As I have no stitching progress to show at the moment, I thought I would take the opportunity to do my personal assessment of the issue that Dawn so kindly sent me (along with a too cute and too tiny scissor fob)!
I haven’t read any of the articles or tried any of the recipes yet, so this isn’t a review of that, rather just the patterns… Which is all we are really interested in anyway, right? 
I have three categories and if the pattern isn’t mentioned here that means I am not even considering stitching it. Therefore, my categories are 1.) Must Stitch, 2.) Might Stitch, and 3.) Like, but probably won’t stitch.
Here is the breakdown by category:
- Must Stitch – 5
- Might Stitch – 17
- Like, but probably won’t stitch – 4
Total – 26 out of 75 or 35%
The five that I must stitch are:
- “Noel Christmas Bellpull” by The Sweetheart Tree
- One of my 101 Things is that I want to stitch something for myself for each of my favorite holidays during its season. I would like this one to be the one I stitch for Christmas.
- “The Decorator” by Full Circle Designs
- I can’t help it, I am in love with this little guy!
- “Jingles the Penguin” by The Stitchworks
- I have decided to make it a yearly tradition to make my niece and nephew stitched things for Christmas, so I could stitch this cute little penguin for either one of them.
- “A Merry Kitty Klaus” by Val’s Stuff
- It’s a cat! Need I say more?
- “Snow Bunnies” by LHN
- Because I love Little House Needleworks!
OK, now I am off to stitch! 
Barbara says:
Don’t forget to post pictures of your must-stitch projects!!
5 October 2007 at 12:55
Lori Thornton says:
I was a little disappointed in this year’s issue. There were a lot more “must stitch” ornaments last year for me. I do like your selections, especially the Kitty Claus. (I, too, have a weakness of cats.)
5 October 2007 at 21:01