Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching: Pumpkin Freebie

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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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🌞2026 Love Parade- A Parade of Previous Valentine Freebies- Valentine themed stitches up to Feb. 4, 2026.

🌞 Root A Toot Toot Patriotic Parade Early 2024 patriotic freebies.

🌞A Berry Nice Parade- A Look at Past Berry Freebies 2025- Early 2025 berry Freebies.

🌞A Buzzy Bee Parade An early 2025 bee freebie parade.

🌞A Sunny Sunflower Parade- 2026 A parade of sunflower freebies up to September 3, 2026

🌞Autumn Parade March- 2026 Fall Parade A parade of Fall themed stitches and doodles up to September 10, 2026.

🌞 A Stomping Stamp Parade 2026 A parade of stamp cross stitch design freebies up to June 2, 2026

🌞Time to Dye- 2024 post on how I tea/ Coffee Dye my fabric.

🌞Pin Pillow Tutorial - 2023 post on how I finish my pin pillows with chenille trim.

🌞Ghosts, Goblins and Jacks Galore - 2026 Halloween Parade - Halloween freebies up to September 16, 2025. More Halloween pieces followed this date.

🌞Turkey Struttin' Thanksgiving Parade 2025- Thanksgiving freebies up to the date of November 3, 2025. More Thanksgiving freebies followed this date.

🌞A Christmas in July Parade of Past Freebies- 2026 A Parade of Christmas Freebies up to the date of July 6, 2026. More Christmas Freebies followed this date.

🌞A Chilly Parade of Winter Stitches 2025- A parade of Winter themed freebies up to the date of Dec. 21, 2025

🌞Let's Dye Some Fabric- A tutorial on my process of dyeing Aida

🌞Color Tinting Embroidery Designs - Explanation on how I use crayons to color my designs for hand embroidery. - July 9, 2026

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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.

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Harvest Home Roundabout - A Fall Free Doodle

All stitched up and ready to go! My newest roundabout embroidery is hot off the presses!

May I introduce to you- "Harvest Home Roundabout"- just a humble home with a few pumpkins in the yard with the harvest moon shining high above.

Harvest Home actually stitched up quickly. Though don't look too closely for you will be sure to see lots of wonky uneven stitches, but that is ok because I enjoyed each and every one!

JUST IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED

The following floss colors were used :

🎃 Large Pumpkin: DMC 301

🎃 Small Pumpkin: DMC 976

🎃 Pumpkins' Stems: DMC 610

🎃 House:DMC 782

🎃 Roof, Door, Windows: DMC 3781

🎃 Grass: DMC 830

🎃 Harvest Moon: DMC 436

🎃 Wind:DMC 840

🎃 Scalloped Border:DMC 469

My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect. ❤

The block is framed with 20- 2 1/2" squares( unfinished). The embroidered block measures 8 1/2( unfinished) .

After framing the embroidered block, the roundabout measures 12 1/2" squared unfinished.

If you missed any of the blocks and you are interested, just click on the colored links.

Frosty Chill Roundabout

Love Mail Roundabout

Welcoming March Roundabout Doodle

Bunny Harvest Roundabout

May Flowers Roundabout

Sweet Melody Roundabout

Summer Joys Roundabout

Bees and Blooms Roundabout

A Squirrely Roundabout

That's my newest roundabout!

Do you have any suggestions for November and December's roundabouts?

If so, I would love to hear them. Your ideas give me so much inspiration for not only embroideries but for cross stitch pieces too.

Have a happy day!

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"May your dreams be sweet under the beauty and magic of the harvest moon. "-

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy

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

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🌞Parade of Homes 2026- Early 2026 parade of home freebies.

🌞2026 Love Parade- A Parade of Previous Valentine Freebies- Valentine themed stitches up to Feb. 4, 2026.

🌞 Root A Toot Toot Patriotic Parade Early 2024 patriotic freebies.

🌞A Berry Nice Parade- A Look at Past Berry Freebies 2025- Early 2025 berry Freebies.

🌞A Buzzy Bee Parade An early 2025 bee freebie parade.

🌞A Sunny Sunflower Parade for 2025 A parade of sunflower freebies up to July 24, 2025

🌞Pumpkin, Leaves and Autumn Please- A Fall Parade 2025 A parade of Fall themed stitches and doodles up to September 8, 2025.

🌞 A Stomping Stamp Parade 2026 A parade of stamp cross stitch design freebies up to June 2, 2026

🌞Time to Dye- 2024 post on how I tea/ Coffee Dye my fabric.

🌞Pin Pillow Tutorial - 2023 post on how I finish my pin pillows with chenille trim.

🌞A Spooky Parade - Halloween freebies up to October 4, 2025. More Halloween pieces followed this date.

🌞Turkey Struttin' Thanksgiving Parade 2025- Thanksgiving freebies up to the date of November 3, 2025. More Thanksgiving freebies followed this date.

🌞A Christmas in July Parade of Past Freebies- 2026 A Parade of Christmas Freebies up to the date of July 6, 2026. More Christmas Freebies followed this date.

🌞A Chilly Parade of Winter Stitches 2025- A parade of Winter themed freebies up to the date of Dec. 21, 2025

🌞Let's Dye Some Fabric- A tutorial on my process of dyeing Aida

Tiny Pumpkin House was posted this morning. I would love for you to drop by and take a closer look .

Tiny Pumpkin House - A Fall Freebie

Roll out the pumpkins and bring on the spice! Today is National Pumpkin Spice Day!

Hmmm... I think I will celebrate with a dash of Pumpkin Spice in my black coffee , AND ...

My daughter gifted me my newest coffee mug . A little pumpkin spice in my coffee will be perfect on this hot autumn day.

I do think the warm aroma of a pumpkin spice candle is in order for the day. 😀

The Walmart pumpkin Spice candle has a nice fragrance but not too overwhelming.

AND... since I have an extra small quilt hoop open- why not start quilting on another project.

This little four patch is going to be going into the hoop today. I think I will call it Pumpkin Spice- it looks spicy doesn't it. LOL.

I pieced this little four patch quilt using leftover fabrics from The Autumn Sixteen Patch which I pieced last year.

The little four patches include fabric from my Four and Twenty Blackbirds Quilt.

And what a perfect day to roll out a new tiny house for the month! Little roly poly pumpkins are growing in the yard.

May I introduce to you the Tiny Pumpkin House . It was actually the first Tiny house I stitched and it started the whole series. So I do have a soft spot for it.

"A Pumpkin and A Crow" ( an upcoming freebie), Tiny Pumpkin House and "Pumpkin Basket" ( Hmmm... I do not believe I have shared it yet. 🤔)

If you decide to stitch any of my designs , feel free to choose your own floss colors. I always use whatever floss colors I have on hand at the time and what suits my home decor. ❤

The following DMC floss colors were used in the making of Tiny Pumpkin House (aka Tiny Pumpkin Patch House):

🍂 301- right/ left pumpkins

🍂 722- middle pumpkin

🍂 729- main house

🍂 732- grass

🍂782- house additions

🍂898 border, pumpkin stems

🍂 3371 roof, windows, doorway

Tiny Pumpkin House was stitched on 14 count tea/ coffee dyed Aida. I posted on how I dye my Aida in 2024 in my Time to Dye- post.

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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 finishing tutorial was shared in January 2026

Like all of my Tiny Houses, the Tiny Pumpkin House is finished in the same manner into a wee pin pillow with a bit of print fabric and lace. I shared the measurements in my January 13, 2026 post along with the 1st house in the series, Tiny Winter's Day House. ( There will be 12 houses all together.)

If you have missed any of the other houses and are interested , just click on the colored links and you will be transported back to the post and the charts.

Tiny Winter's Day House, Tiny Love House , Tiny March House , Tiny Tulip House ,

Tiny Tomato House, Tiny Butterfly House

Tiny Summer House, Tiny House in the Beeyard,

and Tiny Sunflower House

With Thy Needle and Thread's October Word Play

Today, I hope to sit down to the sewing machine for a few "pieceful" hours but I also want to start pulling out my Halloween decor. - Mmmm decisions , decisions.

Clipart from Vintage Fan girl blog

So tell me . How are you going to celebrate National Pumpkin Spice Day and the 1st of October?

I sure hope you spend a few minutes of your day doing something that you love.

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"Pumpkin spice makes everything nice! "-
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Other Posts That Might Strike Your Fancy!
🌞Parade of Homes 2026- Early 2026 parade of home freebies.
🌞2026 Love Parade- A Parade of Previous Valentine Freebies- Valentine themed stitches up to Feb. 4, 2026.
🌞 Root A Toot Toot Patriotic Parade Early 2024 patriotic freebies.
🌞A Berry Nice Parade- A Look at Past Berry Freebies 2025- Early 2025 berry Freebies.
🌞A Buzzy Bee Parade An early 2025 bee freebie parade.
🌞A Sunny Sunflower Parade for 2025 A parade of sunflower freebies up to July 24, 2025
🌞Pumpkin, Leaves and Autumn Please- A Fall Parade 2025 A parade of Fall themed stitches and doodles up to September 8, 2025.
🌞 A Stomping Stamp Parade 2026 A parade of stamp cross stitch design freebies up to June 2, 2026
🌞Time to Dye- 2024 post on how I tea/ Coffee Dye my fabric.
🌞Pin Pillow Tutorial - 2023 post on how I finish my pin pillows with chenille trim.
🌞A Spooky Parade - Halloween freebies up to October 4, 2025. More Halloween pieces followed this date.
🌞Turkey Struttin' Thanksgiving Parade 2025- Thanksgiving freebies up to the date of November 3, 2025. More Thanksgiving freebies followed this date.
🌞A Christmas in July Parade of Past Freebies- 2026 A Parade of Christmas Freebies up to the date of July 6, 2026. More Christmas Freebies followed this date.
🌞A Chilly Parade of Winter Stitches 2025- A parade of Winter themed freebies up to the date of Dec. 21, 2025
🌞Let's Dye Some Fabric- A tutorial on my process of dyeing Aida

If you have the chance , pop back in for an afternoon visit. I will be sharing the latest roundabout doodle around 1:00 p.m. CST.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Ghosts, Goblins and Jacks Galore- A Halloween Parade of Previous Freebies- 2026

It will not be long before the spooks , ghosts and ghouls will be out and about! I like the cutie patootie goblins - not the creepy ones. How about you? LOL👻

I thought today would be perfect for a little parade- a Halloween Parade that is. There will be a few black cats and ghosts I am sure, but nothing too frightening.

So if you are up to it, let's walk down Goblin Lane as I reminisce on stitches and doodles that I have shared in the past.

If you see any piece that strikes your fancy, just click on the colored link and you will be magically transported back to that post. Hope you enjoy!

Halloween Stamp Sampler - Header and Borders