Note from the designer - "This wonderful English sampler has to be an original inspired composition by a very clever young girl with a singular artistic vision! Potbellied cherubs fly trumpeting alongside a doughy, asexual Adam and Eve, beneath whom perch an enormous plumed Bird of Paradise on a... Read more about Ann Hall 1812 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Stitch count is 271 x 325.

Note from the designer - "So many unusual and enigmatic features were left by Ann Carbutt on her sampler, made when she was sixteen years old, very likely in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname "Carbutt" is first found in Cheshire after the... Read more about Ann Carbutt 1830 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

"Let no revenge inflame our hearts. No anger tease our minds. But let us act a Christian's part, towards God and all Mankind. 1811."

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. "Linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works, with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 378W x 434H. Finished size: 19" x 21 3/4".

Cross stitch pattern from Kitty and Me featuring a bird, flowers, and bible verse "joy cometh in the morning - Psalm 30:5"

Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 ct. Vintage Evenweave with Gentle Art thread (or all DMC 471, 834, 3021, 920, 590, 712, 310, 469). Stitch Count: 100w x 147h. Finished size: 7 1/8" x 10 1/2". Designed by Pamela Kellogg

Originally Published in 2008

I love this funky, oversized piece so much! Though I don't have the model for this design I have seen in in a shop and is GORGEOUS! If stitching on black fabric isn't your thing you could easily switch it up for another color. Just don't forget you may be... Read more about Adam & Eve - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Straw with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 221 x 234. Design Size: 12" x 13".

Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more about Ann Whittaker 1790 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring Adam and Eve in a sampler!

The antique was stitched on slightly unevenweave linen, close in color to Baked Clay by Fox and Rabbit. Stitch count is 116 x 165. Finished size on 32 Ct is 7.25" x 10.3".

Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a small sampler featuring Adam and Eve, a series of plants and ornaments, and a beautiful set of Algerian eyelet letters.

The sampler features Algerian eyelets and full crosses. If you stitch the eyelets, I would recommend... Read more about Ann Flatt, 1828 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a red sampler!

Stitched on 32 count Beige by Weeks Dye Works using either Weeks Dye Works Red Rocks or Classic Colorworks Cherry Cobbler. Stitch count is 179 x 148. Finished size is 11.19 in wide X 9.25 in high.

Europe Sampler inspired by European Old School Samplers. You may see the glimpse of the typical motives of Dutch, English and German old samplers. Purple is the color of the Royal dynasties of Europe.

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum using DMC threads. Stitch count is 279 x 279.

There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... Read more about Catharine Metcalf 1836 English Pictorial

Model stitched on 35 count Chestnut by Weeks Dye Works using The Gentle Art and Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 170w x 89h.

A large sampler inspired by Berlin woolwork and other antique sampler motifs. It contains a quote from the Bible, various animal motifs and floral ornaments. An alphabet chart is added for personalization. "He will alson send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground and the food that comes... Read more about The Blessing Sampler - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "A sophisticated painterly use of perspective distinguishes this pictorial English sampler. An idealized rural scene with a thatched cottage nestled in a fertile valley, with white misted hills rising in the distance, also features a windmill, a flock of sheep,... Read more about Ann Brockbank 1812 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "The Lord is thy keeper"!

The pattern is stitched on the linen of your choice using either DMC, Soie D'Alger, or 100.3 threads. Stitch count is 132 x 105. Finished size on 40 ct is 6.6" x 5.25.

In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:

Praise the Lord enthron'd on high
... Read more about Ann Jones 1776 - Cross Stitch Pattern

"And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. Genesis 2:20"

Model stitched 1 over 2 on 40 Ct. Toasted Almond using DMC floss, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 266W x 155H. Finished Size: 11" x 8"

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Navy Bean with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 108 x 108. Finished size is 6.75" x 6.75".

Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Gray linen by Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 105x233. Finished size: 6" x 13".

Note from the designer - "This Dover, Massachusetts, sampler features an unusual border surrounding alphabetical and numerical tests, and a four-line verse often found on early 19th century American samplers. The colors are remarkably well preserved. The maker, Ann Harding (who was actually... Read more about Ann Harding 1821 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Niky's Creations featuring an antique reproduction sampler.

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct linen using DMC floss. The stitch count is 208 x 229 with a finished size of 13" x 14.31".

Christian wrought her sampler sometime between 1800 and 1805, using a vibrant palette. The pattern includes a history of her family.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Cedar River Maple Bar with Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 111 x 173 and the finished size is 5.55" x 8.65".