We Have a Swarm and a Strawberry Stamp Freebie

A Sunny Sunday quilt stack. 

 

It's that time! Quilting Time! The best time of the day- well at least in my eyes.  Welcome, sweet Lovelies. Please join me and sit for a spell.  May I offer you a cup of tea for your drinking pleasure? 

Buzz! Buzz! We have a swarm! 

Mr. Pinker was inspecting the bee traps and lo and behold one of them had a swarm in it.  Last Wednesday night, he closed the trap door so he could capture them the next day. 

The nuc box was ready for them to be transferred in. 

It was a good hive and the transfer went off without a hitch! Woo Hoo! 🍯🐝🍯🐝

 

Patriotic cross stitching and quilts are being pulled out. Below is Little Liberty Manor,  Mollie William's Homestead, and Beelieve in Freedom 

 Five more berries were appliqued for my Scrapberries Quilt and by the beginning of the week, the Scrapberris quilt top was complete. 

Can you tell that it was a blustery day? 

Ginger  says have a Sunny Sunday! 

Today I will be winding my needle and thread through 14 count adia as I work on my newest strawberry stamp called Strawberry Jam and Biscuits Stamp. 

Update June 3, 2024- Strawberry Jam and Biscuits Stamp 

 

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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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Speaking of biscuits,  grab you a plate! We have biscuits to make! 

One of my favorite biscuit recipes is 7-Up Biscuits. They are so moist and fluffy . Of course you do not have to use 7-UP  , you could use any lemon lime soda. 

7-UP BISCUITS      Servings- 6-8 people

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups of biscuit mix

1  cup of sour cream

1 cup of 7-Up 

1/2 cup of melted butter

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 

2. Pour melted butter into baking dish.  

3.  In a large mixing bowl , cut sour cream into the biscuit mix. 

4. Add the 7-UP and combine into the dough until mixed. 

5. Flour your rolling pin. 

6. Place the dough on a floured surface and roll until it's about 1 inch thick. 

7. Using your lightly floured  biscuit cutter or a Ball canning lid cut your biscuits by ,  pushing the biscuits cutter straight down. Do not twist because twisting seals the edges of the biscuit and prevents the biscuit from rising as height. 

8. Place all the biscuits in the pan with the melted butter. 

9. Bake until golden brown about 20-25 minutes. 

10. ENJOY!

 

  

Now onto the plans for the week. 

Did I Get'r Done... Well   -  Last Week's Goals were..

✅🌞1. Quilt on Rainbow Sherbet. 

✅🌞2.Work on "Into the Garden " cross stitch.

❌🌞3. Quilt "Alabama Beauty" .

✅🌞4. Work  on Mini Bouquet Sampler. 

✅🌞5. Piece 9 patches for my chicken quilt.  

✅🌞6. Go camping! We had a wonderful trip at a state park.   

Woo Hoo! I almost got everything complete!  I do believe I will celebrate. 

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1. Quilt on Scrapberries 

🌞2.Work on "Into the Garden " cross stitch.

🌞3. Quilt "Alabama Beauty" .

🌞4. Work  on Mini Bouquet Sampler. 

🌞5. Piece 9 patches for my chicken quilt.  

🌞6. Work  on Mini Bouquet Sampler. 

 

Alright, Sweet Peas, I   Have a wonderful week! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa 

Feel free to do what makes your soul shine. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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 Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for This and That

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday 

Blueberry Basket Sampler-- A Summer Freebie

Good morning, Sweetie Pies! The biscuits are fresh out of the oven. 

Grab  you a cup of milk and a warm blueberry biscuit. They are scrumptious. 

And the berries are homegrown. 

Two weeks ago, I shared Aunt Betty's  at Blueberry Buckle Lane   (Quite a mouthful Huh!) 

I was quite smitten over the basket of blueberries so I took the basket motif and added a simple alphabet to create a wee sampler. 

I just plopped it into a 5 x 7 frame ; I haven't stretched it yet because I am still on the search for a smaller frame, but for now it will do. Isn't it cute? 

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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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How about a recipe?  I used my basic 3 ingredient  biscuit recipe to create the blueberry biscuits.  Usually I do not measure exactly so these are some rough measurements.  You could certainly add blueberries to your favorite recipe. 

Blueberry Biscuits

INGREDIENTS

2 cups of self rising flour 

1/4 cup of cold butter

about 3/4 cup of milk

3/4 cup of fresh blueberries

1/4 cup of sugar or sweeten to taste

ICING- 

1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

3 Tablespoon lemon juice

1 Tablespoon of milk

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In medium bowl whisk flour and sugar. Cut in 1/4 cup of butter.  Add  1/2  to 3/4 cup of milk and lightly mix until the dough is the consistency that you like.  On a well floured surface, dump your dough out of the bowl and flatten  the dough into a rectangle . Place blueberries on top of the dough and fold the dough. Gently pat the dough out to desired thickness and cut biscuits out. DO NOT USE ROLLER.  Place in greased pan and bake for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown. 

ADDING ICING- Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and milk until desired consistency.  Once the biscuits are baked, remove from the oven and allow them to slightly cool before adding the icing to the warm biscuits. 

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I had a sweet visitor yesterday or should I say she is a bandit. Lol. 🦝

I watched her crawl straight down the tree. I had never seen a raccoon scurry down the trunk of the tree before. Her little belly looked like it was making it a cumbersome task, but she made her way to the birdseed which had spilled from the feeder after my squirrels visited it.  I know a lot of people do not like raccoons because they can be very pesky, but living here in the holler - well I am used to them and besides I realize I am living in their area since I am surrounded by woods. I have named this little gal, Rhonda. 😀🤗🦝

Alrighty , ya'll. I am off to see what I can get into. Later today I will be posting August's doodle so if you have a chance drop by for a visit. 

Have a berry beautiful day, Sweeties and ...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

A little blueberry goodness goes a long way.  

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. Love and miss you so much. Such a difficult month

Found a cute blueberry  free printable on Purely Katie website.  I haven't printed it yet, but thought I might share it. 

Biscuits and A Sampler - A St. Patrick's Day Freebie

Butter my buns and call me a biscuit!!! 

It's Wednesday already - how did that happen!!! 

Good  morning ya'll . Is that a growling tummy that I hear? Maybe its my own .😋 I have a hankering for biscuits. How about you? Well just grab an apron .I am not too shy to ask for help in the kitchen . 😄 Now come on; I promise I won't ask you to wash the  dishes. 

I have bookoos of biscuit recipes. 

Now the ones we are making today are not the biscuits that I showed a couple of weeks ago , but they are sure to quiet the rumbly in your tumbly .

 This is a 2 ingredient recipe and quick to prepare as well. 

 Ok, you grab a bowl, and I will get what we need out of the fridge and pantry-

 Hmmm we need heavy cream and flour.  We will use Granny's old rolling pin. It looks pretty rough, but it does the job perfectly. It's my favorite rolling pin.🤗 

We can't start without the recipe can we?  You can grab the image and print the recipe - Sorry it scanned sorta cockeyed. 

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Do you mind if I get a pinch of the yummy raw dough? 

       

Pat and roll! 

Mason jar lids are great to use as biscuit cutters.  Another tip from Nanny. 

Nanny always said "Don't twist the cutter but push it into the dough".

Two skillets ready to go into the oven. 

While the biscuits are in the oven, let me show you what I am working on now.  It is another mini sampler but this one is for St. Patrick's Day. Just a simple lower case alphabet with a few shamrocks.

I have high hopes to finish it by evening. If you would like to join me and stitch one yourself, then grab the chart and your favorite green floss and then you can go to town on it. 

UPDATE: I finished my Mini Sampler . It came  out cuter than I imagined. 

If you are interested in stitching St. Patrick's Mini Sampler  ,grab the images below. Many of ya'll know but I always encourage you to read my little disclaimer and note about getting my charts. 

NOTE: Normally I have been able to create links to the charts and instructions which were in JPG form. For some reason, recent updates on Google Docs. has prevented me from doing that and I am not able to create a pdf without having to deal with storage issues.  Many dear stitchers say they right click, save the image and then print.  I think some have copied and pasted it to a Word document that they can print off as well. I hope you are able to find a way to enjoy this chart. You will have to click each page to save. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding and for all of the helpful tips and ideas. 

I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding . I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and for stitching my little designs.

I think our biscuits are about ready.  Don't those look mouthwatering.  Oh, shucks! They didn't rise as high as I had hoped .

 NANNY's BISCUIT TIP  # 200 - Pack the biscuits close together.

Sorry Nanny, I'll do better next time. Lol.  My Nanny was an amazing Southern cook. 

 Grab you a plate and mug of milk. I even have honey from our on bees.  

Let's dig in and eat and then we will go stitch. 

I  am so happy that you dropped by and spent some time with me today. 🤗

More biscuit recipes will soon follow. 

I appreciate the sweet Wednesday visit. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

 

Creative clutter is better than idle neatness. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister , Amy who loved to cook and grocery shop just as much as Nanny did.   Love and miss you, Amo. 

Candy dish of old biscuit cutters. Some were gifted to me by my sis.