This is a new chart I am dying to start and am planning on starting it very soon. I am nearly finished with BOAF's "Peace". I would love to finish that one this weekend, but I have family commitments, so I may not get to it.
This is a new release from the Nashville Market last month. It is by Historic Stitches, and it is a reproduction called John Foster 1885 Sampler. I think it is interesting that it was stitched by a boy (I am guessing he would have been a boy). I am going to trim the fabric down just a bit and zigzag the edges. The fabric I am using is 35 count Lambswool (my favorite fabric). It calls for three overdyed colors and the rest are nice inexpensive DMC colors. I will be stitching with one strand over two threads, which is nice as you don't have to worry about the strands getting twisted.
Here is a closer view of the picture on the chart. It is interesting as the desginer gave DMC numbers for the colors as they appeared on the front of the actual sampler (more faded and muted) as well as the bolder colors from the back, which hadn't faded. I am opting for the more muted colors of the front. I love houses and one of my favorite motifs is the bee skep. This has both, so it is just perfect. I have heard that the stitched model is gorgeous! I had thought of starting a smaller project next, but it looks like I am going for another bigger project! And isn't the little bee skep fob great?