Summer Stamp Sampler Reveal

WHOOP! WHOOP ! WHOOP! and a big ole' YEEHAW! 

The Summer Stamp SAL has come to an end. 

All of the stamps are stitched, and the big sampler is in its frame.

 Goodness, I have  had a great time these last few weeks sharing the summer stamps.

 I want to thank everyone who dropped in for the sweet visits and for cheering me on. I also want to thank those who have stitched along with me. I hope  these little stamps brought a bit of joy to your day. 

I stitched the Summer Stamps twice . The large sampler was stitched on 14 count Rit yellow dyed Aida. 

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.

I framed the sampler in a thrifted frame temporarily until I find a frame that I really like. 

I then stitched the Summer Stamps into little pin pillows on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida.

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

The trim around each pillow is two strands of chenille yarn that is twisted and tacked to the seams of the pillow.  

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

So let me do a little review of each stamp. Remember, if you missed any just click on the colored links, and you will be magically transported back to the post with the charts. 

Summer Stamp Introduction

Summer Stamp Borders

Summer Stamp Sampler Header

"And The Garden Grows"

Summer Harvest Stamp

Summertime Treat Stamp

Sunflower Strut Stamp

Summer Quilt Stamp

Summer Stamp was stitched on 14 count Aida. 

Pink Lemonade Summer Stamp

Home Tweet Home Stamp

In the Apiary Stamp

Canning Season Stamp

A Day at the Beach Stamp

Below is the list of the Summer Stamp Schedule by date with the links for those who may be interested.  

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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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I will leave you with a few  photos from around the farm. 

It is blackberry season. 

 

Bev is a favorite! 

Soon we will have tomatoes. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,  y'all

Melisa 

"A little bit of Summer is what the whole year is about ."-  John Mayer

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who is a ray of sunshine in Heaven. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Purple Piecing and a Morning Smoothie

The blueberries are in. 

Each day I go out to our little blueberry bushes on the hill and pick a small bowl full. 

These make for good summer smoothies.

I make mine from spinach, blueberries, a small amount of crushed pineapples, cucumber, ground flax seeds , olive oil and a tad bit of old fashioned oatmeal. Yum! Yum! And good for you too. 😁😋

 

You know what else is good for you? Sewing! Hee! Hee! 😊

Little scrappy On the Positive Side Blocks have been in the works for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. 

I also had to catch up on my orange blocks. Oooh don't the orange and purples play so pretty together. They remind me of Halloween. 

The blocks measure 10 1/2" x 10 1/2" unfinished and are made of 2 1/2" strips and blocks. 

Well Sweeties, this is just a quick pop in visit. I wish you the most spectacular Saturday. And don't forget to do something you love. 

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Choose to be optimistic . It feels better. "-  Dalai Lama

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy . I  love and miss you, Amo. 

Blueberry Hill

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Playing with Four Patches

 It is hot as blue blazes! But I am not complaining too much because  I am a warm weather kinda gal. 🌞 

Happy Friday y'all and welcome. Are you trying to stay cool as  the center seed of a cucumber? 😀🥒🥒🥒I sure am.

I fully finished Summertime U.S.A. Stamp

 Yesterday I rustled  up a few pieces of fabric to make some test blocks.  As soon as I saw Bonnie Hunter's new leader/ ender block for the year, I fell head over heels in love with it. 

 I certainly had a grand ole' time piecing these blocks.

 In fact they are a bit addictive. I think it is called Four Patch Fun ; I am not for sure. Super cuter and super simple! Now that is right up my alley! 

I am using 2 1/2" squares and 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" rectangles for my blocks.  So the finished block will measure 8". 

Anywhoo I played with different arrangements in the setting. Today will be  Four Patch Friday where I work on more of these blocks.

Graphic from Pinterest

This recipe sounds yummy!  I need to go to the grocery store.🥮🍍🟠🌞

SUNSHINE CAKE

 INGREDIENTS:
1 (18. 25 oz.)  package moist yellow cake mix

4 eggs 

1/2 c vegetable oil

1 (11 oz.  ) can of mandarin oranges, undrained

1 ( 16 oz. ) package frozen whipped topping thawed

1 ( 5 oz. ) package instant vanilla pudding mix

1 ( 20 oz. ) can crushed pineapple with juice

DIRECTIONS:

1. Beat the eggs, and add them to the boxed cake mix. Add the oil and the mandarin oranges with juice to the batter. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. 

2. Bake the cake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F. Cool on a wire rack. 

3. While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting by mixing together the whipped dessert topping, the package of instant pudding , and the crushed pineapple with its juices. Set frosting in the refrigerator to set. Frost when cake has thoroughly cooled.  

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The other day I went down into the bottoms that is the lower field. 

You can barely see the barn off in the distance.  ( Sorry for the fuzz on my lens. )

Big Bad Brad and one of the heifers were taking a cool dip in the pond. 

The babes are always a joy to see. 

Look at those sweet faces. 

And here's Elmer! It has been awhile since you have seen him. He looks like he is ready for a nap. He is a good ole' boy. 

It is time to get going! I have some four patches to work on  and who knows what I will get into after that. Now you have a beautiful day and...

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Summer means  happy times and good sunshine.   " - Brian Wilson

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. .  Love and miss you, Amo. 

The Heifers-

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Summer Time Treat and Summer Quilting

Hello , Sunshine! How are you doing on this fine Sunday  in July? The weather has been fairly mild this week.  It has rained cats and dogs off an on all week. Hmm, I wonder if it will rain today? Hee! Hee! I hope so! 

 

A rainy day

Please excuse me. I failed to offer you a sweet summer treat to eat as we visit. Please do grab a plate and a slice of Oreo Dump Cake.  

Can I tempt you  with  a dollop of ice cream as well.?  One scoop or two? It is Blue Bunny's Cookies and Creme! - Quite delicious, if I do say so myself. 

Mr. Pinker visited his family last weekend and came home with a slice of this ooey gooey treat just for me! Aaah how sweet!  But alas, temptation took over, and he gobbled it down before I ever got a taste. 😋😋😂  That was ok though. 

Soooo  after digging through the pantry, and finding we did have the ingredients on hand, I made one just for us to enjoy! 

EASY OREO DUMP CAKE

INGREDIENTS:

1 package of Oreos 

1 stick of butter cut into slices /pats

1  ( 14 oz. ) can of sweetened condensed milk

1 ( 8 oz. ) container of Cool Whip

1  (15. 25 oz. ) chocolate cake mix

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Lightly grease a  9" x 13" baking dish. 

3. Arrange 20 Oreos on the bottom of the baking dish.  Reserve at least 6 Oreos for topping. 

4. Pour sweetened condensed over the Oreos. 

5. Top with whipped topping and spread evenly. 

6. Sprinkle the cake mix over sweetened condensed milk

7. Distribute the pats of butter over the cake mix evenly. 

8.  Crush the 6 reserved  Oreos and sprinkle over the top of the cake. 

9.  Bake in oven for 40-45 minutes. 

 

You must serve warm because  it is harder to scoop out of the pan as it  cools and hardens.  But you can warm it back up. 

  Optional:  Top with ice cream when serving. 

What are you going to be working on today? Do you have your Slow Sunday stitching pulled out for your stitching pleasure?

Scrapberries has been my slow stitching project all week.

 Each night I have been settling down on the couch and quilting the evenings away. 🪡🪡🧵🧵

Nine berries quilted. Time to quilt berry # 10! 

I completed  4 strawberry blocks this week for a grand total of 9 strawberry blocks quilted! WOO HOO!

I began this quilt in 2018 and finished the applique this year. 

 21 more blocks to go! But hopefuly, I can knock another block off the list today. 

Time to move the hoop!

Well, that's the buzz in the quilt room for today. Now let's sit back and enjoy that dessert shall we? 

Have a beautiful day , Sweet friends and ...

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Spread happiness and sparkle with positive vibes."

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

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

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