The Ole' Cheapskate

 Hip Hip Hooray! It's Sunday!! It is going to be a beautiful special day because it is my oldest grandson's birthday! We will celebrate with cake and a small party . 🎂 I can not believe he is 7 years old today. 

So how are you doing? I hope well. It has been a very busy week. I have not got to comment on the blogs that I visit like I would like too,  but I have been visiting.  When springtime hits, my hours are taken away with gardening and the grandchildren's ballgames. I bet you have been a very busy bee yourself. 

I have been planting lots of marigolds and zinnias. That is about all that I can grow here. Lol. Our ground is very rocky and there is little soil.  I have found over the years that I have better success out of the cheap seeds-the good ole' twenty cent Walmart packs. I did pick up a few more expensive packs of peppermint zinnias (a whopping $ 1.44 ) ,  but they never produce like the cheapos. Lol. Are you shaking your head thinking I am a cheapskate. Ok I will admit it I am 😆. Last year was the 1st time I bought the boxes of marigolds from the Dollar Tree ,and let me tell you. They were huge. The marigolds were not the French Dwarfs though; I believe they were the Incas but so lovely. This year I thought I would try the DT zinnias as well.  I will keep you updated on their progress. 

Ok on to stitching. 

I have got a few things done this week. Let's see. 

Fabrics are cut for a new small quilt. . Now I need to piece them. 

Pulled out my good ole' blue fabrics 

and finished piecing this little cross stitch quilt. My plan is to quilt it this week. 

Lots of patriotic stuff is being pulled out to be displayed. I know its early but I am itching for red, white, and blue. 

 Oh yes! You saw this quilt last week,  and I hang my head in shame. 

So small of a quilt and nope I did not get it completed. Oh bummer!  Why I tell you that is on the  agenda for today!  Hold my feet to the fire to get this one completed. Lol. 

I hope to get more done on the quilt front this week . Fingers crossed. 

I did complete this free cross stitch from From the Heart Needleart by Wendy and finished it into a thrift store frame. Below it is Strawberry Picker  Trifle  one of my earlier freebies.  

I also completed Mini Celebration Sampler another free chart by From the Heart Needleart by Wendy. Click here to get these 2 charts and sign up for her newsletter.

 Wendy is very generous with freebies.  I stitched this one in pastel colors and then tea dyed the whole piece. I don't think  I see too much difference; maybe I needed to keep it in the tea bath longer.  I finished it on a Dollar Tree tray that I painted white and grunged up .

 

This will be my new scissor tray. I am trying to train myself on keeping up with my scissors. Lol.

Last night, I stitched up a little strawberry called "Emily's Strawberry " a design by Blackbird Designs in the book In Friendship's Way. This book was shared with me by a sweet friend. Thank you again. dear.  I hope to finish it this week as well. 

Thank you so much for visiting me on  this sunny spring Sunday. Let me leave with a little quilt stack I shared on IG this morning. 

Vintage teddy bears and a stack of quilts fixing to be put away. I think I am  about ready to put the quilt top behind the chair into a hoop and work on quilting it. 

Have a super Sunday and as always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

 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.  

Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday

Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun than Housework  for Oh Scrap

Beth at Love Laugh Quilt  for Monday Making

Judy at Small Quilts Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Angela of So Scrappy  for Scrap Happy Saturday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict  for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop

Michelle  at  From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant 126

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party

May your Sunday be blessed with love , joy, peace, and happiness. 

Hugs and stitches!