Wordless Wednesday Late Summer on the Farm

 Late Summer Days are lazy on the farm. Well not really, but all is fine and dandy ! I would love for you to join me as we take a stroll on this "Not So Wordless Wednesday". 

The hay is being baled and put in the barn and side sheds.  

An old pot on the fence post used for scooping feed. 

Ole' Edna has an itch! Bless her heart. 

The bees are buzzing in the bee yard. 

It is still hot here on the farm. So we best head to the house for a cool glass of sweet iced tea. Thank you so much for joining me today. It is always a joy when you visit. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.  "- Henri Alain

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy  who loved the farm so much

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

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Gingerbread and Autumn Beginnings- A Fall Freebie

 It feels so so good to be back into the sewing room. 

Over the week , I sat down with a bunch of 2 1/2" scraps that I previously cut...

And worked on blocks for Melva's Sew Along called Lala's Irish Chain SAL.  

12 perfectly imperfect blocks pieced and a few more to go.  ( Don't look too carefully at my seams; I was off my game on this particular day. ) 

I am still waiting on a fabric order . A jelly roll awaits me to use for this quilt.  So I  am waiting on pins and needles. Hee! Hee! 

Meanwhile, I picked up this bundle of fabrics for a $1.00 at a yard sale. Soon they will be whittled down into 2 1/2" strips.  

Aren't they scrumptious? 

Excuse me a minute, while I do a Happy Jig for I have a finish!  💃💃💃

The blocks are framed with 2" finished squares. 

       Roll and Bake  ,   A Bowl of Gingerbread,  A Plate of Gingers  and   Gingerbread and Marshmallows

Yee Haw! Roll and Bake has its final borders. 

I added 4" borders.

With four patches as corner blocks made of 2 1/2" squares (unfinished). 

The photos are making the corner blocks look lighter than they are. 😏 Oh well...😀

Christmas fabric from the thrift store will make a perfect backing for Roll and Bake.

Backing fabric for Roll  and Bake. 

A new stitch is in the works, and  it is called Autumn Beginnings .

UPDATE:  August 21, 2026

Autumn Blessings is now finished. 🌻

These are the DMC  floss colors that I used for "Autumn Beginnings"  . 

FLOSS  : SYMBOL  MOTIF:

       DMC 610 ( U and T)       Border and pumpkin stem

DMC  782 ( Y)  Sunflower

DMC 3781 ( • )  Sunflower center

DMC 301 ( O) Pumpkin

DMC 919 (X) Pumpkin lines

DMC 730 ( G) Sunflowers stem and pumpkin leaf 

 Seeing Vicki's latest posts at Vicki's Crafts and Quilting certainly has got me in the fall mood. Did you see her gorgeous Maple Leaf quilt   and her Orange Pineapple and Stick and Stones quilts? Adorable!  Hmmm... I need to make a Stick and Stones. 

 Anywhoo.... Autumn Beginnings is just a simple stitch to wet my appetite for more fall stitching.  If all goes well, "Autumn Beginnings" should stitch up in two shakes of a lamb's tail. 

Autumn Blessings is a CHOOSE YOUR OWN COLORS chart. I will be stitching it in muted colors and will certainly update this post in the future with my floss colors and finish.

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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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Well, that's what is going on in my neck of the woods on this fine sunny Friday. 

What are you up to? 

A Summer Display

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"When you focus on the good , the good gets better.  "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

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

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Tuesday Rambles

 

Do you remember a couple of months ago when I told you that Mr. Pinker found a hutch at a thrift shop for 25 smackeroos?!  It wasn't perfect. It was unstained and  missing the front doors, but it was homemade, well built,  and big .❤

 Well, Mr. Pinker stained it  with my favorite stain ,Early American, and moved it right on  into the house into the small laundry room. 

It was not long before I began filling it to the brim with what most people call "good old fashion junk!" 😀😁 I call the junk thrifty treasures though.

The hutch is tucked into a small laundry room and will be used for storage - mostly storing my blue enamelware and pottery.  The enamelware pots on the top shelf store more enamelware and  floral picks

I am happy as a clam with this new storage piece. 

The baby finches will soon be leaving their nest. It has been a joy for the grandsons to watch the little ones grow. 

 Over the weekend, Mr. Pinker and I took a road trip to Alabama where we enjoyed the beautiful farmland scenery which included vast cornfields.

The huge American flag waving in the cornfield was glorious! 

Old Glory waving in the breeze at the Walker Ranch. 

My travel stitch was Little House Needleworks, "Sheep Virtues". My sweet friend, Donna gifted me the darling charts. 

I finished  "Joyfulness" .  ( The precious felt sheep needle holder was a gift from my dear friend Patricia. Isn't it as cute as a button with the googly eyes? 🐑💗)

I then began "Gratitude". Mr. Ripper did have to come out once when I miscounted and moved the border over a row, but thankfully it was a quick and easy fix.  

Look at the splotchy  grungy Aida. I love it! 

I am stitching the Sheep Virtues  as one large pieced on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida .  Five spaces separate each design.  Today I will continue working on the "Gratitude's" border. Thank you , dear Donna . I am enjoying each and every stitch. ❤😘

Well Sweeties, I guess I have rambled long enough. I do have more to share, but that will have to wait until another day. Meanwhile, I look forward to catching up and seeing what has been going on with all my stitchy friends. 

Have a Sun Shiny Day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Do all the good you can , and make as little fuss about it as possible.  "- Charles Dickens

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy .

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

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It's a Start and a Doodle!

 Buzz ! Buzz! Buzz!   🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

For 4 months now a block has been buzzing away in my head- "Saying make me! Make me!" And it all started way back in February when sweet Linda of Texas Quilt Gal blogspot  shared her Stay At Home Round Robin quilt in progress. As soon as I saw her Puss in the Corner block, I was smitten, and I knew I wanted to make a few. 

The other day,  I could not take the buzzing any longer, I hopped, skipped, and jumped to my quilting room . After much debate, my eagle eye spotted the beautiful bundle of fat quarters that , dear Jennifer of The Inquiring Quilter sent me  a few years ago in a giveaway. 

Timeless Treasures  "The Coop Collection" 

I had been saving them as I built up a stash of more "farm themed" fabrics. 

Oink! Oink! This fabric reminds me of our days raising pigs! ❤🐷

"Today is the day," I crooned to them as I lovingly scooped the Timeless Treasures fabrics up into my hands. They smiled happily. 

Here Chick , Chick! Isn't this fabric precious? 

Soon I was off to the cutting table with pretty fabrics in hand and sweet friends on my mind. 

The fabrics are cut for the 1st block. 

Block Size: (Unfinished) 8 1/2" x 8 1/2"

CUTTING: 

Cut 4 - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" fabric  A

Cut 4-  2 1/2" x 4 1/2" fabric B

Cut 1- 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" fabric C

Four blocks are now made. More will come later.

 Perhaps I will add some other colors from the wee "farm collection" that I have been gathering. Hmmm maybe some blues. 

This may be a new leader/ ender project. 

 Oh shucks , that reminds me - I do need to pick up my speed on the Four Patch Fun quilt. This was Bonnie Hunter's 2025 Leader / Ender design. 

I am piecing my blocks using 2 1/2" units. (unfinished)

❤  A little Doodle just for you! ❤

Use for applique, coloring, embroidery or whatever your dream up! 

❤ My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. ❤

So tell me . Do you have a project buzzing about in your head - just begging to be started? Buzz! Buzz! 

There is no time like the present!  Hee! Hee!

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Thank you for the sweet visit. I am off to piece more blocks. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"In the barnyard of life, sow kindness and reap joy.  "- unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy .

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

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OOOPS In my previous February 1, 2025 post about my Winter Stamp Collection , I failed to post the link for Stamp 3 called  Sledding Friends Stamp. I have since went back and corrected it.  On Wednesdays , I am working on stitching the pin pillows to this collection.