This And That Thursday -And A Valentine Freebie

Good morning, sweetie pies!!!!  Rise and Shine for it is a beeeaaautiful day !!!!!!!  Come on let's hit the ground running!!! 🏃

Yesterday  was a busy day  with a "little bit of this and little bit of that" going on.  Mr. Pinker was out of town working so after my daily visit to my mom's and the cemetery ,I had a play day with lots of scraps- mostly strips of  dreamy, yummy, luscious reds.  Can you tell that red is one of my favorite colors? 😀❤❤

 

In February , Joan at Moosestash Quilting is  hosting I'm Kinda Sweet on You Blog Hop.  

My day to present a project is on February 23rd so I knew I better  get to work before that date sneaks up on me .  Here's a sneak peek of what I am working on. 

I pulled out a stack of red fabrics to finish up my little quilt for the blog hop, but you will have to wait to see the whole thing. 😀❤🍓.  But I will give you a hint- It is going to be berry cute! 

And from this stack, I cut extra reds for my Wild Wild Rose quilt that is in progress ;  I showed you that quilt last week. 

More crazy rose blocks are in the works. I just need 5 more  to have a total of 20 .

Later  in the day, I took a few of the 2" strips and whipped up a small mini quilt to drape on the table or a  shelf. It will be in a hoop for some hand quilting  very soon. 

 I used 16  - 2" x 5 1/2" red strips

1- 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" white strip

2  - 3 1/2" x 12 1/2" white strips for outer side borders

2 - 3 1/2 x 17 1/2"  white strips for top and bottom borders

An easy peasey quilt , and it makes me feel like I accomplished something for the day. 💃💃🎉🥳

To round out my quilting for the day, I attached binding to a small quilt. 

 

 I have high hopes to finish the binding today  while I wait for the grandbabies to return home from school. 

Eeeh! I almost forgot, I finished a cross stitch too. 

This is "Filled With Love"- a very simple quick stitch which would look lovely in a dough bowl or tucked in a tiered tray. 

I hope to find some pink or  red trim to add to it later.  It would have looked darling pieced with red or pink fabrics and bit of lace as well.  Oh ,how the finishing ideas flow once that I have completed the project  Lol. 

If you are interested in stitching Filled With Love  ,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. 

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.

Well my dears, not a lot of excitement here in the holler , but  I am still bustling about with a bit of this and that. I hope your day is a superb!!!! 

As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

To be successful you have to be out there ; you have to  hit the ground running. - Richard Branson

Hugs and Stitches and Warm Winter Wishes !!!🤗❤🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who always hit the day running especially on Thursdays which was her day off from work   . Love and miss you so much . Amo ❤❤

Ya'll come back now, ya hear ! 

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

Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday- Thursday

TGIFF at Melva Loves Scraps for Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday- Friday

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

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party - Friday

Sarah at  Confessions of a Fabric Addict  for Whoop! Whoop! - Friday