Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Tumbleweeds, Windmills and Camp

For some reason, my eyes were heavy as Mr. Pinker and I puttered down the road. I had hoped to work on cross stitching, but alas I could not keep my eyes open. Goodness, was I a sleepy head. 😴💤

Mary Elizabeth Coat's Winter Saltbox in the works.

Good Sunday morning , Sweet Friends. Welcome.

Mr. Pinker and I have made it to camp.

Though I see the windmills every time that I travel through Oklahoma and Texas, I still marvel at them. Wow ! They are massive! We do not have windmills where we live.

Seeing the windmills near the Donley County line in Texas made me regret that I did not bring my Peppermint Pinwheels quilt that I pieced last month. It would have been a lovely quilt to work on while camping.

But I did bring my Tumbleweeds quilt which will be my focus quilt for 2026.

The first block is quilted. Eeeeh!

The center block looks like a windmill.

I am freehand quilting wavy lines in the 1 1/2" sashings.

Today I will work on Block 2 in Tumbleweeds and if I am lucky -well maybe I will be able to keep my eyes open to do some cross stitching. Hee! Hee!

Mr. Pinker and I are camping off grid so our power and internet access is limited. Please forgive me for not being able to visit properly. Your sweet visits and compliments are bringing warm smiles to each and every day. Thank you from the bottom of my pea pickin' heart. I will be back to normal visits in the near future. Thank you for understanding.

Alrighty, I best get off here. We have a desert wash to explore and then I will settle into my afternoon stitching time.

Have a Wonderful Winter's Day!

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"Sometimes in the winds of change we find our greatest direction. "- unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ near Groom, Carson County, Texas

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I shared my Frosty Chill Roundabout doodle yesterday. The first of a monthly series.

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Frosty Chill Roundabout Embroidery- A Doodle Freebie

And a lovely Saturday to you, Snowbunnies.

Hot off the presses is "Frosty Chill", the first of a little monthly roundabout embroideries that I will be working on throughout the year.

Frosty is stitched on an 8 1/2" unfinished piece of white fabric using the back stitch.

Aaw now isn't he a handsome jolly fella. 💙⛄

I pulled out some winter blue fabrics to sift through in order to finish him into a little quilt. My inspiration came from Diann at Little Penguin Quilts . She finished her monthly hearts into little wall hangings last year and shared all of her monthly heart quilts in her November, 29, 2025 "It's Almost December" post. They were so stinkin' cute! ❤ ( Thank you , Diann 🤗)

Anywhooo... after making a selection of fabrics. I was ready to get to work. I chose some lights and darks.

I cut the dark squares into fourths.

I then placed a dark square on each of the light blue fabrics corners. I drew a diagonal line from point to point and sewed 1/4" from the drawn line.

The goal was to make snowball blocks. Yikes! What has happened to my snowballs. Well I just pressed on for I was rushed for time.

Once that I pieced the blocks together , I cut 2 1/2" strips from an old blue shirt and added borders to all 4 sides. Wahlah! Frosty was finished. Oh bother, The snowballs do not look too "snowbally". Oh well, I may jazz them up as I continue to work on Frosty this month.

Once Frosty is quilted he will be displayed on my old Hoosier cabinet. This is a project that I am taking along with me on my trip. Fingers crossed I will get the fella quilted soon.

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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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Meanwhile I have already started embroidering February's block.

Thank you for dropping by for a Saturday visit. I will be sharing tales from the road soon.

Happy Trails and ...

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"Warm wishes and Snowman Kisses. "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

I spotted my first "heart " rock of the year. ! My sweet sign .

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Mooving Day on the Farm

It's Farm Friday. What's happening on the farm? Moving hay and ...

Moving cows.

♭♮"Mama's gonna worry,

I've been a bad bad boy

No use saying sorry

It's something that I enjoy.." ♭♮- Ozzy Osbourne "Flying High

Mutt and Jeff have been bad bad boys. 🐮🐮 ( Not really , but they have been into some mischief and let's say a little less than cooperative .)

Mutt and Jeff

Aww but aren't they so cute?

So what have they done?

Well first off, Baby Mutt is an escape artist and has been slipping through the fence to hang out in the yard. No bother though . Mr. Pinker and Dad have ushered him back into the field many times to be with his mom.

But the other day it was moooving day on the farm.🐄🐄🐄

Time to move Mama and the twins to the other section of the farm to run with all of the other cattle. Well they were not having it!

As Little Mutt got in the corral, he slipped through the panels ,tore them from the fence post and dragged them to the corn crib. Quite a feat. He then shook them off without a care and gave "the look"! Oh boy, does he look mad.

Then Mama pushed against the gate which knocked against Dad. Grumble! Grumble! Now we cannot have that! Dad is okay,- a little bumped and bruised though. It was a frustrating experience to say the least.

Meanwhile, what did Jeff do? Well, he got into a tussle with Elmer the donkey. Gosh, it was a wild and woolly time at the old barn.

But it was not long before Mama and the twins settled in with the other cows.

Jeff gets a drink of water.

The cows are gathered for a bite.

With all of the goings on, Skeeter the Barn cat sat among the tobacco sticks unamused at the twins and Mama's antics. Skeeter does not have time for such silliness. Now isn't Skeeter a cutie too?

Since it is Farm Friday, I will be working on Little House Needleworks "Farm Life" . I am using mystery flosses with this piece ( flosses that no longer have their labels or numbers. ) I am stitching it on 14 count aida that I tea dyed and baked in the oven. You may notice the fabric looks toasty. 🤠

Alrighty Sweeties, I am off to enjoy the day. Thank you so much for joining me on the farm today. I will keep you posted on how Mutt and Jeff like being with the rest of the cattle in future posts.

Harriet says, " Have a Moovelous Weekend."

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"Create something beautiful. "