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The Mary Baker Sampler WIP
I finally have had some time to work on my Mary Baker Sampler!!! I am really enjoying this piece as it is my first Scarlet Letter project!!! I picked the silks out of my stash and chose a pink that...
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M. Quertier finished
Hello, I have finished M. Quertier. This is the fifth Ackworth medallion type sampler that I have stitched. I love the folk art look of them, plus I think they are very appropriate since this house...
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Many Happy Returns Jenny
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JENNYHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us
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Dorothy Progress 7
I almost forgot to update my progress on Dorothy this month ha ha! I am working hard at the Bargello band now, here are the pics..Enjoy working on this band! Notice the over 1 verse, it is progressing...
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Beyond the Little X – An Interview with Fran of C Street Samplerworks
For this month’s interview we will visit with Fran of C Street Samplerworks! Fran shares with us her stitching experiences and inspiration for designing, and her love of Scarlet Letter Samplers. How...
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Ann Scutt progress report
Band 14 on Ann Scutt is finished!I think it took almost as long to fill in the little bits and pieces as it did to do the main outline of the motifs.And here's the close-up.I have one more large band,...
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The hornbook bestiary
As every month my progress are tiny, but as you can see the wing of the angel starts to appear.I am convinced now that I would never finish the sampler before the end of the Nicola's red letter year....
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Getting there slowly
It has been two months since I last posted. Although I work on this most nights, I don't seem to get anywhere quickly. The left side commandments took 4 weeks itself to complete. The right side is...
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A Post on Behalf of Melissa E
Hello everyone. I have started on my second Scarlet Letter design - Mathilda Ann Charles 1819. I posted tomy blog on Sunday but am late posting here. For more photos and as well as to hear about my big...
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WIP and Thank You!
Firstly, I would like to thank Nicola and Marsha so very much for the gift of the "Animals From Early Samplers" book which I won in one of last months draws. It is a wonderful book full of counted...
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Mary Eaton Update
Mary Eaton is coming along. I am following the suggestion on the pattern and leaving the right side and bottom border until the free style embroidery is finished.Mary Eaton SamplerI am nearing the end...
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Vacation was not at all conducive to stitching, as it turned out. I thought I would get a lot done on Hannah Bennett, but there was too much to do and see. We went to the Atlantic coast of Spain, about...
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An Unusual Giveaway and The Winners of August's Draw
I am going to start with a new giveaway which has been donated by Karla of Patchwork Rabbit.Karla is the only stockist of Lakeside Linens that I am aware of in the UK and possibly Europe. Karla has...
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A post for Marylin, translated from French
Hello Everyone,First of all, thank you very much for welcoming me to this blog, for stitchers enamored with Scarlet Letter samplers.And thank you to Louise for publishing my article.I decided to start...
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Elizabeth Mitchell - finished.
Elizabeth Mitchell is finished and I am really pleased with her. I did her on a 28ct cashel linen called 'dirty linen' and she is my first attempt on linen. There are a few mistakes but I can live...
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Ann Medd
I don't think I have posted Ann Medd at all yet. So 2 months in this is where she is.Sorry the picture is pretty rubbish. This is part 2. I had a really good stitching weekend, and I finished the...
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Question
I was wondering... I know that most of the old samplers were stitched by very young girls but who designed them? The young girls? A while ago I fell in love with Russian Rooster but I really disliked...
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PLL Progress
Good Morning Everyone!It is a misty, foggy morning here in eastern PA. The sun is up now and it feels like the heat is building already. Guess our little recent taste of Fall is behind us and the...
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Many Happy Returns Cheri
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHERIHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us
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