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Friday, May 7, 2021

And A Ripe Strawberry... Plus a little trifle.

 It's fabulous Friday! Are you ready for an awesome weekend? I sure hope so. Do you have any special plans or projects you are going to be working on?  Nothing really special here, but I will continue  working on my Stitch Maynia projects, and I have a bit of binding to do. 

I have been in scrap heaven - digging down deep into the scrap bins.  This time pulling out reds. No problem with this challenge. 

              Red is a rose, 

             Red is a cherry 

            Red is an apple 

         And a ripe strawberry

Oh, how I love the color red! Of course I love all colors , but red holds a special place in my heart. 

             

So with those red scraps, strips were cut and and pieced willy nilly . 

             

What are those strips going to be?   Strawberries. Yep another strawberry quilt. 

            

Berries are already in the process of being pieced and appliqued. 

             

 This will be a full size quilt. 

I also have a finish.  

              


I finished my Fresh Berries Redwork quilt. 

            

Click here to go to the post with the doodles.  It is a small one but is berry cute. 

Of course, since I  finished  one embroidery project,  that does mean I need to pick up another one. Hmmm, what should it be?🤔 My mind is whirling with ideas. Maybe patriotic - maybe bees. It will come to me in time. 

I am going to leave you with a little cross stitch trifle. This is an itty bitty stitch measuring only 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" . It is called "May Basket". 

I stitched mine into a little fob/ ornament. but I call it a cookie because it looks like a little sugar cookie.  No calories though. 

Click here for the pdf.


I am baking up quite a collection of little cookies. 


They look so precious on this little tray.   If you missed any, click on the names to go to the post of the previous trifles. They are  Love Trifle ,   St. Patty's Day Trifle ,   Sheep Trifle ,   Bunny Trifle ,     Strawberry  Picker  , and    Nesting Bluebird  .  


I am so grateful that you stopped in for a visit. Your visits are always a delight to my soul and heart. Have a super fun weekend, my dear stitchy and quitlty friends. And as always...

        Happy stitching and  quilting, ya'll,

         Melisa 

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. 

Angela of So Scrappy  for Scrap Happy Saturday

Alycia of Alycia's Quilts   For Finished or Not Friday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict  for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop

Michelle  at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant 128

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party 



Do small things with great love!
YOu are berry special!
Hugs and stitches

29 comments:

  1. Très jolies réalisations. Merci pour les grilles biscuits. Bon week-end

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    1. Aah thank you so much for the sweetest compliment. I hope you enjoy the little cookie stitches. Have a very lovely week , dear.

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Penny. I so appreciate you visiting me and leaving a comment. I hope you are doing well and had a wonderful Mother's Day.

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  3. Love your little trifles. How did you get them so perfectly round?!

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Meari for visiting me and leaving such a kind comment. I traced a little votive candle holder on to cardboard and whip stitched them around it. I am so thankfully votive was the perfect size . I hope you have a wonderful week and happy stitching.

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  4. What a fun post to view and read, Melisa! Your little embroidered quilt is darling. Your newest trifle is adorable. Happy Friday!

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    1. Thank you so much, Robin. I had a good week completing some quilting projects- not so much on stitching though. Lol. Hugs.

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  5. Bravo pour tous ces jolis ouvrages et merci de nous offrir ce ravissant panier à broder.
    Amitiés de France,
    Christel
    http://toilesetfils.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you so much, Christel. I really enjoy creating these little stitches. I think I am going to hang some of these on a little tree. Happy stitching , dear.

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  6. I have gone back through all of your posts and I just need to tell you that I love what you do, create, and write. Thank you for all of your ideas that trigger my creating. I am stitching the Trifles and sending on to friends to let them know that I am thinking of them. Have a sweet beautiful weekend.

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Mary for the sweetest thoughtful words. You have really warmed my heart . I am so honored that you are enjoying these little stitches and gifting them. What a great idea. Thank you for visiting and for leaving me such a lovely compliment. You really lifted my spirits . Hugs.

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  7. Merci beaucoup pour tout, c'est super beau

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    1. You are so welcome and thank you so much for stopping by to visit me and for leaving such a kind comment. I hope you enjoy this little stitch. Have a beautiful week.

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  8. Fabric scrap bins are always overflowing with such potential. Isn't the colour red happy?? Those trifles are so lovely.

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    1. I think my scrap bins are my favorite bins to pull out fabric. Yesterday I was so thrilled to be gifted a large bag of even more scraps. Oh I am in scrap heaven. Lol. Happy quilting, Kim and thank you.

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  9. Your cross stitch cookies are adorable!! I love that--you are berry special!

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Nancy. They are so quick and fun to stitch up and of course I love simple finishes. Have a lovely week, dear.

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  10. Love your redwork! Reminds me of times past. Those strawberries are adorable. And what a great idea to piece the berry. Great way to use up scraps. Have a great weekend!

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    1. Thank you so much, Angela. I do enjoy redwork. I fell in love with it years ago after admiring Quilter Darlene Zimmerman's work. It does look vintage doesn't it? Have a lovely week, dear.

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  11. Your strawberry redwork is fun as can be! Love the patchwork strawberries, too. Red is definitely a favorite color of mine, too!

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    1. Aah thank you so much. I hope to get the strawberries completed this month, but we will see. Lol So many projects so little time. I hope you have a wonderful week . Happy quilting.

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  12. Strawberries, trifle and a selection of cookies, yummy indeed!

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    1. Lol you can see what was on my mind this week. Thank you so much, Jenny for the sweet visit. Have a wonderful week, dear.

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  13. Your Strawberry quilt is going to be SEW sweet, Melisa!!

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    1. Aah thank you so much, I can not wait to get those berries appliqued. Have a fabulous week and happy quilting.

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  14. Oh I am feel the same way about red. It is my happy color. Thank you so much for the sweet visit and comment. Have a very lovely week, dear.

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  15. Oh!! Those REd Berries!! I love them - and how cute to make them all scrappy like that!!

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  16. Melisa, thank you ever so much for these sweet trifle patterns. I am going to stitch two of them up for my cubby shelf! :)

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