Remember Hannah

Of course, you remember Hannah.  She is one of the lovely Liberty Hill painted boxes. 



It was a difficult choice on stitching Hannah's sampler in black or red.  I finally decided on the black--it's Glorianna Indigo.

I wanted to keep Hannah's sampler with her sewing box and decided to do a hem stitch.  The finished sampler is 5 x 5.5   Hannah looks like she is being tortured--she's not.  The clips are holding the linen in place while I complete the hemstitch.  

More about Hannah

Since Hannah's arrival this week, I have been thinking about ways to make her feel more welcome and a part of Thistle manor.

I found some wool in my stash box to line the bottom of the box, a Kelmscott ruler and thread winder and a pair of scissors with two birds.  With a name like Birdwell, a pair of scissors with two birds on the handle seemed appropriate for our Hannah.

"and write thy name upon the heart"

Isn't this a beautiful quote?  I may alter it just a bit for an AppleJack Valentine "and write thy name upon my heart."  

Hannah's Quaker sampler--more stash digging and I found a scrap piece of leftover vintage Maritime linen from Lakeside and some Gloriana silks.  Which should I use the black or the red?

Hannah Birdwell

Hannah Birdwell

AppleJack, Callie Mae and I have been on postman watch.

We have been keeping a watchful eye for the arrival of Hannah Birdwell.

Today was the day, Hannah's stitch box arrived.

This slide top stitch box is dedicated to Hannah Birdwell, a little nine year old Quaker girl who lived with her family in the year 1800 in south eastern Pennsylvania.  If you look hard, you will find Hannah's name written on her heart, hidden under the lid of the box.

  A perfect fit for Grandmother Bessie's room and her other Pennsylvania roots.

The box is very detailed with motifs.

Wool from the stash to line the bottom, a needle minder, a special pair of scissors--Hannah has found her happy place.