2001 Cross Stitch Designs: The Essential Reference Book

Over 20 years later, I agree with the other reviews. This book is fantastic. It has patterns of all sizes for every level, straightforward patterns and lots of examples of completed projects. The patterns are interesting and classic, they have a perfect vintage feel with just a little kitsch. Easily customizable and there’s something for any project you have in mind. Of all the pattern books I’ve collected this is my favorite and the one of the only ones I consistently come back to and reference. So many lovely projects!

From reading the other reviews here, I guess I'm what you'd call a "beginning stitcher"! I haven't got a huge cross-stitch library, and this book (a gift from my Mom) is GREAT for me! The number of the designs is terrific, and the varied topics, too (flowers, kids' motifs, alphabets, holidays, etc.) really make it useful. I love flipping through and finding something to go on a baby bib, hand towel, or other gift (the designs, being small, are a great fit!). But the main reason I like this book is that the actual designs are REALLY NICE--meaning classy! How many times have you dismissed a cross stitch book because the designs were just too tacky or choppy? Why do so many designers "countrify" everything, or make the same blocky-looking bunnies and ducks over and over? I'm so picky, but this book satisfies my tastes--good stuff here! For example, the flower section is so pretty, they've got me stitching flowers all over (and I'm not a real flowery type!). So, if this sounds like you--GET this book NOW!

This book has been my lifesavor. The designs are fairly simple, they look great, the colours are interchanged easily and the book includes a full colour sample page of each design. The paper is high quality, the charts are easy to follow and the variety of designs is amazing!

I found this book while looking for some holiday gift ideas and bought it because it has everything! Most of the charts are perfect for small gifts like ornaments, gift bags and bookmarks. The borders, flower patterns and fun alphabet patterns are easy to combine for larger projects as well. All you need is a little imagination and some graph paper and you can create your own fun projects based on the designs in this book.

I teach middle school and I have a crosstitching club. I was allowed to spend $30.00 for all the stitching stuff. The each student wanted many different and unsually patterns. This book had everyone. The patterns are very cute and easy to complete. The only negative is its a hardback book and hard to hold individual, but if you make a copy of your pattern its easier. I was so excited to find this book

This book has almost every design a cross stitcher could need. The full-color pictures/charts are very helpful.