Pennies from Heaven is back!

For the past few years, Mom and I have spent a day over Memorial Day weekend making pincushions together. This year we made tomatoes designed by Maggie Bonanomi.

Originally from the 2016 Maggie Girls' Club at Country Sampler in Spring Green, Wisconsin 

and now in her book "Pure & Simple".

The tomatoes pictured above are Mom's.

And here are mine.

It was a delightful way to spend the day together!

Mother-daughter bonding - doing what we love :)

It's hard to believe that Mom has been in her new home a year.

And during that year I haven't posted any "Pennies from Heaven" creations by Mom!

So, while Mom was sewing buttons on tomatoes, I took pictures of some of her many finishes.

This was Mom's first finish in her new home.

How appropriate! And she has a tag sewn on the back commemorating the occasion.

Aren't her stitches amazing?!

And here is a close up of the center.

I believe that "Home" is a Buttermilk Basin pattern and I think that her "O" is an original.

Isn't this a lovely holiday finish?

"Christmas Goose" 

by Country Ramble

I love how Mom added beads to the oranges and the wreath.

And finally:

"Sweet Spring" #294

by 1894 Cottonwood House

I have so many more finishes of Mom's to share, but I will save some for another day...

The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.

Psalm 19:1-2

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