Today there were so many things that I would have liked to take home with me but alas, my budget just couldn't justify some of the prices. There seemed to be a lot of dealers bidding today and their pockets are much deeper than mine. To tell you the truth, I placed two orders for fabric and other goodies this week so I'm not as hard done by as I'm leading you to believe. Priorities, right? (wink)
But, I did manage to pick up a treasure. A stitched sampler dated 1939 that's already found a home in the spare bedroom.
Here's a closer look.
From what we could determine, this is not a biblical verse. Because of the date...December 25, 1939...and the fact that it says, "from the King's message", my husband and I think that this is a part of a message that King George VI gave to the British troops who were going off to battle in WWII. In any event it doesn't matter because I love samplers!
I have always wanted to stitch a traditional sampler and that is still on my "to do" list. Perhaps this will tide me over til I can find the "perfect" one .
Hi Kaaren,
ReplyDeleteSuch a great find. Looks perfect in that spot. I haven't been to an auction in years...I always went with my mom.
Talk to you soon,
~Karen~
Hello Kaaren,
ReplyDeleteI think the quilt patterns have found a perfect home! I hope you post about making one ~ I would love to see one completed.
Please email me your address. The option to email me is in my profile.
Have a wonderful day!
Wow, 1939. What a treasure. Was it in that frame too?
ReplyDeleteThis is a poem written by Minnie Louise Haskins in 1908 and read by King George VI in his Christmas message broadcast at the beginning of WWII. The poem is entitled, "God Knows."
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It was the King's message (King George VI) read over radio to the entire nation and indeed the British Commonwealth, who had just embarked upon the second world war - Britain was facing possible invasion ahnd nightly air raids. My mother stitched this sampler and it was in our home as I grew up.
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