Enjoy these 4,400+ Samplers!

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America is compiling all of the samplers stitched before the year 1900. You are welcome to add to this historic endeavor if you own one created before this date. There is no cost or obligation. This is for everyone to research and to enjoy.

www.samplersurvey.org

What an inspiring site!

And here's a link to our reproductions of antique samplers:

www.carriagehousesamplings.com/product-category/reproduction/

Thank you, Marty

Contest Winner!

Kevin Tober, of Pompano Beach, Florida, suggested using my painting Widow’s Walk, which features a house along the Chestertown River in Maryland, as a basis of a cross stitch design. The model is now being stitched!

Kevin, was born and raised in Monmouth Beach, NJ., just a block from the Atlantic Ocean, where “widow’s walks” graced many of the area’s beautiful old homes. He started stitching in 2004 while recuperating from back surgery, and it’s still a way for him to cope with chronic pain issues. Plus, he loves that he’s creating something with his hands.

Thanks again to Kevin for getting this pattern off the ground! He’ll receive the first copy we print, for FREE!

Marty