Here it is -- the inaugural issue of Samplers Yesterday & Today, a zine for modern sampler makers. Included in this 35-page issue:
 
What is a Sampler?
The Margrethe Sorensen 1873 Reproduction Sampler (chart included)
Grandma Carmen's Honey Cookies
Inspired by Garbage: Coke Bottle Vase
Paulette Stewart: Creating Samplers with All Her Heart
On Merit: An Exclusive Sampler Design by Paulette Stewart of Plum Street Samplers
Growing Your Sampler Book Collection
Sampler Stitchers Gallery
 
This issue is available only as an Internet download -- you can read it on your favorite electronic device. Or print it all out. Or just some of it.
 
Enjoy! This was a lot of fun to create.