Ooooh, tonight the Harvest Moon will grace our skies. Are you going to put on your robe and slippers and go out to see it? I think I will. Of course, I may have to do some convincing of Mr. Pinker to take me out to the farm for a better view. These old trees in the holler are too much of an obstruction to view the moon properly. Besides we can go see ole' Edna, Rodster, Molly and the twins as we gaze at the moon in all its glory. LOL
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| Molly and her twins, Mutt & Jeff are doing well. The twins are growing like a weed. |
How about a little Harvest Moon trivia? My girls has always said I have a mind for random facts. LOL I really do! I just love tid bits of information on this and that no matter how useless the information is. 😀🙄🤣
🌝 HARVEST MOON TRIVIA 🌝
🌝From my understanding, the moon will be 224, 600 miles miles from Earth compared to its usual 238, 900 miles. And... it is supposed to appear 30 % brighter and 14 % larger than normal. How exciting!
🌝3 more super moons will follow in November, December and January. On November 5th , the moon is supposed to be at its closest to the earth.
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| Excuse Rodster. He has been eating. 😀🐮🐄 |
In celebration of this month's Super Moon, I have a new house stitch to share with you. It is called The Harvest Moon House.
A small pumpkin patch was planted in the front yard of the warm autumn cabin.
Hoot ! Hoot! call the owls as the moon begins to rise.
And then of course there is the big, glorious Harvest Moon.
"The Harvest Moon glows round and bold,
In pumpkin shades outlined in gold, " - Richelle E. Goodrich
I have to admit I had so much fun stitching this one, and this house may be my favorite for this year.
"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you might hit a star. "- W. Clement Stone
Harvest Moon House has a design size of 76 x 74. I stitched mine on 14 count Aida that I coffee / tea dyed which brought this to about 5 3/ 8" x 5 1/4".
Sixteen floss colors were used in this piece including DMC 301, 435, 730, 739, 780, 829, 832,844, 919, 920, 934, 975, 977, 3012, 3781, and 3853 . I actually did not realize I used so many floss colors until I had finished. Of course, you could use as many or as few as you liked.
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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 finished Fall Checklist which I shared earlier. I embroidered mine in DMC 898. If you have a chance, pop over to Di's blog , Quilting is Blissful . Not only does she show the gorgeous projects that she finished this past week, but she shared how she finished the Fall Checklist into a darling pillow. Thank you, again, Di for stitching so many of my pieces. ❤🤗
I will keep it short and sweet today. Have a beautiful day and enjoy the Harvest Moon.
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting,
y'all
Melisa
"May your dreams be sweet under the beauty and magic of the Harvest Moon. "- Unknown
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.
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Other Posts That Might Strike Your Fancy!
🌞Time to Dye- 2024 post on how I tea/ Coffee Dye my fabric. 🌞A Spooky Parade - Halloween freebies up to October 4, 2025. More Halloween pieces followed this date.
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| Vintage pottery and crocks on the fall foyer shelf . |
I have been spending my time strolling the fields of turnip greens and fields of long gone corn crops as the sharecroppers have come and gone with their combines . The other day I watched the farmers as they came in to harvest soybeans. They had a very busy, long day.
