Donna Kooler S 555 Cross Stitch Sampler Motifs

Donna Kooler, a renowned designer of gorgeous cross-stitch projects for more than 30 years, has now come up with nine colorful sampler patterns that celebrate home, nature, holidays, and more. Each one--from the charming and playful "Pet Friends” to the lush flower-filled "Beautiful Blooms”--is showcased in a breathtaking two-page spread with a themed beauty shot of the framed piece. Several pages of patterns follow, along with suggested alternative motifs to help stitchers unleash their creativity and make the samplers their very own. A brief introductory section teaches some basic stitches, as well as how to prepare the fabric and center the design. A Main Selection of the Crafter’s Choice Book Club.

Celebrate weddings, births, holidays, friendships, families, pets, and houses with 555 designs created by the world-famous Kooler Design Studio. Cross-stitch aficionados can choose from a variety of alphabets, inspirational sayings, children’s designs, and other images—cottages, flowers, animals, antiques, and more.

“More than 500 crisp and colorful cross-stitch designs [are] grouped around five major themes. Each design includes a full-color chart with stitch count and DMC floss code chart....Will be a welcome addition to Christmas crafts collections.”—Library Journal. “Delectable cross stitch motifs.”—The NeedleWorker.

Traditional, nostalgic patterns. Ideas for any occasion, full-colour graphs, sumptuous photographs of finished products, and a wide variety of alphabets.

Try this wealthy of irresistible patterns that can be used by themselves to make charming trinkets or combined to make delightful motifs. From muschievous kittens and dozens of different alphabets to carousels and cupids, the hardest part of these designs is choosing which one to stitch first!

For every season and forever: these charming cross stitch patterns-from Donna Kooler's celebrated design studio-never go out of style.

This title features the author's patterns in five samplers - complete them as they are or use the designs on your own projects, whether it's a pillow or a set of curtains for the nursery. The designs illustrate classic tales and nursery rhymes and each graphed design has its own colour code. Originally published: 2001.

Every one of these bright and happy motifs—lovingly designed by one of the world’s most renowned cross-stitch studios—will bring you pure enjoyment. And, they’re all organized into fantastic, fun samplers: Old McDonald’s Farm; Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary; The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe; and more.