Bees and Blooms Roundabout Doodle

Welcome back, Sweet Peas. 

I won't keep you long. I just wanted to show you my update on my Roundabout quilt.The blocks are coming along. 

 "Bees and Blooms" is the 8th block in the series . Buzz ! Buzz! 

Graphic from Pinterest.

 

I used 2 strands of floss and used the backstitch for most of the stitch.

But I also used the following stitches:

🐝 Lazy Daisy Stitch for the leaves, Bee balm blooms and the bees' wings

🐝 Small satin stitch for the bees' heads and stripes.   

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I  used the following floss colors:

 

🐝  DMC 898 ( bee skep bench) 

🐝 DMC 782 ( bee skep)  

🐝 DMC 3346 (flower stem and leaves) 

🐝 DMC 3777 (Bee balm blooms)

🐝 DMC 3799 ( bees, bee skep hole) 

🐝DMC 930 ( scalloped border) 

The Roundabout was stitched on 8 1/2" x 8 1/2"  (unfinished) white fabric. 

It is framed with 20 -  2 1/2" squares (unfinished) 

The Roundabout Block  with Scrappy Borders Measures:  12 1/2" x 12 1/2" ( unfinished)

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My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. ❤

 Here are all of my stitched blocks laid out on my design floor. As you can see, I have already framed in my embroidery block for next month's stitch . I will be working on it today. 

I am still considering making these blocks bigger , but I  have made no definite plans. 

If you missed any of the blocks and you are interested just click on the colored links. 

Frosty Chill Roundabout

Love Mail Roundabout

Welcoming March Roundabout Doodle 

Bunny Harvest Roundabout 

May Flowers Roundabout

Sweet Melody Roundabout 

Summer Joys Roundabout

Well that's it , Sweeties. I told you I wouldn't ramble in the 2nd post. 😁 Have a fabulous evening! 

And Happy Stitching! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Kindness is the pollen that helps the world bloom.  "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

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

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August Already? and Tiny House in the Beeyard- A Tiny House Freebie

Here we are! The dog days of Summer. How is it August already? Wheew this summer is flying by! Soon the little ones will be making their way back to school ; in fact our munchkins only have a few more days.

I have been bustling about the house making changing here and there. 

First, I changed out my apron hanging from the  vintage Hoosier top. A little yellow apron brightens up the corner that it hangs from. 

It makes for a quick grab for those busy baking days. 

I even added a few sunflower pics to the Hoosier top .

Country clutter on top of the old Hoosier

Now isn't that spiffy? 😀

The Hoosier top holds old crocks, cookie jars and salt and pepper shakers. The tobacco prints behind the Hoosier were given to the tobacco farmers as a gift during the tobacco sales at the warehouses years ago. 

To be honest, I really do need to rearrange everything. It has become a catchall .  😏 

 

Back in the living room ,  I hung the $2.00 Dresden Plate quilt that I bought years ago. 

The buffet is decorated with bee decor . The large scales were my Aunt Dot's and were always displayed on this buffet at her house. I never remove them; it is a fond memory of my Dot Dot who was like a 3rd grandma to me.  

The colors remind me of the 1970's . Do you remember the Harvest Gold appliances and linoleum or am I showing my age? Hee! Hee! We even had a Harvest Gold bathtub. 😏💛  Hmmm ... how did I go down that rabbit hole. LOL. Oh well. 

Over the next few days, I will be changing out my decor to bees and sunflowers. The sunflowers will easily transition into fall decor by the end of the month. 

Time to put away the country summer decor. 

August's Tiny House is all finished and ready for display. It is called Tiny House in the Beeyard. Now you know I had to have a bee themed stitch . Hee! Hee!

 

I went around and around on what the house colors should be, but after much debate decided to stitch mine as a brick house using DMC 3857, 3858, and 3859. A little star is nestled down below the house's eaves. 

    The following DMC floss colors were used in the making of Tiny House in the Beeyard:

🐝 782- bees, bee skeps

🐝 898 border, bee skep tables 

🐝937 grass

🐝 948 star, bees' wings

🐝3371 bees, bee skep holes, roof, windows, door

🐝 3857 house

🐝3858 house

🐝  3859 house

If you decide to stitch any of my designs , feel free to choose your own floss colors. I always use whatever floss colors I have on hand at the time and what suits my home decor. ❤ And if you are not digging the star, just fill in the siding and Wahlah! Your House in the Beeyard is complete. Hee! Hee! 

 Tiny  House in the Beeyard was stitched on 14 count tea/ coffee dyed Aida.  I posted on how I dye my Aida in 2024  in my Time to Dye- post. 

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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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A finishing tutorial was shared in January 2026

Like all of my Tiny Houses, the Tiny Summer House is finished in the same manner into a wee pin pillow with a bit of print fabric and lace. I shared the measurements in  my January 13, 2026 post along with the 1st house in the series, Tiny Winter's Day House. ( There will be 12 houses all together.)

If you have missed any of the other houses and are interested , just click on the colored links and you will be transported back to the post and the charts.

 Tiny Winter's Day House, Tiny Love House , Tiny March House , Tiny Tulip House ,

 Tiny Tomato House, and  Tiny Butterfly House

Tiny Summer House, 

Around noon I will be posting , my latest Roundabout embroidery. So if you are in the neighborhood drop by for a quick visit.  I promise , I won't chat your ears off. 😀🤪😅

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"August still stretched before us - long , golden and reassuring like an endless period of delicious sleep.  "- Lauren Oliver

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . This is such a hard month. My mind is racing with memories of our last few days in August. 

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

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Three Cheers for the Red , White and Blue- A Patriotic Hutch Tour

 

Good Friday morning, y'all! How are you  doing on this fine lovely day?    I think I will wrap up July with a great big ole' country clutter tour!  What do you think?   I haven't posted one of those in a spell. Y'all who have been with me for awhile know that I am no minimalist. All of this  junk ahem I mean treasures sure make this gal a happy camper.  Are you up to taking a peek at my patriotic hutch ? It is filled to the brim with all sorts of stitching. Come on ! Let's go! 

Of course, I have filled every nook and cranny. I started with layering in the background my Pioneer Woman plates just for a bit of color and then I brought in all things red, white and blue. 

  I did not change anything on top of the hutch. It has tins filled with dishes and old Coca Cola crates. I did add some yellow floral garland and a cherry garland to soften the lines. 

The tins hold plates and Christmas ornaments. The garland softens the lines of the hutch.

Every year I display Nanny's red coffee canister  for the patriotic season. I found the little Tea canister years ago at the thrift store. 

The Uncle Sam stitch is a new design of mine that I actually stitched a few years ago, but it has been hanging in the wings to be fully finished. It will probably be a freebie next year if I don't forget. 

Do you remember the chalkware wall decor of the 70's? (Maybe its plaster.)   Well,  I pulled out my cherry chalkware piece to prop on my shelf. It brings back  lots of fond memories.  On the stack of plates is Liberty  and House of Liberty , another future freebie. 

Oh , I forgot to mention , if you see anything you are interested in just click on the colored links and you will be magically transported back to the post with the chart. 

In the hanging egg basket, I displayed a little cherry stitch. It was a super quick piece that I stitched about 8 years ago. I found it on Pinterest but for the life of me , I cannot remember who the designer is. Do you happen to know ?  Oh bother,  my memory fails me.😏🤔

Hold it! 

Are your eyes crossed yet? 🥴🤪 I know. I know. It is a lot to take in, but there is still more. So let's shimmy down to the 2nd shelf shall we. 

The second shelf holds more stitching and an old teapot. 

The little red tea pot is actually strawberry themed. I just turned it around so the strawberries would not be seen.  The darling clothespin flag was a gift from my sweet friend, Patricia. It is always on my hutch or buffet for the patriotic season. I just love it! ❤ Thank you , Patricia. 

Front and center is Little Miss Liberty.  I shared her a few years ago. Isn't she precious with her lantern as she walks  among the flowers? 

"Little Miss Liberty" is surrounded by wee patriotic stamps including: Patriotic House Stamp, Pop Goes The Fireworks Truck Stamp, Mini Patriotic Jar Stamp,   and I even included a strawberry stamp called Strawberry Basket Stamp.

A bowl of Patriotic stamps. 

 On the silver butter plate , is U. S. A., a piece that I shared in 2024. 

 Strawberry Jam Jar is tucked in the corner on top of an overturned bowl. 

Wheww! Still one more shelf to go. As you can see,  it is filled with a modge podge of items. 

The vintage juicer is filled with a bowl of faux strawberries.  I then layered the shelf with some cross stitch pieces along with vintage salt and pepper shakers that my dear sis gifted  me. 

"Freedom Rings" is a piece I worked on last year. I haven't posted her yet.

In 2021 , I stitched a whole series of Patriotic Wordies, just simple stitches that made for quick finishes. Old Glory was one of those stitches. 

I still think the 1776 Crock  is as cute as a two dollar button and is one of my favorite patriotic stitches. I stitched a whole series of crock pieces and I still have more brewing in my head, but those are for another day.  More stamps join  1776 Crock  including Summertime U.S.A. Stamp,  and ...

 

    U.S.A. Stamp with Lizzie Kate's freebie called Freedom.

Do you know who designed this darling Uncle Sam? 

I know some of you stitched him. He was a freebie a few years ago, but for the life of me I cannot find my post about this darling little fella. Anywhoo... I finished him onto a trivet. He is another favorite that I enjoy bringing out during the patriotic season. 

Well Sweeties, that's all she wrote!  😀We made it to the end of the hutch tour. It was a lot to take in wasn't it, but to be honest I just could not help myself and kept adding more and more and more!!!😂 

Uncle Sam, Miss Liberty and all of the other patriotic stitches have marched back into their storage bins, and in their place came busy buzzing bees. So expect a full tour of the bee display in the coming days. 

If you are interested in seeing any of my previous patriotic hutch tours, just click the links below. You will see a lot of the same things- just switched around a bit.

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2025 Country Red, White and Blue  Hutch Tour

2024-  Take Me Out To The Ballgame Hutch Tour

2023  Red, White and Blue  Hutch. 

2022  Down on the Farm Patriotic Hutch.  ( I failed to post a tour in 2022) 

2021 My Country Patriotic Farm Hutch

2020 Country Patriotic Thrift Hutch

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 If you would like to see some of the seasonal hutch tours click on the links below

Hutch Tours of 2023-  Links to all of the monthly hutch displays for 2023

Hutch Tours of 2024 Links to all of the monthly hutch displays for 2023

Hutch Tours of 2025 Links to all of the monthly hutch tours of 2025. 

   

I guess, I have kept you long enough. I know you have places to go and things to do. But I just want you to know that I appreciate you so much for spending just a tad of your time with me. It really warms my heart. 

I hope you will drop by tomorrow . If all goes well, I will post a new Tiny House and a Roundabout Doodle. 

Have a beautiful day, Sweet friends. Love ya'! 😘💓 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

" Where liberty dwells, there is my country.  "- Benjamin Franklin

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy  who was a collector too.

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