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If I could keep only one embroidery book, it would be Elegant Stitches by Judith Baker Montano for many reasons.

The stitch diagrams are easy to follow. It’s a small book at 6″ x 8.5″ with hard covers on front and back but has rings, so pages flip and stay open.

There is the creativity she displays by combining stitches in the Crazy Quilt Combinations and in her realistic Free-Form Stitchery section.

And, she discusses how a photo turned into a colored picture and then into a stitched interpretation.

Judith looks elegant in a stunning black jacket that she probably embroidered herself.