Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Monday, November 24, 2025

Magical Monday

News Alert ! News Alert!

Whewww! All is well!

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Santas has been solved.

Mr. Pinker and I searched every nook and cranny the other day for my missing cross stitches which are usually stored on a certain shelf but to no avail . Then yesterday I pulled out my Christmas cross stitch bins and low and behold there they were! Who would have thunk? Hee! Hee! Well not me! 🤪🤣🙄

Obviously, some sneaky elf slipped them in the bins. Now I ask you,- Why would Christmas cross stitches be in Christmas cross stitch bins? Hee! Hee! 😁😂 Silly me.

In 2 shakes of a lamb's tail , I high tailed it upstairs to deck the buffet with more Santas. I was certainly a jolly gal!

Mr. Pinker just shook his head ."Like I told you, " he said "You would find them in plain sight. "

I will continue decking the halls with my stitches this week. I still have a couple of trees to decorate including the Barnyard Tree.

Loads and Loads of stitched pieces are making their way out of the bins

Oh , but I have lots of other Christmas fun in the works!

A few years ago, I purchased a bag of pieced Christmas fans that were begging to be put into a quilt.

Thrifted pieced fans ready to be appliqued.

Well, you know the story- they went straight to the quilt room and placed on a shelf to be forgotten.

Then a few months ago I picked them up and moved them to the camper as a project for when I was on the go. Well that never happened so the other day, I asked Mr. Pinker to go down to the camper to get them and lickety split he did.

I was grinning ear to ear when he brought them up to the house to me. "Today is the day!" I shouted.

I have never made a fan quilt before. I measured the arch and ended up cutting my pink background fabrics 10 1/2" squared.

Background fabric is 10 1/2"

This will be a long term, slow stitching project and will be great for this winter when we are camping, but for now I will work on a few blocks each week.

Three blocks completed. Woo Hoo!

Alrighty, Sweet Peas, I am off to see what I can get into. I am sure I can muster up some kinda trouble. How about you?

Have a magical day!

Isn't this snowman the sweetest?

As Always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit.

"Christmas is a magical time of the year . " - unknown.

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss you, Amo.

On the finishing table is the Prairie Schooler piece that I stitched years ago in colors that remind me of my daughters.

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Sunday, November 23, 2025

A Great Day to Be Stitching and " Speaking of Christmas -Holly" Freebie

This week's quilt stack comes straight from the kitchen! 😀

Good Slow Stitching Sunday, y'all. It is a good day to sit back in our jammies, prop up our feet and stitch the day away. Don't you think?

Anywhooo.. Since a lot of us will be spending time in the kitchen this week , we better get in all of the stitching time we can in.😀

In the kitchen , I have a small selection of quilts all rolled up into little bundles and tucked into vintage sifters.

Soon those sifters will be put into work , sifting flour as I prep for baking .

Here is a yummy no bake pie recipe which is perfect for the holiday season.

PUMPKIN GINGERSNAP PIE

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups cold half and half, light cream or milk

1 package ( 4 serving size) Jello Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and Pie Filling

3 1/2 cups Cool Whip Whipped Topping , thawed

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup of chopped ginger snap cookies

1/2 cups canned pumpkin

1 1/2 Tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice

1 graham cracker pie crust

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pour half and half into large bowl. Add pie filling mix. Beat until well blended - about 1 minute. Let stand for 5 minutes.

2. Fold in whipped topping, pecans, gingersnaps, pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Spoon into crust.

3. Freeze until firm, about 6 hours or overnight. Remove from freezer and let stand about 10 minutes to soften before serving. Store any leftovers in the freezer.

I have to admit I have had a rip-roaring humdinger of a week.😀😁 No, not a lot of drama has been going on --well, except for The Mysterious Case of the Missing Santas which is still ongoing. ( If you missed that mystery, please hop over to that post. Where could those Santas be? ) But my week has been filled with lots of time working with needle and thread .

The Thanksgiving Jar

Earlier this week , I worked on Moda's Holiday Stitch Along Block 1 . This was a SAL from way back in 2020 that is still available.

Today I will work on Block 2.

I also finished ornament 3 of the Speaking of Christmas series.

This one is simply named "Holly".

I finished it into a simple pillow , framed with some leftover 1 1/2" unfinished fabric strips and some crocheted lace.

Large wonky black X's were stitched along the bottom seam. The large wooden snowflake came from Dollar Tree.

It's a Holly Jolly Christmas ! It's the best time of the year....

Three Speaking of Christmas ornaments/ bowl tucks all whipped up. There will be at least 4 more to come this year. Maybe more later.

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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 will start a new ornament today.

In the evenings, I enjoy sitting back on the couch and working on my Bow Tie quilt. I expect I will do that tonight as well. 7 more blocks to go. Quilt, quilt, quilt!

Well Sweeties, we better get to work if we are going to have a humdinger of a day. Now grab your needle and thread and let's start to stitching. 😀🤗

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude. "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved the holiday season. Sunday gathering are not the same without you, Amo. .. Love you , Amo.