Donna Kooler's Great Cross-Stitch Gifts [Paperback]

Donna Kooler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 2006

From one of the world’s finest cross-stitch designers come some of the prettiest gifts ever created. This charming collection of projects will inspire newcomers to pick up a needle and fabric, while delighting experienced embroiderers always on the lookout for new ideas. Plus, all the necessary stitches and techniques are presented in an easy-to-follow illustrated introductory section. Stitch a floral sachet bag (there are several flower patterns to choose from); an individualized gift tag; or a blue-and-white pillow and afghan. Plus, there’s a special “angel” to cross-stitch for every month of the year.

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About the Author

Donna Kooler, founder, president, designer, and photo stylist. Donna graduated from art school in Los Angeles in the 50's and first became Design Director for a leading kit company in northern California before starting her own company in 1985. Donna Kooler is the author of numerous bestselling titles specialising in needlepoint and cross-stitch. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle (August 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402740492
• ISBN-13: 978-1402740497
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #538,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book, November 28, 2005

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M. Nordyke "Latin Junkie" (Somewhere in Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Donna Kooler's Great Cross-Stitch Gifts (Hardcover)

Kooler, the resident crafty goddess, really has outdone herself with this book. The instructions are excellent and cover most of what you'll need to know when cross-stitching.

Some of the designs are a little on the granny-side (pardon me - I don't mean to be offensive), but that's because I'm just 21 and a little biased. But most of the time you're not going to give your 16 year old friends a cross-stitched gift anyways.

The patterns feature precious designs and plenty of color and detail, and range in size from tiny 2x2 sachets to afghans. Her inclusion of finishing techniques besides framing is pretty decent, though I would have liked to see a few more options than the standard ruffle pillows, sachets, picture frames, and pre-made aida items. Nevertheless, you can always adapt these designs into whatever you want.

A few of the designs don't have stitched examples, which I always find frustrating, and a few times she shows alternate color schemes but (perhaps purposely) leaves out the DMC numbers.

This book was the first in my cross-stitch collection and is a definite favorite by far. I recommend it to beginner and experienced stitchers simply because of the quality, variety, and number of patterns. It's an invaluable addition to any pattern stash, because you'll keep going back to it - trust me.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cross-stitch book, December 27, 2008

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J. Anderson (san antonio, tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Donna Kooler's Great Cross-Stitch Gifts (Paperback)

This is just the book I have been looking for. So looking forward to starting a project from it soon.

5.0 out of 5 stars Such pretties!!!, September 4, 2011

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Elizabeth A. Dion "mom2many" (Hockley, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Donna Kooler's Great Cross-Stitch Gifts (Hardcover)

This book has a nice collection of intermediate level stitching graphs. The graphs are large and charted in color for easy reading. Donna's style is outstanding in this book and have inspired many great gift giving ideas that I want to use. It's worth purchasing and adding to your collection of cross stitch books.