🎄 555 Stunning Christmas Cross-Stitch Patterns by Donna Kooler Review

I have several books by Donna Cooler and love the patterns. We have already selected some to make Christmas decorations.

With all the great designs in this book, any self-respecting cross embroiderer can go crazy just thinking about the possibilities. There are sweet new ideas and ever-old favorites - there's something for everyone.

This book is full of beautiful projects, both simple and more complex. Huge selection from small single images to rich, large samplers. Clear and understandable thread number charts for each project. A very worthwhile book!

I've been looking for a VERY VERY long time for Christmas cross stitch patterns that are a bit smaller to use for Christmas stockings. This book meets all the requirements. There are many templates that work - just what I was looking for. My only 'complaint' is that not all templates show 'ready', but that's ok.

This is the first Donna Cooker book I've ever bought, even though I'm an avid cross stitcher. I'm only giving the book 3 stars mainly because I don't like certain things about the way the book is framed or photographed, especially when compared to books like Leisure Arts or Better Homes and Gardens. 5 sections, each with only one photo in sampler format. I find it amazing that even though they have 2 sides for the sample photo, only one is used for the actual sewn product! The other is just a…