A bounty of beautiful colors in this one! 12 year old Martha must have been a lover of colors and a lover of animals and she made good use of both in her sampler.
Stitch Count: 260 x 258
Model Fabric: 40 count Hemingway from Needle & Flax
(or whatever fabric you prefer)
Other options to consider: Fiber on a Whim Affogato, Americano, Hazelwood, Milk and Honey, Weeks Dye Works Confed Gray, Linen, or Country Mocha.
Fabric size needed (giving you 2.5" borders all around):
40, 46, 56 counts: Fat Quarter
28, 32, 36 counts: Fat Half
14, 16, 18 counts: Yard
Threads:
Au Ver A Soie 100/3 Silk: 198, 246, 557, 697, 664, 254, 274 (x 2), 70, 621, 303, 72, 537, 629, 11, Creme
Or NPI Silks: 154, 155, 603, 584, 502, 607, 243 (x 2), 572, 152, 694, 524, 548, 871, 915, 963
Or AVAS Soie D‘Alger: 1735, 5025, 5113, 4126, 944, 5115, 2145 (x 2), 2643, 5383, 2234, 5022, 1846, 3435, 3845, Blanc Optique
Or DMC: 3768, 500, 3041, 3371, 321, 327, 730 (x 2), 3328, 927, 680, 503, 890, 3865, 838, 535
