Friday, June 15, 2012

Taking it to a vote

Which of these three samplers should I reproduce next?  I need your opinion.  Leave your vote in the comments here, and whichever gets the most votes (only one vote each person, please), will be the one I work on.

These are in alphabetical order by last name (which is a very diplomatic way to list them, don't you think?)  You can click on each of the pictures to make them larger (all the better to SEE you with, my dear!)

Mary Bate 1796


VERSE:

THE human soul without Education
is like marble in the quarry which shows
none of its inherent beauties until
the skil of the polisher fethes out
the colours makes the surface shine
and discovers every ornamental cloudy
spot and vein that runs through the
body of it Education after the same
manner when it works upon the mind
draws out to view every latent virtue
and perfection which without such
helps are never able to make their
appearance
Keep such Company as you may im
prove or that may improve you and
if you or your Companions cannot
make one another better rather leave
than grow worse by them
MARY BATE
Her Work In The Year Of
Our Lord 1796 B Oct 29 83
Strait School

Eleanor Hawkesford 1838


VERSE:

Lord Jesus guide me day by day
And lead me in thyself thy ways
Preserve me from each dangerous snare
And make me thy peculiar care
Thy wisdom gracious Lord impart
And take possession of my heart
Work in me all thy sovereign will
And guide me safe to Zion's Hill
Eleanor Hawkesford
Her Work Aged 11 years 1833 
Ann Womack 1838 
 
VERSE:

Time is always moving on,
Time, we soon may say is gone,
Time, is fleeting, and we know,
Time, at last, will disappear.
Ann Womack, Aged 8 Years
1838
Voting will close June 29th in the evening.

By the way, voting for one sampler does NOT mean that I won't reproduce the other two.  I am just trying to decide ... what's next!  Thanks for your help.

126 comments:

  1. I'm voting for.... hmmm...this is tough... I say Ann Womack :)

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  2. I say Eleanor Hawkesford!! Beautiful!!

    Wanda

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  3. No. 1 Really like that one.

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  4. Whichever has the least over one... all are beautiful!

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  5. Love Ann Womack, though the others are nice as well.

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  6. My vote is for Eleanor Hawkesford!
    Kathy

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  7. Mary Bate is beautiful

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  8. I vote for Eleanor Hawkesford!

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  9. I would vote for Ann Womack...I like the little dog motifs

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  10. I would like Ann Womack 1838.

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  11. Mary Bate - love the borders!!

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  12. I especially like the verse of Ann Womack 1838. It gets my vote.

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  13. I vote for Ann Womack 1838.
    I like all of the different motifs and the verse.
    Marilyn

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  14. cannot decide I like them all So there now you have to do the three ::))
    GIGI

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  15. They're all so beautiful!

    I vote for Eleanor.

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  16. I vote for the 2nd one - Eleanor

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  17. Ann Womack 1838 for sure!! I love the motifs and the red thread!

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  18. I vote for Eleanor Hawkesford!

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  19. Mary Bate, definitely! - Anna from Poland

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  20. Ann Womack gets my vote! Thank you for all you and your family do for the critters.

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  21. Eleanor Hawkesford 1838

    I love it but only if the colour is made more vibrant

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  22. wow that is a hard one no wonder you are having us vote,,I would say Ann Womack,,good luck..
    Devon

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  23. My vote is for Mary Bates - but I look forward to stitching all three :-)

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  24. Ann Womack 1838

    i too like the dogs!

    joann in tx.

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  25. I vote for Eleanor Hawkesford.
    Cindy

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  26. I like Ann Womack

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  27. Mary Bate.......please!!!

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  28. Without a doubt Ann Womack please!

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  29. I vote for Ann Womack. I have never done an all red sampler, and I like how young she was.
    Melinda

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  30. Mary Bate please! As much as it's a lot of wording to stitch I love that border! Thanks Theresa!

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  31. Ealeanor is postively beautiful.
    Catherine

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  32. Eleanor Hawkesford 1838

    is my favorite!

    Barbara

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  33. Mary Bate! Amazing border on it!

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  34. Oh it has to be Eleanor or Mary --- Ohhhh the torture of choosing. ......... Eleanor!

    (Argh -- don't hate me, Mary!)

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  35. I choose Eleanor Hawkesford 1838.

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  36. I vote for Ann Womack.

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  37. I like Eleanor Hawkesford.

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  38. I vote for Ann Womack also....love it!

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  39. I like Ann Womack the best in verse especially.

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  40. Eleanor Hawkesford! What a gorgeous piece with that garland detail. I hope you chart this one first. Thanks for sharing! Kate

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  41. I probably should choose the first one, inasmuch as it has my family name in it, but no--Ann Womack wins for me! Love the dogs, trees, hearts, and redwork always appeals. Such a happy sampler to speak about the end of time!

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  42. I vote for Ann Womack. So pretty
    all in red.

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  43. Mary's. I love the verse and her fetish for borders.

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  44. Tough one! But, I'll vote Mary! : D

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  45. Please, Ann Womack

    Thanks, Helen

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  46. Ann Womack - a difficult decision for sure.

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  47. Eleanor Hawkesford, please, as it's very different from most other sampler designs.

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  49. My favourite is Eleanor Hawkesford. Love the bottom section. Truly beautiful.

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  50. Mary Bate, but all 3 of them are beautiful in their own way.

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  51. I like the Ann Womack sampler

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  52. Of these three, Mary Bate, but I thought you recently acquired an adorable sampler with cats on it? That's the one I really want to see reproduced!

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  53. My vote is for Mary Bate 1796. A wonderful verse!

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  54. I love the verse and the alphabets of Ann Womack.

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  55. Ann Womack. Love the verse and motifs.

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  56. I would vote for Ann 1st, Eleanor 2nd and Mary 3rd, with the understanding that they are all lovely.

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  57. I vote for Ann Womack 1838, although they all have great points of interest.
    I love those little dogs, birds and trees at the bottom. And the rows of alphabets is really nice too.
    Good luck!
    PS...sorry about your little kitten, so sad.
    Judy in Kansas

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  58. Mary Bate sampler - please!

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  59. I love Ann Womack. The verse is a reminder to live each day to the fullest. They are all beautiful though!!

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  60. Ann Womack has my vote....Trudy

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  61. My vote has to be for Eleanor......so elegant! But all three are wonderful.

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  62. I love all 3 I love the verse and simplicity of Ann, but my vote has to go for the elegance of Eleanor.

    Meryl in England

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  63. I choose 'Mary Bate 1796', but I hope you will eventually do all of them! Thank you!

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  64. Eleanor Hawkesford FTW! All are lovely.

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  65. I like Eleanor Hawkesford , the colour palette is lovely .X

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  66. Mary Bate would be wonderful!

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  67. Mary Bate's with that wonderful border........

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  68. Mary Bate, without a doubt! She's awesome.

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  69. Definitely would like to stitch Eleanor Hawkesford. Lovely

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  70. I love all of them but I am most interested in stitching Ann Womack.

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  71. Tough choice. I like Ann Womack because of the cute brown dogs at the bottom, and they remind me of my dogs! But I like the verse on Mary Bate and the fact that it is an older sampler. Can't decide!

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  72. I like them all but Eleanor is my favorite because it is just beautifully different.

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  73. Eleanor Hawkesford! Those motifs are so unique and pretty!

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  74. Oh my gosh! The border on Mary Bate is wonderful! She gets my vote.

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  75. Eleanor Hawkesford...They are all gorgeous in their own way, but the floral swag in Eleanor's just draws me right into the verse. All winners! Enjoy the process!

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  76. Since I just turned 60 years young yesterday, the verse in Ann Womack struck a chord -- she gets my vote!

    Joan

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  77. Love too much "Mary Bate"! but they are all gorgeous!
    Françoise

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  78. I vote forEleanor's sampler. Absolutely stunning!

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  79. all beautiful but I would never stitch all that wording on the first one (shrieking in horror) and I am really attracted to Ann Womack - so that gets my vote. Mel

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  80. I vote for Ann Womack! Have loved it since way back when you first showed her to us!

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  81. No wonder you needed help!
    Ann Womack 1838

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  82. I vote for Ann Womack.

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  83. I choose Ann Womack!!!

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  84. I vote for Eleanor Hawkesford please! It is so unique!

    Sorry about the tiny kitten!

    Debbie in Kansas

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  85. I would vote for Ann Womack 1838. I think that this is my favorite out of the 3.

    Blessings,
    Alicia

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  86. I love Eleanor. She's special.

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  87. They are all lovely but I would vote Eleanor first then Mary & Anne a close third.

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  88. I love the Mary Bate because I am a teacher and I love the look of the sampler. Different and unusual. O will be waiting for this one whenever it comes out
    !!! Love it. Jo

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  89. I would go for the first one = Mary Bate (verse is different than usual).
    Have a nice day!
    Ann

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  90. je vote pour Eleanor Hawkesford 1838

    merci

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  91. I prefer the Ann Womark sampler but all are nice

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  92. Please,please, please. Mary Bates! Please do it for ALl of uthe teacher and principal stitchers. . Education!!

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  93. I would LOVE to see Mary Bate as a reproduction; am absolutely taken with that one! Good luck making the decision. : )

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  94. I say Eleanor Hawkesford! But I'll take one of each!

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  95. Hawkesford

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  96. I vote for Mary Bate.
    So sorry to hear that you won't be at TNNA in St. Charles, MO in Aug.
    I haven't been there in 3 years and am going this year and was so looking forward to seeing you.

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