Cross stitch pattern from Primrose Cottage Stitches featuring a patriotic quaker sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Light Taupe using Color and Cotton floss (Cherry Cobbler, Stargzing & Old Lace) with DMC conversions. Stitch count: 79w x 82h.
This 14-page booklet includes two pin drum designs, plus the large alphabet for personalizing your piece! Don't miss the BE CREATIVE! ideas! It is a fun stitch!
Pattern is stitched on 28ct Sand Linen from Picture this Plus using Valdani Threads. Stitch count is 288 x 157.
Ann Hunt inscribed the town she stitched her sampler in as Nailsea in 1805. Nailsea is a town in Somerset, England. Research does not reveal the existence of a Quaker school there, although at least one other very similar polychrome Quaker medallion sampler has been discovered stitched a year... Read more
This elegant Quaker heart makes a lovely Valentine's Day, Wedding or Anniversary gift. Choose a small alphabet to personalize the design with names, initials and dates. It was worked on 35 ct Weeks Dye Works Kirs Bon Bon. Don't shy away from the dark fabric - use a white cloth on your lap to make... Read more
Spring Quaker: Bunnies & Chicks It's hard not to feel cheerful when spring arrives. This monochromatic quaker is sure to get you in the mood for Spring. Colorful bunnies, chicks,and floral motifs fill this quaker design. The chart stitch count is 159 x 101 stitches. The framed model was stitched... Read more
I'm really loving Quakers lately. This design was first released in an exclusive Box in 2023 and hasn't been seen since. I've had it stitched in both Sulky 12wt Cottons and in overdyed Cottage Garden Threads(Marigold, Lima, Hearth, Hugs & Kisses, and Story). The chart will provide both conversions,... Read more
This design is inspired by Nathaniel Hawthrone's short story "Rappaccini's Daughter" in which Dr. Rappaccini cultivates a beautiful but deadly garden filled with wonderous plants. Inspired by this story, I "gathered" plants from my own life and experience and put them together with... Read more
About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more
Lydia's sampler is an example of a more decorative Quaker marking sampler containing four different alphabets, six dividing bands, and an often seen swan and birds motif, as well as a floral spray. The colors are muted as in the Quaker style, copying those found in nature. Lydia was a talented young... Read more
The initials appearing on the sampler, SI, in two places, may perhaps indicate the school where the sampler was stitched, and not the initials of the stitcher. The Suir Island Quaker School (SI) was a boarding and finishing school for girls established in 1787 in Clonmel in County Tipperary by... Read more