Summer Days and the Gals on the Farm

Eeeeh! Another finish before the end of the year!!! Welcome y'all and Happy Tuesday Oooh before we take a closer look at my quilt. Look way down the field beyond my quilt. Do you see them? Yep the gals!!! Let's go see them first.  Shall we? 

Edna says, "Howdy " Though she has an ear pulled back she was in a great mood and wanted to see what I was up to.  "No sweet treats today,  Sweetie!"

Brrr! It is cold . These gals just did not want to get up and look at the quilt, but that's okay. "Enjoy your day, ladies. "

Ok, now back to the quilt. I am doing the happy hoe down because I finished Summer Days quilt which I shared as a Stitch Along last year. 

 

Way back in February of 2022, I began dreaming of warmer weather and shared the 1st block in the Summer Days SAL which was  A Little Blue Birdie. 

Over 12 weeks, I shared 12 simple embroidery designs. 

Those blocks included : Little Blue Birdie  ,Time to Plant  ,   A Bowl of Berries ,  A Basket of Blooms , Buzz Buzz  ,  Red , White, and Ewe , Summertime Treat  , Lemonade  , Sunflower Basket ,A Jar of Coneflowers  , Home Tweet Home  , Bowl of Tomatoes.

The embroidered blocks measured 6 1 /2" unfinished and 6 " finished.  I then  created a double churn dash for each block alternating the reds and blues. 

The unfinished block size is 16 1/2" squared. 

 Links to piecing the Churn Dashes

Piecing Away on Summer Days- Churn Dash construction. 

Summer Days-Thursday - Making the Double Churn Dash

Hello, Gerite . Now don't you give me that look! Lol. You got to watch her. She can be a bit ornery.  You can barely see Dora , the black and white face in the background. She is a doll. 

I hand quilted 1/4" away from the seams on each of the blocks and outlined the embroidery. 

I was stalled when it came to the border but finally decided to use the Baptist Fan design to quilt the border.  The border fabric was a Pioneer Woman fabric which was perfect for  this quilt.  Edna was quite interested in hearing about my Summer Days.

But Gertie was not. She wouldn't even give me or my quilt a passing glance when I brought out Summer Days. Oh , Gert!!!! I guess she was peeved because no one was bringing a roll of hay down the hill at that very moment. " It will be here shortly, gal.  Can't you just take a peek at my quilt, sweet gal? " 

So do you think I should start dreaming of an Autumn Days or perhaps Winter Days quilt for the future?  Perhaps. 

I am off to snuggle under my Summer Days quilt, dream of warmer weather and of creating another quilt.  I am so grateful that you dropped by for a Tuesday visit. 

Isn't  this gal as cute as a button? 

Have a beautiful day and may your fingers by nimble and be stitching up a storm!!!

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

Into the field I go to lose my mind and find my soul. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy.  The farm is not the same without you. Love and miss you, Amo 

                      Ya'll come back now , ya hear! 

Hmm. There is Gertie's hay bale. I better see if Mr. Pinker can pull her out a roll. Lol. 

Oh by the way, Bev the red and white faced cow is still not back at this farm yet. She and Dora , the black and white face cow are besties when they are together. Hopefully, Bev will be back soon. 

Heading Home and a Christmas Freebie

Home again , home again jiggety jig! 

Welcome y'all. Mr. Pinker and I are truckin' on down  the road making our way back home from our camping trip. 

As soon as I get back home and unpack , I am going to snatch up my Summer Days quilt and go to town quilting the borders. 

Summer Days quilt top. All of these designs were shared in 2022 as freebies. 

 

I will be using the Baptist Fan quilting design along the borders, and hopefully, in a few short hours the quilting will be completed. 

The quilting on the  top border is complete. 

Not only is it Slow Stitching Sunday, but it is Santa Sunday as well.  I will be working on a Santa stitch this evening, but in the meantime, I have a new stitch to share with you. 

Santa Is On His Way!  It is just a little prim quick stitch. 

Santa is On His Way  uses  some of the same floss colors as Old World Santa and Tree Delivery .  

There are 9 colors in this piece which include : 221, 223, 730, 782, 869, 407, 898, Blanc, and 3371. 

Santa Is On His Way and The Holiday Tree

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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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Now onto the plans for the week. 

Did I Get'r Done... Well   -  Last Week's Goals were.. 

✅🌞1. Camping trip.🏕 Mr. Pinker and I will be heading out on a camping trip for the weekend. 

✅🌞2.Work on Hinzeit's November Point.

✅🌞3. Continue working  on Butterfly Kisses binding. I finished Butterfly Kisses. Woo Hoo! I will be posting the finish this week.  

✅🌞5. Finish Block 2  in the Mr. Snow SAL for  Thursday's post.

✅🌞7. Quilt on Shine on Harvest Moon. 

Here I go again! Doing the Happy Hoedown for I completed 100% of my goals. 🤠💃💃💃

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1. Bind Summer Days. 

🌞2.Work on Hinzeit's November Point.

🌞3. Work on my Easter quilt.

🌞4. Finish Block 3  in the Mr. Snow SAL for  Thursday's post.

🌞5. Bind  "Shine on Harvest Moon" quilt. 

🌞6. Start new saltbox. 

🌞7. Work on One Nine Patch A Day SAL.

 As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa 

Sunday- a day to refuel your soul and be grateful for your blessings. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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 Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for This and That

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday 

I fully finished  The Goode Huswife's "Three Crows" . It has been lingering for awhile. 

 

Like a Bandit

A great big howdy to you! Well I have been at it again!! Scouring the thrift shops for thrifty deals.😀 

A few weeks ago, Mr. Pinker and I high tailed into Alabama to search out my favorite honey holes. At first, I thought there was going to be slim pickings, but Mr. Pinker spotted this fabulous wedding ring quilt.

 

Isn't it gorgeous? 

 It has a few bad spots in it. I thought about repairing them and I may in the future , but only if I decide to pull out my vintage worn feedsacks.

A wee hole in the Wedding Ring Quilt

Do you see the star design in the quilting? 

 I made out like a bandit when we went to the 2nd shop. Eeeeeh! Look at this hexie basket quilt!!! It's huge!!!! 

 I bet you can't guess what I paid. - $19 . Can you believe it? And there is not a thing wrong with it. 

 This sweet little pillow also jumped into my buggy as well.

 It was a great day to be a bandit that is for sure. 

 

Soon we were trucking home and we decided to stop at one more thrift shop. There I spotted this Pioneer Woman comforter with shams for only $7. 

But look the blue floral fabric is the same that I am using in my Summer Day's quilt. 

Can you imagine them being paired together.  Maybe the quilt at the bottom of the bed. I think that would look cute. Now to put my nose to the grindstone and get the Summer Days quilt complete. 

Well that's this week's thrifty haul. 

Thank you so  much for dropping by for a visit. Have an awesome day!!!

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Thrifting is more than shopping; its an adventure! 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved to thrift as much as I do  I so miss you driving up and showing me all of your thrifty finds. . I love and miss you, Amo. . 

 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. 

Susan at Quilt Fabrication for  Midweek Makers Wednesday

Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday  Wait Loss- Wednesday

Denise at For the Love of Geese for Put Your Foot Down- Thursday

Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday- Thursday

Nina at Creations, Quilts, Art , Whatever by Nina for Off the Wall Friday

Alycia's of Alycia's Quilts for Finished of Not Friday

Michelle  at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant - Friday

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party - Friday

Sarah at  Confessions of a Fabric Addict  for Whoop! Whoop! - Friday

6/19/23

Dreaming of Camping

Aaaah, I am dreaming of camping. ⛺

Happy Sunday, sweet friends. Is your day off to a very lovely start? I sure hope so. Yes, I have been dreaming of camping. Last week at this time, Mr. Pinker and I was trucking back home from our camping trip.

We  enjoyed a lovely few days at the lake. We did not stay at our usual site at the campground because we did not want to crowd the other campers so we made our way to another loop of the campground.

We found this site to be quite peaceful and though there were other campers there we did not see a soul.  I did not work on much stitching but instead chose to take my Summer Days quilt.  Last year, I finished piecing the Summer Days quilt at this lake. 

 I began quilting the last block this past weekend.  It is called a A Bowl of Tomatoes. 

Last night I finished quilting the block. Eeeeh! All 12 blocks are quilted . Now it is time to work on the border. That is what I will do today. 

Later in the evening, I will pull out my Halloween cross stitch which I began for my Witchy Wednesday stitch. Hmmm, I wish I could grow a stalk of candy corn.  

Do you have any plans for Labor Day?  We will have a small family gathering and the kiddos will enjoy a dip in the  pool .  Normally, we have a cookout with hamburgers and hotdogs, but this year I am going to keep it simple for our meal. It is going to be a "Make your own Sub Sandwich Bar" . All of the fixin's will be laid out for each person to create the sandwich of their choice. I think I will also have slaw, humus, macaroni salad  and Frito corn salad. I haven't decided on the dessert  yet.  Do you have a favorite meal that you like to serve for Labor Day ?

Well I have jabbered long enough. I am off to sit back, relax in my stitching chair and enjoy working on my quilt as I dream of camping. My next camping adventure will be on Thursday, but I will tell you about it later. 

Have a beautiful day! 

As Always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

Peace begins with a smile. - Mother Teresa 

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

The newest little quilt that will be going into the hoop soon. Hmm, I just noticed I have a 4 patch out of place. Isn't it amazing how you see boos boos easier in a photo? Lol😀

 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. 

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