Stacks Upon Stacks and Some Slow Stitching

And a very warm summer's welcome to you, sweet friends. 

Summer and "For Viola Berry" I have not shared it yet. 

How about we start the morning off with a sunny Sunday Quilt Stack.  

The theme : Bees and Yellows 🐝💛

I enjoy rearranging quilts and creating little stacks based on themes. 

A sunny quilt stack

I   also enjoy pulling out different little pot holders to enjoy for the season. 

Creating plate stacks are a delight as well. Have I told you that I suffer from a severe case of ATP- Addiction to Plates. Hee! Hee! The sad thing about it is , I refuse treatment. 😂🤣

See. Canisters are stacked upon more stacks of plates.  Oh bother , what is a plate addict to do! 

Stacks ,upon stacks , upon stacks!

"But what about Slow Stitching Sunday? ", you ask. Well ,  I am a girl on a mission! 

I have  moved the hoop 4 times this week on my Pretty in Peach Butterflies quilt. Eeeh! I am over halfway finished!  I am doing a little happy dance! 

Eight more blocks to quilt. It takes me around 2 hours to hand quilt a block. The blocks measure 15" finished. 

I am also on a mission to finish a little ornament that I am calling "Winter Pines".

It is going to be a good evening of slow stitching. 
I wish you the most delightful day of doing something you love. 

With much love and blessings. 

Have a beautiful day, y'all ! ❤

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Every day of your life is a special occasion.  "- Thomas S. Monson

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy .

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

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 A few weeks ago Melva from Melva Loves Scraps sent me this lovely Connecting Threads gift box for participating in the Little House on the Prairie QAL. Thank you so much, Melva. ❤

I will be sharing my progress on her new SAL this coming week. 

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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. 

Frederique at   Quilting Patchwork Applique for Patchwork & Quilts - Saturday

Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday

Kate at Life in Pieces for  Stitching Stuff ( Sunday) 

Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap - Sunday 

Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday

Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings

Judy at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Thrifty Thursday

 Happy Thrifty Thursday. Well you know I had to visit a few thrift stores as Mr. Pinker and I made our way home from our long camping trip. Pickins' were slim, but I did come home with a few fabulous finds. Before you ask  - Nope- no cookie jars or bean pots this time. Hee! Hee! But not because I wasn't looking for them. LOL. (Many of y'all know my obsession with cookie jars. )

 This Ball recipe book will come in handy as I harvest my garden. I believe it is a 1932 edition.  Anytime I see a piece of Pflatzgraff for a song and dance, I certainly pick it up. This time I found 2 pieces. 

Sharp- eyed Mr. Pinker spotted the cabbage chopper/ slicer for just $6.00. I couldn't leave it behind. It was the most expensive piece I bought. So I don't think that is too bad. Do you? 

 I am on the search for more  potato mashers. These two I found last year. 

A little apple pitcher joined the couple of Watt bowls that I found last month. Delicious! 

A pretty pink bowl will be perfect for spring decor. 

And look at all of these vintage doilies and potholders!  May I say that I am thrilled to pieces?!!!

And finally, the lady at the antique store said I got an amazing deal when I bought the pear shaped milk glass plates for just $.50 for all three. 😲Now that is my kind of prices. 😀💗❤

Now you may be wondering if I came home with any quilts. Well, not from that camping trip, but... the other day I went to the thrift store and found 3 vintage quilts just waiting for me to snatch them up.  I will show you them in future posts. 

Do you like to go thrifting?  

Have a beautiful day, Sweeties and thank you for dropping by to visit. 

 As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"walk a mile in my shoes and you will end up at the thrift store. 😀 " - Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy and my Nanny who both were the Queens of thrifting.  Love and miss  Amo, and Nanny. 

I found these pieces at the Dollar Tree . I thought they might make good finishing pieces for Patriotic stitching in the future. 

 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. 

Cecilia at My Thrifted Store Addiction for Vintage Charm- Wednesday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for Home Matters

I finished stitching Summertime U.S.A. Stamp. Now it's time to make it into a pin pillow! 

It's Cold Out There and Winter Mittens Doodle

Brrr! It is cold outside! Welcome, y'all and Happy Thursday.

On Monday, we received a few flurries , but sadly they did not lay. We will see highs in the 40's today- downright chilly for me.  I plan to enjoy a day indoors until the grandsons return home from school.  Not a lot is going on here in the holler when cold weather arrives.  I enjoy piddling about in the house getting ready for the holidays. Ever so often, you can find me on the couch watching Christmas videos with a needle and thread in hand. 

Here lately, I have become obsessed with watching "older television" shows like "Gunsmoke" and "Columbo" .

Image from Pinterest. 

Trees are in the works on "Winter on Pine Berry Lane". Soon a house will appear among the small evergreen forest. 

I finished crocheting another little dress potholder. I followed the instructions on Youtube from Bag- o -Day . The video is called "How to Crochet a Pair of Vintage Dress Potholders and Dish Soap Dress Tutorial" .

 

Today is Embroidery Thursday for me!  Winter Mittens is all drawn out. I will be adding color and pulling my threads today. Hmmm I think red mittens suite me just fine.  Hee! Hee! 

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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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My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect.  

The "Year of Hearts" blocks are embroidered on an 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cotton. You may want to cut your fabric larger for the hoop and then after embroidery trim and square to 8 1/2".  I used 2 strands of DMC floss and  the back stitch. I color tinted my design with crayons and colored pencils and carefully heat set the color with an iron. When you heat set the color, place a clean paper towel over the design and press .

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If you have missed any of the other heart doodles, I do invite you to visit the previous posts by clicking the colored links. ❤

 Block 1 A Winter's Night, 

Block 2  Country Mail Delivery  

Block 3 A Country Spring Day

Block 4 Early Birds

Block 5 Strawberry Patch 

Block 6 A Buzzy Garden

 A Buzzy Garden with Bee Berry 

Bonus Block- Time for Gardening

Block 7 Jar of Geraniums  ( really block 8) 

 Block 8 Sunny Sunflowers

Block 9 Apple Picking

Block 10 Autumn Dusk

Bonus Block Fall Baking ( Photo coming soon. )

Bonus Block Jack's Bucket ( Photo Coming soon. ) 

Block 11 Harvest Blessings

Well Sweeties, I will not keep you any longer. I wish you a beautiful day. Stay warm and cozy and...

As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

"Kindness is like snow . It beautifies everything it covers.  "- Kahlil Gilbran

Hugs and Stitches and Warm Spring Wishes !!!🤗❤🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . Love and miss you., Amo ❤❤

Ya'll come back now, ya' hear ! 

An Evening Visit and A Christmas Stamp Freebie

Good evening, sweet friends and Happy Sunday. Today has been a full day of partying with the family. My nephew celebrated his birthday and of course, the whole family gathered to celebrate his grand day. 

            

 Afterwards the boys  played outside while we sat on the porch and watched the gals as they munched on an afternoon snack. 

Earlier this week, I finished Harvest Blessing Heart Block which I shared on Tuesday. 

I have been knee deep in Christmas decorations. 

The tiered tray by the corner kitchen sink is decorated in the "farm theme" with some of the same old items in it. 

It is filled to the brim with chickens, Santas and a truck. 

Each evening I have been working on my Scrapberries quilt. One more berry to quilt and then I will begin the border. 

 A new ornament has made it's way upon the tree. It is a wee Christmas Stamp.  

I finished it by mounting it on a 2 1/2" batting covered cardboard. 

The backing board is  3 1/2" squared.  

The red gingham fabric is from an old shirt- just using what I had on hand for a quick 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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When Mr. Pinker and I were in Texas , we visited several antique shops. In a couple of shops,  I saw the cutest dress potholders. I did not purchase them, and of course , I was kicking myself that I didn't. Soooo ... I decided to try to learn how to crochet some myself. 

I have finished a red and a green one. These are my 1st ones and are not the best in the world, but I am learning. 

A mint blue one is in the works. 

I am following the instructions on Youtube from Bag- o -Day . The video is called "How to Crochet a Pair of Vintage Dress Potholders and Dish Soap Dress Tutorial" .  She gives very good directions and has the camera close enough so that I can see what she is doing. 

Have a wonderful evening, dears and thank you for dropping by. 

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Friends are good for the soul. 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . I miss and love you so much.  I wish you were here for the birthday.   ❤👼

HEADER PHOTO:  The buffet is overflowing with just a few of my Santa mugs . The cross stitches in this photo are 

Santa Clause sampler,    A Cup of Christmas Cheer- Santa Mug , Candy Cane Cottage,  Candy Cane Sprinkles

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

Kate at Life in Pieces for  Stitching Stuff ( Sunday) 

Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap - Sunday 

Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday

Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings

Judy at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday