Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching: Halloween cross stitch

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Witches, Pilgrims and Thrifty Finds

What's going on in the holler today? Well, a little bit of this and that and a whole lot of nothing! LOL. 😀😏

Oh bother, here comes Miss Witch Hazel McPumpkin, sweeping up a storm when she should be working on her cottage. Cackle! Cackle!

Please forgive her green complexion . She had a bad bowl of toadstool soup, but she will be fine and dandy come Halloween time.

I work on Halloween stitches on Wednesdays for at least 15 minutes.

Pickings have been slim at the thrift stores lately , but over the last few weeks I have added 2 stinkin' cute Halloween jack- o- lantern mugs for my small collection.

2 thrifty Halloween mugs to add to my collection

Hmmm... what else can I show you? Well, I am making progress on Susannah's dress in Celebrate the Harvest , a new design I am working on.

On Thursdays I work on Thanksgiving stitches.

I found this turkey planter the other day at the thrift store for $1. 27. Gobble ! Gobble!

And... I am ready to sew down the binding on Little Red Four Patch .

I guess there is a few things going on in the holler today.

So ... What are you working on today?

As Always,
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
Thank you for the sweet visit.
"Wednesday : it's almost, sorta, kinda, close to,just about , nearly the weekend . " - unknown.
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss you, Amo.

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More sidewalk chalk artwork from my grandson

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Friday, April 10, 2026

Friday Musings

This time of the year gets me in the mood for Spring cleaning.

Welcome, y'all and Happy Friday!

The other day I put on my apron, gathered up my duster and broom and went straight to work. The task at hand- was to clean one of my daughter's closets. She is grown and gone, but she still has her own room for when she comes for a visit. Thankfully, it was not too daunting of a job because she is pretty organized. But I spent the morning folding and refolding sports uniforms and stacks of tablecloths that I pushed into the back corner for safe keeping. In a couple of hours, one closet was spic and span with room for more items to be stored away. Shhhh! Don't tell her though? Hee ! Hee! Where I am a maximalist ; she is a minimalist. Oh, well 🤷. The collecting bug did not rub off on her. LOL.

I may work on her 2nd closet today.

Has the warmer weather got you in the mood for cleaning?

Later in the evening, I went outside and sat on the porch and worked on With Thy Needle and Thread's "Boo To You". In the evenings around 6:30 , I have been hearing wild turkeys yelp, cluck and purr before they head up into the trees to roost. Earlier during the day I spotted a rafter of them near the river, but have yet to spot their roosting trees.

Yesterday, I spotted the first snake of the season. YIKESTERS!. It was warming itself in the middle of the road just off from the driveway. It had slithered its way down our hill.

Hmmm . What else? Well...I changed out my quilt on the "shelf quilt rack" above my Great Grandma Annie's buffet. I bought this quilt in Alabama 2 years ago. It is hand quilted. The Spring colors brighten up the living room.

Bunnies , milk glass , and stitched pieces were sprinkled on the buffet for a Spring vignette. To be honest, I did not put much effort into decorating this Easter. Oh well, it will get me through the next few weeks unless I get a wild hair and decide to change it.

Did I show you Halloween Potion Jar , a sweet freebie from my friend , Dianet at Parchesdeamor blogspot?

Well I finished the stitching awhile back and finally was able to sit down and FFO this precious jar.

I made it into the most darling Halloween pin pillow and added some wool yarn trim which I twisted and tacked along the seams. What do you think? I say this little jar is one cutie patootie if I do say so myself. Thank you, Dianet for sharing this darling little jar. The sweet little face makes me smile.

I guess I best get off here. I have a grocery pickup here soon. Then perhaps, I can sit back , put up my feet and enjoy some slow stitching time. Here , Here for the weekend! Enjoy your day, Sweetness!

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything. "- Irish proverb

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Birthday Candles, Gingerbread, and A Christmas Freebie- Tree Farm

Good morning, Sunshine. It is a glorious day! How has your weekend been thus far?

I am pretty excited about today ! Pull out the streamers and blow up the balloons. 🎈🎈🎈🎉🥳We are having a party!

My darling nephew will be celebrating his upcoming birthday, and of course, the whole family will be there to watch him blow out each and every candle.

It is hard to believe that just a few short days ago the temperatures dropped to a bone chilling 27 degrees, and we had snow flurries. It is supposed to be in the low 70's today which sounds good to me.

Some of the trees are still sporting their autumn colors.

Mr. Pinker mowed the leaf quilted yard the other day to mulch up some of the leaves. It was a bumpy lumpy ride on the mower as he puttered along with all of the black walnuts on the ground as well. Our squirrels will slowly but surely clean up the walnuts as winter approaches.

The yard looks spiffy since it has been mowed.

On Friday, Mr. Pinker and I made our way to the grocery store for some of the items that we need for Thanksgiving. Lots of people were hustling and bustling about doing the same.

I found these cutie patootie little squares that I cut a few months ago. Actually, I cut the wrong size, and so for a spell they have sat lost and forlorn in the Quilt Nest. I think I will do something with these this week.

Earlier this week I shared a new house stitch. Did you see it? It is called The Maize House.

Well anywhooo... that prompted me to start a new house stitch called "Santa's Visit". My nimble fingers will fill the sleigh with pretty packages today that is if I do not change the colors of the sleigh.

I will also be working on a darling Halloween Freebie from my sweet friend, Dianet. It is called the Halloween Potion Jar and can bee found on Dianet's blog Parchesdeamor blogspot. It is time to fill my jar with a magical potion. Breeew Hah Hah! 👻

I will be filling in the Halloween Potion Jar today.

On Friday, dear Jocelyn, canadianneedlenana.blogspot showed her progress on her Moda Holiday Stitch Along. She provided a link to the site for the free patterns. Of course, I was immediately smitten and hopped over and printed the 1st embroidery block. I will begin it today. Thank you, Jocelyn for the inspiration and spreading holiday cheer. 🤗

Ready to begin the embroidery

Speaking of holiday cheer. I finished my super simple Gingerbread quilt.

It was made from 2 1/2" squares ( unfinished) . I drew out little Gingerbread man and appliqued to it.

A little cookie cutter gingerbread applique.

A couple of weeks ago I began creating a new series of cross stitches- I am going to call it " Speaking of Christmas" . I am not sure how many I will make, but each one will be a simple stitch with a Christmas word or two.

The 1st one I shared was called " O' Christmas Tree ". I finished it as pillow to tuck into a bowl. It is as sweet as sugar plums- well at least in my eyes.🤗

Today I am sharing stitch number 2 called Tree Farm.

Do you have warm memories of visiting a tree farm and cutting down a Christmas tree?

When we were youngins,' we would trudge to the fence row on the farm. Dad would have his chain saw in hand. Once we found the most perfect cedar tree, Dad would lop it down and back to the house we would go. Before we would make it home, Dad always would take the time to cut a small cedar tree for me. Yep, I was decking the halls even as a youngster. 🎄🎄🎄😀😁 The cedar Christmas tree smelled divine. It would not be long before Mom was bustling about decorating the living room tree with red bows, tinsel, colored lights and silk spun ornaments. My humble tree had bits of tinsel and ornaments that I would make myself- usually drawings.

Have you ever had a cedar Christmas tree?

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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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A little Autumn quilt stack.

Now what are my plans for the week?

I will be checking off the projects that I mentioned above. I think that will keep me busy don't you?

Well, I better go put my party shoes on . I have a birthday party to get to! 👠👠🎈🎂

I hope your day is a great one.

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"A smile can brighten the darkest days. Just smile. " - unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. who was proud as a peacock when she had her son and he still looks like her. ❤❤I love and miss you so much. Love you , Amo.

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