Meet Mary!

Happy to share

Mary Jane Smallman, 1836 

- an antique reproduction - 

Mary Jane Smallman was my January 1, 2014 start. 

 This was my early morning stitch,

 with my morning coffee,

 and it took me about a month to complete.

I really enjoyed stitching this piece, 

it was such a fun stitch!

 The floss selection was so refreshing,

 and

 the border so delicate,

simple & sweet.

Mary Jane was just 7 years old.  

Of the antique samplers

 that grace the walls of my home,

 Mary was the youngest needle-worker,

so this sampler is very dear to me.

The verse that Mary chose to stitch

 was written in a 1790's book called,

 Sermon to Children. 

 The verse was later composed into a children's hymn in 1866.

I chose to reproduce the sampler just as Mary stitch the original,

 leaving the verse run into 

and 

beyond the sweet little lavender chain-style border.  

You wouldn't expect the work of a 7 year old to be perfect,

so I felt it was perfect to leave it as is.

                The antique Mary Jane Smallman, 1836...

Chart coming soon!

Wishing you all a safe & happy holiday weekend, filled with family, friends & fun!

Brenda