"October is the month
When the smallest breeze,
Gives us a shower of autumn leaves.
Bonfires and pumpkins
Leaves sailing down
October is red
and golden brown."
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| With Thy Needle and Thread's October Word Play |
Happy October , dear friends.
Are you ready for a fabulous but busy month? I sure am! This is going to be a month of spending time with the family, pumpkin patches, bonfires, ball games and of course autumn camping trips. Do you have anything special in store for the month ? Or are you just going to wing it and see what the month allows ? How about we start the month with a stitch? This house is called Crows in the Pumpkin Patch.
-A sweet little saltbox nestled among the pumpkin patch. There is only one problem - Caw ! Caw! Caw! Do you hear that? Yep, the pumpkin patch has a flock of cranky but cute crows in it.
But that is ok. Many of y'all know that "crows" rank in my top 10 favorite birds. LOL So I am good with having a house surrounded by loud unruly birds.
I stitched Crows in the Pumpkin Patch on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed aida using 14 DMC floss colors which included: DMC 301, 524, 632, 730, 783, 829, 830, 842, 838, 975, 3371, 3776, 3857, 3863.
BE LIKE A CROW
Collect shiny things
Collect shiny things
Hop happily down the street
For no apparent reason , scream loudly when you see your friends.
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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My autumn neighborhood is slowly growing.
Have you started decorating for Halloween?
Black cats, ghosts, witches and jacks are slowly creeping down my attic steps. I will be hustling and bustling about rounding them into place today. If you are in the neighborhood , just stop in . I can always use a helping hand to wrangle these ghastly creatures. Hee! Hee! 
Thank you for taking the time to drop in for a visit, Sweeties. I will be working on October's Heart Doodle today and I will post it very soon.
Love ya' to pieces and...
As always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
Happy October ! May your month be golden and be filled with many blessings.
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear baby sister, Amy who loved decorating for Halloween each year. . I love and miss you so much, Amo. ❤❤❤
Last night I started a new house stitch. Right now it is called Letters and Keys Home, but that is subject change. A few motifs may be removed too. Next to my stitch is Lizzy's Prim Pin Keep and Bee Balm
Boo! This is the month where the witches come out. Thanks for the new pattern. I will stitch it very soon and put it in my Halloween basket. Yes I love the month of October, cause it it my sons' birthday month and the fall deco is colorful. HW is not so popular anymore here in Germany but I grew up with it and I love it.
ReplyDeleteYour new pics look so lovely, I am sure you have a lot of fun too.
Have a happy day,
Gabi
Happy October, Gabi. You are so welcome on the chart and thank you for adding it to your stitching list. I hope you enjoy every stitch. How interesting that Halloween is not as popular in Germany. I did not know that. I love something new every day. Happy Birthday month to your sweet son. I wish him a wonderful and joyful month. Hugs.
DeleteSo many wonderful, cute, etc things in these pictures. I was getting dizzy scrolling back and forth - LOL I'm headed to bed and tomorrow I'll enjoy a little more scrolling. Big hugs to you my dear friend. Darlene J
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy October, Darlene. LOL thank you so much for the sweet late night visit. I hope you had a wonderful day . I had a great day stitching and quilting. Tomorrow is errand day- bummer. Hee! Hee! Warm hugs.
DeleteHi Melisa, Love those crows ! This cross stitch is perfect for trying a new background colour :) I always enjoy your posts :) Yes, October is a month to try new things ! Collect shiny things indeed !
ReplyDeleteOh it would be fun to try another fabric color. Thank you so much, Joanne ; I can not tell you how much your kindness means to me. I wish you a wonderful afternoon. Warm hugs.
DeleteMelisa, I love your Crows in The Pumpkin Patch, it’s so stinkin cute. It’s time to switch my Fall Pinker house pillows out with my pinker Halloween ones. I’m printing this one up to get started. I have to go to the shed and get my Halloween goodies to set up my porch. My apartment isn’t big enough to decorate inside so it’s outside I go. I’ll be taking down fall today and hopefully get started tomorrow on Halloween. You made a great start to my day when I saw your cute scarecrow. He made me smile. Thanks for the new chart, hope you have a great stitchy day my friend. 🤗💜🖤💜
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Patti. Oh , I hope you had a delightful day decorating for Halloween. I bet your porch looks amazing dressed for the season. I am so touched that you like my newest house. I really enjoyed stitching it especially the little house. It was fun to use these floss colors. Have a wonderful evening , sweet friend. Hugs.
DeleteI like your new stitch - it goes in my to do list! Thank you so much for your generosity!
ReplyDeleteOctober is when we start to wind down our traveling mode. Dh has a golfing week with his brothers while I try to finish my son's quilt in honor of his upcoming wedding to one sweetheart of a gal. I'm also trying to finish a wedding sampler for them (think Princess Bride - Mawage...Mawage). I'm getting packets together for a cross stitch craft day for our fall RV rally. Then we'll be staying with one of my daughters for a couple of weeks - RV hookup at her place. So, we really are winding down even though it doesn't seem like it. ;-)
Have a terrific day and thank you again for so many wonderful patterns! Blessings!
Happy October, Donna. You do have a busy month planned. Even winding the travel season down keeps one busy doesn't it? Congratulations on your son's upcoming wedding- how exciting! A wedding sampler will be such a treasure. It will be so nice to be able to enjoy your time at your daughter's for a few weeks especially as you have all of these things going on. Hugs and Blessings.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visiting!! Everything is so pretty but what really caught my eye is the Halloween cat in the first picture!! Is he vintage or new?
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
Oh thank you so much, Deb. Isn't that cat the cutest? I got him last year at Walmart. I was watching a decorating video that said Walmart has a new one each year. I was hoping to get this year's cat , but they sold out quickly at my Walmart. Happy October, Deb and thank you again. Hugs.
DeleteCute little stitch Melisa! It's hard for me to get into my normal fall happiness. The weather is just awful - hot and clear and dry. But I'm trying!
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Linda. I was looking at the weather for Texas for an upcoming camping trip and saw that it is still a scorcher there. Wheeww! I can understand why you are not in the "fall mood". LOL. Hopefully, you will get some relief soon and some rain. Thank you for the sweet visit. Hugs.
DeleteHi Melisa
ReplyDeleteI discovered your blog a week ago...and went through most of posts ... makes my head spin how much you manage to do! i like your honest sense of humour....
I am n o t a prim fan, nor a maximalist. unless we speak of fabric and freebies,
which i hoard and want to thank you for ...cos i think you hooked me! =)
at least right now i'm inspired to start with autumn stamps,and will see...
I even read about your fabric dyeing, but then i found my parchment aida.
so thank you for your blog. intrigued by your new projects....
Lil
Aah Hi Lil and welcome. I am so happy that you have been and very touched that you have been going through my older posts. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. We can never have too much fabric can we or patterns? Hee Hee! I am exactly the same. I hope you enjoy the little Autumn stamps. I am so very honored. Have a blessed and beautiful day. Hugs.
DeleteSo kind and generous of you. Thank you! Happy autumn. GB
DeleteWhat a wonderful new house to add to the autumn neighborhood, Melisa! Sweet! I guess one of the big things in October is attending the Halloween/fall Open House and Stitch In at Notforgotten Farm this coming Saturday. Happy October!
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Robin. I was wondering if you were going to the Fall Open House. I was thinking about that the other day and wondering if it had already taken place. I bet Lori will have everything looking fabulous as it always does in the photos. Have a wonderful time and keep me posted on all of the fun that you have. Hugs.
DeleteThe newest cross stitch is lovely, as always! Hopefully next week I'll be driving to Ohio to spend a couple days with my newly widowed sister. She has a quilt in the frame that she wants to finish. She just hasn't had much quilting time since she was nursing her husband. Between the two of us, we'll should get most of it quilted.
ReplyDeleteAaah I am so sorry for your sister's loss. It will be so wonderful for you both to spend time with another especially while working on a quilt. I am sure that will bring her comfort as well. Safe travels , Gretchen. Hugs.
DeleteLove the new house and have added it to my list! I will eventually stitch all of your beautiful houses - thank you again for your wonderful generosity and for sharing your patterns - I don't know how you do it but I appreciate it!! Carrie
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy October, Carrie. I hope your month is off to a fabulous start. Aaah thank you so much for adding this humble home to your stitching list. I hope you enjoy every stitch. Have a great evening. Hugs.
DeleteI didn't realize you had so many fall houses in your neighborhood, so very fun!
ReplyDeleteLOL I didn't either until I started looking back. Sometimes I have the tendency to forget what I have stitched. Happy October, Vicki. I wish you a fabulous month. Hugs.
DeleteThank you, Melisa! I love your houses!
ReplyDeleteAaw thank you so much, Rita. I hope you enjoy this humble autumn home. Have a wonderful and joyful October and Happy Stitching. Hugs.
DeleteI love that "Be Like a Crow" saying--your house collection is so lovely--I will start to do a small bit of decorating for October today...We used to have bittersweet growing all over our side wood but unfortunately that darn old Kudzu has taken over!! I would cut bits every year to decorate...perhaps a couple yellow-leaved ash branches this year instead...
ReplyDeletehugs, Julierose
Happy October, Julierose. Isn't the Be Like a Crow saying the cutest! I hope you had a great day of decorating ; it is so fun to pull out fall/ Halloween decor. I have never seen "real " bittersweet. Too bad that old kudzu has taken over. We have the same problem here on our property. Oooh ash tree branches would be so lovely. - I love natural decor. Have a great evening. Hugs.
DeleteHappy October, Melisa. October is one of my favorite months, of course, it is my birthday month, so I celebrate all month long, LOL!! "Be Like a Crow" and enjoy all of the bright shiny things and greet my friends with a happy scream! Your Fall Neighborhood is delightful, adding this last one soon!! Enjoyed your Apple Hutch Tour, it took 3 cups of coffee and a Pumpkin Muffin!! I have to examine each and every shelf, I just don't have room to do this but love your Hutch Tours. Fall Camping is the BEST!! I think that I may have to ask my son to take me for my birthday, Loll Sending warm hugs and lots of smiles from sunny Arizona.
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy October, Mary. I wish you the most fabulous , glorious birthday month. I hope it is filled with many blessing , loads of fun and as much cake as you can eat. Hee! Hee! I love that you celebrate all month long. I told my hubby that I want to do the same. A birthday camping trip would be delightful . Thank you so much for stopping by to visit. Stay cool and comfy. I know it is still hot in your area. Big hugs.
DeleteCrows in the Pumpkin Patch is fun as can be, Melisa! I've never stitched any of your saltbox houses, but I love the whole October neighborhood. You might start me on a new obsession, lol! I have some pumpkins out because I grew them in my garden, but not much other Halloween decorating yet otherwise.
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Diann. I hope you have had a fabulous day. Aaah home grown pumpkins are the best . I was hoping to have some myself, but bummer mine did not produce. Thank you so much for the sweet compliment on my newest house. I am tickled that I am tempting you into a new obsession. Hee ! Hee! Have a wonderful evening. Hugs
DeleteVery cute new house, Melisa! Thanks for sharing your talent! That crow meme is just about right! LOL Have a great day! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Brenda. Thank you so much for the sweet compliment on my latest house. It was a fun one to work on. Have a great evening. Hugs.
DeleteOctober is a month when I see everything filled with pumpkins and orange tones.
ReplyDeleteI love this new house and the fall decoration.
Hugs
I just love this month with all of the fall goodness. Happy October, Isabel. Thank you so much for the nice words on my latest house. I really enjoyed this little house. Have a beautiful blessed day. Hugs.
DeleteVery cute!! I definitely need some lazy autumn days to stitch!! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Sandie. Thank you so much for the kind words. Oh yes, lazy autumn days dedicated to stitching would be delightful .I wish you a wonderful month and I hope you able to carve out some sweet stitching time. Hugs.
DeleteYour newest house is so perfect for autumn, Melisa! Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful month ahead ♥
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Carol. Thank you so much for the sweet compliment on my latest humble home. I am happy to add it to my little neighborhood. I wish you a fabulous month. Hugs.
DeleteOctober is my birthday month along with my granddaughter’s. Love this time of year because I feel that God blessed me to be born in this month, to appreciate how the trees are at their most colorful on my birth day, the 15th. I also celebrate the entire month, so yes, I’m doing something special for myself each day. It took me a long time to realize that celebrating “myself “ is ok, with no apologies! PS. My AUTUMN Sampler, made from your designs, like the one above in your photo, is hanging in my dining room! Love it!
ReplyDeleteHappy October, Gail ! Oh I do wish you and your dear granddaughter a Happy Birthday month and I hope it is filled with many blessings. Oh yes , I agree- we should take time for ourselves and celebrate. I am learning the same thing as I grow older. I am so very touched that you stitching the Autumn sampler and are enjoying it. That means the world to me. Thank you so much ; you made my day! Have a blessed day .Hugs.
DeleteThank you Malisha,I love all your little house patterns,I have the Crow creek Salt box pattern but I can’t find my instruction page.Is there some where I can find that and print it? Thank you Pat
ReplyDeleteHappy October Pat. I can not tell you how much it means to me that you enjoy my humble little houses. Crow Creek was my 1st house and one of my favorites. I posted it in my August 24,2020 post. In the photos above, I have Crow Creek Saltbox printed in red. Just click it and it should take you back to that post. If it doesn't just let me know .I hope you enjoy that little house. Have a blessed evening and thank you for the sweet Tuesday visit. Hugs.
DeleteI love all your house designs. Next year I’m going to attempt to put a lot of them on one piece of fabric. A pinkernpunkin neighborhood!
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is so exciting to hear that you are going to stitch some of them as one large piece. I have seen other stitchers do the same. It was so fun to see what houses were chosen and how they personalized the homes. I hope you enjoy every minute of it. Have a blessed day and Happy October. Hugs.
DeleteHello Melisa,
ReplyDeleteThank you soo much for the new pattern.
I am currently stitching Lucinda Hawkins Liberty House. I am a bit behind.
I do love the crows.
Greetings from France.
Hi, Annelies. I had wondered if you were traveling. I hope you are having a lovely time. I can not thank you enough for adding Lucinda Hawkins to your stitching list. I hope you enjoy every single stitch. Have a wonderful and blessed day and Happy stitching. Hugs
DeleteHello Melisa! Love the crows and pumpkins, another fabulous pattern. ☺️ I’m still thinking about stitching Lizzies pin keep - I just love it! Your latest project with letters and flowers is looking fabulous too. Have a great day. Warm hugs Barbara @flashinscissors 😁🙋♀️👋👍🤗😘xx
ReplyDeleteHi, Barbara. I hope you had a wonderful day and thank you for the kind compliment on my latest autumn house. Oh , I am so touched that you are considering stitching Lizzie's pinkeep. It is in memory of my Granny. I bet you could stitch it up in no time. I worked a little on Letters and Keys today. I am still debating the colors on it. Have a beautiful day and thank you for the sweet visit. Hugs.
DeleteHi Melisa, I look forward to your posts. Always makes my day a little brighter.
ReplyDeleteHello , sweet friend. Can I say that you brightened my day? !!! Thank you so much for such a heartwarming message. I can not tell you how much that lifted my spirits. Warm hugs and many blessings. And have a fabulous evening.
DeleteAnother very fun and cute stitchery. No decorations at my house yet. I'll get there eventually.
ReplyDeleteThank you very kindly, Kate for the sweet visit and compliment. I enjoyed working on this little house. It was a relaxing and surprisingly quick stitch. I will you a wonderful day. Hugs.
DeleteOoh, I really like this new house. It's soft, muted color really caught my eye. All the pumpkin vines and crows add so much. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Ginny. I am not sure what drove me to those colors in respect to the house, but I am glad I chose them. It had languished in my sewing basket for awhile and when I picked it back up , I was able to stitch it in a snap. I hope you have had a great day. Hugs.
DeleteI just saw several of your saltbox houses finished on fb. I love them!! I seem to have found the fall ones, where might I find the others?
ReplyDeleteHello and welcome. I am so excited that you stopped by for a visit and thank you from the bottom of my heart for the heart warming compliment. I have scattered the houses throughout my blog posts. Usually there is one every month, but a quick way to find them is go to the side bar on my blog and there is a list of topics which includes "House freebies" It will bring up the "house posts". Every so often I post a "House Parade " as well which shows some of my recent house finishes. I will have to do a post on that in the near future. Please message me if you have any questions. Hug.
DeleteAnother adorable salt box. I could live happily in your autumn neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Jeanna. I have to admit the "autumn neighborhood " and the "patriotic" are my favorites. This little house was a joy. I am so grateful you dropped by to see my humble little home. Warm hugs .
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