The Scarlett House: Sarah Elizabeth Brooke 1842

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Sarah Elizabeth Brooke 1842

She made it into her frame last night. Sarah will always be extra special to me. She was the first antique sampler purchase to make her way from England to my home in Arizona. I was a nervous wreck when I bought her, but I'm so glad I followed my instinct about reproducing her. I hope you like her. The charts are not quite ready, but hopefully very soon. There are no specialty stitches, but the verse and Sarah's name and date are over one. I think you could stitch them over two by simply extending the border and raising the roof, so to speak.
Thank you for the nice comments about my trip to the beach. I'm excited about meeting you, too!

Blogger wouldn't let me super-size her, but you can double click on her for a larger photo.

39 comments:

Kim said...: Love it!!!!! Just Beautiful!!!!; August 2, 2011 at 9:44 AM
gracie said...: Lovely....just lovely.; August 2, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Siobhán said...: Gorgeous!! A definite must stitch. Great job on the reproduction, Tanya!; August 2, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Valerie said...: She is gorgeous! I look forward to stitching her...just perfect!; August 2, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Edgar said...: A lovely sampler - and a beautiful job well done!!!!! Must Stitch for sure!; August 2, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Giovanna said...: Oh dear, I think I've just fallen in love... it's the great verse that does it for me too. Congrats on finishing it!; August 2, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Adele said...: What a beautiful sampler! I applaud you for plunging into the purchase of such a lovely piece and reproducing her so ALL of us can enjoy her. I want to be one of the first to purchase the chart and stitch it. I have only one question: What is the blank area just in front of the checkered steps? Is it unfinished in the original or is it meant to be part of the yard? Addie; August 2, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Sharon Crescent said...: oh Tanya!!! She's gorgeous!! Congratulations on a wonderful job; August 2, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Glenna said...: She's a looker and an absolute must-stitch (sooner rather than later) for me. I'll urge my shop to purchase copies of this as soon as they're available. You have fabulous taste in samplers!; August 2, 2011 at 12:20 PM
The Scarlett House said...: Thank you, everyone! Adele, the white area is filled in and is how Sarah stitched hers. I did use a lighter color because I wanted it to contrast. I'm assuming that it is a pathway of some sort.; August 2, 2011 at 12:21 PM
the striped rose said...: I can't wait to stitch her!!; August 2, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Anonymous said...: I have to agree with all the others. It is a must stitch, sooner than later.
I may even have to stitch this one twice, once for me and once for my sister Lisa for a Christmas gift next year. (I can say this because Lisa doesn't blog); August 2, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Margaret said...: I can't wait for her, Tanya! She is just gorgeous!; August 2, 2011 at 1:12 PM
samplerlover said...: Oh wow, Tanya, Sarah Elizabeth is just stunning. I am so glad that you went with your gut feelings on this one - Sandra.; August 2, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Katrina said...: Well you know I am just completely in love ;-). She's gorgeous!; August 2, 2011 at 2:39 PM
Bertie said...: Congratulations Tanya, hard work reproducing your sampler, she is beautiful:)); August 2, 2011 at 2:48 PM
Jan said...: She.is.gorgeous!!!!!!!!!; August 2, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Tanya, Congratulations, I love it. So glad you are doing reproductions, you are definatly going to be a leader. And I am definatly going to be a follower. Lots of love, Julia in England. x; August 2, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Mouse said...: ohh that is pretty :0 lovely colours and a nice verse as well .. well done on the reproduction :) love mouse xxxx; August 2, 2011 at 4:06 PM
Melissa said...: Bee-u-tiful, Tanya! Congratulations. It's now on my to-stitch list!; August 2, 2011 at 4:13 PM
Vonna Pfeiffer said...: Golly moses :) Love it!; August 2, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri Malinovich) said...: She's gorgeous!; August 2, 2011 at 5:53 PM
Nancy in WI said...: I can't wait to get my hands on this.....love it! Have fun at the beach too!; August 2, 2011 at 6:19 PM
Catherine said...: Beautiful!!; August 2, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Natalia said...: Tanya, I wait impatiently for Sarah's chart. I love it and I think you did an amazing job reproducing her. Congratulations !!; August 2, 2011 at 9:30 PM
Jeannine 520 said...: What a fantastic sampler, I LOVE it! I'll be buying the chart the minute it's available! :-); August 2, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Sylvia said...: She is so lovely!! Its one of those samplers that grabs you right away and then you fall more & more in love with her every time you look at her. Can't wait to stitch her.; August 2, 2011 at 11:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Sarah is so lovely! Can't wait to get started on her! Blessings from Kentucky - kelley; August 3, 2011 at 4:40 AM
Dona said...: She's beautiful, Tanya, and sits perfectly in her frame! I so love the verse. She's definitely going on the to stitch list.; August 3, 2011 at 5:27 AM
Sherry :o) said...: She is beautiful...glad your risk paid off and we will benefit!! I have often thought of purchasing a sampler but just haven't jumped in yet.; August 3, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Love to Stitch said...: LOVE IT!!!! Cant wait to add this one to my stash, kit it up and get stitching!!!!!!! Have a great weekend :) You are going to have soo much fun.; August 3, 2011 at 8:09 AM
Cari said...: Excellent... Sarah is lovely !! I'm all smiles.; August 4, 2011 at 4:34 AM
Sherry said...: Stunning! I just love the birds flying over. You really did wonderful job on this piece!; August 4, 2011 at 7:19 AM
Laura said...: Beautiful work! I look forward to the pattern!!; August 6, 2011 at 4:13 AM
Laura said...: BTW, Loved the button jar and pillow from the other day. I'll have to had those to my wish list!; August 6, 2011 at 4:15 AM
Anonymous said...: Magnifique !
I really like to do it
Mand from France; August 9, 2011 at 1:52 AM
dixiesamplar said...: Wow...Sarah turned out beautifully...well done, Tanya! I am definitely adding her to my wishlist. Can't wait for Mary Roe; you are reproducing her too, aren't you?? Pretty please??!!

Happy Stitchin'
Terri; August 10, 2011 at 5:34 AM
Karoline said...: Sarah is gorgeous, congratulations; August 10, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Best Online Pharmacy said...: The sampler looks great with the castle. I bet that it took a lot of time to make something like that.; December 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM