Classic Colorworks CCT-036 Jakey Brown 
Sue Spargo Eleganza Perle #8 EZ01 Sea Shell 
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0114 Silver Fern 
Sue Spargo Ellana #12 EN16 Pine Needle 
Appletons 127 Crewel Wool Terra Cotta 
Au Ver a Soie 352 100/3 
Olfa 45mm Rotary Cutter - Pink 
Sue Spargo Ellana #12 EN24 Primrose 
Sue Spargo Razzle #8 RZM09 Marsh Grass 
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0160 Willow 
Au Ver a Soie 114 Soie d Alger 
Description
Each year Hands Across the Sea Samplers publishes a sampler which we consider to be not only beautiful but outstandingly so and worthy to be crowned our Queen of the May.
Matilda showed great diligence and industry with her needle. The verse she chose for her sampler “The Lord my pasture shall prepare and feed me with a shepherd’s care” is the first verse of the hymn “The Good Shepherd” written by Joseph Addison. The dominant motif in Matilda’s sampler is the magnificent Temple of Fame nestled between two fruiting trees and guarded by two red lions. The lions symbolise strength, courage, dignity, and pride. Two angels with trumpets signifying that they are the voice of God hover either side of the temple.
Matilda Swallow, Queen of the May for the year 2021.
