A skipjack boat used for oyster harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay. The sails are adorned with quilt block motifs. A traditional alphabet and numbers are in the background.
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct using Forbidden Fiber Co not listed (101, 212, 217, 224, 302, 411, 601, 605). Stitch count is 154 x 91.
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
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
An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more
I love Roses and you can find them scattered throughout this chart. I sure did enjoy designing and stitching this one!
Model was stitched on 32ct "Sand Dollar" laguna linen from Be Stitch Me using floss from Colour and Cotton, Weeks Dye Works, Cottage Garden Threads, Classic Colorworks threads, and The Gentle Art. Stitch count is 190 x 233.
Bessie is grazing in the Bluebells with her little calf while their Shepherdess watches the butterflies. The chart is encircled by a delicate white rose border with a sampler of numbers at the bottom. My friend Maria from Mystic Meadow Creations turned this chart into a lovely project bag but you... Read more
The counted cross stitch kit includes 100% cotton Aida cloth, 100% cotton embroidery floss, a #24 tapestry needle, and a fully illustrated chart and instructions. Please be aware that this design is a complex stitch.
A Patriotic Sampler Snack in our favorite patriotic colors. Flags, Sheep and Houses . . . Oh My! An original and fun sampler design celebrating patriotism.
The model was stitched on 32 Ct Pistachio Frappe. Stitch Count: 143w x 130h.
Dreaming of Daisies is an original sampler. Stitch Count 215w X 159h. The sampler was stitched on Fox and Rabbit 40 Count Saltbush linen, using Colour and Cotton threads not listed (Coal, Chestnuts Roasting, Snowflake, Tree Lot, Tulle, Witches Brew, Bobbins, Tadpole). DMC alternatives provided.
Where There Are Bees There Are Flowers is an original sampler, combining Karen's love of big houses and bees. Stitch count 235w X 238h. The sampler was stitched on Fox and Rabbit 40 count Saltbush linen, using Colour and Cotton threads not listed (Bumblebee, Coal, Chestnuts Roasting, Iron,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from The Prairie Schooler featuring crows invading a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 16ct Aida or 32ct Linen using DMC floss. Stitch counts: As the Crow Flies - 89w x 143h, Sow 4 Seeds - 81w x 81h.
Finished sizes: As the Crow Flies - 5.625" x 9", Sow 4 Seeds - 5.125" x 5.125".
This 10-page booklet includes two extra borders, six minis to finish as needlebook covers or ornaments, three minis to finish as scissor fobs, one small to finishing as pin drum and a lovely welcome!
Pattern is stitched on 32ct Cream Linen using Threadworx floss. Stitch count is 171 x 137.
This is a revised version of an old design (#113). The original 2015 design has been out of print and I decided to rework it. JABC buttons are included. A cardinal is perched atop a basket of winterberry leaves berries.
Pattern is stitched on Fog Cashel using DMC threads. Stitch count is 80 x 112.
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 35 Ct. Cornsilk linen using Classic Colorworks, DMC floss, and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 179W x 178H. Design Size: 10.25" x 10.25"
This sampler design from Bothy Threads features Noah's Ark, animals, the flood and a rainbow. "Make for yourself an ark...bring tow of every kind into the ark. Then the flood came upon the Earth for forty days. He sent a dove out from him, behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive... Read more
Fond memories of 4th of July fireworks night are evoked in this fun patriotic banner. Finishing instructions included. Large, easy to read, black/white symbol chart.
Model stitched on 14ct lightly tea-dyed Aida using DMC thread. Stitch Count: 65w x 171h.
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a fun Quaker sampler!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Brown Paper using Soie d'Alger threads. Stitch count is 268 x 283.
Cross stitch pattern from Blackbird Designs featuring a collection of cartouches!
In The Pink stitched on 36 count Sanguine by Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silk Floss. Stitch count 417 x 113
Thinking of thee stitched on 32 Count Heartland using Gentle Arts,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from SamBrie Stitches Designs featuring the phrase "Be as enduring as the tiger, as free as the eagle, as fleet as the deer, as strong as the lion , so as to fulfill the will of your Father in Heaven"!
Pattern is stitched on 18 ct using DMC floss. Stitch count is 187 x 220.
Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a lovely sampler! Note from the designer: The original Matilda Rowe 1843 Sampler included an adaptation designed to be a Baby Sampler. You could choose to change the pinks to blue and include the babies name and birthdate. The little sampler can be... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Fox And Rabbit Designs featuring a sampler with a vase of flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flannel Flower using DMC and Color and Cotton threads. Weeks Dye Works conversion and DMC conversion are provided. Stitch count is 112 x 96.
Cross stitch pattern from Erica Michaels featuring a small sampler book!
Pattern is stitched on 30 ct Parchment using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 51 x 43 per panel. Pattern includes both green and color pallets.
Cross stitch pattern from Yasmin's Made With Love featuring beautiful flowers! this band sampler is inspired by the Polish traditional embroidery and lace patterns of folk towels.
Stitched on 36ct Peach by Coffee Craft Fabrics, with DMC threads.Stitch count: 182x263.