Good Friday morning, y'all! How are you doing on this fine lovely day? I think I will wrap up July with a great big ole' country clutter tour! What do you think? I haven't posted one of those in a spell. Y'all who have been with me for awhile know that I am no minimalist. All of this 
I did not change anything on top of the hutch. It has tins filled with dishes and old Coca Cola crates. I did add some yellow floral garland and a cherry garland to soften the lines.
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| The tins hold plates and Christmas ornaments. The garland softens the lines of the hutch. |
Every year I display Nanny's red coffee canister for the patriotic season. I found the little Tea canister years ago at the thrift store.
The Uncle Sam stitch is a new design of mine that I actually stitched a few years ago, but it has been hanging in the wings to be fully finished. It will probably be a freebie next year if I don't forget.
Do you remember the chalkware wall decor of the 70's? (Maybe its plaster.) Well, I pulled out my cherry chalkware piece to prop on my shelf. It brings back lots of fond memories. On the stack of plates is Liberty and House of Liberty , another future freebie.
Oh , I forgot to mention , if you see anything you are interested in just click on the colored links and you will be magically transported back to the post with the chart.
In the hanging egg basket, I displayed a little cherry stitch. It was a super quick piece that I stitched about 8 years ago. I found it on Pinterest but for the life of me , I cannot remember who the designer is. Do you happen to know ? Oh bother, my memory fails me.😏🤔
Hold it!
Are your eyes crossed yet? 🥴🤪 I know. I know. It is a lot to take in, but there is still more. So let's shimmy down to the 2nd shelf shall we.
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| The second shelf holds more stitching and an old teapot. |
The little red tea pot is actually strawberry themed. I just turned it around so the strawberries would not be seen. The darling clothespin flag was a gift from my sweet friend, Patricia. It is always on my hutch or buffet for the patriotic season. I just love it! ❤ Thank you , Patricia.
Do you know who designed this darling Uncle Sam?
Well Sweeties, that's all she wrote! 😀We made it to the end of the hutch tour. It was a lot to take in wasn't it, but to be honest I just could not help myself and kept adding more and more and more!!!😂
Front and center is Little Miss Liberty. I shared her a few years ago. Isn't she precious with her lantern as she walks among the flowers?
"Little Miss Liberty" is surrounded by wee patriotic stamps including: Patriotic House Stamp, Pop Goes The Fireworks Truck Stamp, Mini Patriotic Jar Stamp, and I even included a strawberry stamp called Strawberry Basket Stamp.
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| A bowl of Patriotic stamps. |
On the silver butter plate , is U. S. A., a piece that I shared in 2024.
Strawberry Jam Jar is tucked in the corner on top of an overturned bowl.
Wheww! Still one more shelf to go. As you can see, it is filled with a modge podge of items.
The vintage juicer is filled with a bowl of faux strawberries. I then layered the shelf with some cross stitch pieces along with vintage salt and pepper shakers that my dear sis gifted me.
"Freedom Rings" is a piece I worked on last year. I haven't posted her yet.
In 2021 , I stitched a whole series of Patriotic Wordies, just simple stitches that made for quick finishes. Old Glory was one of those stitches.
I still think the 1776 Crock is as cute as a two dollar button and is one of my favorite patriotic stitches. I stitched a whole series of crock pieces and I still have more brewing in my head, but those are for another day. More stamps join 1776 Crock including Summertime U.S.A. Stamp, and ...
U.S.A. Stamp with Lizzie Kate's freebie called Freedom.
I know some of you stitched him. He was a freebie a few years ago, but for the life of me I cannot find my post about this darling little fella. Anywhoo... I finished him onto a trivet. He is another favorite that I enjoy bringing out during the patriotic season.
Well Sweeties, that's all she wrote! 😀We made it to the end of the hutch tour. It was a lot to take in wasn't it, but to be honest I just could not help myself and kept adding more and more and more!!!😂
Uncle Sam, Miss Liberty and all of the other patriotic stitches have marched back into their storage bins, and in their place came busy buzzing bees. So expect a full tour of the bee display in the coming days.
If you are interested in seeing any of my previous patriotic hutch tours, just click the links below. You will see a lot of the same things- just switched around a bit.
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2025 Country Red, White and Blue Hutch Tour
2024- Take Me Out To The Ballgame Hutch Tour
2022 Down on the Farm Patriotic Hutch. ( I failed to post a tour in 2022)
2021 My Country Patriotic Farm Hutch
2020 Country Patriotic Thrift Hutch
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If you would like to see some of the seasonal hutch tours click on the links below
Hutch Tours of 2023- Links to all of the monthly hutch displays for 2023
Hutch Tours of 2024 Links to all of the monthly hutch displays for 2023
Hutch Tours of 2025 Links to all of the monthly hutch tours of 2025.
I guess, I have kept you long enough. I know you have places to go and things to do. But I just want you to know that I appreciate you so much for spending just a tad of your time with me. It really warms my heart.
I hope you will drop by tomorrow . If all goes well, I will post a new Tiny House and a Roundabout Doodle.
Have a beautiful day, Sweet friends. Love ya'! 😘💓
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
" Where liberty dwells, there is my country. "- Benjamin Franklin
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who was a collector too.
I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo.
