Sunday Rambles and a Strawberry Freebie

Good afternoon y'all and a very Happy Sunday to you. 

Woe is me ! These last few days I have been  dealing with internet troubles .

 It has been as slow as molasses and difficult to get on., but I am sure many of you have had those troubles at some point or another. So please do forgive me . I hope to play catch up with all my blogging buddies and on IG this week. 

Happy May, Sweet friends! 

During my downtime, I have been busy working in the gardens.

 This is my "Wild and Woolly Garden". It follows the edge of driveway up the hill. It is filled with  lirope, ,lemon balm, hostas, and lilies.  Oh and I must not forget; it is filled with weeds as well. 😂😛I will be planting zinnias in it soon. 

Mr. Pinker bought me a new sunny hummingbird feeder. I believe he bought it at Rural King. Isn't it pretty? The hummers sure like it. 

I moved my hoop in the Alabama Beauty quilt. 

 Isn't this fabric yummy? I will continue the quilting tonight.

I have also been working on the binding on Darlene's quilt. 

Another finish this week  is this wee flag mug rug. I quilted it while camping in Texas last month. I added the binding this week. 

 

Earlier today I finished the "July " bouquet in  Jeannette Douglas Mini Bouquet Sampler.

April 28th progress. 

May 5th's progress. The July bouquet is complete. 

I am using my own colors . Many of the flosses that I am using are mystery flosses; that means I lost their labels. 😏

May I interest you in a basket of berries! Don't these look so tasty and juicy? 

Our last crop of strawberries was in 2022. The strawberry farm was not the same without my sister. 

I do however have  a stitched basket of berry sweetness and it is called the Strawberry Basket Stamp

 

  

Now onto the plans for the week. 

Did I Get'r Done... Well   -  Last Week's Goals were.. 

✅🌞1. Finish Strawberry Quaker and upcoming freebie. 

✅🌞2.Work on  Darlene's Quilt .

✅🌞3. FFO Strawberries and Cream Stamp ,and the Berries Stamp that I shared recently.  Plus I do need to add trim to the Strawberry Shortcake Stamp.

✅🌞4. Work on Melva's Pieces of My Life Blocks. 

✅ 🌞 5. Quilt, Quilt, Quilt on Alabama Beauty, my focus quilt. 

✅🌞6. Applique 5 strawberry blocks in my Scrapberries quilt.

✅🌞7. Continue working on "Into the Garden" , an upcoming freebie.

❌🌞8. Post a new heart embroidery freebie. I will post it tomorrow. 

 

Here I go again! Doing the Happy Hoedown for I completed 88% of my goals completed. 🤠💃💃💃

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1. Finish Darlene's quilt. 

🌞2.Work on "Into the Garden " cross stitch.

🌞3. Quilt "Alabama Beauty" .

🌞4. Work  on Mini Bouquet Sampler. 

🌞5. Piece 9 patches for my chicken quilt.  

🌞6. Plant my tomato plants. 

Alight, Sweet Peas, I am off to work on q quilt before the night's end. Have a wonderful week! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa 

Feel free to do what makes your soul shine. 

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 needle workers to meet. 

Frederique at   Quilting Patchwork Applique for Patchwork & Quilts - Saturday

Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday

Kate at Life in Pieces for  Stitching Stuff ( 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

Judy at Small Quilts Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for This and That

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday