Lazy Days and Making Progress

 It feels like it has been a spell since our last visit. 

Good afternoon, Sweet Peas. Wheew! It is as hot as blue blazes out there. But for the last few days, Mr. Pinker and I have been enjoying lazy days with the grandsons at the creek. 

The youngest grandson said it was as hot as fried chicken!  😂🤣

 I even put my camp chair in the water where I could dip my toes in it- that is when I was not walking the rock filled creek and dodging crawdads with the youngins' nearby.

The water was up at the creek. The large fallen tree is slowly being moved down the creek which you can see glimpses of.  

It is a lot cooler in the cove especially near the creek, but once you get out in the fields the heat rises and the sweat is pouring. 

The dragonflies reminds me of dear Isabel of Alromasar Blogspot

This week I am on a mission to finish quilting 5 butterflies in my Peaches and Butterflies quilt. Can I do it? Hmmm... I am not sure, but I have my mind set on it. 

I worked on hand quilting a butterfly this morning. This is my 15 minute a day or longer project. 

Meanwhile I finished the embroidery work for Sweet Melody Roundabout . It is just one of the  embroidered blocks in the monthly "Roundabout series"  that I am sharing. 

Oh, before I go any further. RUN ! DON'T WALK! There are 2 Sweet friends you have to check out! 

Di at Quilting is Blissful Blogspot shared her roundabouts today. Oh my goodness! You need to see how she is setting  them- in Dresden Plates!  CUTE! CUTE! CUTE!   Di also shared her Tiny House finish and her Summer Stamp finish which she used different stamps from other series that I have shared. And may I say it is adorable?! ❤

Diann at Little Penguin Quilts Blogspot shared her progress on the Summer Stamp series on Saturday . She made the little bird in the Home Tweet Home Stamp an adorable House finch. Let me say that it is as precious as all get out! ❤

I thought about making my bird into a House Finch, but my love for bluebirds won out on this embroidery. 

Well on my Sweet Melody Roundabout , I used 2 strands of floss and used the backstitch. 

I  used the following floss colors:

 

🐦DMC 3346 ( leaves),

🐦  DMC 898 ( tree limbs) 

🐦 DMC 783( beak, claws)

🐦DMC 930 ( bird)  

🐦DMC  760 (Music notes) 

🐦DMC  3687( scalloped border) 

As an afterthought, I add a little bow to the birds neck using DMC 815. 

I back stitched a "string"  to the birdies neck and then tied a small bow and  tacked it down on the embroidered string. Now she is all "fancy-fied"! Is that a word. Hee! Hee!  

The Roundabout was stitched on 8 1/2" x 8 1/2"  (unfinished) white fabric. 

It is framed with 20 -  2 1/2" squares (unfinished) 

The Roundabout Block  with Scrappy Borders Measures:  12 1/2" x 12 1/2" ( unfinished)

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Around and Around we go! Tomorrow I will be sharing Block 7 in the Roundabout series. 

I will also be sharing the newest Tiny House cross stitch.  I think I will break them into 2 posts though. Tiny House will be posted in the morning and the Roundabout around noon so if you are in the neighborhood drop by. 

Alrighty, I better "get to catching up" with all of my friends and see what pretties they have been making. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Taking time each day to relax and renew is essential to living well.  "- Judith Hanson Lasater

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who  always enjoyed spending time on the river or at the creeks. 

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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