Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Friday, January 9, 2026

Mooving Day on the Farm

It's Farm Friday. What's happening on the farm? Moving hay and ...

Moving cows.

♭♮"Mama's gonna worry,

I've been a bad bad boy

No use saying sorry

It's something that I enjoy.." ♭♮- Ozzy Osbourne "Flying High

Mutt and Jeff have been bad bad boys. 🐮🐮 ( Not really , but they have been into some mischief and let's say a little less than cooperative .)

Mutt and Jeff

Aww but aren't they so cute?

So what have they done?

Well first off, Baby Mutt is an escape artist and has been slipping through the fence to hang out in the yard. No bother though . Mr. Pinker and Dad have ushered him back into the field many times to be with his mom.

But the other day it was moooving day on the farm.🐄🐄🐄

Time to move Mama and the twins to the other section of the farm to run with all of the other cattle. Well they were not having it!

As Little Mutt got in the corral, he slipped through the panels ,tore them from the fence post and dragged them to the corn crib. Quite a feat. He then shook them off without a care and gave "the look"! Oh boy, does he look mad.

Then Mama pushed against the gate which knocked against Dad. Grumble! Grumble! Now we cannot have that! Dad is okay,- a little bumped and bruised though. It was a frustrating experience to say the least.

Meanwhile, what did Jeff do? Well, he got into a tussle with Elmer the donkey. Gosh, it was a wild and woolly time at the old barn.

But it was not long before Mama and the twins settled in with the other cows.

Jeff gets a drink of water.

The cows are gathered for a bite.

With all of the goings on, Skeeter the Barn cat sat among the tobacco sticks unamused at the twins and Mama's antics. Skeeter does not have time for such silliness. Now isn't Skeeter a cutie too?

Since it is Farm Friday, I will be working on Little House Needleworks "Farm Life" . I am using mystery flosses with this piece ( flosses that no longer have their labels or numbers. ) I am stitching it on 14 count aida that I tea dyed and baked in the oven. You may notice the fabric looks toasty. 🤠

Alrighty Sweeties, I am off to enjoy the day. Thank you so much for joining me on the farm today. I will keep you posted on how Mutt and Jeff like being with the rest of the cattle in future posts.

Harriet says, " Have a Moovelous Weekend."

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"Create something beautiful. "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Winter Small Freebie

Hello Sunshine! Rise and Shine! It is a beautiful winter's morn. I just wanted to pop in to show you my newest easy peasy quick stitch. This is called Winter Small.

Now this is a super simple winter stitch with a teeny snowman. A perfect piece to fill a wooden bowl with winter goodness . Don't ya' think?

To finish it, I gathered some black gingham ribbon from the Dollar Tree and some red snowflake fabric from my stash.

I tacked the ribbon by sewing it along the sides.

I also made a bow from the ribbon and added a wooden snowflake.

I then sewed it in place. Now it is ready to be sewn into a little winter pillow and then snuggled in a bowl filled with winter stitches.

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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 finished the embroidery work on Winter Checklist which I shared as a freebie in my November 27, 2025 post. I will be adding the border soon.

Well I am off to see what else I can get into. Late last night, I posted "Cross stitches of 2025 End of the Year Review" in a back dated post ( December 30, 2025) if you would like to see the freebie cross stitch parade of 2025, just hop over for a lookie. Thank you so much for the sweet visit. Have a beautiful day!