Winter Stamp SAL - WINTER HEADER

Good morning, Sweet Peas and Happy Monday. 

I think I am ready for the "Winter Header" stitch . How about you? 

 

I stitched the word "Winter" using DMC 823 and added a bit of snow along the edges of the letters. 

Snowflakes, snowmen and trees round out the header. 

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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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OOOPS- CORRECTION-   Silly me😌.  I forgot to chart the snow on top of the letters in the header. Please forgive me. I will correct the charts when I return from my camping trip. But  if you look at my photo, I just sprinkled white stitches on top of the letters. 

Below is a schedule:  ( If you have missed a stamp, click the colored link, and you will magically be transported to that post. )

STAMP RELEASE SCHEDULE : 

INTRODUCTION- January 1st

BORDER `  -   January 4th ( Saturday)

 HEADER-  January 6th ( Monday)

STAMP 1 - January 8th ( Wednesday)

STAMP 2- January  11th (Saturday)

STAMP 3-  January 13th ( Monday)

STAMP 4-  January 15th ( Wednesday)

STAMP 5-  January 18th ( Saturday) 

STAMP 6 - January 20 th ( Monday)

STAMP 7-  January 22 th ( Wednesday )

STAMP 8 -January 25 th ( Saturday )

STAMP 9 - January 27th ( Monday)

BONUS STAMP - January 29th ( Wednesday)

FINAL REVEAL (FFOd) -  February 1st ( Saturday) 

PREP YOUR NEEDLES FOR TO STITCH-

STAMP 1

DMC COLORS

 301, 347,   930,  3346, 3371, 3781, Blanc

HINT ABOUT STAMP 1

Can you guess what will be in Stamp 1? 

Whenever you go around the snowy bend, make sure to say hello to a ___.   

I will keep my Winter Stamp posts short and sweet. 

Have a beautiful day, sweet friends. 

 As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

Seize the day and savor every precious moment!

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

It's A Snowman Sunday

It is our 1st Slow Stitching Sunday of the new year and I have pulled out the perfect project to work on!☃⛄  Brrrr! 

Welcome , y'all and Happy Sunday! Are you enjoying a cozy day in your jammies ? Perhaps working on a slow stitching project yourself? 

I sure hope so. 

I seem to get so much more completed during the cold winter months.  Maybe because I am hunkered down.  How about you? 

Anywhoo, I put  this freebie from Bunny Hill Designs called A Merry  Little Christmas into the hoop. 

Some of you may remember that I changed the words on the banner to " A Very Merry Winter" so I can leave it out longer.  

I added a snowflake button for the snowman's pom pom too. 

Sassy and Hissy say hi. They are darling little  strays that have taken up residence at my sister's house. I visit them daily to make sure they are taken care of. Aren't they precious? Look at Sassy's blue eyes! Wow!

I am doing the snowman boogie for I finished Mr. McChill . This was a freebie that I shared all the way back in December of 2021. Wow what took me so long to finish this handsome fella?  Hmm , no excuses here, I guess I was just a Miss Lazy Bones.  Hee! Hee! 

I finished Mr. McChill  as a round and added some pom pom trim and a ripped gathered, cotton , gingham ruffle. I am thrilled to have him ready for the tree this year. 

 Ho! Ho! Ho!  I am still stitching Christmas. Are you? A Prairie Schooler Santa was started and finished on the 2nd of this month. Now onto the next one!

Now onto the plans for the week. 

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1. Work on Flaming Butterflies quilt

🌞2.Work on Winter Stamp SAL

🌞3. Work on Travel journal

🌞4. Work on Bunny Hill  A Very Merry Christmas

🌞5. Whatever Strikes My Fancy! 

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I am off to put in a few stitches. Enjoy your day, Sweetie Pies and ...

 As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Sunday- Take it slow and give your soul a chance to catch up. "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

Sunset along I-40. 

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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 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

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday 

Some of the cows enjoying a roll of hay at dusk. 

Winter Stamp SAL BORDER

Do you have your snow boots on? And your mittens?   Eeeh ! I am so excited! It is the 1st day of the Winter Stamp Stitch Along! 

Good morning, y'all  and welcome.  No snow here yet. The grandsons are waiting on pins and needles for the first flakes though . Perhaps a flurry or two will come by the end of the winter season. 

Frosty Stamp

My fabrics are dyed and ready for the Winter Stamp SAL. I will be working on my individual stamps today. 

Dyed with Rit  Blue Denim

The border on the large sampler is stitched, and it is ready to be filled with "all things winter. "  

I stitched the border using DMC 930. Originally, I thought about stitching it in DMC 823, but at the time I could not find my floss. I do however like how the border has came out. 

DMC 930 is used in the border.

I will be stitching each design twice . Once in the sampler and the 2nd time individually. I will be making the individual stamps into small pin pillows  . These pillows will be tucked in my Christmas / Winter tree or nestled in a dough bowl for the season. 

Below is a list of the DMC FLOSS COLORS that  I will be using for the whole project . If additional colors are added , I will let you know . I will be stitching along with you and  I sorta fly by the seat of my pants. Hee! Hee!  I am stitching my border in DMC 930. I will be making the large piece and each stamp individually. 

DMC-  Blanc,  223,  301, 347, 356,   469, 646, 823, 829,  930, 3345,  3346, 3371, 3781,

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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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Below is a schedule:  ( If you have missed a stamp, click the colored link, and you will magically be transported to that post. )

STAMP RELEASE SCHEDULE : 

INTRODUCTION- January 1st

BORDER `  -   January 4th ( Saturday)

 HEADER-  January 6th ( Monday)

STAMP 1 - January 8th ( Wednesday)

STAMP 2- January  11th (Saturday)

STAMP 3-  January 13th ( Monday)

STAMP 4-  January 15th ( Wednesday)

STAMP 5-  January 18th ( Saturday) 

STAMP 6 - January 20 th ( Monday)

STAMP 7-  January 22 th ( Wednesday )

STAMP 8 -January 25 th ( Saturday )

STAMP 9 - January 27th ( Monday)

BONUS STAMP - January 29th ( Wednesday)

FINAL REVEAL (FFOd) -  February 1st ( Saturday) 

 To make stitching time quicker, I use multiple needles so I am not always having to rethread my needle. 

I will be posting the " Winter Header " on January 6th .  

Prep your needles for the Winter Header. 

For the upcoming Winter Header, you will use the following DMC colors:   Blanc, 301,  3371, 347, 823, 829,  3345, 3346,  3781. 

Alrighty, y'all I will keep it short and sweet. Enjoy your day and...

 As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Today is a good day to have a good day. "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

Winter On Pine Berry Lane -A House Freebie

"Ring a Ling Ling"!  I am ringing in the New Year with a new house for my neighborhood. 

Welcome , y'all and a lovely day to you.  

For the last few months, I have been stitching away on a winter home with soft, sweet colors.  

It is called "Winter on Pine Berry Lane".  

The house looks so warm and cozy nestled  among the blanket of snow and snowcapped trees.  If you missed any of the other Winter homes, I invite you to visit yesterday's post" A Parade of Homes"  where I shared a house stitches that I have shared throughout the years. 

 

A  little birdie has perched itself onto the roof.  

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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 keep this short and sweet . Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to visit me. It means the world to me. 

Have a beautiful day and...

As always...

 Happy quilting and stitching, y'all

Melisa

"Home is where one starts from. "- T. S. Ellot

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you, Amo. 

Other Links that Might Strike Your Fancy! 

🌞 2025  A Parade of Homes- A Parade of Home themed freebies. 

🌞Time to Dye- How I tea/ coffee dye my fabric- the messy version. 

🌞 2024 Hearts and Stitches Valentine Parade- A parade of Valentine stitches up to the date of Feb. 3, 2024

REMEMBER : Tomorrow will kick off the Winter Stamp SAL with the border 

A Parade of Homes 2025

Hello , Sweet friends. It is a beautiful  winter's day- a perfect day to enjoy a parade. So grab you a cup of cocoa and  join me as I reminisce over some  of the house designs that I have shared over the last few years.  I have tried to organize them by a month or theme.  If you see any that you are interested in knowing more, about click on the colored text ,and you will magically be taken back to that post. I hope you enjoy.

This is a photo heavy post. I do apologize. 

JANUARY / WINTER THEME

Winter Manor

Winter Saltbox

A Cold Winter's Day- Dot's Saltbox

Prim Winter Blessings

The Star Spangled Winter Home

FEBRUARY THEMED

Dorothy Mae's Spring House

Elizabeth Hartline's Saltbox

Elizabeth Hartline's Saltbox is nestled in a darling tobacco basket ornament gifted to me by sweet Shelly. 

Love Grows Here

Filled With Love This is a smaller piece 

The Pink House

MARCH THEMED

Spring Green Saltbox 

The Ewe House

APRIL THEMED

The Tulip House

 Katie Anne's Saltbox 

The Hopper House. 

Bunny House Saltbox

MAY THEMED

Strawberry Manor

Strawberry Saltbox

JUNE THEMED

 Aunt Bea's Summer Home

JULY / PATRIOTIC THEMED

 Sarah Jane's 1776 Saltbox 

 Freedom Saltbox

Summer House  is a larger piece. 

Little Liberty Manor ( This is a smaller piece) 

 Mollie William's Homestead

Mollie William's Homestead with Sarah Jane's 1776 Saltbox  and Freedom Saltbox. 

Lucinda Hawkins Liberty House

Aunt Betty's at Blueberry Buckle Lane

Summer

Summer Cabin

AUGUST THEMED

Susan's Summer Saltbox

Beatrice's Bee Manor. 

SEPTEMBER THEMED

Crow Creek Saltbox

Autumn's Saltbox

The Ole' Crow Saltbox

Aunt Mariah's Autumn Saltbox

1803 Autumn Home  This is a larger house

Pumpkin Blossom Inn

Harvest Home

An Autumn's Day

Crows in the Pumpkin Patch

The gorgeous crocheted pillow was a gift from dear Barbara. I love it! 

OCTOBER THEMED

 Halloween Manor

Ophelia Manor on Punkin Holler Lane , 

 

Willowisp Manor of Holler Lane

  Candy Corn House

Candy Corn House with Autumn's Saltbox

NOVEMBER THEMED

 The Blessing House

Turkey Creek Manor and  Thanksgiving House

 Turkey Holler Saltbox

Pickin' in Turkey Holler

DECEMBER THEMED

Gingerbread Saltbox

Candy Cane Cottage 

Christmas Eve Saltbox

Christmas at Underwood Lane

And Snow Fell or the Cardinal House

SEWING THEMED

Edna Viola's Saltbox 

FARMHOUSE THEME

FARMHOUSE SAMPLER 

Can you guess which are the most popular this year? 

#1 is Spring Green Saltbox 

#2 Winter Saltbox

# Dorothy Mae's Spring House

It is always hard for me to choose a favorite particularly since so many of them are named after my family members, but as of right now - Pumpkin Blossom Inn is still my favorite. 

If I have missed any of the houses that should be in the parade, please let me know. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and looking at my little village.Have a wonderful day, Sweeties. 

As always...

 Happy quilting and stitching, y'all

Melisa

"Home is the nicest word there is. "- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you, Amo.