Category Archives: Elizabeth Mears Sampler Stitching

Elizabeth Mears Sampler – Completed 27 July 2011 This morning I completed the stitching for the Elizabeth Mears reproduction sampler.  I haven’t decided how I am going to sign it, but that doesn’t really count as part of the the … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Mears at week 28 This fabulous house looks so much better in person!  This week I have, once again,  spent several hours working exclusively on the Elizabeth Mears sampler.  I am hoping that by this time next week the … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Mears at Week 27 Wow — what a difference a week makes!  The castle is stitching up quickly — even for me, one of the slowest stitchers on the planet.  Once the gable is complete, the remaining stitching is … Continue reading →

Lizzie at Week 26 The past week, I have only stitched on Lizzie aka Elizabeth Mears.  I have spent a ridiculous amount of time stitching the center gable at the roof line.  The white outer edge of the gable is … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Mears – Week 20 During the past week I completed the queen stitch band and a portion of the baskets and words.  It looks great but it will go on the back burner while I get some quilting done.

Lizzie at Week 19 On to the baskets!  Don’t you just love the berry baskets on this sampler?  I continue to follow the schedule and the suggestions that have been made by Barbara of Queenstown Samplers.  The queen stitch row … Continue reading →

Lizzie at Week 18 After taking a couple of weeks off, I am back to stitching with Lizzie.  There are a couple of color changes in the rice and eyelet alphabet… not by design.  Since there are no sampler authorities … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Mears Sampler at Week 15 Stitching with Lizzie  continues with the eyelet stitch alphabet row.  This is taking much longer than the rice stitch dividing band and alphabet row.  I am not stitching the eyelet as shown in the … Continue reading →