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Samplers

Baby Sampler, designed by Dale Burdett, 1988. Designs include: Baby's ABC Sampler, Mini Baby Sampler, Baby Teddy. Very good condition.

Cross Stitch Baby Samplers, designed by Linda Gillum, American School of Needlework, 1993. Charts include: Choo Choo Baby, Quilts and Comforts, Teddy in Toyland, Traditional Sampler, Three- Ring Announcement, Sweet Pea Garden, Country Charmers, Snack Time, Ballet Bunnies, Showtime, and Alphabets & Numerals. Staples have been pulled out of cover & first pages, leaving tears at the staples on both. All pages are here, clean, and in otherwise very good condition.

Cross Stitch Birth Samplers, designed by Polly Carbonari, Anis Duncan, Sam Hawkins, and Kathleen Hurley, American School of Needlework, 1988. Charts include: Little Lamb, Toyland, Parade of Bears, Sweet Dreams, Barnyard Celebration, Rosy Bear, Baby, Guardian Angels, Baby Bunny. Scar on cover from tag removal; otherwise, excellent condition.

Cross Stitch Words to Live By, designed by Linda Gillum & Holly DeFount, American School of Needlework, 1996. Charts include: Be Gentle in Spirit, Each Day is a New Beginning, For Gifts Beyond Counting, Thank You Lord, Whoever Eats My Bread, Plenty and Grace, Expect a Miracle, May the Work of My Hand, Consider the Wondrous Works, A Day Hemmed in Prayer, Alphabets & Numerals. Like new.

Say It In Cross Stitch, Country Handicrafts, 1988. Samplers include: Life Should Be Like A Square Dance, Count Your Blessings, A New Friend, A True Friend, This Day I Will Marry, Never let Go, Th Road of Life, Country Is, Tis With Our Judgements Clock, Lasting Gifts, Peace Begins At Home, Years Go Fast, Who Waits Bathroom Sampler, Housework Never Killed Anyone, I Love My Wife, You Can Always Find Time, Memories. Cover detached from staples, damp stains in the bottom margins of some pages. I'm not detecting any odors (though if you are sensitive, you may want to pass on this one as it has been damp), and otherwise, this book is in very good condition.

Heritage Samplers, designs by Eleanor (Ernie) Bishop, Cross 'n Patch, nd. Combination of Heritage Samplers Book One and Heritage Samplers Book Two: Her Children Arise Up and Call Her Blessed, A Mother's Heart is a Child's Classroom, Scatter Sunshine, Choose You This Day, Color Pictures, Love One Another, Teach Me to Walk in the Light of His Love, Tis Easier... Forgiven... Permission, Love At Home, For Some Must Push and Some Must Pull. Like new.

Samplers For All Occasions, designed by Joyce Cameron, Kappie Originals Ltd, 1982. Designs include: Hearts and Flowers, Floral Pitcher, Our Home, Merry Christmas, Urn Sampler, Modern Bordered Alphabet, Peach Tree, Long Border Sampler, Autumn Sampler, Wedding Sampler, Lazy Daisy Border, Congressional Gray Home, Backstitch Alphabet. Price tag on cover, but otherwise very good condition.

Sample of Love, designed by Jeanette Stone Crews and karen Ulich Bowdish, Jeanette Stone Crews Designs, 1980. Graphs include: Love, God Bless Our Home, Love One Another, Mother, Home Sweet Home, No Place like Home, Father, Sister, Remember Me, Friendship, Love (Corinthians -- "Love is Patient, love is kind..."). Good used condition.

A Journey Through Embroidery Library: Samplers, DMC Library, 1978. A history of samplers -- both cross stitch and traditional/ crewel embroidery-- along with drawings to trace, enlarge, or reduce; motifs taken from art and tradition, Nowaday objects to embroider, simpler instructions for each stitch used. Simple alphabet & number samplers, Rhythm of the Seasons, Nature's Fertility, Home Sweet Home, Welkom, The Tree of Life, 1976, Rose & Lily, Color and Poetry of Counting Out Rhymes (French), "Glucklich ist...." (German saying), many mottos and sayings in English, French, and German; alphabets, borders, The House of Happiness, and lots more. Very good condition.

Sunny Samplers, designed by Deborah Lambein, Leisure Arts, 1998. Graphs include: Closest to God, Remember Me, Home Tweet Home, Behold the Day, If Friends wer Flowers, Alphabet Sampler. Projects include Tote, Towel, Bread Cover, Wreath, Bookmark, Cooler, Candle Ring, Mug. Excellent condition

More Than Samplers, designed by Terrie Lee Steinmeyer, Leisure Arts, 1985. Graphs include: Blessing Sampler, Rembrance Sampler, Birth Sampler, Wedding Sampler, Welcome Sampler, Christmas Sampler, Home Sampler, Friendship Sampler. Projects include: Apothecary Jar, Dor Sign, Mason Jar, Frames, Gift Tag, Ornament, Towel, Wooden Box Center, Basket, Pillow. Center staples rusted, but otherwise very good condition.

Keepsake Samplers, designed by Susan Dean Hartman, Leisure Arts, 1983. Graphs include: Spring/ Winter, Marriage Sampler, Border Sampler, Birth Sampler, Traditional Sampler, Alphabet Sampler, Summer/ Fall. Excellent condition.

Herb Samplers, designed by Linda Culp Calhoun, Leisure Arts, 1994. Graphs include: Sage Sampler, Thyme Sampler, Herb Sampler, Parsley Sampler, Rosemary Sampler. Tag on cover, some cover wear; pages in good condition.

Classic 18th Century Sampler, designed by Robin McGinn, Graphique Needle Arts, 1981. The Lord's Prayer, Wedding Sampler, Birth Sampler, and Traditional Sampler. Tag smudge on cover, but otherwise like new.

A Sampling of Samplers, designed by Barbara Christopher, Pegasus Originals Inc., 1985. Graphs include; Peace and Plenty, Give Us This Day, Love Alone, Exertion/ Calorie Chart, Kiss the Cook, Beautiful Baby, Silent Night, ABC Sampler, Wedding Sampler, Apple of My Eye, Simple Sampler, Sailing, Take Time To Smell the Flowers, Peace Be To This House, Home Sweet Home, Blessed Be the Poor. Pages are yellowed (may have been off-white to begin with?) but otherwise excellent condition.

Hopscotch Samplers, designed by Polly Carbonari, Leisure Arts, 1984. Graphs include: House Sampler, Rose Sampler, Lovebirds Sampler, Carousel Horse Sampler. Corners bent, cover wear, overall good condition.

Family Heritage Samplers, designed by Phyllis Pamper, Leisure Arts, 1976. Includes graphs for: Marriage, Birth, Homes & Trees, Family and Pets, Sports, Occupations and Professsions, Hobbies, Travel, Borders, and Alphabets. Good used condition -- center pages pulled away from staples, but pages are all here.

African Violet Sampler, designed by Lilija Allison, Lilija Designs, 1986.

Wedding Sampler, designed by Teresa Wentzler, Just Cross Stitch, 1994.

Proverbs 31 Sampler, designed by Anne Van Wagner Young, Leisure Arts, 1985. Very good condition.

Home Sweet Home, designed by Merrily Beams, The Sewing Bird, ca 1980. Has been used, light staining at seam, but everything is here and readable.

School Days, designed by Linda G. Peeler, The Cross Stitch Counter, 1980. Good condition.

Rabbit Sampler, designed by Karen Hyslop, The Cricket Collection, nd. Charts for Rabbit birth Sampler, Welcome Little One, and Shhh... Rabbit door sign.

1858 Peace Sampler, designed by Diane Arthurs, Imaginating, Inc., 2005. Excellent condition.

A Victorian Home Sampler, designed by Deborah Lambein, Debra Designs, 1987. Like new.

Longhair Cats Sampler, designed by Charlotee Guthrie, Heirlooms Unlimited, 1986. Like new.

Dog Silhouettes In Samplers, June Deurloo, 1985. Graphs include: Newfoundland, Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Poodle. Center staples rusty and rust stains on inside of pages, but otherwise excellent condition.

Flowers of the Field Sampler, Debra Designs, 1989. Flowers included: Daffodil, Iris, Rose, Tulip, Daisy, Aster, Liliy, Pansy, Sunflower, Morning Glory, Poppy, Black Eyed Susan. Slight discoloration from tag on cover, but otherwise like new.

All Things Beautiful Sampler, designed by Leta Sullins, Leisure Arts, 1990. Very good condition.

Prairie Sampler, designed by Kathy Middleton Elrod, Leisure Arts, 1987. Additional Projects include; Basket, Mini Pillows, Mini Pillow String, Towel. Excellent condition.

Seasons Sampler, designed by Deborah Lambein, Leisure Arts, 1994. Instructions for Sampler and Mug. "X" marks to keep track of some rows on graph, but otherwise very good condition.

Kitchen Sampler, designed by Deborah Lambein, Leisure Arts, 1992. May have tags, wear on front cover, but otherwise very good condition.

Bilberry Sampler, designed by Tina Richards Herman, Shepherd's Bush Printworks, 1990. 4-1/2" x 5-1/2" pattern card. Stain along bottom, but otherwise good condition.

Wedding & Birth Samplers IV, designed by Pamela Bird Smith, The Prairie Schooler, Inc., 2005. Boy & Girl Birth Samplers, United in Marriage, Wedding Sampler, Bell & Bear Cardboards. Excellent condition.

The Pineapple Sampler, designed by Leslie Rudnicki, Hillside Samplings, nd. Sampler and Welcome Bellpull. Excellent condition.

Victorian Birth Sampler, designed by Debra Stump, Cornerhouse Designs, 1991. Excellent condition.

Patchwork Sampler, Barkraft Samplers, 1984. Definitely battered, and has a dark browh stain on one page -- tan stain on graph on corresponding page. Everything is still readable, though.

The Sporting Life, designed by Jane Monroe, The Artists Collection, 1991. Discoloration on front cover from tag/ store label removal, but otherwise excellent condition.

A Country Home Sampler, Alma Lynne Designs, 1986. Price tag, small scar on cover but otherwise very good condition.

The Quilted Sampler, designed by Melinda Cole Gorney, Lindy Jane Designs, 1985. Graphs include: The Quilted Cross, The Quilted Heart, Quilted Sampler Verse, Weocome House/ Pineapple, and The Quilted Sampler. Tag stain on front cover; otherwise, very good used condition.

American Sampler, designed by June Chandler, Leisure Arts, 1994. Very good condition.

Salute to America!, Leisure Arts, 1993. A collection of five patriotic mini samplers. Excellent condition.

Nancy Rossi A Country Sampler Book Two, designed by Nancy Rossi, Dimensions, Inc, 1986. "East or West, Home is Best." Very good condition.

Sampling Country, designed by Diane Kramer, The Need'l Love Company, 1985. Three designs: Sheep At Home, Simple Words, French Country Sampler. Very good condition.

Pastel Palette Stitches Sampler, designed by Dawn Lewis, The Needle's Work, 1993. Price tag on cover; otherwise, like new.

There Is Always Music, designed by Sandra Cox Vanosdall, The Sweetheart Tree, 1990. Very good condition.

The School House Samplers, designed by Judy Whitman, JBW Designs, 1992. Two designs: Village Square Sampler, and Apple Tree Sampler. Discoloration on front cover from store label, but otherwise very good condition.

Tea Time Samplers #8: Gazebo Sampler, Just CrossStitch, nd. Some shelf wear; otherwise good condition.

Gentle Creatures, designed by Judy Westra, Willow Ridge Designs, 1993. Price tag smudge on cover; otherwise, excellent condiiton.

Felicity's Sampler, designed by Carolyn Meacham, Serendipity Designs, 1992. Price tag on cover; otherwise, excellent condition.

Quilts Sampler, Janlynn, 1987. Quilt blocks include Grandma's Love, Sister's Choice, Octagonal Star, Stepping Stones, Pine Tree, Robbing Peter To Pay Paul, Double T, RIsing Star, Dutch Puzzle, Pierced Star, Log Cabin, Flying Geese, Churn Dish, Pus In Corner, Combination Star, and Jacob's Ladder. Price tag on cover, but otherwise excellent condition.

Pumpkin Stew, designed by Teri L. Richards, Sheherd's Bush Printworks, 1994. Halloween Sampler, plus Halloween Birdhouse. Price tag on cover; otherwise, excellent condition.

Beloved Bible Story Samplers, designed by Diane Williams, Praying Hands, 2002. Graphs include: Creation, Psalm 23, Ten Commandments, The Lion's Den, Coat of Many Colors, Forty Days, The Great Fish, Joshua 24. The former owner obviously made the last one (Joshua 24) -- page corners are bent, one small note on graph, size notes on page.

United in God's Love, designed by Mary Scott, Praying Hands, 1996. Graphs include: If We Love One Another, And the Two Shall Become One, And They Shall Become One Flesh, Love One Another With a Pure Heart, This is My Beloved, Love is Patient, For Whither Thou Goest, Behold How Good, Love One Another As I Have Loved You, Ye Shall Abide, Behold What Matter Of Love. This book was a favorite of the former owner, who made several of the wedding samplers. Lots of notes, most in pencil, but they show a lot of love!

Schoolhouse Sampler, Bee Gee Designs, 1985. Tag residue on cover, but otherwise very good condition.

Reproduction Sampler IV: Strawberry Border, designed by Sandra Sullivan, Homespun Elegance Ltd, 1986. Like new.

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Redwear Stencil Sampler, Homespun Hearts Collection, 1987. Sampler and Checkerboard. Pencilled numbers at the bottom of one graph; otherwise very good condition.

Through The Year, Book 3, designed by Susan Winget, Leisure Arts, 1988. Stitch sampler with all twelve months or individual months only. Cover scuffed, but otherwise very good condition.

The Julia Trask Sampler, design reproduced by Susan L. Coyle, Creative Designers, 1985. Like new.

Good Shepherd Sampler, designed by Margaret McKee, Margaret & Margaret Inc., 1988. Excellent condition.

Sampling Country, designed by Diane Kramer, The Need'l Love Company, 1985. 3 designs: Simple Words, French Country Sampler, Sheep at Home. Excellent condition.

Samplers for All Seasons, Glenda Carr, Blue Whale Designs, 1985. Four seasons plus "For Every Thing there is a season anda time to ever Purpose." Excellent condition.

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