For some reason, my eyes were heavy as Mr. Pinker and I puttered down the road. I had hoped to work on cross stitching, but alas I could not keep my eyes open. Goodness, was I a sleepy head. 😴💤
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| Mary Elizabeth Coat's Winter Saltbox in the works. |
Good Sunday morning , Sweet Friends. Welcome.
Mr. Pinker and I have made it to camp.
Though I see the windmills every time that I travel through Oklahoma and Texas, I still marvel at them. Wow ! They are massive! We do not have windmills where we live.
Seeing the windmills near the Donley County line in Texas made me regret that I did not bring my Peppermint Pinwheels quilt that I pieced last month. It would have been a lovely quilt to work on while camping.
But I did bring my Tumbleweeds quilt which will be my focus quilt for 2026.
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The first block is quilted. Eeeeh!
The center block looks like a windmill.
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting,
y'all
Melisa
"Sometimes in the winds of change we find our greatest direction. "- unknown
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
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| Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ near Groom, Carson County, Texas |
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Enjoy every bit of your trip but stay south where it's much warmer. LOL The turbine windmills really are amazing. Love your new saltbox house and can't wait to see more. Be safe but have fun. Big Big hugs, DarleneJ
ReplyDeleteHave an amazing trip Melisa! Can't wait to see pictures and hear all about it! And enjoy the sunshine for me 😅 We're currently having a snowstorm ❄️
ReplyDeleteYour new saltbox house looks like something I'll have to stitch 😁😁
Happy camping my friend! Hugs from Maine, -Alex ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
Have a great time Melisa. Off the grid sounds relaxing. Explore, cross stitch, and quilt - pure enjoyment. I can already tell I will be adding the new saltbox to my stitch list. Have fun and be safe. Hugs Alicia
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your hand-quilting - I've never been very good at it. Plus no room for a set-up. :-)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing more of that new saltbox! So pretty and the colors match our temps right now.
Have a wonderful time - we'll be here when you get back - you can tell us all about your trip and we can live vicariously through you!
Blessings!
Wishing lots of fun adventures while you are on the road, as well as lots of stitching time when you aren't napping.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy camping! We love camping so much in the west, I would get a lot of my wool appliqué stitching done! I love all your designs especially the salt boxes, I’ve many of them. I grew up in a salt box so they are dear to me. Melisa, why to you design so many salt box patterns?
ReplyDeleteHave a great trip. Can’t wait to stitch winter salt box. I love what I see so far, and it’s my favorite color 💙 🩵 K from NY
ReplyDeleteBuenos días y feliz año 2026 mi bella Amiga melisa. NO pasaba por aquí a déjate un saludo pues he estado alejada de las redes por problemas familiares MUY delicados que afortunadamente ya vamos saliendo de ello..... por otra parte me encantan tus fotos y me alegra que pases junto al sr Pinker una feliz estancia por sus paseos en lugares tan hermosos como los que nos muestras a través de tus fotos.
ReplyDeleteTu colcha es encantadora y efectivamente esta llena de molinos de vientos!!!!!! Sin dudas será espectacular al final cuando la termines y estare aquí para verla! .
Espero leerte pronto. Mil besos de ti fiel amiga y seguidora
Dianet de .......Parchesdeamor
Hope you have a nice, restful time camping Melisa! Every time we see those windmills we are sad - we do not like them. They spoiled the beautiful view from the highway going through the Arbuckle Mts in Oklahoma. :( Hope you have good weather.
ReplyDeleteWell done on getting the first block quilted, Melisa! Your free hand work is awesome. Enjoy your views on your adventure.
ReplyDeleteTumbleweed is beautiful and happy quilting on it. I've not heard the expression pea pickin' before, very cute. Happy and safe travels, you two!
ReplyDeleteI wish you a very happy trip and camping, Melisa!
ReplyDeleteDo what you can, and if you can't, that's okay too, because the important thing is to enjoy it.
Hugs from Spain
And you are off, yay!! Have you seen those windmill blades laying on the ground or on the road traveling, they are just humungous! Stay safe out there!
ReplyDeleteooh, i do love a good camp along!!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the wind generators when we are out on the road, too - there are many out on the eastern plains of Colorad and into western Nebraska and Kansas. Looks like you are getting beautiful desert views, too. That is a pretty winter salt box project - enjoy your stitching on it, and the Tumbleweeds quilt, too!
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