Baubles and Four Patches

 Did you hear?! Did you hear?! 

Joy at Days Filled with Joy  is generously offering a free redwork Block of the Month,  and it has already started! 

Fabrics chosen for Floral Baubles

  It is called Floral Baubles! Isn't that cute?

 The first block came out on June the 10th and may I say it is as cute as a button. 

First Floral Bauble complete and the 2nd star is pieced. 

There will be nine blocks, and she will post them the 2nd Wednesday  of each month.

Additional leftover Half Square Triangles are gathered for a future project. 

 
JOY'S FLORAL BAUBLES BOM - Sew Along
Introduction- June 8, 2026 
Redwork Bauble Block 1 - June 10, 2026

Redwork Bauble Block 2- July 8, 2026

Linda at Texas Quilt Gal Blogspot shared her progress on Joy's Floral Bauble in her June 25th post. Her block is looking awesome! 

My latest thrifty finds for only $.77. They will look cute on my wee Santa mug tree. 

Joy is also sharing a free Classic Sampler QAL. Eeeh! This is exciting!  Joy says this is  beginner friendly and gives all of the details in her introduction post for the sampler. 

First block complete in the Classic Sampler QAL.

JOY'S CLASSIC SAMPLER QAL
Sampler Introduction- July 1, 2026

Block 1- Four Patch- July 6, 2026

 I have done Joy's QAL and SAL's before, and they are a delight!   I think Joy is going to keep me busy! How about you? 

Sunflower Haven is my newest start. I will work on the house today. 

 

That is what is going on in the holler on this fine Wednesday afternoon. The grandsons will arrive in a few short hours for their weekly sleepover. So I better get to the sewing machine before playtime. 😀 Have an awesome day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Start now. Start where you are... Start with your hands shaking. Just start.   "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved 

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

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Mr. Snow is on the Go!

 

I  have a frosty fella on my mind and his name is Mr. Snow. 

Welcome, dear friends. 

Last year I began working on the sashings  on my Mr. Snow quilt,  but at some point  I set it aside and Mr. Snow became a UFO. ❆❅☃ Bless his chilly heart. 💙💙

Well, my Mr. Snow blocks  jumped in the camper with full intentions of me working on them further as I enjoyed the  warmer weather .

 Eeeeh it was in the 80's yesterday! How nice! 

In the past,  I had been adding  sashing to 2 Mr. Snow blocks a week. That way I could slowly enjoy the project, and  it not interfere with other things going on  . 

 

Anywhooo,  Mr. Snow insisted that I work on 2 more blocks this week. 

So   Block 7 Snow Cream and Block 8 Decorating the Tree  all received scrappy red borders to Mr. Snow's delight. 

Mr. Snow was a QAL that I shared in 2023-2024. 

8 blocks complete. Four more to sash! 

In the February 27, 2025 post, entitled Piecing Snowmen I gave a tutorial with measurements on how I am completing each block. 

Mr. Pinker and I will be hitching our wagon and chugging on to the next campsite today.

Oh boy, is our little truck camper is a mess when we travel . I have to put my stash of fabrics, threads and sewing machine on the beds so they are not strewn about as we travel the bumpy roads.

Bye Bye sweet campsite. I may see you  again here soon. 

It took an hour to drive to the campsite that we were at . The roads were washboard so we took it slow and easy. But it was worth the drive. It is one of our favorite spots. Fingers crossed we will be able to get our next favorite spot at our new destination.

As Always...

Happy Quilting and Stitching, y'all!

Melisa 

"Snowmen aren't for everyone , but their memories are. "- unknown 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Stuffed and Quilting

 

I am stuffed! How about you?  Oh , but there are leftovers still to be eaten. Mmmm, I am thinking turkey sandwiches are in my future. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving gathering with 19 in attendance at Mom's . It would have only been better if the rest of the family could have been here. I think we will be eating leftovers for days which is  a good thing.  

Do you have a favorite holiday leftover? 

The Autumn Hutch has already been cleared off and the "bones" for the Christmas Hutch is "in the works". I am going with plaids. 

Arranging, plates, runners and lights  for Christmas decorating. 

And I finished my Country Christmas Doodles Set 6 . These will be on display here soon.

 I have shared 6 sets of these redwork embroideries over the years. If you are interested in checking out any of the others , I invite you to hop over to the older posts. 

Country Christmas Doodles Week 1  , Country Christmas Doodles Week 2 ,   Country Christmas Doodles Week 3 , 

Country Christmas Doodles Set 4

 Country Christmas Doodles Set 5

Have you seen Diann's  Christmas hexies topper that she is working on  at Little Penguin Quilts blogspot? Cute as a button. ❤She is using some of the doodles to create a little quilt similar to her Fall table quilt  that she finished earlier this month which is also adorable  I might add. Thank you , Diann for using these little doodles. 🤗

On Wednesday, I laid out my Peppermint Pinwheels blocks to get an idea as to where I am at. 

I am aiming for 72 blocks. 

I need 22 more blocks so.....  back to cutting pretty red, pink and green strips. 

Strips are being cut for more blocks. 

Soon I will be piecing the pretty blocks into a quilt. 

These blocks measure 8 1/2" squared unfinished. 

That is what is going on in the holler today! 

I  hope your day is going well. 

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Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"Keep calm. Leftovers are in the fridge. " 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved to cook up a storm for the family gatherings.  I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Country Christmas Redwork Ornament Tutorial

Hello there, Precious! I am so thrilled that you stopped in for an afternoon visit. I won't  keep you too long since I jabbered away showing you my redwork and enamelware display early this morning. 

If you missed it, I do invite you to hop back over where I shared  a new set of Country Christmas Doodles- that you can use in any way that your sweet heart desires. Hmmm like Christmas tags , make a Christmas quilt, or punch needle. Such grand ideas , but I just made mine into super simple ornaments that I can hang on a tree or display anywhere. 

 Country Christmas Doodles Set 5

 

So let's get into it. Shall we? 

Ooops ! Hold the phone! Before we began, I beg of you . Hee! Hee! Please do not call the quilt or Finishing police on me. I am not a professional; this is just how this ole'  country gal is finishing her Christmas ornies. 

I traced each design on a piece of  white cotton fabric  measuring about 5". I embroidered the design using DMC 498 using 2 strands and the stem stitch. I then trimmed the block to 3 1/2". 

NOTE: My ornament has raw edge finish. You may want to use zig zag scissors to cut your edges or finish yours with a clean edge.  You may also want to add fusible webbing. I did not use it on mine just because I was in a stitching frenzy. Hee! Hee! 

SUPPLIES:

* scissors

* DMC # 498 red floss or favorite floss-  2 strands

* embroidered piece

* 3 1/2" square batting

* 3 1/2" square backing

* embroidery needle

DIRECTIONS:

🧵1. Trim embroidery to 3 1/2" squared or desired finishing size. 

Redwork, backing, and batting measures about 3 1/2".

🧵2. Cut a piece of batting and backing the same size. 

🧵3. Layer the 3 pieces together with stitching right side up. 

Getting ready to stitch. Layer the 3 pieces together. 

🧵4. Tie a knot in the end of the 2 strands of DMC floss . Sink the knot in the batting at the center top of the embroidered piece by going between the embroidery and batting so the knot does not show. 

Starting the needle on the inside in the batting in top center and pulling thread to front of stitch. 

🧵5. Bring needle up into the embroidered piece about 1/4" from the edge and sew using a large running stitch. 

Stitching around edges using large running stitches about 1/4" away from edging. 

🧵6. Continue around all of the sides. 

Make your way around all of the edges back to the where you began. 

🧵7. Once you reach the top of your embroidery, bring your needle back into the batting where you started.  Keep your embroidery floss attached. 

On your last stitch, bring your needle back into the batting . Keep floss attached. 

🧵8. Using your floss, create a hoop and tie the loop off as a hanger in the seam/ batting. 

Using your attached floss, create a loop for hanging and tie off with batting. 

🧵9. Once the hanging loop is secured, trim off the excess floss and any threads that have raveled. 

Once the loop is secured, trim floss, raveled threads and excess batting and fabric. 

🧵10. Now hang that cutie on the tree! Hee! Hee! 

This is what the backing looks like. 

Isn't it a cutie patootie hanging on the tree? I love it! 

What do ya' think, Sweeties? Super simple or what? If you have any suggestions for more simple doodles, just let me know. I would love to hear what you come up with. 

Just a thought! 

Wouldn't it be darling to get your children or grandchildren to draw out some designs and stitch them? Aaaw such sweet memories. 

See ya' later, Sweet Peas!  

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"Sprinkle a bit of happiness throughout your day. " 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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