This sampler is a reproduction of one that hangs in the German National Museum in Nurnberg.

Photos from my backyard: Hooded Mergansers

Psalm 37:1-5
The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
A Psalm of David.

Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.

Blessings,
Alison

Rug hooking, flowers, and Winston my English Labrador

Rug hooking, flowers, and Winston my English Labrador

 

 

This pattern is from the book "Antique Look in Hand-Hooked Rugs" by Cynthia Norwood.

 

...For the world is Mine, and all its fullness. Psalm 50:12b

 

This is one of my favorite hymns.

 

1. This is my Father's world,
and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and round me rings
the music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world:
I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
his hand the wonders wrought.

2. This is my Father's world,
the birds their carols raise,
the morning light, the lily white,
declare their maker's praise.
This is my Father's world:
he shines in all that's fair;
in the rustling grass I hear him pass;
he speaks to me everywhere.

3. This is my Father's world.
O let me ne'er forget
that though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father's world:
why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let the earth be glad!

 

Hope you all are well.

-Alison



A Few More Samplers

 

These are two small reproduction samplers. Sarah Lambert 1821.  I purchased the pattern from Threads of Gold. The bottom sampler is Sally Weed 1837. The pattern was produced by The Good Huswife. These are sweet samplers, they are small and can be completed in a short time.

 

Colossians 3:16-17  New King James Version (NKJV)

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. ¹⁷ And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

A few good books to read:

 

Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas

This book is about William Wilberforce and the heroic campaign to end slavery in England.

 

Fierce Convictions by Karen Swallow Prior

This book is about Hannah More who was a close friend of William Wilberforce.

 

A Life That Sings by Piper Green

This book is about women in the Bible.

 

On YouTube there is a wonderful interview/discussion by Eric Metaxas with Michael Ward, author of Planet Narnia. Michael Ward is an expert on C.S. Lewis. Click the link below to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N52t6AITMlY

 

 

Have a blessed day

Alison



 

This is a reproduction of Ann Grimshaw's sampler dated 1818. On the instruction sheet from the Scarlet Letter, it states "The Quaker designs are reflective of the Quaker theology, extolling the virtues of plainness, of standing apart from the sphere of influence of the outside world."

 

I hooked this rug a few years ago. I used the Oxford Punch Needle. I found the pattern in a book named "Hooked Rugs" an American Folk Art, written by Leslie Lindsey.

 

Have a good day,

Alison

 

 

Romans 5:5-8 King James Version (KJV)

⁵ And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
⁶ For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
⁷ For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
⁸ But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Hannah Saunders

 

 

Hannah Saunders 1803

 

 

I purchased the pattern for this sampler from The Essamplaire. Hannah Saunders lived in Mountmelick in Ireland, and she was at a Quaker school that was founded in 1786. The cover sheet for this sampler states "The style of lettering (Block Letters) and the ligatures point to this being a Quaker sampler."

 

Have a nice day,

Alison

 

 

Psalm 51King James Version (KJV)

51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

² Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
³ For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
¹¹ Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
¹² Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
¹³ Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
¹⁵ O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
¹⁶ For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
¹⁸ Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
¹⁹ Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

A German Sampler

Reproduction Sampler, Mustertuch, 1717, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nurnberg.

-Alison

Psalm 66 King James Version (KJV)

 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.  For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.  I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

A Few More Samplers

 Years ago, I needlepointed this firescreen. The needlepoint kit was put out by The National Trust. They called this "Enchanting Garden." "This design, for a firescreen, is adapted from a firescreen in the drawing room at Packard House, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire." National Trust (Enterprises) Limited.

 

This sampler from North Germany shows the year 1843. I found this pattern in a book titled, Alte Mustertucher. It was written by Angelika Walter. One reason I was attracted to stitch this sampler, was because it has a ship.

 

Psalm 1 King James Version (KJV)

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

² But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
⁴ The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
⁶ For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.