The pin cushion features the center cartouche from the 1779 RST Queen Stitch Motif sampler. Stitches are Queen and Cross Stitch over Two for the crown, letters, and date. Lovely 10 Soie d'Alger silks and 024 gold Accentuate for a bit of sparkle.
Note from the designer: I borrowed the bottom part of 7 year old Ellen Margaret Jessie Murray's charming sampler to make this pin drum. My friend Faye Riggsbee made it into a pin drum for me and she made a delightful flat berry to go with it as a gift to me. I traced the berry so I could include the template and finishing instructions. This design would work well as a pin cushion too.