Pennies from Heaven ~ Volume 13

I want to thank each and every one of you for your continued prayers and support!

They have meant so much to me and my family.

Dad is now home and in hospice care.

My sister and I are splitting / alternating our time between visits with Mom & Dad

and time at work / home.

Thank goodness that there are two of us :)

It's been so long since I've had a post to share some needle love... so here it is:

Over the summer, Mom and I decided to have a stitch along using Maggie Bonanomi's "Homestead Bouquet" and wool by Blackberry Primitives.

It was so fun to see how we both could use the same design and yet each became uniquely our own.

This is Mom's - her work is always perfect! Perfectly placed, perfectly stitched and perfectly squared and finished. :)

You can see the details here.

I love her stem stitching on the round flowers - wish I would have thought of that ;)

I decided I wanted mine to have a more summery look, so I swapped the oak leaves and acorns for strawberries.

On the flower petals I used pinking shears on the ends to be reminiscent of the coreopsis blooming in my garden while stitching this piece.  

We had so much fun doing this piece together (albeit long distance), that we decided to do another stitch along... Unfortunately life has gotten in the way and we will put it aside for another day.

 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust."
~Psalm 91:1-2

Thank you Kathy F. for the passage!

Blessings, Patti