Hey there, Punkin and a very Happy Sunday to you! How are you doing on this fine Sunday morning? I hope good.
Hmmm ... 🤔 Where are all of those golden yellows, burnt orange and crimson red leaves? 🍂🍂🍂Sigh. They are not here in the holler yet.
We still have a lot of green leaves for it to be mid October.
But my burning bush is changing colors to bright red, and it is putting on berries.
Watch out when looking up in the trees. Kerplunk! The black walnuts are falling to the ground. The husk will be good for dyeing fabric.
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| Walnuts are beginning to fall. |
My sweet friend , Alex sent me some beautiful vintage calico butterflies to applique.
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| There are 12 pretty butterflies ready to be appliqued. |
My mind has been fluttering as to how I will set them. But I will wait to tell you my plans when I do a little more digging in my sewing room for background fabrics. I do know I want this to be my 2027 butterfly quilt for my sweet sis. So I am very excited. Thank you dear, Alex. I was brought to tears. 🤗❤
Meanwhile Berries and Butterflies is stalled .
Why ? you ask.
Well I am on a mission to finish the Pretty in Peach Butterfly quilt.
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| Pretty in Peach quilt top - December 2025 |
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| A cable design is being quilted in the borders. |
Around and around the borders , I go. Soon this quilt will be ready to be bound.
Candy Corn Plant Sampler is all stitched .
A thrifted frame is perfect as a temporary finish until I find a frame that fits the sampler better.
To make it fit, I simply framed the sampler with bits of leftover fabric strips.
Hmmm... What do you think? Do you think we can shoo those crows away so we can pick some candy? Hee! Hee!
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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OOPS / CORRECTION- Oopsie Daisy- I made a mistake on the charts. Please note if you decide to stitch this piece. The crow on the top candy corn near the letter "C" is missing one stitch in the beak which is stitched with DMC 645.
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| NOTE: I made a mistake and left off one stitch in the top crow's beak. |
Well, that's the Sunday Happenings in the holler. A little bit of this and that and a whole lot of nothing. 😀
I will be sitting down and working on a new house stitch today and working on my Halloween Stamp sampler.
Thank you for taking time to visit me today. I always enjoy when you drop by to keep me company.
Have I told you that you make my day special? Love ya'! 😘
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"The best part of one's life is friendships. "- Abraham Lincoln
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy
I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.
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| Patriotic plates purchased while thrifting in Arkansas. |
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A thrifty find while in Arkansas. -Eeeh! A vintage plate!
The thrift store had a number of vintage plates probably from one person's collection. This one had a little note attached.
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
Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday
Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings
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