A Great Day to Be Stitching and " Speaking of Christmas -Holly" Freebie

This week's quilt stack comes straight from the kitchen!  😀

 

Good Slow Stitching Sunday, y'all.  It is a good day to sit back in our jammies, prop up our feet and stitch the day away. Don't you think? 

Anywhooo.. Since a lot of us will be spending time in the kitchen this week , we better get in all of the stitching time we can in.😀 

 In the kitchen , I have   a small selection of quilts all rolled up into little bundles and tucked into vintage sifters. 

Soon those sifters will be put into work , sifting flour as I  prep for baking .  

Here is a yummy no bake pie recipe which is perfect for the holiday season. 

PUMPKIN GINGERSNAP PIE

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups cold half and half, light cream or milk

1 package ( 4 serving size) Jello Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding and Pie Filling

3 1/2 cups Cool Whip Whipped Topping , thawed

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup of chopped ginger snap cookies

1/2 cups canned pumpkin

1 1/2 Tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice

1 graham cracker pie crust

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pour half and half into large bowl. Add pie filling mix. Beat until well blended - about 1 minute. Let stand for 5 minutes. 

2. Fold in whipped topping, pecans, gingersnaps, pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Spoon into crust. 

3. Freeze until firm, about 6 hours or overnight. Remove from freezer and let stand about 10 minutes to soften before serving. Store any leftovers in the freezer.

I have to admit I have had a rip-roaring humdinger of a week.😀😁 No, not a lot of drama  has been going on --well, except for The Mysterious Case of the Missing Santas  which is still ongoing. ( If you missed that mystery,  please hop over to that post. Where could those Santas be?  )  But my week has been filled with lots of time working with needle and thread .

 The Thanksgiving Jar

Earlier this week , I worked on Moda's Holiday Stitch Along Block 1 .  This was a SAL from way back in 2020 that is still available. 

Today I will work on Block 2.

I also finished ornament 3 of the Speaking of Christmas series. 

This one is simply named "Holly". 

I  finished it into a simple pillow , framed  with some leftover 1 1/2" unfinished fabric strips and some crocheted lace.

 

Large wonky black X's were stitched along the bottom seam. The large wooden snowflake came from Dollar Tree. 

It's a Holly Jolly Christmas ! It's the best time of the year....

Three Speaking of Christmas ornaments/ bowl tucks all whipped up. There will be at least 4 more to come this year. Maybe more later. 

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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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I will start a new ornament  today. 

In the evenings, I enjoy sitting back on the couch and working on my Bow Tie quilt.  I expect I will do that tonight as well. 7 more blocks to go. Quilt, quilt, quilt! 

Well  Sweeties, we better get to work if we are going to have a humdinger of a day. Now grab your needle and thread and let's start to stitching. 😀🤗

 As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness  and gratitude. " 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved the holiday season. Sunday gathering are not the same without you, Amo.  .. Love you , Amo. 

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