The Maize Basket Sampler - A Thanksgiving/ Fall Freebie

 Good Tuesday morning, Autumn Sunshine! Welcome! It would be such a joy if you joined me for a cup of coffee or perhaps some tea.

 This morning I will be enjoying some apple slices for breakfast. Please don't be bashful and do grab you a plate of some as well. 

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 

 I would love to show you my latest Fall stitch. Yes, I am still stitching fall as well as Christmas . What's a girl to do? I am a seasonal stitcher , but I do love working on all of the holiday pretties. 

Anywhooo... my latest stitch is called The Maize Basket Sampler which could be whipped in no time. It has a simple basket of a bountiful harvest of corn  and a big, plump, prim pumpkin followed by a pretty alphabet. 

 I stitched mine on 14 count Aida which I coffee/ tea dyed myself. 

Six DMC Floss Colors were used in this piece including: DMC 301, 610, 782, 831, 844, 3011. But of course if you decided to stitch it you could  use any color that your heart desires. 

I thought I would give you a break down on where the colors are. 

BASKET: DMC 610

CORN: DMC  3011, 782

PUMPKIN: DMC 301, 610, 831

ALPHABET: 844

This little sampler will go along with a house stitch called "The Maize House"  that I will be sharing hopefully next week. When I fully finish  The Maize House , it will join my bowl of fall houses which I have shared previously.  The links to all of the houses can be found in yesterday's Turkey Struttin' Thanksgiving Parade 2025. 

My finish for  The Maize Basket Sampler  was inspired by the ever so talented and my sweet friend, Carol of  Stitching Dreams blogspot. In September, she shared her Little House Needlework's "Be Merry" finish where she used a bit of fabric and trim and fitted her piece into a frame- just darling.     I was able to fit mine in a thrifted 5" x 7" frame. Thank you , Carol for always being an inspiration. Please do hop over and visit , Carol. You will be so delighted by her beautiful  blog. ❤🤗

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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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Alrighty , Sweeties, I will not keep you any longer. I know you have a busy day ahead of you so do take care and enjoy each and every moment. 

I will leave you with a photo of one of my favorite stitches that I keep out year round . It is a darling freebie from Lori at Notforgotten Farm. - "Keep A Thankful Heart".   Thank you Lori for sharing it with us. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. "- Willie Nelson 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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I will be taking down the foyer shelf decorations. Time for Santa to pull his sleigh of reindeer in and nestle in for the upcoming Christmas holiday. 

Harvest Moon Home- A House Freebie

Ooooh, tonight the Harvest Moon will grace our skies. Are you going to put on your robe and slippers and go out to see it?  I think I will. Of course, I may have to do some convincing of Mr. Pinker to take me out to the farm for a better view. These old trees in the holler  are too much of an obstruction to view the moon properly.  Besides we can go see  ole' Edna, Rodster, Molly and the twins as we  gaze at the moon in all its glory. LOL

Molly and her twins, Mutt & Jeff are doing well. The twins are growing like a weed. 

How about a little Harvest Moon trivia? My girls has always said I have a mind for random facts. LOL I  really do! I just love tid bits of information on this and that no matter how useless the information is. 😀🙄🤣

🌝 HARVEST MOON TRIVIA 🌝

🌝From my understanding, the moon will be 224, 600 miles miles from Earth compared to its usual 238, 900 miles. And... it is supposed to appear 30 % brighter and 14 % larger than normal. How exciting! 

🌝3 more super moons will follow in November, December and January. On November 5th , the moon is supposed to be at its closest to the earth. 

Excuse Rodster. He has been eating. 😀🐮🐄

In celebration of this month's Super Moon, I have a new house stitch to share with you. It is called The Harvest Moon House.

A small pumpkin patch was planted in the front yard of the warm autumn cabin. 

Hoot ! Hoot! call  the owls as the moon begins to rise. 

And then of course there is the big, glorious Harvest Moon. 

"The Harvest Moon glows round and bold, 

In pumpkin shades outlined in gold, " - Richelle E. Goodrich

I have to admit I had so much fun stitching this one, and this house may be  my favorite for this year.  

"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you might hit a star. "- W. Clement Stone

Harvest Moon House has a design size of 76 x 74. I stitched mine on 14 count Aida that I coffee / tea dyed which brought this to about 5 3/ 8" x 5 1/4". 

Sixteen floss colors were used in this piece including  DMC 301, 435, 730, 739, 780, 829, 832,844, 919, 920, 934, 975, 977, 3012, 3781,  and 3853 . I actually did not realize I used so many floss colors until I had finished. Of course, you could use as many or as few as you liked.

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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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I finished Fall Checklist  which I shared earlier. I embroidered mine in DMC 898. If you have a chance, pop over to Di's blog , Quilting is Blissful . Not only does she show the gorgeous projects that she finished this past week, but she shared how she finished the Fall Checklist  into a darling pillow. Thank you, again, Di for stitching so many of my pieces. ❤🤗

I will keep it short and sweet today. Have a beautiful day and enjoy the Harvest Moon. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"May your dreams be sweet under the beauty and magic of the Harvest Moon. "- Unknown 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Vintage pottery and crocks on the fall foyer shelf .

Pumpkins, Pumpkins and More Pumpkins ... AND Little Eeek and Jack - A Halloween Stamp Freebie

Hello there, Pumpkin and  a very Happy Sunday to you!  

Last year, dear Susan saw my "Hello Pumpkin"  sign on my blog and sent me the most darling chart that she designed . ❤🤗  I immediately dug through my fabrics and found the most delicious orange fabric sent to me by sweet Kate. Soon I was stitching away and finished "Hello Pumpkin" . Isn't it darling? 

I knew that I wanted to finish "Hello Pumpkin " into a pumpkin , but I was as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs about cutting the fabric. 

Well I finally got the nerve to cut the fabric, and it was not long before I had a finish.  I used Alene's Tacky glue to adhere an old pumpkin stem to the top.   Thank you so much, Susan for the most darling chart and thank you, Kate for the beautiful fabric. I feel so very blessed by your generosity and thoughtfulness.❤❤❤ 🎃 🎃 🎃

Being on a "Pumpkin High" , I tried to do the same finish for Pumpkin Crow that I shared a few weeks ago.   Hmmm, a little wonky but I like it! A wonky gal needs a wonky pumpkin. Right? 😀😂LOL. 

On a pumpkin roll....  🎃 🎃 🎃

The other day I was rummaging through my UFO basket and found a piece that I probably started over 10 years ago- Harvest Home,  a small quilt made from old shirts and bits of wool . 

I think it will go in the hoop today and will be a project that I work on for the week.    See it has a pumpkin on it. 🎃

Onto the next pumpkin!   🎃 🎃 🎃 Which brings me to---- 

Little Eeek and Jack- another Halloween Stamp. 

Gosh, now I am not a creepy crawly spider  person, but I think I wouldn't mind having Little Eeek as a pet. Hee! Hee!  Well, as long as it did not bite me. 🕷🕷🕷🕷

Eeek! A Spider!  and Little Eeek and Jack Stamp 

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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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If you have missed any of the other stamps and would like to visit their posts, I invite you to click on the links below.  If all goes well, more Halloween stamps will be on their way as the month progresses .  I will also be posting a "Header/ Border" chart if you would like to make to a sampler version of the stamps similar to the Spring Stamp Sampler , Autumn Stamp Collection , Strawberry Stamp  Sampler,  and Winter Stamp Collection.

Boo and Jack Stamp, Little Black Cat Stamp,  Three Happy Jacks, Smell My Feet Stamp 

Clementine and Baby Jack Stamp

  How Does Your Cauldron Grow? and Little Eeek and Jack Stamp.

Yesterday I posted a small parade of Halloween freebies that I have shared in the past. My Halloween collection is slowly but surely growing.

Now onto the plans for the week. 

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1. Applique more hexi flowers

🌞2. Work on Blackbird Designs' "Winter Wonderland" a darling gift from sweet Sonja.  

🌞3. Quilt Otis Payne's Bow Tie Quilt.I am on the 2nd to the last row. Eeeeh!  This was my 15 minute a day project this week. I am moving and grooving on this quilt. 

 

🌞4.Begin a new across stitch. I would like to start a new house. 

🌞5.  Work on the Halloween Stamp Sampler. 

🌞6.  Post my Harvest Moon House.

🌞7. We may be hitting the ole' dusty trail for another camping adventure if Mr. Pinker finishes his repairs on the truck camper. So packing is on my agenda. 

🌞8. Attend ball games and baby sit. Mr. R. has another doctor's appointment with his broken arm this week. He will stay with me afterwards. 

🌞9. A whole lot of mischief. Hee! Hee! Now that is not too hard. 

Gosh, that is a long list! I hope I can complete it all. Oh well, I will give it my best shot. Now that I have talked your ears off, let's sit back, enjoy the day and work on a little slow stitching. How does that  sound? 

You have a great day, Sweeties. Love ya'! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"I'm no Cinderella but I know that pumpkins are magical. "- unknown 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Shelf in foyer filled with old pottery , pumpkins, and chickens. 

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

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday