A Stroll Down Autumn Quilt Trail

                                              Golden yellows, rusty browns

Autumn quilts all around! 

Happy happy Saturday, Sweet Peas.  Welcome! 

How are you doing on this fine sunny day? 

Would you like to join me as I hop down memory lane looking at old Autumn themed quilts ? I would be as pleased as punch if you would. 

Soon "Fall themed" quilts will be fluttering into every nook and cranny .  

One of the first pieces I usually bring out is my Rail Fence quilt. Well, it is actually not a quilt, because I have not quilted it yet , but that is not going to stop me from using it. It is light weight enough for me to hang  on the quilt shelf just above the buffet. 

The Autumn Rail Fence was pieced about 10 years ago maybe longer. It is made up of lots and lots of 3 " finished rail fence blocks.  Do you recognize any of those fabrics in your stash? 

Way  back in 2021 , I pulled out some  strings and began piecing away in my willy nilly style which often leads to a lot of wonkiness. 

A wonky gal has got to have a wonky quilt doesn't she? 😄😁😜

To wrangle in the scrappiness , I added borders and then appliqued a big ole' pumpkin and a cooky crow. Soon I had  a quilt I called  Autumn Quilt 1817.  It is made up of some of Mr. Pinker's old shirts as well. Lots of sweet memories in this one. 

Soon after creating my Crow Creek Saltbox  in  2020 which by the way was my 1st saltbox, I decided to embroider some motifs to go along with it. 

Crow Creek Mini Quilt  soon followed. I shared those little designs in 2020 as well. 

Meet my Great Grandparents. ❤🤗There is Great Grandma Annie whom I never met, but have heard many fond stories about, and my dear Great Grandpa C.E. whom I called "Rancher" because yes, he was a farmer . If you haven't already figured it out, we like to give nicknames to family members. Hee! Hee. Do you do that? 

Anywhoo.... Years ago, my Nanny gave me one of her mom's quilts. It was bright bold and beautiful! And just my colors!

Great Grandma Annie's Quilt 

I can only imagine the many hours it took for Great Grandma Annie to make this beautiful string quilt. Perhaps she was sitting in her rocker by the fireplace in "The Big House" as it was called hand piecing away.  The house was called The Big House not because it was big , but the family was "big" - lots of youngin's running amuck. 

The quilt is made of feedbacks and was lovingly handquilted.  

Well Sweeties, I will continue my stroll down Autumn Quilt Trail in a future post where I will share more "fall quilts from the vault". 

Thank you for joining me and I hope you will drop by tomorrow for some slow stitching time! Have a beautiful day! 

 As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Autumn the season that teaches us that change can be beautiful."- Unknown 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I miss and love you so much.   ❤👼

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Graphics from Pinterest. 

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"

Dreaming of Fall

 I'm dreaming... 

of orange, gold and rusty browns...

of leaves dropping to the ground...

of quilts here..

 quilts there...

of  quilts laying everywhere.

 I'm dreaming of quirky squirrels gathering nuts

of jack-o-lanterns with glowing eyes.

Halloween Jar

Yes, I am dreaming of that time of year where I can scream Autumn's here. 

Are you dreaming of fall too?  

I am trying to contain myself, but I just may mosey up to the attic and roll down some roly poly pumpkins for fall  decorating soon!  

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Autumn is serenity, an old soul's passage into deep dreams .  " - unknown.

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

Working on string piecing some scraps leftover from The Ribbon quilt. 

Hexies, Jars and Bow Ties

 I stomp my feet and yell at the top of my lungs! "No I refuse an intervention!" Hee! Hee! 

Good morning y'all and Happy Tuesday . Are you wondering what I am being  so obstinate about? 😁😛 Well, you know that I went thrifting the other day.  And guess what I came home with?  

Yep! Another cookie jar and bean pot! I know. I know.  Some of you are saying , "Girl, what's up with you and cookie jars. " Hmmm I just don't know. I just love them especially if they are old. And in my defense, my Granny got me hooked on bean pots. Love my Granny! ❤❤❤

Anywhoo, I am as happy as a lark singing on a summer's day. Of course, a couple of pitchers came home with me too. 

 

In celebration of my thrifty find, I hung up one of my crock cross stitches that I purchased years ago. It matches my bean pot doesn't it. 

So now down to the nitty gritty. What am I working on today. 

Over the last few months while camping, I have been working on my hexie flowers. I have one more to piece, and then I will be ready to  applique them . Now I just have to choose a background fabric for them. 

Hmmm what else can I work on?  Another house is in the works.  Of course I am putting in the garden before the construction of the dwelling begins. 😀Every house needs a pumpkin patch doesn't it? 

Harvest Moon Saltbox in the works. 

The hoop has been moved in my Otis Payne Bow Tie. 

 Alrighty, y'all I better get off here. I got cookies to bake and beans to cook . Gotta make those thrifty finds  useful. Don't I? 

Hmmm , Ok, you caught me! I came home with another cookie jar that  I failed to mention earlier.😀  Or is this a biscuit jar?😁 Either way, let's just keep it between us though .Shall we?  Hee Hee!

Now you have a beautiful day! 

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 As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Life is sweet ; enjoy a treat." 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I miss and love you so much.   ❤👼

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Homestead Blessings and Pear Butter- A Little Quilt

 I am playing with four patches today! 

Happy Friday y'all. Are you ready for the weekend? I sure am. Tomorrow Mr. Pinker and I will be going to a tractor pull ,meanwhile I am going to spend the whole  day working in the quilting room.  Woo Hoo! Fun! Fun! Fun! 

 Mr. Pinker is away at a Beekeeping class so we are both doing something we enjoy. Right? 

 Hive Sweet Hive,  Bee Balm, and Be Blessed is a freebie from my sweet friend  Vicki at , Stitchy McFloss blogspot 

As I was rummaging through my scrap bags, I found 11 lone four patches that I created awhile back just itching to be placed into a little quilt.  These little four patches are made of 1 1/2" squares. 

After some contemplation, I cut some more fabrics and laid out the pieces for a wee quilt.

Auditioning a layout using 10 of the found four patches. 

  I am not posting a tutorial, but these are the cutting measurements that I used just in case you would like to  make one. 😀

Strips are cut for Pear Butter. 

CUTTING FOR THIS QUILT:
20 - 1 1/2" brown squares for four patches

20 1 1/2" yellow squares for four patches

14- 2 1/2 " green squares

2-  2 1/2" x 8 1/2" burgundy fabric rectangles for  top and bottom borders

2-  2 1/2" x 10 1/2 burgundy fabric rectangles for right and left borders

The four patch center of the mini quilt is all pieced. Time to add the corner blocks and  borders.  I webbed mine together. 

The center is pieced . Time to add the borders. 

It did not take long before the little four patch quilt was pieced.

 I think I will call it Pear Butter. It reminds me of my Green Apple Butter that I shared a couple of years ago. 

Green Apple Butter quilt made from 4 patches. 

Pear Butter will be going into the hoop soon. 

In the background is "A Pumpkin and a Crow" and upcoming freebie and  Autumn at Sunflower Ridge by The Woolly Ewe

I will be dyeing fabric today for this little design called "Homestead Blessings". 

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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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Alrighty, y'all, I better go see what other mischief I can get into today.  I hope you do the same! 

Blessings from the Homestead. 

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Blessed are those who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing."- 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Yesterday I posted my Stamp Parade ,and I realized I had completely forgotten to add 3 Halloween stamps that I made a few years ago.  So I will leave the links here, and I have updated the Stamp Parade too.  More Halloween stamps will be coming in the future.

Happy Stitching! 

Boo and Jack Stamp

Little Black Cat Stamp

Three Happy Jacks