Peaceful Days at Camp

I am enjoying some lazy quiet days at camp! 

 

Good afternoon y'all and Happy Happy Thursday. I hope your week has been treating you well. 

A stitchy spot near the shade. 

Mr. Pinker and I have been enjoying the warm weather, mild breezes and sunshine these last few days. In fact, we have been running around amuck in shorts and short sleeves - quite a change from back home. 

Aaw and what beautiful scenery - a delight and feast for our eyes. 

  

To say the least, I am one Happy Camper especially since this is taking place! Eeeeh I am putting "Pretty in Peaches" in the hoop!

 Once we took the side by side off of the trailer, I had a fabulous area to stretch out the backing, batting and quilt. Time to smooth it out! 

It will not be long before I wrangle the quilt in the hoop and begin weaving my needle and thread around the little butterflies. I think the black butterfly will be first.  ( I bought a new iron while in town to give this beauty a good pressing- I need to do that . 😊) 

For my Embroidery Thursday stitch- well, I will continue working on "The Garden is My Home" which I shared as a freebie doodle last year in my July 8th post. 

I hope you are enjoying some peaceful days.  

I do apologize for not being able to visit as much as I would like. Some of you may remember that we are off grid relying on solar power so my internet time is down to a minimum. I will be back for regular visits shortly. Love ya'! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"The mind is like water. When it's ca.m, it's clear. "- 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 wonky heart rock! 

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.

Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday

Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings

Judy at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday 

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

Stitches and a Doodle- Patriotic Freebie Stamp

Howdy , ya'll and a very  Happy July to you !!!

Lizzie Kate's Flip It Bits- July, With Thy Needle and Thread's July Word Play,  and my "Old Glory

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This week has been a whirlwind with daily visits with the  grandbabes and nephews as well as dental appointments and gardening- just downright busy. I did not realize that today was going to be the 1st until mom said the nephews were going to see the fireworks this weekend. I immediately looked at the calendar and yep July crept up on me!😀 

Well in celebration of the upcoming holiday, I thought I would share Pop Goes the Fireworks Truck Stamp. 

 This  stitch is based on a childhood mishap that Mr. Pinker had around the 4th. 

When he was a teenager, he and his merry band of rowdies purchased bookoos of fireworks and loaded them up in the back of his pickup with good intentions of putting on a show. One thing led to another and "Pop Goes the Weasel"- the fireworks began to pop in the back of his truck causing a bit of damage to the truck bed. 🎇🎆🎇🧨

The guys  high tailed it to one of the garages and spiffied up the truck before any of the fathers knew the wiser. Lol. I just think they were downright  lucky that they didn't get hurt.  

Anywhoo... I created a little truck stamp with a couple of fireworks  and of course some of them have already  gone off.  Hee! Hee! 😀 No truck was damaged in this stitch though. 

 I will probably finish it into a pillow. 

UPDATE: I finally FFOd.  the little truck stamp. Isn't it darling as a little pinkeep?   July 3, 2023

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. 

I finished the Mini Patriotic Mason Jar Stamp this week. Still need to FFO it though. 

Oh, look at this absolutely darling patriotic yo yo mat that dear Patricia sent me. Swoon!!!!!🤗 I love it!!!! ❤💙❤Isn't  it the cutest?!!!   Thank you , Patricia. Hugs!

 

Mr. Pinker and I will be out and about shopping today. We may hit a yard sale or two and perhaps a thrift store. Afterwards, I hope to come home and start the July doodle- July Picnic Basket. 

UPDATE: I completed the embroidery on the July doodle. Isn't it cute? - July 9, 2023

 So far I have shared the January Snowman  , the February Pansies and Groundhog  ,   March Sheep Basket , April's Bunny and Watering Can  ,  May's Berry Basket  and June Bee Skep Doodles.

Each block is stitched  on a 7 1/2 squared piece of fabric and then trimmed it to 6 1/2" . The block is then framed  with 2" strips .

Well  Sweeties, have a beautiful day and a safe weekend. Thank you for dropping by for a visit. 

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa 

May the warm days ahead fill you with joy!

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

A yellow rose for Amy. 

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy . I love and miss you Amo.❤❤❤ I miss seeing your joy at buying fireworks and setting them off. 

Tuesday Truckin ' Along in the Freedom Truck - A Patriotic Stitch

  What!!! Two post in one day! Well , why not?! Lol

Happy Truckin' Tuesday!  Why Truckin' Tuesday ? Well, I am in a stitch along with my friend, Joan. We stitch anything truck related on Tuesdays. If you want to join us, just jump on the tailgate with your needle , floss and your favorite truck pattern and go to town!!!!.  

Speaking of trucks.  If you are on Instagram have you seen the Tonka Tuesday posts ?There are several creative ladies who love all things, vintage , rusty , crusty and old and they create the cutest displays with Tonka trucks or vehicles on Tuesday. I do not have that many Tonka trucks so I haven't been able to play along with that hashtag yet. Lol. 

Any whoo. Today I wanted to share with you my newest stitch. It is part of my Truckin' Along series. 

            

To be honest  I have only created  and  stitched one other truck which was the Luck Truck , but I am going to stitch more so I am calling it a series. 

Freedom Truck is being driven by Martha, the Eagle . In the back of the truck is George with Ole' Glory and some fireworks.   They are ready to celebrate. 

 Can you believe it ? The United States is going to be  celebrating 246 years this year.  I am so thankful for our founding fathers and all of those who have protected our rights and liberties since then. 

If you are interested in stitching Freedom Truck , please check out the links to the jpg's below. 

Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding that I  have to put each page on separate links because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  These are images of the chart and not downloads.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs.

Click here for the instructions. 

  ( NOTE: I added a side note to the instruction page  . I used DMC 310 to back stitch the fuse on the firecrackers) 

Click here for the colored chart. 

Click here for the black and white chart.   ( Sorry this jpg is catty corner)

Today is a beautiful day so I believe I will enjoy some time on the porch with my needle and thread.  I am off to work on a new truck.  Thank you for stopping by for a visit. As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Enjoy the journey! 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

                  

Dedicated to my sweet baby sister. I miss seeing you Truckin Along on the farm, Amo. Love you. 

Truckin Along in the Luck Truck- A St. Patrick's Day Freebie.

Saturday Salutations, ya'll.  Welcome, sweetie pies. Yesterday evening I hip hopped over to Dollar Tree and found the cutest Easter items. Love the carrot theme.

Isn't the carrot garland precious? 

Now, I need a new sign like I need a hole in the head, but I just could not resist these. They will find their way into the hutch or a cabinet display. 

I have my buffet all decorated for St. Patrick's Day. This post is photo heavy . Sorry. I got snap happy with my camera. 📸😄🍀

This buffet is super loaded with all kinds of stitching. In one corner is and Irish Wishes plaque from Dollar Tree. I also have With Thy Needle and Thread's Word Play. 

Below the word play is With Thy Needle and Thread's Holiday Hoopla "St. Patrick's Day" which is finished on a candlestick  . Below it is my Shamrock Blessings which I shared last week. 

On my wicker basket is a stack of plates and a sweet tobacco basket ornament gifted to me by dear Shelly. It is a Christmas ornament ,but I am using it year round and just stuffed a doily in it.

In the vintage tea cups is  "Kiss Me"  a freebie by Nancy Bandzuch and is available on her blog Catholic Sprouts .

 Oh my! Do you  see that ! Erin Ewe is all over my buffet. Lol. There she is in a basket in  Basket for Ewe freebie  which is finished as an ornament hanging  on my basket. I hope to do another seasonal piece for this basket soon. 

Little House Needlework's Peace and Plenty sits in the background. 

"You are My Lucky Charm" is one of my designs that stitched up lickety split. I shared it with you last year.  

If you have some scrap wool and a little munchkin running around , you could create a wool pillow for St. Patty's day. I just traced my grandbaby's hand for this "Kiss Me I'm Irish" pillow. 

Here is Erin Ewe again lounging in a little Irish cap.  I am going to assume that one of the sheep in the Spring Green Saltbox  is Erin too. She is one busy sheep. 

The little Lucky Stamp  is one of designs from last year. 

I'm straining shamrocks with the St. Patty's Day Trifle  which sits in an old tea  leaf strainer.  Behind it is May Basket Trifle sitting in the tea cup. 

This stitch is a freebie called the "Lion and the Lamb"and was designed by Linda Stolz of Erica Michaels . It can be found on Rainbow Gallery's website. Click here 

The Irish cap is from the Dollar Tree and I still have out a Walmart birdhouse Christmas ornament. I need to change the topper on it. Behind it is Heart & Home. 

My newest St. Patty's Day addition is Luck Truck. 

I have been stitching this on Truckin Tuesdays. Of course this is sheep stitching season for me so I had to add 2 ewes to the mix.I bet you can guess who one of them is. 

 If you are interested in adding this to your stitching list, just check out the links below.

Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding that I  have to put each page on separate links because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  These are images of the chart and not downloads.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs.

Click here for Instruction page. 

Click here for colored Chart. 

Click here for Black and White chart. 

That's all folks ; Well at least for my buffet.

 Tomorrow is Slow Stitching Sunday. Are you going to be wrapping up the week with some handwork ?

Well I am off to piddle the day away. But before you leave, Have I told you how much I appreciate you?  Thank you so much for the sweet visits and the kind words.  You make this ole' country gal feel blessed beyond measure. Sending you hugs and love and as always...

Happy stitching and quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Peace is always beautiful ! 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I so miss seeing your eyes light up with your thrifty hauls, Amo. Love and miss ya'. 👼💖❤