Is this Jane Austen’s sampler?

A needlework sampler survives with the maker's name Jane Austen stitched within it: is this THE Jane Austen? Austen experts already have their doubts, and an alternative possible attribution, but I dare to venture into the debate because I bring two relevant skill sets to the question which have not been employed in the discussion…

Stuff I’ve Written and Curated: Quilts

Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia (2014) was my largest quilt exhibition to date, with I believe about 34 quilts on view at any given time--three quilts went off exhibit halfway through and were replaced by very similar quilts by the same quilters, and several more which couldn't fit in the exhibition…