Donna Kooler's Cross-Stitch Designs: 333 Patterns For Ready-To-Stitch Projects [Hardcover]

Donna Kooler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2000

For the perfect baby’s gift, take plain store-bought bibs, booties, mittens, caps, and bath towels and adorn them with geese and teddy bears. Decorate pillows with fantastic sunflower or Victorian-style patterns—and you’ll love the wonderful designs for lacy table linens, jar covers, mugs, bookmarks, Christmas, and more—all 333 of them exquisitely interpreted for needlework.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Many devotees of cross-stitch embroidery love doing the stitching but dislike the finishing that makes it into a usable or displayable object. This bright collection of 333 cross-stitch patterns is designed for use with the prefinished cross-stitch blanks (bookmarks, mugs, pillows, coasters, jar covers, etc.) available in many needlecraft stores. Public libraries with patron demand for cross-stitch books will want this one.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Today the name of the Kooler Design Studio is synonymous with quality designs from Linda Gillum, Nancy Rossi, Barbara Baatz, Jorja Hernandez, Sandy Orton, Holly DeFount, Deanna Hall West and Donna Kooler. These designs are in demand all over the world and are regularly featured in magazines, books, leaflets and kits.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806937963
• ISBN-13: 978-0806937960
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,770,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best cross stitch book for small items I've seen, June 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Donna Kooler's Cross-Stitch Designs: 333 Patterns For Ready-To-Stitch Projects (Hardcover)

This book is wonderful. The color choices are beautiful and soothing and the small items make the projects enticing to start. I bought the book and immediately made 3 things (bookmark, stitch-a-clip, and keyring). Usually I plan to make items and it takes a while to find the time to start or finish. This is a great book for any crafter!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, wonderful cross stritches, May 14, 2000

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C S Dearing "Book Lovers" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Donna Kooler's Cross-Stitch Designs: 333 Patterns For Ready-To-Stitch Projects (Hardcover)

Donna Kooler is the most wonderful of all for cross stitch projects. I just love this new book, I can't wait to do some of these projects that is this book. I think Donna is the best of all of the other I tried. Each projects are easy to read and fun to do.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas for small projects, October 16, 2003

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This review is from: Donna Kooler's Cross-Stitch Designs: 333 Patterns for Ready-to-Stitch Projects (Paperback)

This is a collection of small cross-stitch projects, many of which are perfect for gifts. The book's chapters are organized by type of project--eg, Designs for Baby, Designs for Mugs, Designs for Towels, Designs for Bookmarks, etc. Although not all of the designs are pictured as finished products, the charts are clear and simple enough to allow you to imagine the finished version. The designs are beautiful without being complicated (ie, not a lot of half-stitches or backstitching). Some basic alphabets are also included to customize your projects. Overall, this is an excellent book for beginning and other cross-stitchers who enjoy small, manageable projects and who like giving their work as gifts.