A Dutch Sampler

 

Last month, January, I purchased a tomato plant at Tagawa's Garden Center. It is in my conservatory, and I put a grow light on it. I now have a few red tomatoes. This helps to get through the month of February in Colorado.

 

 

 

"A Dutch Beauty is the name for this wonderful sampler, made around 1790 by a 13 year old girl from the Low Countries. Only knowing her initials HVZ, we still admire this embroidery on which she succeeded to bring alive 68 creatures with needle and thread. This book contains the complete cross-stitch pattern." Permin of Copenhagen, NCH Breda, Design nr. 15108

 

 

 

It took me at least a year and a half to stitch this wonderful sampler.

 

Hope all is well,

Alison

 

 

John 3:16-17 King James Version (KJV)

 

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.