Berries For Amy- A Special Stitch

"Hey , What are you doing?" as my sweet baby sister would ask when she would call to check in.  I can still hear her melodic voice ringing in my ears. 

"Aww not much . What are you doing?", I would reply. Then she would go about telling me all of the "goings on" for the day. I have to admit I would be grinning ear to ear . Soon she would have me rolling in laughter as her voice rose higher and higher with tales of her daily adventures. 

Sigh, What can I say? It has been 4 long years since my dear sis received her angel wings. I know I talk about her a lot, but she was near and dear to my heart, and she is always on my mind. 

 For the last couple of years,  I have been creating little berry stitches in honor of Amy who was like a wildflower reaching high to the sky! I shared my first  "berry shaped stitch" for her last year with    In My Heart She Blooms . 

Amy's 2023 berry which I have not shared, In My Heart She Blooms 2024 berry and Berries for Amy the 2025 berry

 BERRIES FOR AMY  is my 2025 Memory Berry. 

The basket is all stitched up. 

As some of you may remember, Amo loved the farm and would often wake up early in the mornings on her days off of work to pick strawberries. 

This new stitch has a little blue basket filled to the brim with strawberries growing without bounds. Why a blue basket? Well Amy had the prettiest pale blue eyes.  

As are all of my humble designs, this is a simple stitch. In fact, I only used 7 DMC floss colors including: DMC 221, 730, 782, 869, 844, 924,  and 3722.  I stitched Berries for Amy on 14 count tea/ coffee dyed Aida. 

The strawberry cap is made of wool, vintage lace from sweet Pat, homespun and a large button

Have you ever made a berry? Last year I posted a Berry Making Tutorial. My advice when making a berry is to cut your fabrics large. You can trim down as you go if you decide the berry or cap needs to be smaller. 

Berry Bouquet- A Sampler for Amy,Amy's Strawberry Basket Sampler and Berries for Amy 2025 Memory Berry

I have created several berries over the years and each time it seems it gets easier and easier.    I stuff mine with a combination of polyfill, batting scraps and lots of sawdust from Mr. Pinker's workshop. 

Bee Berry ,Mary's Basket  Strawberry Pinkeep , 2023 Berry,In My Heart She Blooms and Berries for Amy.   

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.

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NOTE:The drawn berry outline on the chart is NOT a stitching or cutting line,but I used it as a reference line  to visualize the berry while stitching.

Well Sweeties, I better get off here. I do believe some butterflies are calling my name. I do need to decide what I am going to do with my Pretty in Peach butterfly blocks that I am piecing for Amo. 

Pretty in Peach Butterflies appliqued while in Quartzsite.

"See ya' later! " as Amo would say. "Love ya!"

 As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

" A sister is not just a sibling ; she's a forever friend who knows your soul. " - Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. Forever in my heart  Always. . I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

"Did you hide yourself away?   

Are you living through the ghost? 

Did you finally find a place

Above the shadows where the world will never know you?

The world will never know you like I do. 

Like I still do....- SHINEDOWN  - "Through the Ghost"