Quilting, Stitching and a Mishap

Happy Happy Friday! Welcome , sweet friends. Well how has your week been? Have you been staying busy ? I sure hope you have had the most delightful week .  I have not had "the hustle and bustle week" like  last week, but I have had a great week. 

Monday night, Mr. Pinker and I enjoyed watching the grandbabes play baseball. They both were playing games at the same time so we had to divide up our time. 

My Sweetie  waiting for the ball to come  his way. 

Mr. Pinker watched one and I watched the other. We will switch next week. By the end of the game, the temps had dropped, and it got downright chilly . I will remember next week to take a blanket .  Oh, and both teams won! Whoo Hoo!📣⚾

This wee quilt is made form Jan Patek's Log Cabin Blockhead #34. She posted it on her blog in 2017. 

Tuesday I was able to enjoy some quilting time. 

I was on a roll working on my Happy Scrappy American Flag blocks. 

 Lots of turquoise blocks were added .   

Anything goes in this quilt. -Florals, apples,  strawberries, sunflowers and there are even some Native American bears having a Pow Wow in some of these blocks. 

 I posted the measurements for the  Happy Scrappy American Flag blocks in my September 1st post. 

 

I have been digging deep in the tote of shame which houses lots of cross stitches begging to be fully finished. As soon as I opened the bin, "Thankful" jumped out and begged for me to finish it. I  was happy to oblige. 

But oh, dear I can not remember who the designer is ? Is it Hands on Design? 

I stitched this either last year or the year before and failed to make a record of it. Any help would be greatly appreciate. I finished it into a simple pillow using some of the vintage lace that dear Pat sent me a couple of years ago. 

The little quilt underneath Thankful is made of wool and cotton and is mine and my grandson's handprints. 

Last night my nimble fingers  were stitching up a storm. I was bound and determined to finish the Mini Pumpkins Sampler which I shared in my September 16th post.

 I was doing a happy dance when I got it all finished and then FFOd it as well. 💃💃💃💃 I have to admit I was feeling quite proud of myself. 

But  HOLD THE PHONE!  OOOOPS ! BY GOLLY, I HAD A MISHAP ! 😏  Well here goes my story and I know you will be shaking your head thinking "What in the world was she thinking". 

 After FFOing the stitch into a little pillow and adding the trim which is twisted yarn, I gleefully hopped over to the ironing station  to give several of my pillows a good  press and to  flatten them. Normally, I spritz the back with a little water and then press the iron every so gently. ( I do not know if any other stitchers press their pillows- but I do whether it be right or wrong.😉 - Remember I fly by the seat of my pants. ) 

 First , I pressed Thankful - no problem. Next I pressed  Happy Jacks which I shared earlier- no problem then came time to press Mini Pumpkins Sampler.  And guess what happened? 😮😭😲

My DMC 898 melted. 😖😢I have had that happen once before . That was the only color. Not sure what is happening.  Anywhooo my  balloon was burst and my happy dance wound down to a stomp!  But I raised my chin and went back to the couch. 

"Well I am not going to restitch the whole thing, "  I thought. "Hmm what can I do?" I asked myself.

Then an idea came.    I picked out the brown the best I could and then restitched  the brown while the stitch was in pillow form. 😄😳

Yep my sweet sampler does look pitiful , but I am just going to say it is prim and not perfect. Lol.  

Ok  Lesson Learned-    I do believe I will give my iron a good cleaning for there may be some residue on it  and next time I will cover the stitch with a piece of cotton. 

Mini Pumpkins Sampler  was a Choose Your Own Colors chart , but if you are interested I used the following 

Letters- DMC 938

Big Pumpkin- 301, 898, 783, white

White Pumpkin- White, 840

Medium Pumpkin- 783, 898, 3776

Doohickeys (the little crosses) - 840 

I want to thank you so much for all of the kind compliments on my Pumpkin Stew cross stitch that I posted yesterday. She was a fun gal to work on and a joy to share.

I also want to thank Ann on Instagram @annmakesthings for hosting the Pumpkin Blossom SAL and thank all those who are participating . I am over the moon by all of ya'll's support and kindness. - Bless you.

 

Alrighty ya'll. I guess I have rambled long enough. I wish you fabulous day and a wonderful weekend.  Remember you are awesome and go out do something you love! You deserve it. 

As Always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

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On the other side of the clouds is a bright blue sky. 

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy .I miss you , Amo .You could always smile even when you had a bad day.  Love ya. 

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.  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. 

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