Harvest Home Roundabout - A Fall Free Doodle

All stitched up and ready to go! My newest roundabout embroidery is hot off the presses! 

May I introduce to you-  "Harvest Home Roundabout"- just a humble home with a few pumpkins in the yard with the harvest moon shining high above. 

Harvest Home actually stitched up quickly. Though don't look too closely for you will be sure to see lots of wonky uneven stitches, but that is ok because I enjoyed each and every one! 

 JUST IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED

The following floss colors were used : 

🎃 Large Pumpkin: DMC 301

🎃 Small Pumpkin: DMC 976

🎃 Pumpkins' Stems: DMC 610

🎃 House:DMC 782

🎃 Roof, Door, Windows: DMC 3781

🎃 Grass:  DMC 830

🎃 Harvest Moon: DMC 436

🎃 Wind:DMC 840

🎃 Scalloped Border:DMC 469

My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. ❤

The block is framed with 20-  2 1/2" squares( unfinished).  The embroidered block measures 8 1/2( unfinished) .  

After framing the embroidered block, the  roundabout measures 12 1/2" squared unfinished. 

If you missed any of the blocks and you are interested, just click on the colored links. 

Frosty Chill Roundabout

Love Mail Roundabout

Welcoming March Roundabout Doodle 

Bunny Harvest Roundabout 

May Flowers Roundabout

Sweet Melody Roundabout 

Summer Joys Roundabout

Bees and Blooms Roundabout

A Squirrely Roundabout

That's my newest roundabout!

Do you have any suggestions for November and December's roundabouts? 

If so, I would love to hear them. Your ideas give me so much inspiration for not only embroideries but for cross stitch pieces too. 

Have a happy day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"May your dreams be sweet under the beauty and magic of the harvest moon.  "- 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

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

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A Squirrely Roundabout - A Fall Doodle Freebie

Hello, Sweet friends . Around and Around we go! I have been working on my Roundabout quilt. 

My newest embroidery block is called "A Squirrely Roundabout"- just a sweet squirrel gathering an acorn for its winter stash. 

Graphic from Pinterest

I used the backstitch using 2 strands of floss. For the squirrel's eye and nose, the satin stitch was used. 

 JUST IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED

The following floss colors were used : 

🐿 Squirrel: DMC 898

🐿 Jacket: DMC 926 ( outline of jacket)  and 930(button,collar, cuffs, plaid and stitches)

🐿 Branches: DMC 869 

🐿 Leaves: DMC 3346, 355, 782

🐿 Acorn:  DMC 435(cap) , 437 (acorn) 

🐿 Scalloped Border: DMC 355

My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. ❤

The block is framed with 20-  2 1/2" squares( unfinished).  The embroidered block measures 8 1/2( unfinished) .  

After framing the embroidered block, the  roundabout measures 12 1/2" squared unfinished. 

If you missed any of the blocks and you are interested, just click on the colored links. 

Frosty Chill Roundabout

Love Mail Roundabout

Welcoming March Roundabout Doodle 

Bunny Harvest Roundabout 

May Flowers Roundabout

Sweet Melody Roundabout 

Summer Joys Roundabout

Bees and Blooms Roundabout

I will keep it short and sweet today. I will be pulling fabrics and flosses for I have a new roundabout to begin. 

Have a happy day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Mighty oaks  from little acorns grow.  "- Geoffrey Chaucer

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

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

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Gingerbread and An Autumn Acorn- A Fall Doodle Freebie

 Good Sunday morning, Sunshine! 

It is a lovely day to enjoy some slow stitching so I won't keep you long.  For I am sure you are going to settle down with needle and thread of your own  and stitch the day away. 🤗

Meanwhile, here in the holler I am going to quilt on some gingerbread men on my Roll and Bake quilt.

This has been my 15 a minute a day project for the week.   A Plate of Gingers 

And....since I embroidered my Gingerbread girl for a future Christmas  ornament...

From A Very Vintage Christmas Doodles

... I will begin the little reindeer embroidery.

AND...

I am going to enjoy some needle turn applique in a little  Autumn Acorn block. 

I am appliqueing my acorn on a background piece measuring  7 1/2" x 8 1/2" ( unfinished)  ( 7" x 8 " finished) . Framed with 2 1/2" strips ( unfinished) and 2 1/2" (unfinished)  corner blocks. 

UPDATE OCTOBER 14, 2026: The applique and embroidery is completed.  I used 2 strands of DMC 898 using the back stitch and running stitch. Now it is time to put Autumn Acorn in the hoop. 

A little doodle just for you. You can use it for embroidery, coloring, needle punch, applique or whatever your sweet heart dreams up!  Enjoy

My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. ❤

Surely this will keep me busy.  Don't ya' think? 

So tell me what are you going to be working on today? 

May your heart be happy and your fingers nimble as your needle flies! 

Happy Sunday, Sweethearts. Love ya'! 

If you are interested in how I color tinted my Gingerbread embroideries, just check out the link below. 

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As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Slow days are not wasteful.Slow days are restful, refreshing and necessary.  "- unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy 

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

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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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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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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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