The Wishing Thorn | Ann McFarland Sampler Pattern 1827

This delightfully unique sampler, with borders illustrating buildings and trees, reveals the visual influences and religious concerns of the part of New York State where McFarlan grew up in the 1820s. Ann did both, she practiced her stitching to perfection for her young age and also voiced her religious convictions in this more than unusual sampler. She also died at a fairly young age. You can read more here in her blog post here: Ann McFarlan's blog post

 Design Area: 387 W x 316 H stitches The model was stitched on 36ct cream or antique white linen.

 This is a rather large sampler and the original fabric was not woven as even as our fabrics are today.