Prairie House Sampler Cross Stitch Chart by With Thy Needle and Thread (Brenda Gervais) Tulla The farmer’s wife is drawing

The farmer’s wife is drawing a bucket of water from the well

or only wanted to commemorate a vacation by the sea

Graceful buds and stems worked in harmonious blue shades

Shadow Work

Prairie House Sampler Cross Stitch Chart by With Thy Needle and Thread (Brenda Gervais) Tulla The farmer’s wife is drawingPattern for an original sampler that centers around a sturdy farmhouse motif that was common in wool coverlets from the mid 1800's. The weavers of these coverlets were the Gilmour brothers from Indiana. Various floral motifs, urns, birds and the alphabet worked in yummy shades of browns and blues is just the right compliment to the farmhouse. Design is worked on 36 count linen over 2 threads. Threads used Weeks Dye works 1246 Gentle Arts 1130,7091,