Note from designer: & Stripes is a collaboration with Paulette Stewart of Plum Street Samplers. This chart includes the ampersand AND my Stripes chart. We each designed half of the ampersand.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Graham Cracker Linen or 40 count Mushroom/Light Mocha Newcastle... Read more
Inspiration comes, sometimes, from unusual places. I had this frame I picked up a few years back, and actually designed it to fit the frame! (I believe it's still widely-available at custom frame shops). The verse is from an old sampler I saw years ago, and because I was constrained by space, I just... Read more
Note from designer: This chartpack is a companion to Pennsylvania Christmas Deer, which came out a few months ago. It was one of my most popular charts of the whole year, so I thought I would release the other two sections from a Pennsylvania show towel in my collection. These are from a cutwork... Read more
This was originally designed for Quilter's Station's fall retreats last year. It was designed to fit on an eighth yard of the 36-count Flax Edinburgh, which makes for economical kitting. Big brick houses, strawberry borders, blocky alphabets, and friendly quilting motifs are quintessential elements... Read more
Second in the series of sampler fragments. Each is meant to look incomplete, as often old samplers are cut or damaged over the centuries. Each sampler in the series will have a different edge "cut off." All will be the same size on the same fabric.
Note from designer: The chart is in full color and features buttons by The Bee Company.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Graham Cracker Linen or 40 count Mushroom/Light Mocha Newcastle with Gentle Arts and DMC threads. Full DMC conversion provided (3888 discontinued). The Bee Company button not listed. Stitch count is 120 by 120.
A re-released sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler! Model stitched on 40ct Vintage Pear from Lakeside Linens, using NPI, Gloriana and Belle Soie silks. Stitch count: 402 x 531. Finished size on 40ct: 20" x 26 1/2"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Specialty Stitch Used: Satin Stitch. Stitch Count: 160x210. Design Size: 8" x 10 1/2"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Beach Brew from R&R Reproductions using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 313W x 370H. Design Size: 16" x 19".
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Old Town Blend from R&R Reproductions or any tea/coffee-dyed linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads or Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 222 x 235. Design Size: 11" x 12"
I am so proud of this book! The culmination of a year of effort, this book includes 5 reproduction sampler graphs and one supplemental project, articles and thoughts about the samplers included and other... Read more
An assortment of patterns based on the work of Julia Reade. Recreate her designs with this compilation of models! Both stitched on 40 count Mayflower Mocha from R&R Reproductions. Chart suggests Vintage Country Mocha from Zweigart as a substitute. Both use Gentle Arts Sampler Threads, Classic... Read more
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 Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a sampler with the phrase "Lord loft thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. January 9th 1847. Thee will I love O Lord my strength. My fortress is the Lord. My rock and he that doth to me deliverance afford. My God my strength whom... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a floral sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Colonial Green by Xjudesigns using Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, and Classic Colorworks with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 223 x 280.
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Latte using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 138 x 130.
Note from designer: I bought the original sampler two years ago at market from Dawn Lewis of The Needle's Work Antiques. I fell in love immediately with the organic nature of the sampler. My reproductions come with a page inside where I talk about the sampler, things I noticed, elements that are... Read more
Fabric is 40 count Flax by Zweigart using Classic Colorworks. Stitch count: 90 x 127. This piece will fit in a 5 by 7 frame, if the rabbet is shallow enough.
This piece was inspired by a fragment of a sampler I saw, where just the part of it was framed. It looked so cute, and I love the idea of impermanence and the wear-and-tear of centuries. This is one of a series of four. All four seasons will be represented, and one side will be "missing"... Read more
The original sampler is a charmer, and can you believe Felicie was only 7? As always, my charts come with a little essay about the antique, and my thoughts about what make the sampler special, in this case, those beautiful, organic borders, the color palette, the airy space contained within, and the... Read more