Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching: Halloween Decor

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Friday, October 16, 2026

Kitty Korn Kinda Day

It's a Kitty Corn kinda day. No not a candy corn day, though that would be delightful.

For the last few days , I have been in the thick of things- cleaning and organizing the quilt room. When low and behold, I spotted my Kitty Corn panel that I purchased years ago.

This panel and fabric line is by Urban Chiks.

Anywhooo... it has been languishing for way too long .

Aren't the fabrics scrumptious?

Moda's Kitty Corn pattern is a freebie available on their website. I will be making my quilt in a similar fashion except I will enlarge my blocks to 6 1/2" unfinished.

Since I only have 2 charm packs , I will be adding some fabrics from my stash that coordinate with the Kitty Corn line .

90 nine patches are needed for this quilt so I better get to work.

10 Kitty Corn Nine Patches are completed. 80 more to go!

I don't expect to finish this by Halloween . This will be a project I work on when I have a hankering.

Candy Corn Plant Sampler is in the works. And by the day's end, I should have it completed. If so, I hope to share this simple sampler in a few short days. This has been a super quick stitch.

I best get to work on all of these sweets!

So tell me . What are you working on today?

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Too sweet to eat many , Too fun to ignore, My dear candy corn; It's you I do adore! "- Rusty Fischer

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.

Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss- Wednesday

Denise at For the Love of Geese for Put Your Foot Down- Thursday

Nina at Creations, Quilts, Art , Whatever by Nina for Off the Wall Friday

Alycia's of Alycia's Quilts for Finished of Not Friday

Michelle at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant - Friday

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Saturday, October 3, 2026

Raining Cats and Jacks! And a Prim Halloween Freebie

It's raining cats and "jacks" in the holler! 🌧🐱🎃

Happy Happy Saturday, sweet friends. We finally are getting a spot of rain after a long dry spell.

But before I get into my post , let me thank everyone for the sweetest compliments and visits on my last couple of posts. Blogger is giving me the blues and is not allowing me to reply back. Aaargh! 😜Maybe it will be better behaved tonight. Fingers crossed!

But back today's happenings. What to do on a rainy day? Well stitch and quilt ! Hee! Hee!

Last night , cats and jacks jumped out of my attic as the rain began to fall. That is my Halloween decorations.

Soon they were making their way onto the hutch. The theme of the hutch all started with Walmart's newest cat cookie jar. Swoon! Meow! Thumpity Thump! I love it! 🤗😺🧡🎔

The cat cookie jar is my newest Halloween piece from Walmart. They have the dog cookie jar too.

By night's end, most of the goodies were on the hutch . Today I will continue to wrangle those Halloween pieces and change out the quilts.

But I do want to work on a little Prim Cat and Pumpkins Pinkeep .

UPDATE: OCTOBER 3, 2026- It did not take long to stitch up Prim Cat and Pumpkins Pinkeep , and I fully finished it - all in a few short hours. I added a gourd pin with a scrap of fabric and some buttons to one corner. Prim Cat and Pumpkins is stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida.

Prim Cat and Pumpkins Pinkeep was stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida.

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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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Have you started decorating for Halloween yet?

Oooh While I am thinking about it , let me skip down memory lane for a moment and share some snippets and links to past Halloween hutch tours.

Ghostly Hutch Tour 2025- My hutch was filled with lots of ghosts.

Boo Hoo, 😢 there was no Halloween Hutch Tour in 2024. Mr. Pinker and I were camping in Texas.

BUT What about 2023? Hmmmm

Aaah yes, I shared my Witch Apothecary Halloween Hutch for 2023.

2023 Halloween Hutch - Witch Apothecary

2022 was dedicated to all things Jack- o- lanterns in my Jacks, Jacks and More Jacks October hutch theme. There were 45 Jacks on this hutch. Wheww! That's a lot!

A Modge Podge of Halloween was the theme of my 2020 Halloween hutch.

So how are you spending your day today? Is it starting to feel like Fall in your neck of the woods?

Well Punkins, I am off to see what I can get into. I hope you find a little joyful mischief to brighten your day too.

Thank you for the sweet Saturday visit! Love ya'! 😽🧡

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. "- L. M. Montgomery

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy

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

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

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Yesterday, I shared my Pumpkins, Pumpkins and More Pumpkins Hutch Tour. If you would like to see all of that country clutter, just click on the link.

Friday, October 31, 2025

Halloween Musings

There is a chill in the air!

The wind is blowing and the leaves are rustling.

Soon little spooks and ghouls will be bustling .

For Halloween is here.

Happy Halloween, sweet friends and welcome. Will you be entertaining ghosts and goblins tonight? I am sure to be spooked by just 4 with a visit from my grandsons and nephews, and then off to town they will go in search of sweets and treats.

Today they were allowed to dress up for school and some classes even had parties. How fun! 🍬🍬🍬 Tonight they will set out on their grand candy seeking adventure a little before 5:00 when most of the other goblins come out.

Speaking of treats- my dear friend, Dianet has the most precious Halloween Freebie on her blog, Parchesdeamor blogspot. It is a darling Halloween Potion Jar; it is sure to cast a spell upon you.🫙🫙 It will be my Halloween start for the day. I will be choosing my fabric and gathering my floss. Thank you, Dianet. I will be sure to post my progress as I work on it. Will you be starting a new project today?

Did I ever show you my 2 Halloween cookie jars I bought this year? They were from Walmart . I have enjoyed them so much. In fact, the ghosts inspired my hutch display for the year.

Of course my hutch was filled to the brim with all things Halloween.

Mr. Pinker made the hutch for me years ago. I enjoy filling it with treasures and handmades for the season.

Late tonight at the stroke of midnight ( nah not really that early) all of these spooks will be banished to the deep dark depths of the attic until next year. Bye bye black cats and pesky bats. 🦇🦇🦇

Hmmm will turkeys flutter down to roost on the hutch to rest? Or will Santa shoo them away and adorn the shelves brightly colored baubles? I haven't decided yet. Usually I display my turkeys , but I am hearing jingle bells as the Christmas vibes are strongly calling.

I am curious. - When do you begin decorating for Christmas?

2023's Thanksgiving hutch.

Alrighty , Sweeties, that's my Halloween musings. A bit of this and that and a whole lot of nothing- LOL.

Now you have a magical and spooktacular day!

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As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"There is magic in the night when the pumpkins glow in the moonlight. "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who always loved dressing up for Halloween. The holidays are not the same without you. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.

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I am still working away on my Otis Payne Bow Tie quilt. Isn't the lime green bow tie snazzy? So retro.

Saturday, October 4, 2025

A Spooky Parade 2025

Boo! Did I scare ya'? I sure hope not. I am gathering up what few spooks, ghouls and goblins that I have for a small Halloween parade- this is just a parade of wee stitches and doodles that I have shared over the last few years. So grab a handful of candy corn and join me.