A Berry Nice Parade- A Parade of Past Strawberry Freebies

Come on! Come on! It's Berry Pickin' Time! Grab your basket filled with needle, floss, threads and fabric. I am sure we will find something berry nice in this patch of strawberry goodness!   

Good morning , Sweetness and a very lovely day to you. As many of you know, I have been knee deep in berry stitching and quilting lately. So I thought why not share my 1st ever Strawberry Parade . It is just a berry special parade of berry freebies that I have shared in the past. I would be quite honored if you joined me as I march down into the berry patch! Let's go! 

 Mary's Basket  Strawberry Pinkeep

Sweet Berry Pickers Quilt

Miss Flopsy

Miss Flopsy and Bunny Jar 

Strawberry Saltbox

  Strawberry Jam Jar 

Amy Lou the Berry Picker 

Berry Season Doodles 

Miss Flopsy and Bunny Jar 

Strawberry Saltbox

  Strawberry Jam Jar 

Amy Lou the Berry Picker 

Berry Season Doodles 

Fresh Strawberries

May Berry Basket 

Strawberry Patch

Farm Fresh Berries Stamp

Strawberry Basket Stamp

Berries Stamp

Strawberries and Cream Stamp 

Strawberry Shortcake Stamp

Strawberry Jam and Biscuits Stamp

Strawberry Pie Stamp

 Strawberry  Picker

Mini Strawberry Sampler

May Basket Trifle  

Bee Berry 

That was not a long parade was it? Oh, well that is ok that gives me more excuses to work on berry stitches. And speaking of berries, I can not leave out my 2 blueberry stitches. They are as cute as a button too. 

Blueberry Basket

Aunt Betty's  at Blueberry Buckle Lane

Alrighty Sweeties , I am off to see what I can get into. Enjoy your day!!

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Kind hearts are in the gardens. Kind thoughts are in the roots.  Kind words are the blossoms;  Kind deeds are the fruits. - 19th century nursery rhyme

Dedicated to the sweetest strawberry picker ever- my dear sis, Amy! I love and miss you, Amo 🍓🍓🍓

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. 

Aunt Betty's at Blueberry Buckle Lane- A Summer Saltbox

And a berry good morning to you! Yes! It's berry season. Nah! not strawberry- that has long since come and gone, but blueberry season.

 My oldest grandson is in blueberry heaven. He loves blueberries. In fact, he eyes the blueberry bushes like a hawk waiting for the first hint of a berry turning blue. He monitors them year round ; most of the time, Mr. Pinker and I are telling him it's not blueberry season yet. But when it is time, he is up on the hill picking till his little heart and belly is content. We just have a few bushes on the chert hill; they must love chert for they certainly are productive.  

Mom and Dad used to  have over 200 bushes and would sell fresh berries by the gallons. A few years ago, dad cut down almost all of the bushes and converted the land back to pasture.  My little blueberry picker would have loved that field  of berries. 

I've been dreaming of canning blueberry preserves, but I do not know if that will be possible . Maybe. Of course my  little Blueberry Picker has 1st reins. 💙😃🤗

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey is a favorite children's book.

Did you know that July is National Blueberry Month ? The perfect time for me to share my newest saltbox. It is called Aunt Betty's at Blueberry Buckle Lane. 

Aunt Betty loves blueberries and has a crop of them growing in a basket on her roof of all places. 

This little house makes my heart sing. I sure do hope you like it! 

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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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Advice From a Blueberry

Be well rounded 

Soak up the sun

Live a fruitful life

It's ok to be a little blue. 

Make sweet memories. 

Well, I believe I am headed up to the hill with a basket in tow- there are blueberries to pick. Thank you so much for the sweet Saturday visit. 

Enjoy your day, my friends.  As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Life is short. Eat the dessert first. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. Love and miss you.