The Changing of the Quilts

 Goodbye Spring Quilts ! Hello Summer Quilts!

Way back in the month of May, I meant to change out my quilt display in the little foyer- that is where I have 3 vintage thrifted shutters that I drape seasonal quilts over. 

BUT... my Spring quilts hung on like a tick on a hound dog through the month of May into June . Miss Lazy Bones aka ME just did not have the energy or the inclination  to make the change.  All the while my patriotic quilts were steaming mad that they were not out and about frolicking for the season. 

Well yesterday, I rummaged through the quilt room and made the change. "We are coming out!"  screamed the Patriotic Quilts! 

"NOPE, " I said . The Summer quilts smiled politely as I scooped them up.  While the Patriotic Quilts boohooed in tears. 

So let me show you who is on display for the summer season. 

Front and center on the thrifted shutters is my Summer Days Quilt that I finished in 2023.

For weeks I shared little Summer doodles , that were used to create this quilt. It still is a favorite. 

Links for the embroidery designs can be found in the  Summer Days  reveal in December of 2026

I had wanted to hang Grandma's Love on the 2nd shutter, but alas I had to remove it because it was too bulky.

Sooo....my 2nd favorite vintage quilt top went in its place. 

This quilt top was purchased about 20 years ago for only $6.00 and some change. It is called Otto's Quilt. 

Why do you ask? 

Well , look at this! Right in the center is embroidered the name "Otto G.  MAR 1944" . Swoon! ❤🤗  

I am not sure if Otto made the quilt or if it was made  for Otto. 

Aren't the prints yummy! I love the use of blues, lilacs and reds. How clever. 

And look at the darling vintage cowboy fabric. Was Otto a little buckaroo?!  Ride em' cowboy!🤠

Aaw and the little critter fabric! Again- cute as a button! 

Maybe Otto's quilt should be my 2027 Focus Quilt.  Hmmm... I will think on it. 🤔

The little Basket quilt rounded out my 3rd shutter.  I call it Little Miss S. Quilt named after my daughter. The yellow floral fabric was made from a her baby dress and the yellow plaid is from a man's shirt. 

As an afterthought, I went back and added one more quilt to my shutters.  Do you see it among all of the clutter? 😀 I promise you. It is there . Hee! Hee! 

It was my little Eggs and Chicken Quilt. I shared these little doodles as a freebie way back in 2023. 🐔

I have to say , I am now happy that I have made the change. Soon  all the patriotic country clutter  on the vintage foyer shelf will march back to their bins and closets and new summer decor will take their place, but don't be surprised if some patriotic lingers in place- this is a big year!

So tell me . Do you have a favorite place that you like to decorate for the seasons? 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"You don't have to change your entire life overnight, just  do one thing a little better than you did yesterday. Then do it again.   "- unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy

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

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A Day At the Beach Stamp- Summer Freebie

 When I think of Summertime, I dream of the sun shining brightly, ocean waves crashing towards the sandy beach and  ME sitting under a big umbrella enjoying the sights and sounds with a cold glass of lemonade.  Doesn't that sound delightful? 😁 Hee! Hee! Well not to Mr. Pinker ; he is not too fond of the beach.😏 

It has been years since I have been to the beach, but Mr. Pinker and I often find ourselves sitting near the banks of the creek as the grandchildren play. I like to dip my toes into the cold water. Oooh it feels so good! 

Anywhooo... today I am sharing the final stamp in the Summer Stamp Stitch Along. It is the Bonus Stamp. It did not make its way into my large  sampler, but I did stitch A Day at the Beach and made it into a wee pin pillow to join the others in the collection. 

A Day at the Beach  was stitched using 10 DMC floss colors including: Blanc,  562, 725, 782, 815,  898, 930, 926, 3064,  3799 .

If you are interested in how I dyed my 14 count Aida, I shared the process in a previous post entitled Let's Dye Some Fabric

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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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OOOPS/ CORRECTION: On the instruction page I wrote that I stitched the stamp on yellow Rit dyed Aida; I actually used coffee/ tea dyed 14 count Aida. 

If you missed any of the previous posts in respect to the Summer Stamp SAL , below is a schedule with links back to the appropriate posts.  

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SUMMER STAMP SCHEDULE

April 2nd  Summer Stamp Introduction

April 7th  Stamp Stamp Border

April 14th Summer Stamp Header

April 21st  Summer Stamp 1 "And the Garden Grows" 

April 28th Summer Stamp 2 Summer Harvest

May 5th  Summer  Stamp 3 Summertime Treat

May 12th  Summer  Stamp 4 Sunflower Strut

May 19th Summer Stamp 5 Summer Quilt Stamp

May 26th Summer Stamp 6 Pink Lemonade

June 2nd Summer Stamp 7 Home Tweet Home

June 9th Summer Stamp 8 In the Apiary

June 16th Summer Stamp  9  Canning Season

June  23rd Bonus Summer Stamp 10 A Day at the Beach

June 27th Final Reveal

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On Saturday , I will share the final reveal of the large sampler and all of the stamps as pin pillows. I had hoped to find another frame at the Goodwill yesterday, but pickins' were slim. Luckily, I have a frame that will "make do" until I find the frame that I want. 

A few weeks ago Mr. Pinker and I snatched up a homemade wooden hutch at a thrift store for only $25. It was missing it's front doors and had not been stained , but that didn't deter us. Mr. Pinker will be staining the hutch today, and then we will move it into the house. You know what that means- there is going to be a "furniture shuffle" which means a mess! Wheww! But soon I will be busy putting things in the hutch. It will mostly be for storage. 

Right now my old vintage white shelf in the hall is filled to the brim with enamelware, plates and plain ole' junk. The blue enamelware will be making its way to the new hutch   perhaps by mid July.

The enamelware will be stored in the new hutch later. On display are a few new tins , I purchased a few weeks ago and the new blue splatter enamelware . Swoon. 

 

Here are a few more glimpses of my shelf sporting a modge podge of red, white and blue. 

More thrifted tins- The Dominos Sugar is a new addition and of course there is some stitching. 

The Uncle Sam bank is a favorite to pull out each season. 

The patriotic quilts are still sitting in the quilt room; they are as mad as a hornet that they are not on display yet ,and here we are nearing the big day of celebration.😲🎆🎇🎆🎇 Well I can't blame them for being so ill . Can you ?  Hee! Hee!  So that is another project I need to attend to. 

Foyer quilts in 2023

Grandma's Love  quilt is front and center draped over a thrifted shutter

 2025's Patriotic clutter. 

Well Sweeties, here I have chatted your ears off again. Thank you for the sweet visit, and I hope you will come back on Saturday to see the Summer Stamp all framed up. Of course, I am sure that I will talk to you before then though. 

Have a warm sun shiny day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,  y'all

Melisa 

"Let your dreams set sail."-  Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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P. S.  I had a glitch on my Winter freebies links on Sunday, and they would not work. I have since updated the links, and I am going to repost them here too.  

Let me know if they are still acting wonky. 🤪 Hee ! Hee! And I will check them from my end too. 

Thank you for your kindness and patience. 

Hugs

Winter Quilt and Winter

 

A Peek Into the Foyer

It is a sun shiny day! A perfect day to skip through a field of corn or perhaps of sunflowers.  

Wheew! It is too hot for that ! Let's skip that and just head into the house  where sunflowers are in bloom and the corn is abundant! 😀  Well at least it is in in the foyer. 

Welcome, Sweeties and Happy Tuesday! 

Are you up for another Country Clutter tour ? I sure hope so for there is lots to see, and it would be a delight if you joined me. 

As you enter the house, from the patio you will be greeted with lots of sweet summer stitching displayed on my thrifted shelf. 

That includes Blessed which is a  freebie from Stitching with the Housewives and my Mini Sunflower Sampler freebie which are both nestled in a wooden bowl filled with corn cob holders and an antique doorknob. 

 This year's theme was Corn and Sunflowers. 

Sunflower Inn , a Little House Needleworks piece, was tacked onto the old metal plaque for the season.  I think it brightens up the area nicely. What do you think? 

Lots of pretty sunflower plates from the Dollar Tree were layered in among the shelves.  You might have already figured out that I have a thing for plates. 😊🙄

Of course if I am going to decorate with corn, I had to include some chickens one of which is in a small corn bowl. 

  Sunflower Sampler   is a stitch that I shared a few years ago. Such a darling frame it is in. 

A big ole corn on the cob cookie jar is perfect to put treats in like Mr. Pinker's Cornflake Bars.  Yum Yum! 

PEANUT BUTTER CORNFLAKES BARS

YIELD: 20 bars

INGREDIENTS: 

1 1/2 cups of creamy peanut butter

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of light corn syrup

6 cups of cornflakes

DIRECTIONS:

In a large sauce pan combine peanut butter, sugar and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium low heat until the sugar has dissolved.  Remove from the heat and stir in the cornflakes. Spread into a greased 13" x 9" pan. Press lightly and let stand  until set-   for about an hour. Cut into bars. Enjoy! 

Except for the plates , all of these items have been made or found at thrift stores and yard sales including the big corn casserole dish. 

 Summer Ewe looks as cute as a button as it is propped next to an antique amber bottle gifted to me from my sweet sis. My sister  loved collecting old bottles-  such a fond memory. 

Antique pitchers, stacks of plates and lots of sunflowers

Summer's End a freebie from Notforgotten Farm was a delight to stitch.  Beside it in an old vintage planter is  one of my freebies' called Mini Bee Sampler . 

The 2nd  Notforgotten Farm  piece on display is June which was also a freebie on Lori's site. It is a favorite as well. 

Well Sweeties, that is my corny display in a nutshell. I am so grateful that you joined me. Thank you for dropping by. 

 As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Positivity is the key to happiness. " 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I miss and love you so much.   ❤👼

Yesterday, I shared the quilts I have on display in the foyer. If you would like to visit that post click here.

  

More thrifty finds from the World's Longest Yard Sale including a green eyed squirrel, a cookbook, crock, dough bowl ,  vintage sifter and a candle lamp. 

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🌞 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

🌞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. 

Changing Out the Quilts

 A very merry Monday to you, Sweetness. Gosh, I do believe it will be another glorious day! 😃  

How about we head to my small foyer to see what quilts I put out on the thrifted shutters. 

 One of the first places  that I like to decorate as the seasons change is my small foyer/hall.   I have 3 thrifted shutters that I  enjoy draping quilts and tops over seasonally.  

Front and center is the Bee Skep quilt that I finished in 2021.

Just because a quilt top is not quilted is not going to stop me from using it.  😄😀

 On the 2nd shutter is Hey Day , a pattern by Villa Rosa Designs. 

Papa's New Holland Square Baler with my Hey Day quilt top. 

 And last but not least is a little four patch called Green Apple Butter. I posted a tutorial on it in 2023. Click here to visit that post. 

 Now tell me. Do you have a favorite place that you like to decorate seasonally?  

If you have a chance, drop back by tomorrow . I will be sharing more country clutter including the cross stitch pieces that I used in the foyer for the month. 

 As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"This is your Monday reminder- that you are awesome! " 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I miss and love you so much.   ❤👼

Two more thrifty finds that I purchased on the World's Longest Yard Sale. A cake plate and deviled eggs dish- perfect for the upcoming holidays. 

I still have my favorite egg dish out  for display . It has faux eggs in it. 

 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