Piecing the Spring Jar Quilt

I have a finish! My "Spring Jar" embroidery is all stitched and ready to be pieced into a small wall hanging. .

Well yesterday, I pulled out some fabrics and went to town on doing just that.

I shared the Spring Jar Doodle a couple of weeks ago.

The unfinished size of my embroidered block is 10 1/2" x 10 1/2".

If you are interested, here is a short tutorial. 🤗🫙

SPRING JAR QUILT:

FINISHED SIZE: 20 " x 20" UNFINISHED SIZE: 20 1/2 " x 20 1/2"

RECIPE FOR FINISHING

FABRIC and CUTTING:

10 1/2" x 10 1/2" Embroidered block 🧵CUT 2 - 1 1/2" x 10 1/2" strips of blue ( inner border)

🧵CUT 2 - 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" strips of blue ( inner border)

🧵CUT 2 - 2 1/2" x 16 1/2" strips of blue ( outer border)

🧵CUT 2 - 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" strips of blue ( outer border)

🧵CUT 28- 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Scrappy squares

DIRECTIONS: ( USE 1/4" SEAM ALLOWANCE)

🧵1. Sew 1 1/2" x 10 1/2" blue strip to the top of the embroidered block. Press . Repeat for the bottom of the block.

Sew  1 1/2" strips to each side of the embroidered blocks. 

🧵2. Sew 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" blue strip to the right side of the embroidered block. Press . Repeat for the left side of the block.

🧵3. Arrange the 28- 2 1/2" Scrappy squares around the embroidered block in a pleasing layout.

2 1/2" squares are arranged in a pleasing manner. 

4. From the 2 1/2" Scrappy squares , sew 6 blocks together for the top border. Repeat for bottom border.

5. Sew the Scrappy strips to the top and bottom of the embroidered block.

Six 2 1/2" squares are pieced together for the top border. Do the same for the bottom. 

6. From the 2 1/2" Scrappy squares , sew 8 blocks together for the right border. Repeat for the left border.

7. Sew the Scrappy strips to the right and left of the embroidered blocks.

Sew the Scrappy strips made in Step 6 to the right and left sides of the embroidered block. 

8. Sew the 2 1/2" x 16 1/2" blue border to the top of the quilt for the outer border. Press. Repeat for the bottom border.

Sew 2 1/2" strips to the top and bottom . 

9. Sew the 2 1/2" x 20 1/2" blue border to the right side of the quilt for the outer border. Press. Repeat for the left border.

10. Wahlah! The Spring Jar quilt top is complete.😀

Spring Jar is ready to be marked and quilted. 

This small quilt will be going into the hoop here soon- perhaps today.

Before you leave , I must show you my Spring Banner stitch. I stitched like the wind to finish this little design which I posted on Tuesday.   It is stitched on a scrap piece of coffee dyed 14 count aida.

Spring Banner is completely stitched. 

I back stitched the banner in DMC 503.  

The banner was outlined in DMC 503.

Fabrics are being auditioned for a pillow finish. Fingers crossed I will have a finish by the weekend.   

If you are interested , I used the following floss colors:   352, 503, 610,  745, 3346, 3371, Blanc. I posted an update on the floss colors in the March, 18, 2025   Spring Banner  post. 

So tell me. What are you working on today?

Thank you for joining me today.

 As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Your smile is a reason for many others to smile.    " - Winnie the Pooh

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy.  Love and miss you, Amo. 

Wordless Wednesday Early Spring on the Farm

 Good morning, Sweet Peas. Is it Wednesday already? By golly it is! I thought I would post a Not So Wordless Wednesday post with photos of early spring on the  farm. It was a cloudy day, but warm- a good day to be out and about. I hope you enjoy . 

Rodster keeping watch . 

A bee trap has been put up. 

Papa's old fence. 

Up on the hill. 

The last of the hay that will be put out . 

A bush hog waiting to be used. 

Keep the gate closed to the other fields. 

Soon the farm will be greening up , calves will be frolicking and bees will be buzzing about.  It is always a good day on the farm. Thank you for dropping by. 

May your day be filled  sprinkled with sunshine! 

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Faith, Family and the farm! "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy who loved the farm.  Love and miss you, Amo. 

Blow and make a wish! 

SPRING BANNER- A Spring Freebie

Hello, Sunshine! Welcome!

Oreo looks awful sweet and sassy today! She is another "barn cat" who decided not to live at the barn.Now tell me- How can one resist that sweet face? I sure can't. 

I  have a confession- I have not been doing a whole lot of Spring stitching. 😏😲

Since the last few days have been warm, I have been spending my time outside,  cleaning up the porches and patios. There are lots of chores to be done outdoors so stitching has gone to the wayside. 

The other night I sat down and designed a little piece though. I do hope to work on it soon.  It is a simple design with 2 bunnies holding a "Spring " banner. I have not settled on the colors for SPRING BANNER, but they will come to me soon. So I am posting this as a "CHOOSE YOUR OWN COLORS " Chart.   The colors in the chart may not represent the colors that I will use. But I  will post the flosses that I use in the future. 

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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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UPDATE: March 18, 2025 The stitching of Spring Banner is complete .  I back stitched around the banner with DMC 503 which I did not chart this. I used the following floss colors:    

SYMBOL:               DMC FLOSS COLORS:

V                     3346

X                     610

U                     352

•                     3371

W                     Blanc

L                     503

O                     745

A little bit of country clutter. 

I will keep it short and sweet today. I will be spending most of the day outside bustling about. Perhaps this evening, I will pick up the needle and thread.  Have a beautiful day! 

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

A day in the garden is a good day! 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss you, Amo. 

Mr. Pinker bought 4 galvanized raised beds. He is putting them together and then we will move them and fill with dirt.  Eeeh! Let the gardening begin! 

Leprechauns, Cabbages, and Sheep- St. Patrick's Day Hutch Tour

                         Top of the morning to you, Sweet Peas.  

Sheep Trifle 

I missed decorating the hutch last year for St. Patrick's Day. Easter was early so I jumped right on in with the bunnies. But since Easter is in late April this year, it gave me the perfect opportunity to pull out my greens and decorate for  St.  Patrick's Day. 

"Erin Ewe", Truckin Along in the Luck Truck  and a darling sheep from dear Robin. ❤ 

So grab you a cup of coffee and let's head to the kitchen for a look at all of those precious ewes that have taken up residence on my hutch. Shall we? 

My hutch  is filled to the brim with all things green! 

  There is really nothing new on the hutch. I usually decorate with the same old things  for St. Patrick's Day.  I  normally pull out my few cabbage pieces, anything green and the few stitches that I have for the holiday.

Luck Basket

 

Vintage thrifted  transferware plates were used as a backdrop. 

Sheep Jar and Truckin Along in the Luck Truck  

Being a plate- acholic , I always have to add plates, plates, and more plates. 

More plates are stacked in the corner. 

Lots of thrifty finds on each shelf.

Basket for Ewe

Here and there are cross stitch pieces that have been stitched over the years. 

Lucky Stamp 

Some were made by me and others were sweet gifts. 

A gift from sweet Robin. She knows I adore sheep. Thank you, Robin. 😘

I left my enamelware pans hanging on the edge of the hutch. Fake eggs are stacked in one.

Soon all of this will come down and bunnies will hop , hop , hop down Bunny Lane  shooing the sheep off of the hutch shelves. 

 

Puttin on the Green and Shamrocks, Gold and Chickens

But for a few more hours,  I will enjoy my St. Patrick's Day decor. 

 Clover Basket Pinkeep and Shamrock Blessings

 If you would like to see my foyer decorated for the month, check out the posts called Changing Out the Quilts and Stitches, Quilts, and Shamrocks- Foyer Decor

Hmmm, I wonder if I could squeeze one more thing on these overflowing, filled to the brim shelves. Hee! Hee!  - Probably not.

 Thank you so much for the sweet visit. I know it was a lot to take in and not for all, but it is just my style. 💚💛🤗

Be  happy and Be Ewe is what I always say - don't you agree. 

 As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Collectors are happy people.  " - Johann Wolfgang von Goathe.

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy who loved to thrift as much as I do . I treasure our sweet thrifting adventures.I  Love and miss you, Amo. 

Other Links That May Strike Your Fancy

🧵2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade - A Parade of Previous Freebies

🧵2024 A Blooming Parade- A Look at Previous Easter and Spring Freebies

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 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. 

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for Home Matters

Sunny Sunday Stitching

 Sunny Sunday Salutations! Welcome ! I have my party shoes on!  Today we are celebrating my daughters' birthdays . 

                

The youngest is not home, but we will have a cake for her, and she will Face Time us during the celebration. The oldest has requested Mom's banana pudding for her birthday and Mr. Pinker's goulash.  

After the party, I  plan to work on my "Little Girls" quilt blocks. 

It has been a spell since I have worked on these embroidered blocks actually since October 2023. These blocks are in memory of my sister. Sometimes the embroidered little girl has long hair sometimes short- sometimes brown hair sometimes blonde. Just like my sis- always changing hair styles.🤗❤💗

  Each block has "words to live by". I may change the name of the quilt later. 

 

QUILT SEW ALONG ALERT: 

Kathleen Tracy at A Sentimental Quilter is hosting  a Civil War Mini Sew Along.  This is available for free for a short time.  The 3rd step will be on her website on Friday. 

She posted the Introduction in her  Feb. 27, 2025 post. 

Information about Block 1 was posted  in her Feb. 28, 2025 post. 

Information about Blocks 2 was posted in her March 7, 2025 post. 

Information for Block 3 was posted in her March 15, 2025 post.

Now onto the plans for the week. 

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

✅Work on Flaming Butterflies quilt- I spent most of the week working on this quilt. - My 15 minute a day project. 

❌🌞2.Work on potato chip blocks

❌🌞3. Work on Photo albums. Still working on 2015 photos. 

✅🌞4.Continue quilting my bow tie quilt

❌🌞5.Work on piecing more Mr. Snow blocks.   

✅🌞6. Finish Signs of Spring House. 

✅🌞7. Work on Around the Garden Blocks. 

❌🌞8.Work on Blackbird Designs "Winter Sampler"

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1. Work on Flaming Butterflies quilt

🌞2.Work on potato chip blocks

🌞3. Finish Little Girls block 

🌞4.Continue quilting my bow tie quilt

🌞5.Work on piecing more Mr. Snow blocks.   

🌞6. Begin new cross stitch. 

Well, Sweeties, the kiddos will be here soon. So I better blow up the balloons and put up the streamers.  It is going to be a root tootin day!  I hope your day is just as delightful. 🤗

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"If you want to be somebody, you got to rock the bow tie. " - unknown.

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss 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 and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for This and That Monday

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday 

Time to change out the buffet quilt.