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Friday, October 27, 2023

It's A Wrap and A Christmas Trifle Freebie

Well hello, there Snow Bunnies!  

I know you are wondering how can she be thinking of snow when it is still raining leaves! Well I hope I get a pass for jumping into the next season because  Eeeh! I just finished Flurry & Flakes !!! 

Last year I shared Flurry & Flakes  as an embroidery SAL for the winter. This quilt followed the adventures of the Flake family and a small cardinal named Flurry. 

 I quilted a cross hatch in the embroidered blocks and I quilted 1/4" around the pieced blocks.  The finished quilt measures 32" x 32". 

Oooh let's take a closer look at the blocks shall we. 

Mr. Flake loves A Blustery Day . 


Winter Welcome  saw Mr. Flake welcoming the winter season. 

Mrs. Flake and Little Flake enjoyed a Snow Day in one block.  

Mr. Flake was off to the races in Snow Race

If you would like to make a Flurry & Flakes quilt of your own, all of the designs and information are in the links below. 

INTRODUCTION & BLOCK 1- WINTER WELCOME 

BLOCK 2- SNOW DAY

BLOCK 3  SNOW RACE

BLOCK 4 A BLUSTERY DAY

BLOCK 5 THE FAMILY PORTRAIT 

PIECED BLOCKS

The Flake family still have more adventures to be had, but they may have to wait until next year because a new embroidery SAL is coming up called Mr. Snow. It  will be another snowman embroidered quilt  which  I  will be sharing on Thursdays starting November 2nd. 

Right now I am starting out with the just a few simple supplies: my embroidery hoop, scissors, needle , crayons,  embroidery floss and 1 1/2 yards of white fabric which I will cut the 12 blocks to embroider on ( The unfinished  block size will be 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ; the same size blocks that I used in the Frosty McChill quilt; I will cut my blocks a little larger and later trim) . 

More information will be posted on the 2nd of November so I do hope you pop in for a visit and perhaps you may want to join in. 

How about a cookie?  This is my newest trifle- Sweeping Snowman Trifle. Doesn't it look like a sugar cookie? 

  It has been a few moons that I have posted a trifle.  ( Thank you Lisa for the sweet inspiration. 🤗) 

 The trifles are itty bitty stitches where I use up scrap pieces of fabric. The finished design usually measure about 1 3/8" x 1 3/8" which is a perfect size for an ornament, gift tag or scissor fob.  I hope to make a number of new holiday trifles for the winter season. 


  If you are interested in finishing this trifle like mine, you may want to check out the   Trifle Finishing Tutorial .


If you missed any of the previous trifles, click on the names to go to the post with the charts. They are  Love Trifle ,   St. Patty's Day Trifle ,   Sheep Trifle ,   Bunny Trifle ,     Strawberry  Picker  , May Basket ,  Love Bird Trifle ,    Nesting Bluebird   ,Bunny Trifle , Carrot Trifle , Patriotic Ewe Trifle Chicken & Watermelon Trifle , Bee Skep Trifle ,  Little Jack Trifle  , Bunny & Tulip Trifle .



So tell me .  Do you have an affection for snowmen? 

 As Always...



Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa 

Quilts are woven with threads of love , binding us together. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.  Love you , Amo.

 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. 

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

Frederique at   Quilting Patchwork Applique for Patchwork & Quilts - Saturday


 Frosty McChill of 2021

















24 comments:

  1. A beautiful quilt, Melisa!!!
    Thanks for the gift.
    Kisses,
    Pilarín

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Pilarin. I can not tell you how excited I am to have it complete and ready for the winter season. I will hang it up in January with all of my other snowmen quilts. Have a blessed day. Hugs.

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  2. Wow, Melisa! I love Flurry & Flakes, such a beautiful finish! Oooh, love your snowman mug too, and the little snowman trifle, and hope to stitch him soon .
    Look forward to seeing your next quilt. 😁🙋‍♀️👋😘👍🤗🥰🙋‍♀️xx Barbara, @flashinscissors

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    1. Happy Friday, dear Barbara and aah thank you so much ; I had a ball working on Flurry and Flakes. I bought that little happy mug at the thrift store; I thought it was as cute as a button. Snowman season is approaching. Lol. Have a super weekend. Hugs.

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  3. Flurry and Flakes came together so sweetly, congrats on the finish. We may have a few real flurries this weekend they say, I am not wanting them at all!

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    1. I sure do wish you could send me those snow flurries, Vicki. Lol. Thank you so much for the kind words on my quilt. I am over the moon that it is done so I can move on to the next one. Have a super weekend. Hugs.

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  4. Flurry and Flake is so adorable, Melisa! I love it all in black and white. I'll look forward to your next SAL, too. Tonight I going to work on your little Baby Flake embroidery design - can't wait to get started!

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Diann. I really love embroidering with black thread especially my snowmen. I am so happy Flurry & Flakes is completed. I have been thinking about you today wondering if you got any snow? I hope the weather did not get too bad. I am so excited that you are working on Baby Flake - I love that one. Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy. Hugs.

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  5. OMG the Flurry and Flakes is stinkin' adorable! I'm new here and it's the first time I'm seeing it. I'm going to start this immediately. It's been awhile since i embroidered. What fabric do you recommend I stitch it on?

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    1. Aaah thank you so much, Jennifer, I had a ball working on the Flurry & Flakes quilt. I sure hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I just used 100% white cotton fabric that I had at home . I would have loved to had some white snowflake fabric, but at the time I didn't want to spend any money. Lol. Jennifer I also want to thank you for visiting me; it means the world. Happy stitching .

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  6. I collected snowmen for years. Had enough ornaments, garland, lights, and even a topper for an all snowman tree. I have cut way back on decorating and have put a veto on any more snowman gifts of any kind. Sooo, yes, I love snowmen. Your newest little snowman trifle is so sweet! I have only gotten the McChill blocks embroidered, so maybe I should do this new one in the same color and put them together? Hmmm, I'll have to think on that.

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    1. Oh , Ginny, I bet your snowman collection is glorious. It is hard to resist cute snowmen isn't it? But like you I have had to leave behind some at the stores too. The new blocks will got perfectly with Frosty McChill- they will be the same size and some of the snowmen look like him. They are quicker stitches than the Flurry & Flakes too. Oooh I can not wait till you see them. I hope you like them. Hugs.

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  7. Flurry and Flakes turned out really cute. Congrats on the finish. Your newest trifle is really cute. Happy stitching this weekend.

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    1. I am over the moon to have Flurry & Flakes completed. It was a fun project especially working on the embroidery. I can not wait to have it on display this winter. Happy Quilting.

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  8. Très jolie ta courtepointe ,bravo Melisa !
    Merci pour ce petit bonhomme de neige ,j'adore !
    Bon week-end
    Bisous

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Monique; I had so much fun working on this little quilt . I have a fondness for snowmen. Have a very lovely weekend. Hugs.

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  9. Your little snow family quilt is adorable, Melisa--love the tiny cardinal in each block, too. The snowman trifle is darling--as are all of them. Thank you for sharing your creativity and talent with us ♥

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Carol. It was fun to come up with adventures for the Flake family and I had to include the cardinals. They are one of my favorite birds. Hugs.

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  10. Oh my goodness Melisa... do NOT get me addicted to trifles!!

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    1. Lol , Kathy . They are super quick stitches and teeny but a whole lot of fun. I am tickled pink they are tempting you. Hee! Hee! Have an awesome weekend and thank you for the sweet Saturday visit. Hugs.

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  11. I love snowmen, which strikes me as hilarious because the same cannot be said for actual snow. Thanks again for sharing the fun stuff.

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    1. Aaah thank you so much, Kim. Well I have to admit that I have never met a snowman that I didn't like. Lol I bet you get a lot of snow in your area since you don't care for snow. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Hugs.

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  12. Definitely have a love for snowmen! Thanks for the excitement of a new series!

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    1. Aaah you are so welcome , Susan and thank you so much, I am very excited to be working and sharing a new snowman series. Have a blessed day. Hugs.

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