Cold Winter's Day on the Farm- Wordless Wednesday

 All is quiet on the farm come Winter Time.  Welcome y'all to a Winter on the Farm "Not So Wordless Wednesday post.  Today's post is just a few snapshots of the farm on those dreary winter days.

I hope you enjoy. ❤🤗

The hay is in the barn awaiting to be distributed. 

Edna is always on guard. 

The gals Mill around the watering hole come noon time. 

The bees are snug in their hives. 

All is good on the farm! 

Thank you for the sweet visit ! Have a beautiful winter's day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"The plants and the earth are resting. Maybe we should too. The long days will be here soon enough. " Rebecca Raideo 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Pretty in Peach Butterflies Taking a Ride

 Good afternoon , Sweet friends and welcome. I hope the first few days of January have been treating you well.  Me? Well - though Mr. Pinker and I have been busy, the year is off to a roaring start. 🌟🎉🎉🥳

I finished the little mug rug made from scraps and strips. 

I do apologize for not being able to visit properly these last few days. We have had family in town for the last few weeks . You know what that means- we have been having fun up to our gills!  Yehaw! 😁😃 We have played games, ate too much and had one birthday party after another - four celebrations in fact. Wowzer! December was bussssssy! 

On top of all of that, Mr. Pinker and I have been trying to get the camper ready for our winter trip. With the new set up which I showed a few months ago , we have been trying to figure out where to put everything. I will be taking lots of crafts though I am not sure how much stitching and quilting time I will have. 

The truck camper set up for camping in October of 2025

Speaking of quilting.😀   Just in the nick of time, I finished piecing Pretty in Peach Butterflies quilt. 

This is the 3rd butterfly quilt that I have worked on in honor of my dear sweet sister.  

It has been hard to get a good photo of it on these dreary overcast winter days, but I took it out into the yard and tried to get a few happy  snapshots . 

The pieced and appliqued blocks each measure 15" finished.  I think the nine patch variation blocks look like flowers. What do you think? 

Each butterfly is appliqued on a pretty peach background. I will tell you the story of this quilt holds later as I quilt on it. It is sorta a bitter sweet story. 

 It is hard to choose a favorite butterfly block, but the brown butterfly reminds me of my sis . Though she was bold and vivacious, she loved earth toned colors. 

While her older sis- Me? Hee! Hee! Loves bright colors. But I bet y'all have figured that out.  

Pretty in Peach will go into the hoop very soon perhaps it will flutter into the camper and make its way to the wild West where those beautiful scrappy butterflies were appliqued in January of 2025.🦋🦋🦋 Hmmm 🤔we shall see.

Pretty in Peach butterflies in the works at Gold Nugget Mine in AZ Jan. 2025

 Meanwhile a new butterfly quilt will be in the works soon. 

Alrighty , Sweeties. I best get off here. We will be on the road soon so my visits or being able to respond may be sporadic since we will be off grid. 

 Off I go! It is time to ride! 

P.S. In the next few days, I  will be posting some backdated posts that I meant to post in December. If you are interested feel free to pop over and visit them. I will give a heads up when I post one. 

Have a great day. ❤

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"You don't just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process. " Kupi Kaur 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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 I am joining these lovely ladies' link parties. I hope you check them out; they always have so many wonderful projects going on and provide the opportunity for other needleworkers to meet. 

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New Year, New Starts and Fresh Beginnings - And a Winter Doodle

Happy, Happy New Year's! 

Mmm Do you smell that?  The hog jowl and turnip greens are cooking . And is that cornbread in oven? By golly , it is! Soon we will be sitting down  to the table for our traditional New Year's meal. 

Grab ya' a plate and join me . 🤗 I would be delighted if you would. Plus  this gives me the  opportunity to share my New Year's start. 

Some of you may remember my   Tumbleweeds  quilt top which I shared in August 2024 . I picked it up for just $15.00 from a thrift store in Alabama. Oooh what a steal! 

It is time for this beauty to go into the hoop!

Mr. Pinker hip hopped out of the way as I stretched a vintage sheet and my batting out on the living room floor. It was not long before I had Tumbleweeds all smoothed out and ready to move the hoop in place. 

 

This quilt has a patriotic vibe to it. Don't you think?  - Perfect for our 250th Birthday! 

But this is not the only quilt I want to work on this year. 

4 QUILTS I WANT TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THIS YEAR

🧵1. Alabama Beauty- I bought this quilt a few years ago at the 2023 Worlds' Longest Yard Sale. I have been as slow as molasses about quilting it , but it has been a joy to work on for  a few minutes each week. Hmm. Should I finish it this year? I just may try and do that! 

🧵2. Pretty in Peach Butterflies- I began this quilt in 2025  while in Arizona. It is my 3rd quilt in memory of my sweet baby sister. I want to complete it this year. 

🧵3. Peppermint Pinwheels- Now this quilt top makes my heart go thumpity thump! ❤❤❤ I am super excited and hope to have it in the hoop this year. Perhaps by July. 

🧵 4. Rainbow Sherbet-  And last but certainly not least ole' Rainbow Sherbet which has been hanging in the mix for a few years now. I sure would like to get at least 1/2 of it quilted. We shall see though. 

Now that I have my quilting resolutions over with,  let's talk about embroidery. I have a hankering to start a new project.  Soooo...  Frosty Chill is a perfect little doodle to kick start my year.  I am embroidering Frosty Chill on a 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of white fabric. 

Frosty Chill embroidery and Winter Jar- Mason Jar Series

A little doodle just for you. 💙☃❄

 My little doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. ❤

Alrighty , Sweeties. The cornbread is piping hot. We better chow down. Thank you for joining me as we welcome in the new year. 

 " Every moment is a fresh beginning. "- T.S Elliot -

 As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,y'all

Melisa 

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.  "-Socrates 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Did I Meet My Quilting Goals? Let's See!

 Did I make progress on my January 1, 2025 goals List this year?  Well a little bit. 

Let's take a lookie! 👀

On January 1st , I posted four quilts that I wanted to make progress on . 

JANUARY 1st 2025 GOAL # 1

🧵1. Flaming Butterflies- It is my focus quilt for 2025. I want to have it finished this year.

SO HOW DID I DO?

⭐ Yeehaw! I get a golden star for I completed this goal. This quilt was made up of scrappy thrifted butterflies that I appliqued while in AZ. It is in memory of my sister. 

My heart was all "a flutter" when I completed Flaming Butterflies this year. 🦋🦋🦋🦋

Even Blackie approved of my finish. 

Blackie says Hi!

JANUARY 1st Goal #2

🧵2.  The Easter Quilt. Do you remember that one? I did not mention it in 2024 because I was just plumb embarrassed that it is hanging on like a hair in a biscuit.😜😅 I started it ages and ages ago, and I still do not have the quilting finished. Oh boy, I am a Miss Slowpoke. - 

Progress at the beginning of 2025

SO HOW DID I DO?

⭐Hip Hip Hooray! I am on a roll! I finished it too! I get another gold star!  Excuse me a moment while I break out into a happy dance. 💃💃💃

The Easter Quilt was started way back in 2019 or maybe even earlier. Anywhooo... it haunted me like a bad dream - always mocking me and saying that I would never finish it. Boy did I show her.  By April of this year , she was quilted, bound and on display. I guess I showed Miss Easter Quilt whose boss.  Didn't I? 

Oh boy ! I am a movin' and a groovin' .🕺🕺 Let's see how I did on the 3rd goal for 2025! 

 

GOAL # 3 as of January 1, 2025 

🧵3. Rainbow Sherbet- I would like to get 1/2 of it completed. It is indeed a slow stitch.  I bought this quilt top at the World's Longest Yard Sale a few years ago. 

SO HOW DID I DO?

❌ YIKES! A  Swing and a Miss! Big Strike out on this one. I don't think I put in one single stitch on Rainbow Sherbet. Now what was wrong with me? 🥴😳

Hmmm ...  THINK... THINK... THINK... Should Rainbow Sherbet move on to the goal list of 2026? We shall see.  🤔🤔🤔

I am biting my nails!  How did I fare on Goal #4?  

GOAL #4 as of JANUARY 1, 2025

🧵4. Mason Jar Blocks- I would also like to work on my Mason Jar blocks if I can find them. 😕😳😉🤨🔎 Hmm, where did those blocks disappear to? 

❌  STRIKE TWO!  Oh BUTTERSCOTCH!  The mason jar quilt blocks are nowhere to be found. Hmmm, I may have to put a BOLO alert for these blocks. Has that stitching bandit been back to my house? Hee! Hee!  

                                         

Well there you go.😀😏 Only half completed . Hmmph a score of a 50 - not very good in my eyes! But on the other hand , it is better than nothing. 😁

Oh well, I better skip to the quilt room and decide which quilty projects will be on my 2026 GOAL LIST. 

Will you be making some quilty goals for yourself? 

I will be gearing up for my New Year's Day start tonight. I will show it to you tomorrow.   

How about we ring in the year with our  fabrics flying and our needles on fire?! Sounds good to me.  How about you? 

Have a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve, Sweeties. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,y'all

Melisa 

"Don't wait until you reach the goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take towards meeting the goal. " - unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. It is so hard to start a new year without you, Amo. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Hutch Tours of 2025 - A Year End Review

 Cluter , clutter, clutter. You know I love the junk!  😀😁

Good morning, friends . I thought today I would share a parade of hutch tours that I have shared throughout the year. The hutch has been decorated to the hilt with all kinds of goodies that warm my heart including stitches and quilts. If you see any posts that you would like to visit , just click on the colored link and you will magically be transported back to that post . 

So let's get started on the Hutch Tours in Review. 

A blizzard of snowmen invaded the hutch in January in my Winter Blues Hutch. 

We spent most of January and part of February in Arizona . So as soon as I returned home, I skipped Valentine's Day and decorated my hutch in all things green in my Leprechauns, Cabbages and Sheep Hutch Tour.

The end of March brought in the bunnies. Easter was in late April so I was able to enjoy those hares for a few weeks. Lots of vintage pottery, glassware and of course stitching was on the hutch which  can be revisited in my post called The Bunny, Bunny Hutch Tour. 

Night Time view.

As soon as the bunnies hopped into their storage bins, I pulled out all of my strawberry decor for the month of May. There were Berries Galore in this hutch display. 

By June, it was time to decorate for the patriotic season. So  I filled every nook and cranny of my hutch  with all things patriotic and some good Ole' country goodness in my Country Red, White and Blue Hutch Tour 

The month of August welcomed in the Bears, Bees and Sunflower Hutch Tour. Lots of vintage pieces filled the hutch including pieces of Hull, and McCoy pottery, Pyrex and of course bears, bees and sunflowers. It was sweet as honey- if I do say so myself. Hee! Hee! 

By the end of August, the bees swarmed and buzzed away while roly poly pumpkins rolled onto the shelves of the old wooden hutch. I was dreaming of fresh baked pumpkin pies and the smells of  grandma's kitchen with Grandma's Country Autumn Kitchen Hutch display. It was not until close to Thanksgiving that I posted a tour of the hutch though. Oh my , how time got away from me. 

Though I did not give a tour of my hutch for October, I did post photos of my Ghostly Hutch which was inspired by a couple of cookie jars that I bought at Walmart. 

For the first time ever, I skipped decorating the hutch for Thanksgiving. To be honest, I was sorta sad I did, but anywhoo, I was very anxious to decorate with my apple decor for Christmas which I showed in my Apple-icious Country Christmas Hutch Tour.  There were lots of vintage goodies in this hutch display including Watts Pottery and all things apple related. 

Well, that's my country hutch all decked out for the seasons. 

Do you have a favorite? 

I think mine was the Bunny Bunny Hutch  for Easter.  But I have to admit that I enjoyed them all. 

But wait... My hutch wasn't the only place I changed out things seasonally. In the entryway is a small white shelf I purchased from the thrift store years ago for $3.00. It is a perfect place to showcase country clutter. 

In April , the foyer shelf was filled to the brim with all things green and bunnies galore. 

As soon as the hopped away, it was time to decorate the small shelf for the patriotic season. I call it a Modge Podge of Patriotic pieces was used. 

For the month of August the modge podge collection continued on the old shelf but with the Watermelon theme.  Watermelon is  Mr. Pinker's and my  favorite summertime treat this year. We devoured them. 

Late summer brought on the corn harvest, so I decorated my foyer and shelf in the Corn and Sunflowers theme. Lots of vintage corn tureens were brought out. It was certainly a sunny display. 

Once the corn was harvested and as Autumn rolled in  a whole lot of crows came to roost among the chickens and I brought in some of my old brown crocks and dishware which I adore.

I shared just a glimpse of the Autumn shelf when I shared The Maize Basket Sampler

Come November, I went straight for the Christmas decor. Last year we were out of town a lot so I did not get to enjoy my Christmas decor as long as I liked soooo.... I decorated early.  My little foyer shelf was filled to the brim with Camper Cookie Jars for the festive season. 

The small foyer is decorated with Christmas quilts and cookie jars. 

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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

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Well Sweeties, that is my country clutter tours for 2025. Hmmm I wonder what 2026 will have in store for my hutch and shelf. I am sure I will find a few thrifted treasures this upcoming year and of course some handmades to adorn the shelves.   

Will you be decorating a special area for January?   I hope your sweet treasures bring you as much joy as mine does for me. 

Thank you for dropping by for a sweet visit. 

We are wrapping up the year . Aren't we? 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"Good things come to those who thrift. " 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved to thrift as much as I do. I miss our thrifting adventures and talks. . I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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