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With a young boy, dressed as a Cavalier and riding a rocking horse, it is a lovely heirloom sampler to stitch for a child. Rocking horses have been loved by children for many centuries. 

The verse that Eliza chose for her sampler was taken from “Eve’s Hymn”

     Life’s road let me cautiously view, And longer disdain to be wise, Forebearing such Paths to Pursue, As my reason should hate or despise, To crown both my age and my youth, Let me mark where religion has trod, Since nothing but virtue and truth, Can reach to the throne of my God.

The sampler has baskets of fruit of many varieties, 2 beautiful bouquets of roses along with interesting birds that hover above the main feature of the child playing on the rocking horse with 2 pineapples either side.

Eliza’s sampler has been rated as being suitable for a confident beginner. The stitches used are cross stitch over 1 and 2 threads.

Stitch count is 281 x 281 stitches.