A DAILY REMINDER by With Thy Needle & Thread

I fell in love with the Arboreal linen by Cedar River Linens the moment I saw it. It reminded me of the old Linsey Woolsey cloth that samplers of centuries past were stitched on. I created a sampler that reflected those samplers specifically for this linen. I centered the sampler around a childhood memory and five simple words ~ Be good & do good. This saying was something that a high school friend's mother would yell out to her kids as they left the house, screen door slamming..."Good Bye! Be good & do good!" I've thought of this short phrase several times as an adult, and how my take on these words differs from when I was a teen. The words apply to all aspects of life, whether doing good in relationships, marriage, parenting, jobs, or even the care we take of our minds and bodies. A very simplistic style sampler with its powerful phrase is just the right mix. The alphabet border, completely stitched in the Smyrna Stitch, is the cherry on top for me! 
 
Stitch count: 191 wide X 176 high
Finished size: 10 1/2" x 9 3/4"
 
Linen - 36 count, color - Arboreal by Cedar River Linens
 
Flosses: DMC - 372, 522. WDW - 1106 Beige (2 skeins), 1196 Taupe (2 skeins), 1240 Dirt Road, 2211 Olive, 2242 Cognac, 2239a Carolina Cecil. GAST - 7018 Woodrose. CC - Peanut Brittle, Sticks and Twigs