120 Celebration Cross Stitch Cards

by Gillian Souter

Over 120 cross stitch greetings card and tag designs await you in this colourful must-have collection. Mark any occasion on your calender with a cross stitch card selected from the extensive choice of exciting designs offered. Divided into four, main chapters, selecting a suitable design is simple. There is a card for every occasion, and always charted variations where applicable. Ideas and instructions are provided for mounting your work into cards, and even for decorating the card mount to ensure a special and polished finish. In addition, smaller motifs are charted for quick-to-stitch tags and each chapter features a selection of the charted designs made up into gifts to match the occasion.

Genres: Crafts

112 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a treasury of 120 different cards to make. I found the designs to be quite simple, but some of them are very appealing.

There is an 2 page introduction section at the front of the book, and stitching techniques and card making instructions towards the back of the book. There are 4 different sections - A Year of Celebrations, For Babies & Children, Memorable Moments and Birthday Celebrations.

The charts are in full colour, some with symbols and are very clear.

There are also different ways to finish the small designs other than cards which adds a bit of interest.

I borrowed this book from the library, but won't be buying it for myself as I feel I have a lot of these sort of designs already. If you are looking to build up your stash of small designs it would be a great book to own.

[Gwnhwyfer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of all the cross stitched card books I've borrowed recently, this is the one that (for me) stands out from the pack...mainly because I'm partial to Gillian Souter's style. I still don't think I'll ever be a "card person", but this is one book that I would definitely like as a reference.