😀🤗 Happy Monday and Happy President's Day to all of those in the U. S.! I am celebrating the day feeling blessed beyond measure with love and kindness from my stitchy friends. ❤🤗
And my day is beginning with a little cross stitch finish. Wooo Hooo!!! This is "July" from Pine Mountain Designs. My dear friend, PJ, sent me this darling stitch, and I am over the moon that I fully finished it way ahead of time. !!!!! . Doing the happy dance. 💃 Thank you sweet PJ.
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| Patriotic Jar and "July" by Pine Mountain Designs |
I am "Counting Sheep" while working on Blue Whale Designs Liberty Homestead pattern. How can one resist a patriotic sheep , I ask you. This pattern was a gift from my thoughtful dear friend, Patricia who just like me has an affection for prim sheep. Thank you , dear Patricia. 🤗 These fabrics are over 20 years old so it feels good to be putting them into a quilt.
Last year I pieced "Long May She Wave" into a wee quilt. It will be going into a hoop tonight. Do you recognize the cross stitch? I am pretty sure it was a freebie , but the name of the designer escapes my mind.
So what do you think? I have a plethora of patriotic pieces to keep me busy. Don't you agree?
I plan to slowly take down my Valentine's decor and bring out anything green ! 25 Days until St. Patrick's Day. Oooh ! I better get on the stick.
Today begins the Sweet on You blog hop. I will be sharing on Friday. If you have a chance, hop on over and visit the ladies who are sharing today. I am sure you will find some fabulous projects and inspiration galore.
Monday Feb 20
Tuesday Feb 21
Wednesday Feb 22
Thursday Feb 23
Quiltery-For the Love of Geese
Pinker n' Punkin Quilting & Stitching
Ya'll I have to admit that last week was a bust in respect to quilting and stitching so I am wiping the slate clean and writing out some goals for the week.
1. Applique one more sheep block .
2. Work on Heart in Hand's "Grow Whirlgig"
3. Piece Wild Wild Rose Blocks
4. Work on finishing my project for the blog hop
5. Eeeeh! Maybe go camping! Fingers crossed.
Alrighty ! We will see what I can get done. I will update you next week.
In the meantime, I better get to work if I am going to meet any of my goals so I am heading to my stitchy chair with needle and thread in hand. May your day be filled with joy , happiness and blessings and ...
As always,
Happy Stitching and Quilting, ya'll
Melisa
Believe you can and you are halfway there- Theodore Roosevelt.
Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much. ❤❤
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 needle workers to meet.
Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday
Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap - Sunday
Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday
Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings
Melisa, I am always astonished at the amazing cross stitch pretties and seasonal decor gathered together throughout your home. It all looks fabulous. Enjoy stitching in your stitchy chair.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Kim. I am definitely a seasonal stitcher and I love to decorate for each holiday. It is nice to move things around every month or so just for a different look. Have a great week and thank you for the sweet visit.
DeleteEnjoyed your Valentines decorations and now looking forward to your St. Patricks decorations! Have fun camping if you go! Blessings
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Donna. I do not have a lot of St. Patricks Day pieces but I do have a few. I hope to add a couple of new pieces this month. Have a wonderful week..
DeleteWe stitchers will never run out of projects will we! Loved seeing your little patriotic projects.
ReplyDeleteLol I don't think so, Vicki and we are always finding new ones to add to our long list of WIPS and UFOS. Happy Monday and thank you for the sweet visit.
DeleteLove the patriotic pieces you shared, Melisa! Your combo stitch/quilt is darling. Looking forward to seeing your green displays!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Robin. I truly enjoy the patriotic stitching. I look forward to finishing Long May She Wave . Happy President's Day. Hugs.
DeleteThat flag is so cute with the rows of buttons, Melisa!!! And those sheep!!! Too cute!!!
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much Nancy. My sister gifted me the little flag quilt which is on a wooden plaque.. I stuck it in a little tobacco basket since my family were tobacco farmers. It brings back fond memories.
DeleteLove your sheep! Hope you get to go camping. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Chantal. I can not wait to get this little quilt completed. I am going to piece the sheep all in blues . Have a wonderful week.
DeleteYour sheep are so cute and bonus in using some older fabrics. <3 Thanks for joining Sew & Tell.
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much Melva. I am enjoying working on the sheep. The fabrics that I am using are bringing back fond memories as well. It is nice to see them being repurposed into a quilt.
DeleteOh, sweet Melisa, your sheep are so adorable, patriotic sheep, yea!! I can't believe hat Febrary has flown by so fast. It is true, the older you get the faster time flies, LOL!! My favorite holiday is coming up in March, I think lovingly of my Irish mother, this was her day to shine, I still make Corned Beef and Cabbage with lots of carrots in honor of her. You have the best stitching fairies and they do send the best projects. Enjoy each and every one. Oh, camping, I am itching to get out into nature and just listen to the birds and babbling of a quite stream. Have the best week, you will get everything done when it needs to be done. Many warm hugs and wishes from sunny Arizona.
ReplyDeleteIt is sheep stitching season for me. LOL. Every year around this time I want to work on sheep projects. Oh, Mary , I agree this month has flown by. I do wish the days would slow down. How wonderful to honor you dear mom with corned beef and cabbage. I do love them both as well, but it has been ages since I have had any. Maybe I should make some this year. I hope you are enjoying some nice weather. It has been warm these last few days- a bit breezy but warm. Later in the week we are expecting the temps to be in the high 70's. Hugs and blessings.
DeleteIt is a selection of lovely projects!!!
ReplyDeleteI love how you change the decoration depending on the time of year
Hugs and happy week
Oh thank you so much, Isabel. I am definitely a seasonal/ holiday stitcher . It brings me joy to piddle about the house changing things out ever so often. Have a blessed week. Hugs.
DeleteHi Melisa, I just love all of your work, especially the flag with the buttons. I do need to step up my game stitching more patriotic. I found out the Long May She Wave is by Val's Stuff and is on Everything Cross Stitch encase anyone wants to purchase it.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Mary for the info . on Long May She Wave. I stitched it awhile back and am just getting around to finishing it. I stitched one of her bunnies years ago -so cute. Have a wonderful day and thank you for the sweet visit. Hugs.
DeleteWhat fun! We always need a Patriotic quilt! So nice for my front door!
ReplyDeleteOh I agree we can never have too many patriotic quilts. I have a flag quilt hanging on one of my doors right now. It is one of my favorites. Thank you for the sweet visit. Happy quilting.
DeleteI love all your Patriotic projects, Melisa! Those sheep are just adorable and being able to use those older fabrics makes them even more special! Thanks for linking up with Monday Musings!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Brenda. I hope to applique them all in blue plaids with fabric in my stash. They are fun to work on. Happy quilting.
DeleteI missed you the last few days! Checked every day for Thursday post. =) Your patriotic projects are wonderful, and just what I love, too! My granddaughter was here today, working on Love Ewe! Her stitches are a little long, but she's getting there!
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Susan. I was out and about and on a bit of break, but it is nice to get back to blogging. How wonderful to get to spend time with your granddaugther and work on stitching. Ya'll are creating some wonderful memories. I have been teaching my grandsons to piece blocks together. They are so cute cutting out their pieces and working so diligently. Have a wonderful visit. Hugs.
DeleteYour stitching always inspires. Quilting and Xstitch in lots of sweet designs. Thank you for sharing more adorable ideas.
ReplyDeleteAaah you are so kind, Ginny. Thank you so much. Quilting and cross stitch are 2 of my favorite loves. I hope you have a very lovely day and thank you for the sweet visit. Hugs.
DeleteYour sheep are just adorable, Melisa! I bet they are so enjoyable to stitch on. When you finish a cross-stitch design with a fabric border, do you back the stitched section with anything in particular? Still trying to decide how to finish my Red Heart Sampler.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Diann. I am enjoying working on them. I didn't put anything on the back of my cross stitch on this one, but a lot of stitchers add interfacing to the back of the stitching. The Twisted Stitcher has a lot of great finishing tutorials on her website and on Youtube. I will leave you a link to one of her videos as well. Thank you so much for stitching my little mini sampler. I am so very touched. I hope you enjoyed it.
DeleteDon't blame you one iota for leaving Valentine's Day and looking forward to St. Pat's, all things patriotic, and Spring things! I love Liberty Homestead patterns too.
ReplyDeleteLOL thank you so much, Susie. Today it is a bright sunny day and in the 70's . Bring on the spring warm weather . Lol. I hope it is starting to warm up where you are. I finished another sweet sheep applique last night so much fun. Happy Wednesday.
DeleteMelissa as usual you have outdone yourself with the decor! I do love your little sheep and cant wait to see what you do for I'm Kinda Sweet on You BH! Thank you for linking with To Do Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteAaah you are so very kind, Carol. I have been enjoying myself changing things over to Spring . I hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for the sweet visit.
DeleteI got my small amount of St Patrick's decor out already. I bet you'll have a great display to share and I'm looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteI can not believe that Feb. is nearing an end. I just have a small amount of St. Patrick's Day decor, but I am enjoying putting it out. Thank you for the sweet visit, Cheree
DeleteThose sheep are darling! You've got a lot of great R, W, B items to show off over patriotic holidays. I keep forgetting I have a little flag quilt -- although I'm not sure where I would put it. I'll have to think about it before Memorial Day.
ReplyDeleteAah thank you so much, Bonnie. I do love sheep especially this time of the year. I think patriotic quilting and stitching is my favorite. I could leave it out year round. I hope you pull your flag quilt out to enjoy for Memorial Day or maybe even sooner. Have a great weekend and thank you for the sweet visit.
DeleteThe patriotic sheep are really cute. Sorry it was a bust last week on your stitching goals, hopefully this last week was much better on all fronts.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Kate. I am really enjoying working on the sheep . Sometimes I have good weeks and others are a bust. It is hard for me to find a balance. Lol. Have a great week.
DeleteI love your sheep and President's day's decor Melisa! I will check many of them to get ready in time for the 4th of July's decor.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Oh thank you so much, Diana. I do love anything patriotic. I wish I could a lot of patriotic finishes completed before the fourth. Fingers crossed. Hugs
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