Just got mine yesterday. The designers have done another *wonderful* job. There are some really interesting shapes this year: octagons, triangles, a really cool cube, candy-shaped, a 3-d house, etc.
I think my favorite ones are: p. 14-15: Julia Lucas' Deck the windows p. 24-25: Charlotte's Web's Silver stitches Needleplay Needlework's Hope and Joy (the cube) and Rosewood Manor's Peace p. 26-27: Dragon Dream's Christmas morning (*very* cute!)
Joan