Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Summer Stamp Sampler Reveal

WHOOP! WHOOP ! WHOOP! and a big ole' YEEHAW!

The Summer Stamp SAL has come to an end.

All of the stamps are stitched, and the big sampler is in its frame.

Goodness, I have had a great time these last few weeks sharing the summer stamps.

I want to thank everyone who dropped in for the sweet visits and for cheering me on. I also want to thank those who have stitched along with me. I hope these little stamps brought a bit of joy to your day.

I stitched the Summer Stamps twice . The large sampler was stitched on 14 count Rit yellow dyed Aida.

If you are interested in how I dyed my 14 count Aida, I shared the process in a previous post entitled Let's Dye Some Fabric.

I framed the sampler in a thrifted frame temporarily until I find a frame that I really like.

I then stitched the Summer Stamps into little pin pillows on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida.

🌞Time to Dye- 2024 post on how I tea/ Coffee Dye my fabric.

The trim around each pillow is two strands of chenille yarn that is twisted and tacked to the seams of the pillow.

🌞Pin Pillow Tutorial - 2023 post on how I finish my pin pillows with chenille trim.

So let me do a little review of each stamp. Remember, if you missed any just click on the colored links, and you will be magically transported back to the post with the charts.

Summer Stamp Introduction

Summer Stamp Borders

Summer Stamp Sampler Header

"And The Garden Grows"

Summer Harvest Stamp

Summertime Treat Stamp

Sunflower Strut Stamp

Summer Quilt Stamp

Summer Stamp was stitched on 14 count Aida.

Pink Lemonade Summer Stamp

Home Tweet Home Stamp

In the Apiary Stamp

Canning Season Stamp

A Day at the Beach Stamp

Below is the list of the Summer Stamp Schedule by date with the links for those who may be interested.

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SUMMER STAMP SCHEDULE

April 2nd Summer Stamp Introduction

April 7th Stamp Stamp Border

April 14th Summer Stamp Header

April 21st Summer Stamp 1 "And the Garden Grows"

April 28th Summer Stamp 2 Summer Harvest

May 5th Summer Stamp 3 Summertime Treat

May 12th Summer Stamp 4 Sunflower Strut

May 19th Summer Stamp 5 Summer Quilt Stamp

May 26th Summer Stamp 6 Pink Lemonade

June 2nd Summer Stamp 7 Home Tweet Home

June 9th Summer Stamp 8 In the Apiary

June 16th Summer Stamp 9 Canning Season

June 23rd Bonus Summer Stamp 10 A Day at the Beach

June 27th Final Reveal

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I will leave you with a few photos from around the farm.

It is blackberry season.

Bev is a favorite!

Soon we will have tomatoes.

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"A little bit of Summer is what the whole year is about ."- John Mayer

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who is a ray of sunshine in Heaven. 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.

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for Home Matters

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

It's a Start and a Doodle!

Buzz ! Buzz! Buzz! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

For 4 months now a block has been buzzing away in my head- "Saying make me! Make me!" And it all started way back in February when sweet Linda of Texas Quilt Gal blogspot shared her Stay At Home Round Robin quilt in progress. As soon as I saw her Puss in the Corner block, I was smitten, and I knew I wanted to make a few.

The other day, I could not take the buzzing any longer, I hopped, skipped, and jumped to my quilting room . After much debate, my eagle eye spotted the beautiful bundle of fat quarters that , dear Jennifer of The Inquiring Quilter sent me a few years ago in a giveaway.

Timeless Treasures "The Coop Collection"

I had been saving them as I built up a stash of more "farm themed" fabrics.

Oink! Oink! This fabric reminds me of our days raising pigs! ❤🐷

"Today is the day," I crooned to them as I lovingly scooped the Timeless Treasures fabrics up into my hands. They smiled happily.

Here Chick , Chick! Isn't this fabric precious?

Soon I was off to the cutting table with pretty fabrics in hand and sweet friends on my mind.

The fabrics are cut for the 1st block.

Block Size: (Unfinished) 8 1/2" x 8 1/2"

CUTTING:

Cut 4 - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" fabric A

Cut 4- 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" fabric B

Cut 1- 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" fabric C

Four blocks are now made. More will come later.

Perhaps I will add some other colors from the wee "farm collection" that I have been gathering. Hmmm maybe some blues.

This may be a new leader/ ender project.

Oh shucks , that reminds me - I do need to pick up my speed on the Four Patch Fun quilt. This was Bonnie Hunter's 2025 Leader / Ender design.

I am piecing my blocks using 2 1/2" units. (unfinished)

❤ A little Doodle just for you! ❤

Use for applique, coloring, embroidery or whatever your dream up!

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

So tell me . Do you have a project buzzing about in your head - just begging to be started? Buzz! Buzz!

There is no time like the present! Hee! Hee!

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Thank you for the sweet visit. I am off to piece more blocks.

As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"In the barnyard of life, sow kindness and reap joy. "- unknown
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.

Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss- Wednesday

Denise at For the Love of Geese for Put Your Foot Down- Thursday

Nina at Creations, Quilts, Art , Whatever by Nina for Off the Wall Friday

Alycia's of Alycia's Quilts for Finished of Not Friday

Michelle at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant - Friday

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OOOPS In my previous February 1, 2025 post about my Winter Stamp Collection , I failed to post the link for Stamp 3 called Sledding Friends Stamp. I have since went back and corrected it. On Wednesdays , I am working on stitching the pin pillows to this collection.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

A Day At the Beach Stamp- Summer Freebie

When I think of Summertime, I dream of the sun shining brightly, ocean waves crashing towards the sandy beach and ME sitting under a big umbrella enjoying the sights and sounds with a cold glass of lemonade. Doesn't that sound delightful? 😁 Hee! Hee! Well not to Mr. Pinker ; he is not too fond of the beach.😏

It has been years since I have been to the beach, but Mr. Pinker and I often find ourselves sitting near the banks of the creek as the grandchildren play. I like to dip my toes into the cold water. Oooh it feels so good!

Anywhooo... today I am sharing the final stamp in the Summer Stamp Stitch Along. It is the Bonus Stamp. It did not make its way into my large sampler, but I did stitch A Day at the Beach and made it into a wee pin pillow to join the others in the collection.

A Day at the Beach was stitched using 10 DMC floss colors including: Blanc, 562, 725, 782, 815, 898, 930, 926, 3064, 3799 .

If you are interested in how I dyed my 14 count Aida, I shared the process in a previous post entitled Let's Dye Some Fabric

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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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OOOPS/ CORRECTION: On the instruction page I wrote that I stitched the stamp on yellow Rit dyed Aida; I actually used coffee/ tea dyed 14 count Aida.

If you missed any of the previous posts in respect to the Summer Stamp SAL , below is a schedule with links back to the appropriate posts.

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SUMMER STAMP SCHEDULE

April 2nd Summer Stamp Introduction

April 7th Stamp Stamp Border

April 14th Summer Stamp Header

April 21st Summer Stamp 1 "And the Garden Grows"

April 28th Summer Stamp 2 Summer Harvest

May 5th Summer Stamp 3 Summertime Treat

May 12th Summer Stamp 4 Sunflower Strut

May 19th Summer Stamp 5 Summer Quilt Stamp

May 26th Summer Stamp 6 Pink Lemonade

June 2nd Summer Stamp 7 Home Tweet Home

June 9th Summer Stamp 8 In the Apiary

June 16th Summer Stamp 9 Canning Season

June 23rd Bonus Summer Stamp 10 A Day at the Beach

June 27th Final Reveal

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On Saturday , I will share the final reveal of the large sampler and all of the stamps as pin pillows. I had hoped to find another frame at the Goodwill yesterday, but pickins' were slim. Luckily, I have a frame that will "make do" until I find the frame that I want.

A few weeks ago Mr. Pinker and I snatched up a homemade wooden hutch at a thrift store for only $25. It was missing it's front doors and had not been stained , but that didn't deter us. Mr. Pinker will be staining the hutch today, and then we will move it into the house. You know what that means- there is going to be a "furniture shuffle" which means a mess! Wheww! But soon I will be busy putting things in the hutch. It will mostly be for storage.

Right now my old vintage white shelf in the hall is filled to the brim with enamelware, plates and plain ole' junk. The blue enamelware will be making its way to the new hutch perhaps by mid July.

The enamelware will be stored in the new hutch later. On display are a few new tins , I purchased a few weeks ago and the new blue splatter enamelware . Swoon.

Here are a few more glimpses of my shelf sporting a modge podge of red, white and blue.

More thrifted tins- The Dominos Sugar is a new addition and of course there is some stitching.

The Uncle Sam bank is a favorite to pull out each season.

The patriotic quilts are still sitting in the quilt room; they are as mad as a hornet that they are not on display yet ,and here we are nearing the big day of celebration.😲🎆🎇🎆🎇 Well I can't blame them for being so ill . Can you ? Hee! Hee! So that is another project I need to attend to.

Foyer quilts in 2023

Grandma's Love quilt is front and center draped over a thrifted shutter

2025's Patriotic clutter.

Well Sweeties, here I have chatted your ears off again. Thank you for the sweet visit, and I hope you will come back on Saturday to see the Summer Stamp all framed up. Of course, I am sure that I will talk to you before then though.

Have a warm sun shiny day!

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Let your dreams set sail."- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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