P&P by The Sampler Girl & a BIG new start!

I'm just dropping by once again to share a few stitching photos. I know my posts are rare these days - but I will stop by when I have enough stitching photos to share.

I finally finished a design by The Sampler Girl! Why oh why it's taken me so long to do that I don't know, as I absolutely adore Tanya's designs and love her wonderful blog. I don't see this one stitched up often enough - and it's very pretty, take my word for it - the scan doesn't do it any justice at all.

Pride & Prejudice by The Sampler Girl
Fabric: R&R 32-Count Crème Brulee linen

As it wasn't intended as a wedding/anniversary sampler I decided the most appropriate would be to use Elizabeth & Darcy's initials instead, and I kept in the year that P&P was published. Just enough specialty stitches to make it very fun to stitch too.

And my new (big) start - Le Marquoir de Justine. I've wanted to stitch this for many years, so I can't tell you how excited I am to have made a start.



For those who don't know the story behind Le Marquoir de Justine... This is a reproduction sampler charted by Anne Pelletier-Pauleau. The original sampler I believe is in a museum in Provence. The original was stitched by a little girl, Justine Matthy, aged 8 in 1818, when she was preparing for her First Holy Communion. She sadly died only two years later at the age of ten.

I would guess that I'm about 1/3 into it. I'd love to keep stitching on, but I'm getting a bit frustrated by the size. I don't like to stitch in hand, and using q-snaps on something this big can get a bit messy at a certain point! So to avoid pulling my hair out, I'm going to take a wee break and stitch on something else for a while instead. Though I can't wait to get back to it!

This is mostly being stitched with NPI silks. There was one NPI I had to switch as it got lost in the fabric - I couldn't find another NPI in my stash that worked, so I subbed it with Crescent Colours Little House Brown instead (an odd choice, but it seems to be working). I'm using Lakeside Linen 40-Count Vintage Nutmeg that I've seen a few other stitchers use and absolutely fell in love with.

I already know the exact spot I'll be hanging this up when it's finished too! :-D