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Monday, January 25, 2021

Ewe Have My Heart- 1869 Crock - Freebie

Hello, dear friends. Have you already transitioned into Valentine stitching? I officially started stitching Valentine's last week and am loving it. I have been so inspired by all of the lovely stitches that I have been seeing on Instagram.   I do not have a lot of Valentine decor, but slowly it is growing with each sweet little stitch.  This past weekend, I worked on a little design that I could incorporate in my Valentine decor but can also stay out year round. 

I love sheep. I love old crocks. So why not put a sheep in a crock? Lol. This piece is called "Ewe Have My Heart- 1869 Crock". 

                                     

I had posted another crock piece in December called  Fall 1869 Crock . You can find it by clicking on the name. 

Six floss colors were used in this piece which were DMC 3345, blanc, 310, 221, 224, and 842. I stitched mine on 14 count tea dyed aida that came out so nicely. My tea dyeing is a hit or miss. 😂 This time it was a hit at least for me. 

                                

This is a small measuring 44 x 39 and on 14 count aida that measured 3 1/8" x 2 3/4". Love my smalls. 

As I stitched it, I knew I wanted it to be a round finish, but did not know what I was going to complete it on. After stewing over it for a few hours , eureka! Fortunately, I had a little round paper mache' box that I had purchased at Dollar Tree, and I knew it was somewhere deep in my finishing stash. It would be perfect. I was doing a happy jig when I realized yes it would fit.  

                                     

 I painted the box with black and chocolate brown paint- trying to give it a prim look.

 I then mounted the stitched piece on  mat board with 2 layers of batting and  tacked it to the lid of the box. I created a little jute cording with jute from the Dollar Tree. 

                                  

The box looked sort of plain so I added some homespun to the box. Inspired by my  IG friend, Nancy , I wrapped a double twine bow around the box and with that I had a finish.  I have to say  Nancy is a prolific stitcher and has amazing finishing ideas.  She is always sparking my imagination.   Thank you , Nancy. 

I hope to add more crock stitches to my collection. I think one would be so cute mounted on a cheese crock or even in a pie tin. So many ideas whirling in my head. 

Ewe Have My Heart - 1869 Crock & Luv Ewe 

                                Luv Ewe was a freebie last week.                                       

I would be delighted if you added this to your future stitch list. If you are interested, just check out the pdfs below. Now I am not a professional designer  so no professional set up here. I have to put each page in its own pdf. 

For the instruction page , click here  .


For the colored chart, click here .


For the black and white pdf , click here  . 

This little sheep was such a joy to stitch, and I am so proud to add it to my ever growing sheep and farm stitches. 
Did you see my little redwork sheep called " Luv Ewe "   that I posted last week?


 This is another little Barnyard redwork piece called "Luv Chick" .
 I stitched it in DMC 304 on a 5" square of fabric. I made it into a little pillow and hope to have a bowl full soon. I am also going to restitch them to make a little quilt.

Click here for the pdf .  Check back in and you may find these little doodles stuck in random posts. 

Thank you so much for stopping in for a visit. Hope you come back for a visit soon . Have an awesome day and as always...
Happy stitching, ya'll
Melisa
Your visits and sweet comments always bring a smile to my face. Thank you so much. I would love to see your stitches. You can always tag me on Instagram and use #pinkernpunkinquilting or Direct Message me. 
It is a beautiful day so why not create something special. 



11 comments:

  1. Thanks for such cute patterns and your generosity!!

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  2. This is so adorable, Melisa! Thank you so much for your wonderful complimentary pieces!

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  3. Thank you so much for inspiring me! I love your cute little patterns and this is perfect for Valentine's Day!! Connie

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  4. Thank you so much for inspiring me! I love your cute little patterns and this is perfect for Valentine's Day!! Connie

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  5. What a cute idea. And thanks for sharing the design. For the most point I gave up cross stitching because I have a heck of a time following a chart. Every once in a while I’ll do small ornaments for my grands. For the most part I stick to quilting!

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  6. Ewe are generous and talented. Thanks

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  7. Just discovered your blog a few days ago, absolutely love it! Thank you for creating with and sharing your talents.

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  8. Melisa,
    So cute!! I love your sweet "Luv Chick" and that is something that I just may be able yo do...I have saved your pattern for a future project!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
    Hugs,
    Deb

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  9. I will never catch up on stitching all your designs if you keep creating new ones lol.
    But keep them coming!! love seeing all your treasures.

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  10. Thank you! I love things in sets, and it seems you do, too! Those crock XS you do are among my favorites of your works. You are absolutely talented and prolific.

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    1. I do love sets and themes.  I think in just about everything  I have really enjoyed working on the crocks; I hope to add some more in the future. I think a crock quilt would look cute as well. Hmmm.! I may just have to think of that. Lol. Have a great weekend, Susan.  I have been enjoying reading your comments to much. I can not tell you how much that means to me. 

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