An Evening Visit and A Christmas Stamp Freebie

Good evening, sweet friends and Happy Sunday. Today has been a full day of partying with the family. My nephew celebrated his birthday and of course, the whole family gathered to celebrate his grand day. 

            

 Afterwards the boys  played outside while we sat on the porch and watched the gals as they munched on an afternoon snack. 

Earlier this week, I finished Harvest Blessing Heart Block which I shared on Tuesday. 

I have been knee deep in Christmas decorations. 

The tiered tray by the corner kitchen sink is decorated in the "farm theme" with some of the same old items in it. 

It is filled to the brim with chickens, Santas and a truck. 

Each evening I have been working on my Scrapberries quilt. One more berry to quilt and then I will begin the border. 

 A new ornament has made it's way upon the tree. It is a wee Christmas Stamp.  

I finished it by mounting it on a 2 1/2" batting covered cardboard. 

The backing board is  3 1/2" squared.  

The red gingham fabric is from an old shirt- just using what I had on hand for a quick finish. 

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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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When Mr. Pinker and I were in Texas , we visited several antique shops. In a couple of shops,  I saw the cutest dress potholders. I did not purchase them, and of course , I was kicking myself that I didn't. Soooo ... I decided to try to learn how to crochet some myself. 

I have finished a red and a green one. These are my 1st ones and are not the best in the world, but I am learning. 

A mint blue one is in the works. 

I am following the instructions on Youtube from Bag- o -Day . The video is called "How to Crochet a Pair of Vintage Dress Potholders and Dish Soap Dress Tutorial" .  She gives very good directions and has the camera close enough so that I can see what she is doing. 

Have a wonderful evening, dears and thank you for dropping by. 

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Friends are good for the soul. 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . I miss and love you so much.  I wish you were here for the birthday.   ❤👼

HEADER PHOTO:  The buffet is overflowing with just a few of my Santa mugs . The cross stitches in this photo are 

Santa Clause sampler,    A Cup of Christmas Cheer- Santa Mug , Candy Cane Cottage,  Candy Cane Sprinkles

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

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 and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday