Punching a Sampler!

I know there are many needle punchers (if that is a word?)

who don't cross stitch,

but are drawn to old samplers.

It is probably the sweet little motifs

that catch their eyes,

I would imagine...

I often times get email request

asking if I have any plans of converting

a particular cross stitch pattern to punch needle.

Often times,

 I do.

This weekend I sat with sketch pad and drew up 

a design using some of my favorite

cross stitched motifs.

Rather then stitching thousands 

of tiny X's,

I am punching thousands 

of tiny loops...

a sampler in punch needle!

A blue fruit basket to symbolize

 fertility,

 wealth, 

health & happiness....

A little man to symbolize marital fidelity.

{There will be a little lady as well,

she is the symbol of life.

She is in her favorite chambray dress

and big-brimmed straw bonnet.}

The buildings on the old schoolgirl samplers symbolized the young embroiderers

home or school.

I punched a big house,

 with a red front door,

this is my house...

Strawberries, the perfect fruit ~ because there is no rind or pit to throw away...

they symbolize righteousness.

&

strawberry blossoms

for 

purity & foresight...

And this concludes the little sneak peeks, 

at what I've been up to,

and

 your days lesson

 on sampler motif symbolism.

Tis a very windy & chilly Sunday

with rain and storms in the forecast.

Spring seems to tempts us with a nice upper 70 degree day

and then we are back down to the 50's for several.

Spring,

 where are you?

Tomorrow it looks like we are in for

some severe weather and chance of tornadoes.

I am off to settle down in my stitching chair this afternoon,

and hope for a finish on this

 "larger then normal"

punch needle piece 

by evening.

Hope everyone has a good & productive week,

Brenda