A Sampler for Celie - Digital Cross Stitch Pattern

I love samplers as one-of-a-kind records of a person’s history. I also love imagining what fictional characters would include in theirs. The Color Purple is my favorite novel and its protaganist, Celie, means the world to me. This design is the result of asking myself what Celie would put on her sampler. The design includes elements from the novel, both films, and the musical.

This is a digital PDF file of a cross stitch pattern. This is not a tangible, stitched final product.

Stitch Count: 116w x 186h

Finished Size:

14 ct over one / 28 ct over two = 8.3 x 13.3 inches (21 x 33.7 cm)
16 ct over one / 32 ct over two = 7.2 x 11.6 inches (18.4 x 29.5 cm)
18 ct over one / 36 ct over two = 6.4 x 10.3 inches (16.4 x 26.2 cm)
20 ct over one / 40 ct over two = 5.8 x 9.3 inches (14.7 x 23.6 cm)

Stitch Total: 5226

Stitch Types: full cross stitches, backstitches, elongated vertical cross stitch, four-sided stitch

Amount of Colors: 11

Model stitched 1 strand over 1 thread on 20 count Cream & Sugar aida by Fiber on a Whim.

PDF includes:

• multi-page pattern in black and white symbols with and without backstitch/specialty stitches
• multi-page pattern in color symbols with and without backstitch/specialty stitches
• single page pattern in black and white symbols with and without backstitch/specialty stitches
• single page pattern in color symbols with and without backstitch/specialty stitches
• floss key
• compatibility with Pattern Keeper app

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