Well a very good morning to you, my dears. Can you believe it ? The last day of November. November came in on the rather chilly side here in the holler, but yesterday it was a nice sunny 73 degrees.
Earlier during the day, I saw 3 yellow butterflies. I have never seen butterflies here so late in the season. This reminded me that I needed to work on my butterfly blocks which I am creating in memory of my sister.
By evening time, it became overcast ,and I sat on the porch watching the squirrels scamper back and forth from tree limb to tree limb and listening to the sweet melody of the birds chirping. Of course , when I pulled out my camera , the birdies and squirrels became camera shy and said "NO PHOTOS, TODAY" Oh well, I will be on a mission to capture them next time.
The leafless trees swayed back and forth as soon a breeze wove its way in and out of the ridges.
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| Our little well house. |
By mid afternoon, I heard the low rumbles of thunder; rain was on its way. I was not deterred by the rumbles ; I just sat and enjoyed a little quilting time with Frosty McChill .
As I sat on the porch, I thought why not leave you with one more small fall freebie to wet your appetite for next year's autumn stitching. I know it might not be something that you are interested in stitching right now since it is Christmas Stitching Season , but maybe in the future.
I am so excited to share with you my Pumpkin & Bittersweet Sampler .
I received so many kind compliments on my recent Thanksgiving Hutch post where I showed you my Pumpkin and Bittersweet Sampler. Thank you so much , dear friends. I am tickled pink that so many of you liked it.
If you are interested in stitching PUMPKIN & BITTERSWEET SAMPLER ,grab the images below. Many of ya'll know but I always encourage you to read my little disclaimer and note about getting my charts.
NOTE: Normally I have been able to create links to the charts and instructions which were in JPG form. For some reason, recent updates on Google Docs. has prevented me from doing that and I am not able to create a pdf without having to deal with storage issues. Many dear stitchers say they right click, save the image and then print. I think some have copied and pasted it to a Word document that they can print off as well. I hope you are able to find a way to enjoy this chart. You will have to click each page to save. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding and for all of the helpful tips and ideas.
Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.
I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding . I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and for stitching my little designs.
OK, let me tell you a little bit about it. I was inspired by my Blessings cross stitch that I shared in 2020. I always liked the bittersweet vines and the colors.
I stitched the Pumpkin and Bittersweet Sampler on 14 count aida that I tea / coffee dyed.
I had hoped it would fit in this 5x7 frame that I purchased at the Goodwill, but it is a wee too big, but that is ok I can make do. Using 14 count aida , it measures 4 3/8" x 7 1/4".
I just used 6 DMC floss colors which are 3011, 3829 , 300 ,301, 898 and 844.
For reference, this is where the floss colors are located.
THE PUMPKIN: 300, 301 and the STEM is 898
THE BITTERSWEET VINE 898 , 301
LETTERS A, I, K, P, U, Z- DMC 3011
LETTERS B, E, J, N, R , W- DMC 3829
LETTERS C, L, S, X- DMC 844
LETTERS D, H, M, O, T, Y- DMC 301
LETTERS F, G, Q , V- DMC 300
QUILT MOTIFS IN THE CORNERS - DMC 300
That's my last fall cross stitch for the year! Now I have a ton of Christmas pieces I need to finish, but first I have to get ready for tomorrow. Eeeeh! Tomorrow will be the last embroidery block in the Flurry & Flakes SAL . I hope you will pop in for a short visit to see the snow family.
Well , sweeties. I am off to work on a few chores and then perhaps settle into some stitching. You have a very lovely day and As always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, ya'll
Melisa
Thank you for the sweet visit.
Nothing is impossible . The word itself says I'm Possible! - Audrey Hepburn
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Good bye November and hello December!
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. Miss and love you so much. ❤❤❤👼
In just a few short days, Carol at Just Let Me Quilt will be hosting the Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange. I hope you will joining us for the blog hop by visiting all of those participating. You will find some Ho! Ho! holiday recipes and a sleigh full of inspiration.
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