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an old book with the title american samplers

American samplers : Bolton, Ethel Stanwood, 1873-1954 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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an old fashioned quilt with birds, flowers and other things on it's border

Sampler, 1821. Italy, 19th century. Embroidery; silk on cotton; overall: 73.7 x 73.7 cm (29 x 29 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Pack McNairy...

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an old fashioned cross stitch pattern with the letters and numbers in each letter, as well as

I was thinking the other day of recreating some antique samplers for my own home. If I stitch them on antique linens and use antique sampler patterns how wonderful that would be. So I have started looking and there are lots of free patterns on the internet. You can also buy books about samplers and you can make up your own. All you need to do is sketch what you would like. Do not worry you do not have to be ' Picasso ' for this, it is just ideas. So you may want to start with an alphabet so…

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an old rug is laying on the floor

Last week I told you that I finished my cross stitch piece Anniveries of the Heart by Blackbird Designs. I’ve gotten LOTS of question about it so I thought I’d answer them all here. I …

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an old quilt with animals and flowers on it's border, in the shape of a house

Ok, I know I just posted last night, but this calls for another blog post. I'm feeling more or less normal today, just a bit weird from the effects of the vertigo. But I'm feeling well enough to stitch again. And guess what? Ta da!!!!! His Eye is on the Sparrow by Heartstring Samplery 40ct Doubloon linen by Picture this Plus using the called for WDW and GAST fibers started mid-September, 2014 finished December 22, 2014 Yup!!! It's done! Finis! I am happy. :D ETA: someone asked what size the…

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an old wooden dresser with a framed cross stitch pattern on it and some spools of thread next to it

When I last left you with my Heaven and Nature sing piece was at Christmas time. I had just finished stitching it. I took it to The Stitchery Nook in Osage Iowa to have them frame it. Oh, my word.…

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a cross stitch pattern with trees, flowers and hearts on the bottom half of it

Bid Live on Lot 138 in the Fine Art & Interiors, Cardiff Auction from Rogers Jones & Co.

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an open book with blue trim on the front and back cover, sitting on a table

When I decided to start this project I needed to come up with a name for my book, but I didn’t have to look to far for inspiration. In fact I was very lazy and decided to name it after my heritage blog, which I started in back in 2013. The nine charts of Blackbird Designs, Loose Feathers series, ‘For the Birds’ lent itself very nicely to the three generations of my family. That’s two sets of grandparents, my parents, myself and the two siblings I grew up with. But there was also another…

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