My Sweet Sister- "I am with you always" - A Gift to You

 Good evening , ya'll. It has been awhile since my last post. I have certainly missed you. First off, I would like to say that I hope you have been well .  I have  had so many sweet stitchers and friends who have checked in on me in my absence. I am so sorry that I have not been able to check in or visit with you all. I  have not even peeked at IG in over a week until today and was so touched by the messages. From the bottom of my heart,  I thank you so much for checking in on me . That truly means the world to me and has helped me more than words can express.  

I as well as my family have been grieving over the unexpected loss of my sweet baby sister, Amy.  She was only 39 and left behind 2 precious sons. 

                       

 She had been on vacation in Florida with her family  when tragically  she suffered a pelvic aneurysm  I had never heard of such.  So our family has  been rallying around the boys  and gathered together  easing each other through the pain. 

Afterward, my father who has been reeling suffered a mini stroke on the week anniversary of our loss. Thankfully, he is fine, and the doctors said it may never happen again. We do feel blessed to have him back home and feeling well . 

 Earlier this past week I went to get some photos developed for Amy when I found this cross at Walmart. It has been of great comfort to me.

 Much inspired, I sat down and drew up a little design of my own with  a portion of Matthew 28:20 on it. 

 I am with you always. 

I placed a little  cross at the bottom of the basket of blooms. The blooms are very similar to the blooms in my Spring Green Saltbox . 

Amy was the baby of four children so I stitched 4 hearts around the basket along with her initials.  My sister was an amazing woman.  She was a country girl, with a little rock and roll and a lot of glamour. She could change looks and style like nobodies tomorrow. Lol. She was loud , joyful and never knew a stranger. Her and I had the most in common.She loved her family, friends , staying on the go, farming, hunting and fishing. Such a sweetheart.

  I have talked about her thoughout my previous posts but not in name . I have showed you thrifty finds that  she would bring me. Lol she was a thrifaholic  just like me.  I am sure I will share more of her in the future.  

 So in memory of my Amy, I would love to share this little design with you. Though I designed and stitched it as a mourning piece, you could stitch it for inspiration or stitch a portion of it like the basket.

  I have included an alphabet and numbers for personalization and some extra little hearts. I think I will  add a couple more teeny hearts to mine for the boys before fully  finishing it.  My hope is that it will provide you comfort when you are in need . 

If you would like to stitch this piece, I invite to check out the pdfs below as well as my little disclaimer. 

Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding that I  have to put each page on separate pdf downloads because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs. 

Click here for the instruction page. 

Click here for the colored chart. 

Click here for the black and white chart. 

Click here for the alphabet chart. 

I hope to get back to visiting with you on IG and blogs soon.  I look forward to seeing what ya'll have been up to for those who post or share. I do have so much that I want to share with you too because I had been stitching a lot before all of this .  I  hope to get back with needle and thread in hand soon. I think Amy would want it that way.   

Thank you again sweet friends for  the visits, kindness and words as well as prayers. You bring me so much joy and I just want you to know that though we may not meet in person or ever meet at all, you mean so much to me. Big hugs and as always...

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa 

I promise to get back to myself soon . 😀🤗

When someone you love becomes a memory , the memory becomes a treasure. 

Hugs and Stitches! 

This is dedicated to you, Amo.  I love you!!!!  

RIP ,my sweet Amo. ❤💗❤