I MISS YOU TODAY

It has been a year since I lost you
But it seems like a lot longer today
I miss your sweet smile and
Your kind and loving ways
I miss the love of your presence
And the ways you always cared
I miss your encouragement and faith
Your belief in me you shared
I thank God for giving me such a
Sweet and wonderful Mother!
I knew through the years
There could have been no other!
I listen for your footsteps in the hall
And look up to see you in the room
I want to hear your greeting and
To smell the fragrance of your perfume
There will be never another
Who loves me like you do
So until we meet in heaven
I’ll have to live my days without you~

Your Loving Daughter~
Kim

Slipper Needlecase from A Friend~

Hello Friends~

Just wanted to share with you a picture of this amazing slipper needlecase made by my Dear Friend, JoAnn. It was for my 50th Birthday.

The florentine stitch is so very beautiful, done in silks. The sampler on the bottom of the shoe is done on 40ct, the inside of the shoe is finished in a dupioni silk fabric. It is also tufted on top, and trimmed with a handmade silk cording. JoAnn did an excellent job stitching and finishing! This is a very intense finish!!!!

The pattern is by Tricia Nguyen of Thistle Threads. She has 4 different slipper needlecase designs.

I made one for another friend several years ago, called "The gift is Small", the finishing for this slipper is quite extensive. It was an exciting accomplishment, which gave me the confidence to try any kind of finishing!!!!

JoAnn has made many extraordinary gifts for me through out the many years of our friendship, I treasure each and everyone. She is a talented needleworker, and a sweet friend.

Blackbird Pincushion!

The BlackBird Gift I made for Mayte'!

Hello Friends~

I have heard today that Mayte' recieved her BlackBird gift exchange from me!! Thought I would post a couple photos of the pincushion. This pattern is a freebie from Blackbird designs. I stitched it on 30ct linen, over 1 thread with antique rose sampler thread. I used a civil war reproduction fabric on the back, very small rick-rack trim! The design, fabric and rick-rack were put into a coffee bath, and baked in the oven for about 15 minutes to give it an antique feel. It was then sewn together and stuffed with ground walnut shells, which I love to use for the nice weight they give to a pincushion. The finished size was 2.5 x 4, very small and sweet!! I also made her a gift tag, which you can see on blackbird-designs.blogspot.com

It was fun to stitch up, as I enjoy making smalls. Mayte' says she loves it!!!

Now I am going to finish up a needle roll up that I have designed myself that is very, very late getting to my dear friend JoAnn. She has been very patient. Love you Jo!

I am also starting to kit up the Ann Hicks Sampler, which I have picked for my next project, and in between, finishing WIP!!! One is very close to being done!!!

Best Wishes~
Kim

The gift is on its way!!!

The gift to my Blackbird exchange has been mailed from the post office today. It is going to California, so it may take a few days. The finishing turned out awesome, but of course it took longer than expected. That always seems to be the case in finishing! It sure did look good in my old wooden bowl full of smalls!! LOL Enjoy my friend!!!! It was stitched from the heart~

BlackBird Gift Exchange from Barbara!

Barbara from Mainly Stitching, stitched up this pincushion with my last intial on it, and put it inside a small porclin cup! Then another gift!!! A sweet little strawberry scissor fob, with poka-dot fabric for the leaf, and twisted thread. Both with very nice finishing! Thank You Barabara!