Butterflies and Candy Corn- A Halloween Sampler Freebie

 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. 

Walnuts are beginning to fall. 

My sweet friend , Alex sent me some  beautiful vintage calico butterflies to applique. 

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.  

Pretty in Peach quilt top - December 2025

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 . 

Candy Corn Plant Sampler and Pumpkin Blossom Inn

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!

 

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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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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. 

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. 

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Stitching on the Road

 

I am sewing on a pair of britches today!

No not for me! For Mr. Scarecrow in my newest stitch that I am working on called "Pumpkins, Crows and a Scarecrow"

Actually, Mr. Pinker and I are trucking on down the road which gives me a good amount of time to work on some projects .

Do you enjoy stitching as you are riding in a vehicle? Or do you find yourself drifting into slumberland from the lull of the road? Me- well both.

Sooooo....

Have you made your plans for the week?

Though I will be visiting family members, I do hope to work on a few projects while away. I hope you do not mind if I share them with you.

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1. Work on October's Tiny House. 

Tiny Pumpkin House in the works. 

🌞2. Work on October's Roundabout stitch. 

🌞3. Seek out some fabulous thrift shops. Hmmm. maybe find some treasures.

  

 

🌞4. Applique on my  Berries and Butterflies  quilt blocks. 

 

🌞5.Whatever other mischief I can get into. Now that should not be too hard.😁😇

As Mr. Pinker and I are away, I do have some preplanned posts for the week. Please do forgive me if it takes me a few days to get back with you. I never know how much internet service we will have or what we will get into, but I am sure you understand.

Well , Sweeties. I better let you get to your busy day. I wish you a humdinger of a week - in a good way! Love ya'! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Today is a good day to be happy.  "- 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

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

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2025 Foyer tree

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Four more chain blocks pieced for Melva's Irish Chain SAL. Four more to go! I am moving right along! 

If all goes well, I hope to post the following this week,

🌞 Apple hutch tour and finish

🌞 Halloween Parade

🌞 Sunflower Haven - a new House freebie

🌞 Scrappy quilting

🌞 Changing of the quilts 

But we shall see. You know how life and chores sometimes get in the way of all of the fun. But I do hope you will drop by when you have the chance. You know how I love visitors. 

Butterflies and Borders

I am butterfly stitching today and thinking of sweet loved ones.  🦋🦋🦋

Good afternoon, Sweet friends and Happy, Happy  Tuesday. 

My nimble fingers have been busy with the rhythmic motions of stitching all morning long. 

All of my butterfly and nine patch variation blocks are quilted in my Pretty in Peach Butterfly  quilt .

All of the blocks are quilted. 

Twenty blocks measuring 15" (finished ) all quilted up. The borders await!  Flutter ! Flutter! 🦋🦋   I will quilt a chain design in the borders. 

I think the nine patch variation looks like a blue flower. Do you? 

Pretty  in Peach is in memory of my sweet sister, Amo  and it has a story , but I will get to it on another day.  It was five years on Saturday since my dear sis received her Angel wings.  How can that be? 

This quilt has been my 15 minute  + a day project for the last few weeks. 

The earth tone colors of this butterfly reminds me so much of my sweet sis. Amy  was bright and vibrant, but she loved to wear earthtoned colors-  well, most of the time. 😏❤

The blocks are hand appliqued and quilted

I will be moving on to  quilting the borders later this afternoon. 

This will be 3rd butterfly quilt that I have worked on in the last few years. 

 Butterfly Kisses was my first butterfly quilt. If you see a butterfly, say "I love you " and it will send the message to Heaven to the loved one you are thinking of.  I say those 3 words every time I see a butterfly. 

I believe in signs from our loved ones. Do you? 

Flaming Butterflies   was my 2nd quilt. Papa nicknamed my sis, Flaming Amo because she was a firecracker and boy, was he right. I think this quilt depicts her energy perfectly.❤

Berries and Butterflies is currently under construction. It is based on Amo and her love for the family strawberry farm. 

Sweet Susan gifted me a beautiful handkerchief butterfly quilt top earlier this year.  She knows my love for butterflies and how much they now  mean to me. I wish you could see how beautiful this top   is in person. It is in the hoop being quilted as well.  Thank you, dear Susan. I think of your kindness each time that I work on it. ❤🤗

Well Sweeties, you know my plans for the day. Stitch! Quilt! Stitch! 

What are you up to on this lovely summer's day? 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Love makes the heart feel strong inside. It flutters like soft wings in flight.  "- Dolly Parton

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . I miss your laughter, your love and the joy. 

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

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      Heaven received another beautiful angel today. 

Rest in Peace , dear Dolly.  You are a treasure. ❤🦋

"Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing. " Dolly Parton.  

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 needleworkers to meet. 

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