Pennies from Heaven ~ Volume 19c

And here is Mom's current finale!

"Snowy Days"

design by Heart to Hand

kitted by Winterberry Cabin

Wow!!! Can you believe how quickly Mom finished this lovely quilt? 

I started this many years ago, but still haven't finished mine.

I guess I don't have the same focus as Mom :)

I have to share some close ups

Mom and I decided to tweak it a bit so that it would be solely "winter" and not "Christmasy"

so that we can leave it out all winter.

Well, Mom can.

I need a few more years to finish mine lol! 

More close-ups to show off Mom's lovely stitching

I just can't get over how quickly she finished this piece!

Here is mine:

In progress, right where I left it about two years ago.

Do you think I will pick it up this winter?

I haven't yet, but Winter isn't over yet...

I still have one more Christmas post to share soon.

I hope that you don't mind...

Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart. For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish—by the living and everlasting word of God.

~1 Peter 1:22-23

Blessings, Patti

Pennies from Heaven ~ Volume 18

"Wooly Thistles Table Rug"

by Rebekah L. Smith

Mom never ceases to amaze me by all that she accomplishes!

We took this class with Rebekah together in June and mine has not been touched since.

This certainly inspires me to pick it back up!

Her stitches are impeccable!

and Rebekah's design and wool are so lovely!

"Redware Crow"

by Primitive Gatherings

Don't you just love all those tongues!

Perfect yet again!

"O Tannenbaum"

by Ginger Sanchez

kitted by Winterberry Cabin

I love how Mom made the tongues different lengths.

Rick rack made a fun trim for a tree.

And the chenille trimmed tree is sweet too!

"Summer in my Garden"

by Maggie Bonanomi

kitted by Blackberry Primitives

I had hoped to stitch along with Mom on this, but I only got as far as tracing the pattern :)

I love the layered petals on this flower.

And the little round ones are sweet as well.

"Pillows from the Patch"

by Rebekah L. Smith 

kitted by Wheaten Woolens

Mom worked on these while staying by me and my sister during radiation treatments.

Sew sweet!

One is just cuter than the next!

"Woolen Sheep"

by Buttermilk Basin

Mom designed her own sweet sheep blanket!

A sweet little sheep to keep her company as she stitches...

And believe or not, Mom has had more finishes since I was there in mid-November! 

I better go back soon to take more photos!

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, 

since as members of one body you were called to peace. 

And be thankful.

~Colossians 3:15

Blessings, Patti

Pennies From Heaven ~ Volume 17 & a winner

Sorry that I haven't been around much. I've been spending time down at Mom's. 

So I do have some of her finishes to share!
Then I need to catch up and share another fun class that I took in May.

"May Basket Welcome Banner"

Design by Primitive Gatherings

"Sweet Spring"

by 1894 Cottonwood House

An original penny mat by Mom.

"Woolen Sunflower"

Design by Buttermilk Basin

kitted by Winterberry Cabin

I love the feather stitching and the buttons!

I had to share Mom's legal case filled with old buttons and pincushions - sew sweet!

And here is a little corner of Mom's sewing room / guest room.

Lucky me, this is what I wake up to when I stay with Mom.

I love all of her "Rebekah L. Smith" finishes - they look so nice together.

I stayed with Mom over Memorial Day weekend while she recuperated from surgery.

We made these wonderful velvet strawberry pinkeeps with tiny mohair mice.

Designed and kitted by Lori Ann Corelis of The Spotted Hare.

We had fun making them together and they are another wonderful souvenir of our Ohio trip.

This is Mom's with the wonderful feather stitching.

I never mastered the feather stitch, so I used the fly stitch.

Walks in Mom's neighborhood are so much different than my walks in downtown Chicago!

Much quieter ;)

Thank you so much to all that entered my giveaway!

There were a whopping 58 entries!

It was so much fun to hear what you all are working on ~ from EPP to hooked rugs to quilting.

Cross stitch with so many of my favorite designers - Stacy Nash, With Thy Needle and Thread, Blackbird Designs, La D Da, Notforgotten Farm, Heartstring Samplery and Little House Needleworks.

And, of course, wool applique with more favorites - Maggie Bonanomi, Missy Carpenter, Pineberry Lane, Quilts by Cheri and Rebekah L. Smith - with several working on the 2016 + 2017 Mystery Stitchalongs. (I have my patterns for both years printed, but never quite started either... just yet.)

I have to share the comment posted by Vicki Jo - it really touched me.

"Right now I am making a quilt from Sunbonnet Sue blocks that my Greatgrandmother made years before I was born. The blocks are made of feedsack fabric -- the girls are mounted on bleached muslin feedsacks -- you can see the words on some of the blocks!"

How special is that?!?! What a treasure!

Well, random.org selected #42 Carlie as our winner!

Congratulations Carlie! Your package is on its way...

I have another quick adventure coming up later this month,

so I am thinking there will be another giveaway after that.

So stay tuned!

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.

~Ephesians 3:14-17

Blessings, Patti