Inspired by a vintage pincushion and Quaker samplers, I designed this sweet piece to celebrate my love of red thread and vintage stitching/sewing ephemera.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 count Cappuccino linen by Fiber on a Whim with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 108H x 108W. Finished size is 6.75 in wide X 6.75 in high.
Halloween Alphabet is spooky fun! We love this new alphabet Lindsey made!!
This was stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha using Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 98 x 63. Finished size on 32 ct: 6 1/8" x 4".
Simple Gifts- Haunted is my newest Quaker design is full of delightful spooky treats! Come and celebrate the season along with all of the ghosts, bats, & ghouls!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Oracle linen from Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works and The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 212 x 204.
This cute little pin cushion is a perfect stash buster. Look closely and you will spot Mother Spider hidden amongst the Quaker style motif with her baby spiders clinging to her back. Choose fabric and threads to suit your taste or match your decor. Pins shown on the model are from Puntini Puntini.... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Darling & Whimsy Designs featuring an awesome Pufferfish!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Lagoon from Fiber on a Whim using Cottage Garden threads (Not listed - Wattleblossom and Skylark) with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 43w x 43h.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count Milk and Honey by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count: 162 x 52. Rick Rack Used: Lady Dot Creates 7/32 inch wide - Storm Blue
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
This Quaker design from Luminous Fiber Arts features a witch, black cats, a haunted house, ghosts & more!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Vintage Stormy Night linen with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 124H x 254W. Finished size: 7.75" x 15.87".
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Dapple Linen using DMC floss and Gentle Art Sampler Threads (or all DMC 918, 310). Stitch Count: 39W x 39H. Design Size: 3" x 3"
This little Quaker sampler can be attached to an antique wooden bobbin, framed, or made into a pillow. Perhaps you have other ideas.
Charts are included for three different sampler versions of various dimensions. Antique bobbins vary in size, so instructions guide you to match one of the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a September sampler pattern!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Platinum linen using Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 79 x 115.
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friend."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Country French Cafe Mocha linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 137W x 236H. Finished size: 8.5" x 14 3/4".
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring an original cross-stitch design inspired by tradition Quaker style medallion samplers. It features a whole assortment of medallions and the words "Love & Union" and the quote "True unity may be found under great apparent... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a quote by the Sufi mystic & poet Rumi: "This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment".
Stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida) it would measure approximately 45 by 40 cm.... Read more
The Tree of Love Quaker features Quaker motifs with a tree in the center surrounded by the words "Hope, Peace, Faith, Love." The Pin Book cover says "Peace to My Friend."
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct or 35 ct tea dyed linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 115 x 119. Instructions are in French.
Two cross stitch patterns by Marjorie Massey. One features Quaker motifs with a bird, rabbit and watering can. The second design has Quaker motifs, and an alphabet with a rooster in the center.
Pattern is stitched on 35 ct or 32 ct Ivory linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 125 x 125. Instructions are in French.
Note from the designer - "Acquired in England, one might assume that this classic Quaker motif sampler was made at the Ackworth School in Yorkshire. However the influence of the designs promulgated by the Quaker School needleworkers stretched far beyond the confines of the school's walls. This... Read more
Note from the designer - "A classic Quaker sampler from the Delaware Valley, this sampler demonstrates the style and many of the motifs that make them so easy to identify. The inner oval vine-and-leaf cartouche surrounding the alphabets probably originated at the Westtown School in Chester... Read more