The Bottom Line
Quick and Clever Cross Stitch by Helen Phillips contains eight sampler templates with over one thousand mix-and-match motifs to select from to create a customized sampler. This book will be a great resource for stitchers who like to create custom designs, but aren't comfortable with designing patterns.
Pros
- Clear Instructions for Creating Your Own Sampler Included
- Ideas for a Wide Variety of Samplers are Presented
- Designs for Almost Every Holiday, Occasion, and Hobby Imaginable
Cons
- Some Patterns are Colored Squares Only
- Pattern Print is Small - Enlargement Needed for Some Stitchers
Description
- The motif library is quite extensive.
- Instructions for creating a custom sampler are easy to follow.
- Many of the motifs may be adapted to other projects such as cards, ornaments, or small framed designs.
- Most patterns are suitable for beginning stitchers.
Guide Review - Quick and Clever Cross Stitch
Quick and Clever Cross Stitch presents eight samplers ready to stitch. Each template is also suitable for creating a custom sampler by using the motifs included in the book.
The eight stitchable samplers include:
This book is very versatile and useful. It would make a great gift for a beginning stitcher.
The eight stitchable samplers include:
- Happy Anniversary (Nine-patch template)
- The Four Seasons (Four Block Band template)
- Home and Garden (Traditional template)
- Welcome Baby (Wide and Short template)
- Wedding Celebrations (Blocks in Band template)
- Vary Merry Christmas (Multi Box template)
- Happy Families (Blocks in Long Band template)
- Holiday Memories (Simple Adaptable template)
- Family - numerous icons for family members of all ages are included. Family pets are not left out either.
- Home - A wide selections of saying about home are charted.
- Leisure - Hobbies, Travel, Fun, Games, Pets and Sports Motifs.
- Work - Symbols and sayings for various careers include teachers, farmers, musicians, and more.
- Seasons - Motifs for Spring, Summer, Winter, Autumn and every holiday in between.
- Borders - Interested fill-ins and stitch-arounds for the samplers.
- Alphabets and Numbers - Various size Cross Stitch and Back Stitch designs.
This book is very versatile and useful. It would make a great gift for a beginning stitcher.
