Description
Barbara Ana Patterns Counted Cross Stitch Psttern. Chart size in stitches: 317 x 248 (wide x high)
The inspiration for the piece is the verse from an Anglican hymn:
" All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all"
The design is indeed amazingly rich, covering a multitude of small scenes, landscapes and animals, including an amazing 23 birds (counting the weather-cock). Unlike most of Barbara Ana's patterns, the designer stitched the sampler first, then set off to chart it. You can feel the designer letting her needle take her wherever it pleased her and the huge excitement of creating such a large piece.