Cross Stitch Designers - Kooler Design Studio, Inc.

Name of Company: Donna Kooler is the founder, president, designer, and creative director of Kooler Design Studio, Inc.

Brief History of Company: Donna Kooler graduated from art school in Los Angeles in the 1950's. In 1973 she became Design Director for Sunset Designs, a needlework kit company in Northern California.

Donna started her own company, Kooler Design Studio, Inc. in 1985. She takes great pride in the talented and creative staff, but she also attributes the success of the company to the wonderfully supportive companies she has had the pleasure of partnering with over the years.

Kooler Design Studio, Inc. Designers: Cross Stitch Designers include Donna Kooler, Linda Gillum, Sandy Orton, Nancy Rossi, Barbara Baatz Hillman, and Basha Kooler.

Types/Themes of Designs: A wide variety of designs are offered in kits, books, leaflets, and as computer software. Kooler Design Studios, Inc. offers a wide collection of patterns compatible with Pattern Maker Cross Stitch Design software.

Stitching Level : According to Donna, "Because of our great relationships with our publishers and the ability of the designers, we are able to design for all levels of expertise." Kooler Design Studios has produced about 100 kits a year for the past 21 years from large intricate, challenging designs for expert stitchers to small minis or big stitch designs for beginners.

Kooler Design Studio Mission: "As a group, our mission is to provide quality products to our customers who take pleasure and pride in stitching and displaying our designs in their homes. We are committed to this goal and it shows."

Features of Homepage: On the Kooler Design Studio homepage find out the latest designs available, search for your favorite title, shop in the online store, and view images of designs that are currently for sale. If you are looking for an older chart, contact them. Donna says, "We are usually able to help stitchers find charts for our older out of production designs."

Sandy Orton's Spring Sampler: Spring Sampler designed by Sandy Orton, includes images of seed packs, four leaf clovers and other imaged that will remind you of spring. Spring Sampler is one of four coordinating seasonal samplers. The kit contains 14-count Aida fabric, six-strand cotton floss, needle, graph, and instructions.

A Stitcher's Sampler and Joyful Snowman: Barbara Baatz Hillman created A Stitcher's Sampler with images of collectibles, memorabilia and sewing sundries. This chart-only pack is designed for stitchers who wish to select their own fabric and floss.

Joyful Snowman designed by Linda Gillum, would be a great project for a beginning stitcher. The kit includes 6-count White Cotton Aida fabric, wool yarn, backing fabric, bells, large needle, large print and easy-to-read graph.

Each Designer on the Team has a Signature: With such a talented team of designers capable of creating patterns related to almost anything, Kooler Design Studio produces a great diversity of designs. Each designer, however, adds a distinctive signature element to her designs. Barbara Baatz Hillman always adds a dew drop to her flowers. Sandy Orton specializes in Christmas stockings and samplers. Linda Gillum's baby ensembles are perpetual favorites. Nancy Rossi's artwork always contain the most glorious colors. Basha Kooler, the newest member of our design team, is fast becoming a creative director working side by side with Donna.