A Lesson on Mexican Samplers in April

We had an excellent program for the APRIL Tudor Rose Sampler Guild meeting. Lynne Anderson, Director of the Sampler Archive Project, gave a lecture instructing about Mexican samplers. The lecture was titled, ‘”Dechados”, Mexican Samplers across Time and Space.’ We saw a fabulous array of beautiful Mexican samplers and learned what makes them unique and different from other samplers throughout the world. I think it is safe to say that many of us went scrambling looking for Mexican reproduction patterns to stitch for our own walls. In the following days some of our members shared some they had stitched.

Each month our members submit photos of their finishes to share at the Guild meeting. Needles were on fire as evidenced by the following photos. Enjoy!

Laurie B: March by Workbasket
Laurie B: Little Shamrocks by Pineberry Lane
Laurie B: Elizabeth Garrod Wells by Hands Across the Sea
Robert H: Tom’s Foolery by Hands Across the Sea
Sherri H.: All Year Square by Betsy Morgan
Sherri H.: Pineapple Pin Cushion by Cissy Bailey Smith
Karen C: October 31 by Cottage Garden Samplings
Karen C: Humming of the Bees by Blackbird Designs
Sherry S: Great British Sampler by Karen Kubla with Rosewood Manor
Linda H: Elizabeth Garrod 1796 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Marie Z: 1871 Sewing Set by Merry Cox
Marie Z: Berry Basket Pin Disk by Stacy Nash
Marie Z: Berry Basket Pin Disk by Stacy Nash
Debra S: Elizabeth Garrod 1799 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Debra S: A.J. 1851 Sampler
Sylvia H: Elizabeth Garrod Wells 1799 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Sylvia H: Elizabeth Garrod Wells 1799 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Mary B: L W Motif Sampler 1821 by Samplers Not Forgotten
Mary B: L W Motif Sampler 1821 by Samplers Not Forgotten
Patricia B: Florence Mary Dickinson by Hands Across the Sea
Patricia B: The Rabbit and the Rose by With Thy Needle and Thread
Patricia B: The Robins are Here by WTNT
Patricia B: The Robins are Here by WTNT
Patricia B: Spring Awakening by WTNT
Patricia B: Spring Awakening by WTNT
Deborah O: Elizabeth Garrod 1821 (personalized) by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Melanie M: Mary Clayton by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Sharon H: Winter Garden by Hello From Liz Matthews
MaryEllen B: Bluebirds of Happiness by JBW Designs
MaryEllen B: Grape Sampler by The Essamplaire
MaryEllen B: Grape Sampler by The Essamplaire
Barb R: Hummingbird Sampler by Samplers Not Forgotten
Barb R: E S Spot Motif Sampler by Of Female Worth
Cyndi S: Elizabethan Casket Etui and Small by Willing Hands
Cyndi S: Elizabethan Casket Etui and Smalls by Willing Hands

Thank you stitchers for your beautiful submissions. Keep Stitching!

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