Halloween Night - A Halloween Freebie

 Boo! Did I scare ya? 

I sure hope not. Happy Happy  Halloween, Sweeties and Happy Saturday.

I made a little progress on "Boo To You! " by With Thy Needle and Thread , but not as much as I had hoped for. 

 Tonight little spooks and ghouls will be making their way to festivals, haunted houses and perhaps to some not so haunted houses for treats.  

I will only have 4 trick or treaters here- my nephews and grandsons. Not many trick or treat in the boonies! Too far out and not many houses. 

 Will you have trick or treaters?  

After the kiddos visit the town festival and go to the local "trunk or treats", they will make their way to my house where they are going to have a sleepover. 

My plan is to roast marshmallows at the fire pit in the late evening with the youngin's and then go on a late night walk through the holler into the deep dark woods up on the hill. Hee! Hee! I will keep you posted if the boys will go for it. Nothing scary mind you but I thought it would be fun to go on a late night hike or perhaps we will take the side by side. Who knows; we might see Mr. Owl  that is always hooting and hollering in the woods each evening.

I have a little treat to show you. 🎃

Halloween Night is stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida

It is called "Halloween Night". I had such a great time stitching this piece. Though it was teeny, it was my first haunted house design. 

I tea dyed the pom pom trim as well as the Aida. 

Have I told you I adore rounds?  I finished this round on a short thrifted candle stick though you cannot see it from this angle. 

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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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I am hoping to make more rounds in the near future that I can use on the same candlestick. Maybe change them out for the holidays- just thinking here. LOL

Anywhoo... I won't keep you any longer. I just wanted to pop in and wish you the most lovely Saturday and a spooktacular Halloween. Don't let any spooks get ya'! 

Thank you all for the well wishes and for those who have checked in on me as I was absent. I am feeling better each day. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Dear Great Pumpkin, I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween night. I hope you will bring me lots of presents. Everyone tells me you are a fake, but I believe in you. Sincerely, Linus Van Pelt  

P. S. If you really are a fake, don't tell me. I don't want to know.  "- It's  The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Missing Inaction and a Halloween Hutch Tour

Gosh, I have been missing in action! Or should I say inaction, because a lot has NOT been done in the last few days. In fact , it has been well over a week since I posted. Sigh. Well, my feet have been dragging and I have been moving like sloth for I have been under the weather . Nothing serious mind you, but after months of feeling on the poor side , I  have felt drained . Last night was the first time I got on the computer in days. 😲  

Hocus Pocus

Before my set back I had high hopes of things I wanted to post, but alas not much has been accomplished in the stitching and quilting front. 

But WAIT! I do have some Halloween Country Clutter to show you .

So if you so dare, let's go see what I conjured up for this year's Halloween hutch display. Be forewarned:  Cackle ! Cackle !  I am not a minimalist, and I am the "more the merrier mentality"  when it comes to decorating! It's just my style. 😁🤪

The top of my hutch always remains the same with just a few tins. I did add a couple of orange advertising tins. 

Then the youngest grandson , Mr. F. had an idea.

 "Add the Halloween Brownie Little Debbie box, to your display ? " he said with a smile. 

"What a brilliant idea!" I  replied. 

And so I did! Right on top of the Coca Cola crates .  "PERFECTION! " I said with a grin giving him a big hug. 

A little four patch quilt is draped over the crates for the fall season. 

Most of the shelves were packed with  thrifted Jack-o-lanterns and lots of good ole' fashion Halloween junk

As well as little stitcheries including : Big Jack and Little Jaxs, and Little Eeek and Jack Stamp.

And I must not forget one of my favorites - " Harvest Blessings" by Joyce Reed . It  can be found in the 2019 Fall issue of "Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher Magazine".  I finished it on an old clock base.  

There are orange and white plates and little pumpkins. 

Hanging off the side of the hutch is Pumpkin Picker finished on an old wooden kitchen plaque. 

Ole' Jack , the painted gourd, is always a favorite to display each year.  His toothy grin makes me happy.  The little cat was a Dollar Tree find. 

That feisty Dollar Tree feline fits perfectly with my stitch called "Treat Delivery" which I haven't posted yet. It is nestled in a black thrifted frame that is spooktacular. 

Halloween stitching galore is layered upon layered on the 2nd shelf.  Including: 

Pumpkin Head a freebie from Donna at By the Bay Needleart which she posted on her blog on Oct . 17, 2014

"Surrender the Treats "  which was a freebie from Hands on Design(. Information on  it can be found on Cathy's Instagram.) , and An Autumn's Day a fun little house stitch that I shared a couple of years ago. 

 

Wild Black Cats took over the bottom shelf.  I adore Walmart's Black Cat and Jack Cookie Jar. Meow!  Boo Hoo but no cookies in the cookie jar. 😀 Oh well, maybe next year! 🤷

The large resin cats are Wally World pieces as well. 

But what about the stitching? Well there is  Happy Cat which was finished on a Dollar Tree paper mache box, and there is Little Black Cat Stamp as well as "Jolly Jacks" from All Through the Night.

So what do ya' think? Did I conjure up a good brewing of Halloween cuteness? It sure made me one happy witch to see the cats and Jacks smiling back at me while working in the kitchen. 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to visit me . You always brighten my day when you drop by. If you are in the neighborhood in the morning, stop by, I will share one more Halloween freebie for the holiday season. It will be a nice one to stitch up for maybe next year. 

I look forward to catching up with all of the happenings . Please forgive me if it takes a spell to catch up.  

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"The cobwebs in my house just became my decorations.  "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy  who loved to go all out for Halloween. 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Butterflies and Candy Corn- A Halloween Sampler Freebie

 Hey there, Punkin and a very Happy Sunday to you! How are you doing on this fine Sunday morning? I hope good. 

 Hmmm ... 🤔 Where are all of those golden yellows, burnt orange and crimson red leaves? 🍂🍂🍂Sigh.  They are not here in the holler yet. 

We still have a lot of green leaves for it to be mid October.

But my burning bush is changing colors to bright red, and it is putting on berries. 

Watch out when looking up in the trees. Kerplunk! The black walnuts are falling to the ground. The husk will be good  for dyeing  fabric. 

Walnuts are beginning to fall. 

My sweet friend , Alex sent me some  beautiful vintage calico butterflies to applique. 

There are 12 pretty butterflies ready to be appliqued. 

My mind has been fluttering as to how I will set them. But I will wait to tell you my plans when I do a little more digging in my sewing room for background fabrics. I do know I want this to be my 2027 butterfly quilt for my sweet sis. So I am very excited. Thank you dear, Alex. I was brought to tears. 🤗❤

Meanwhile Berries and Butterflies is stalled .

Why ? you ask.

Well I am on a mission to finish the  Pretty in Peach Butterfly quilt.  

Pretty in Peach quilt top - December 2025

A cable design is being quilted in the borders. 

Around and around the borders , I go. Soon this quilt will  be ready to be bound. 

Candy Corn Plant Sampler is all stitched . 

Candy Corn Plant Sampler and Pumpkin Blossom Inn

A thrifted frame is perfect as a temporary finish until I find a frame that fits the sampler better.

 

To make it fit, I simply framed the sampler with bits of leftover fabric strips. 

Hmmm... What do you think? Do you think we can shoo those crows away so we can pick some candy? Hee! Hee!

 

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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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OOPS / CORRECTION-  Oopsie  Daisy- I made a mistake on the charts. Please note if you decide to stitch this piece. The crow on the top candy corn near the letter "C" is missing one stitch in the beak which  is stitched with DMC 645. 

NOTE: I made a mistake and left off one stitch in the top crow's beak. 

Well, that's the Sunday Happenings in the holler. A little bit of this and that and a whole lot of nothing. 😀

I will be sitting down and working on a new house stitch today and working on my Halloween Stamp sampler. 

Thank you for taking time to visit me today. I always enjoy when you drop by to keep me company.

 Have I told you that you make my day special? Love ya'! 😘

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"The best part of one's life is friendships.   "- Abraham Lincoln 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Patriotic plates purchased while thrifting in Arkansas. 

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A thrifty find while in Arkansas. -Eeeh!  A vintage plate!

 

The thrift store had a number of vintage plates probably from one person's collection. This one had a little note attached. 

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