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Sturbridge, MA - June 24-25, 2010
Dawn Fisher
of Morning Glory Needleworks
 Dawn has been stitching since 1980, starting, as many of us did, with the little 25¢ owl kit. She took her first sampler class in the mid 80s and was hooked. Becoming intrigued by the history surrounding samplers, she started purchasing antique samplers, then started researching and designing samplers. When the first computer program was offered for designing cross stitch, Dawn ordered it and the rest is history! Shortly thereafter she started her business, Morning Glory Needleworks, designing and selling her reproduction and original samplers at EGA seminars, local shops, and by mail order.
When Dawn moved to Florida, she decided to retire her company while settling into her new life. After many changes in her life (such as going back to college and getting her degree at 50!), Dawn renewed her interest in designing and teaching, thus Morning Glory Needleworks was reborn! Besides designing original pieces, Dawn has collected more antique samplers and is in the process of reproducing them.
Dawn is an accomplished stitcher and has won many awards for her needlework. One of her larger pieces won Best of Show at the local county fair. It was then entered in the state competition against all the Best of Show winners from across the state, winning a First Place gold ribbon. She was a member of an EGA Sampler guild in Michigan and is currently a member of the Suncoast Samplar Guild in Florida. She has designed and taught a sampler class for a sampler exhibit at a local museum. Her teaching experience also includes EGA, needlework shops, and sampler guilds. She also has attended many seminars on samplers and their history, plus classes in textile conservation.
The name Morning Glory Needleworks comes from her memories of her grandparent’s farm with Grandma’s garden and the Morning Glories that always grew by the porch.
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