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Tag Archives: birth sampler
Peter Rabbit Sampler
I promised a quick update when my Peter Rabbit Sampler was framed…it’s going to be very quick as I’m off on holiday tomorrow and I haven’t even started packing!! So without further ado, here is my finished sampler. It’s for … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, grandchildren
Tagged Beatrix Potter, birth sampler, cross-stitch
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Peter Rabbit SAL
I’ve been busy, busy, busy over the last couple of weeks making clothes for a fast approaching holiday, so busy I’ve not got round to posting about them! Luckily I have had time in the evenings to work on my … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged birth sampler, cross-stitch, Peter Rabbit
28 Comments
Peter Rabbit Birth Sampler SAL
I was getting a bit worried three weeks ago that maybe I was being a tad optimistic thinking I could get this birth sampler finished for Christmas but I’m ticking along nicely now! Three weeks ago I was still stitching … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Sewing for Grandchildren, Stitch-a-long
Tagged birth sampler, cross-stitch, Peter Rabbit
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Peter Rabbit SAL
It’s time for a new project! I’m stitching a birth sampler for my grandson for Christmas. I usually stitch a non-baby design as otherwise I think they can have a pretty short shelf life, however they always seem to stay … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, grandchildren, Sewing for Grandchildren, Stitch-a-long
Tagged birth sampler, cross-stitch, Peter Rabbit
10 Comments
Birth Sampler
I’m on a bit of a roll at the moment, having felt last weekend that I had rather a lot of different projects on, I’ve got another finish! A few weeks ago a friend from Skipton Stitchers (formerly Embroiderers Guild) … Continue reading
A Birth Sampler
A couple of months ago a friend from Embroiderers Guild (or Skipton Stitchers as we are now since the demise of the Embroidery Guild as we know it!) asked if I would do a cross-stitch birth sampler as a commission. … Continue reading
Celebration Samplers
Over on Sew We Sew, Madam Samm is hosting a Meet and Greet for us to show our three favourite items we have made, for me it has to be three celebration samplers; I like making things to celebrate an event, … Continue reading
Cross-stitch Birth Samplers
I love doing or making something special to commemorate an important event, be it making a quilt, planting a tree or a rose or stitching a sampler, I’ve done them all, apart from everything else its a good excuse to … Continue reading


