This stitched piece was a joint gift to my husband from my youngest daughter, Jodie, and me. Jodie really did help stitch, even though she was only 4 years old at the time.

Jodie would sit in my lap, the floor stand in front of us. I would poke the needle down and pull the thread through. Then I'd poke the needle up, Jodie would grab it and pull the thread through. It took a little while for her to get the hang of holding on to both the needle and the thread. I rethreaded that needle more times than I can count on this piece!

Jodie is the one that found the chart and wanted to do it. The way this little blonde Kidlinks girl looks adoringly up at her daddy is exactly how Jodie gazes at her father.

The new technique I learned in this piece was how to use a blended needle. The chart calls for three strands of floss. On one leg of the pants, there are two dark brown strands and one light brown strand. The other leg is just the opposite, two light brown strands and one dark brown strand of floss.

Think I'm ready for a Teresa Wentzler piece now?

Pattern name:	My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Leaflet Name:	My Heart Belongs to Daddy No. 20 in the Kidlinks Series from Heritage Series one of two charts
Designer:	Art of Marty Links Charted by Margot Cook
Stitch Count:	95 x 95
Fabric:	25 count Wedgewood Blue Lugana by Zweigart
Floss:	DMC cotton
Cost:	$4.50 (US) for the chart $5.99 (US) for the fabric
Copyright year:	1996

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