So, I'll now be posting progress of this project, along with work on Mary when I get to it. The frame is based on a listed idea in Needleprint's Rebecca Blake Sampler pattern pamphlet. I put in the top part of "Bridegroom's Heart Motif" that Needleprint has a free download chart for, exchanging the letters in the chart for the initials of this happy couple. Here's an up-close pick of that top motif:
What will be interesting is how to wrap it to make the frame when I'm done with the stitching, because I haven't a clue how to do that yet, lol. I'm loving these Quaker samplers, though, because they are much more relaxing than changing floss color all the time.