A little perserverance really pays off. I did say the next photo you would see would be a finished sampler, and here it is!
"February" by Prairie Schooler
Stitched on 32 count Lambswool
DMC floss
I won't say when I started this--it was so long ago, but better a finish late than a UFO in a plastic bin languishing away.
The sampler actually stitched up fairly quickly, but it was all the white snow that had to be filled in that was so tedious and took so long since I was not very motivated to pick it up a often as I should have. Still, I've finished it well in advance of February 2013--and who needs to know when I first put in those initial stitched, right?
I should really pull out another UFO from my bin, but I have already started on a new project and will share my progress here soon!