Birmingham Girls Sampler | Rebel Stitcher Jesus 5”h x 20

5”h x 20

Baby Got Backstitch

Stitch count: 61w x 61h each side

Tree Fabric: 36 count Milk and Sugar linen from Fiber on a Whim

Eachpiece has a palette of lovely seasonal colors

Birmingham Girls Sampler | Rebel Stitcher Jesus 5”h x 20The Birmingham Girls Sampler honors the four young girls who were killed in the 1963 16th Street church bombing in Birmingham AL. As stitchers we often revere samplers stitched by school aged girls. The victims of this hatred were in the age range of school girl sampler stitchers. I used many traditional motifs and a cheerful color palette, along with a depiction of the 16th St church, to envision a celebratory sampler of the spirits of Addie Mae