~Stitcherys~

Leslie and Janene posted their first attempts at doing stitcherys so I thought I'd post mine for todays post.
The first pic is of my very first sampler, I even made the pattern up back then but I only used 2 strands of DMC because I just didn't know that you could use 3 to make the stitching stand out more plus I cross stitched and that is what I'd always used. I'm glad I kept it because it shows me that I have improved somewhat:) This one I did use a pattern and I'm sorry but I can't remember where I got it from...all the samplers I did here I did in the early 90's.

These next two are hung by my corner cabinet!

This one is one of the very few that I did in the 1 over 2 ...it's very hard on the my eyes

but I do love how they look. I had this one professionally framed that's when I was working:) I remember I got the pattern from the Good Housekeeping magazine. I keep it out all year too!

This one I drew from a picture in an old Country Living magazine, the lady's home was so prim:) I also had this one framed.

This is one from another old Country Sampler that I drew from a picture. I had put it another frame and glued it so when I went to change it to a black frame it tore...maybe from age? I didn't have the heart to throw it out so I framed it anyway and used black, checked homespun to put it on.

Some of these samplers, I forget which ones were made from Nick's white shirts that he wore when he worked at Ruby Tuesday's as a waiter for 5 years. They would get stained so he was always buying new ones and I'd use them for my samplers:)

I hope you enjoyed this little tour of my samplers, I have alot more and some I've sold but I guess stitching is my thing:)

Now here is a rabbit that I had coffee stained last spring, do you think I should paint it black and sand and bake him?

Thank you to all that commented on my last post about my prim shopping trip with Rhonda:) I wish you all could have been with us:)