Sue Cook's Bumper Cross Stitch Collection: 12 Pictures and Hundreds of Motifs to Celebrate the Year

Leading cross stitch designer Sue Cook has turned her outstanding talents to a month-by-month view of the passing year.

For each month of the year Sue Cook has designed a new, beautifully detailed picture in her own inimitable style. The pictures are simple and fun to stitch, giving them an immediate appeal even to less experienced stitchers.

Accompanying the main pictures for every month are four pages containing tens of smaller motifs and complementary seasonal themes. These are sure to encourage even beginners to get started, while enabling experienced stitchers to create something special in an evening.

Simple project ideas show how to use the range of motifs on made-up items, turning them into great gifts for friends and family, while detailed instructions are given on creating a wall hanging or framing the picture of the month.

Sue Cook is a successful and very popular cross stitch designer whose work appears regularly in needlecraft magazines. David & Charles have published two earlier books, Cross Stitch Inspirations and Sue Cook's Wonderful Cross Stitch Collection; Sue has her own cross stitch kit company, August Moon Design. Sue lives in Newport, South Wales.