Noble & True Choose Joy )The model was stitched on

)The model was stitched on 40 count “Haunted” linen by Seraphim Fabric using the called for over-dyed cotton floss

the good things that brought us joy yesterday are still

This third pattern in our American flag series was created as a reminder of this truth against the cynicism of our current moment

long-armed cross stitch

This little sampler was inspired by a 220 year old large sampler in our collection that was stitched by Mercy Stainton and is filled with garden motifs—trees

Noble & True Choose Joy )The model was stitched onRecently, I was reading Katherine Lee Bates poem America the Beautiful and was struck by the third stanza, which speaks of heroes and nobleness. That lead me to think about all of the heroes in my own life (both known and unknown), all the people who gave up their time, talents, and treasure to see me flourish. We may, at times, lose sight of it, but we really are a nation of the Noble & Truea people who see nobility in giving of ourselves to lift up