of 3 women (earth goddes, faerie queen, dark sorceress) that, like the dragons, are all the same finished size. Add in pegasus, sleeping beauty, flower faries, the phoenix on the cover, an okay mermaid, some wizardy accesories, and the fact that most of the big pieces have 2-4 additional patterns (or suggestions of how to break out an existing part of a full pattern) and you get a lot of really nice patterns all in one place.

I had forgotten I had ordered the book and when it arrived it was a wonderful surprise. The contents of the book were exactly what I was looking for.