Customer Reviews

Donna Kooler's Second Edition Stocking Collection (Leisure Arts #4819): 15 of Donna's Favorite Cross Stich Christmas Stockings

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I adore Christmas stockings, I make them as wedding and new baby gifts. They are greatly appreciated and remind the recipient of someone who loves them dearly. This is an awesome collection of stockings by Donna Kooler, the book is well written and the charts are very easy to use, even with my old eyes! My only complaint is that all the stockings face right, they are not the traditional left facing stocking. That is easily overcome by taking the chart to a printer and having him/her make a reverse copy for you. Not such a big deal as I always make a working copy so as not to ruin my original chart or book, it's just an inconvenience going to the printer as I usually make my copies at home.

Making these stockings is time consuming, but I couldn't think of a more special and personalized gift to give to my grandchildren than a cross stitched stocking made by grandma. Thankfully there are a lot of patterns so I can make a different one for each grandchild.

I was so happy to get these books at such a great price. I am an avid cross sticher and love Christmas patterns. I am going to make stockings for my daughter, husband and three grandkids.

I love the patterns in this book. It makes me want to make new stockings for my whole family. They are beautiful. They are all very detailed though so if you are looking for something quick and easy, this is not it.

I purchased this book because I wanted a certain pattern that was no longer available as a kit. It has 14 patterns and if I had enough time, I would make several of them. I like the color charts. The only drawback to using a book, is it won't fit on the metal board I use to hold my pattern so I'll have to make a working copy.

These have easy to follow directions, they are beautiful.
I'm making these for each one of my children and Grandchildren as early christmas presents. I have had each one pick a christmas theme that they like and I'm choosing the stocking for them.
I have also purchased her other book for an array of chooses.

This book was perfect for what I wanted. I'm making stockings for my grandchildren and the book gave several choices for the stockings. Wished it had more snowmen stockings, it only has 2. But some great Santa's patterns.

This book is full of several patterns for beautiful stockings. Donna Kooler's first edition was nice, but I like this one so much more. Some of the designs are cute, some of them are pretty. None of them are total rejects. I'm not sure which one to start stitching first.