Mason Jar Monday

Good Monday morning, ya'll. 

Come on in ! It is warm and toasty inside though there is a plethora of snowmen everywhere. 

My tiered tray by the corner kitchen sink is jam packed with snowmen salt and pepper shakers, snowmen and Smores mugs. 

 You smell that ? The pot is a brewing!

I'm sorry ; it's not anything yummy like cheddar potato soup or white bean chili. You wanna see ? 

Yep! It's fabric brewing. I bet you guessed that. Cookin' up a batch of 14 count aida in a coffee/tea bath. After seeing dear Cheryl's fabric on Instagram , I had to put a batch in the pot.Cheryl had some yummy looking fabrics, and she said she added a dash of vanilla. So I am trying that as well.  Click here to  visit a post where I talk more about my tea/coffee dyeing. 

 I've been taking down my Christmas, but if it is pieces that I can justify leaving out longer I'm keeping those winter pieces out ,  like the Glad Tidings quilt a design by Pam Buda and my barn cookie jars on top of my hoosier.

 

Today is Mason Jar Monday.

 I am working on my mason jar quilt. 

I haven't decided what I am going to name it yet.  I finished the embroidery work on my Snowman Jar. 

This past week I worked on my Birdie Jar.  

Aren't they cute together? Just using shirtings and scraps for this one. I'm not purchasing a bit of fabric.  

 Today I will  start pulling fabric for block 3. I have been doodling . So I have an idea. 

Have you made your weekly plans yet? I love reading the goals or plans of other stitchers. 

OK So let's look at last week's goals

Last week's" To Do List "

✅1. Stitch on Basket design

🇽2. Work on Applique for Tablescrap Challenge

✅3. Applique RSC Chicken block

✅4. Redwork Thursday

✅5. Quilt Winter Wall hanging. 

This  week's To Do List : 

1. Finish basket cross stitch

2. Bind Winter Quilt

3. Mason Jar block

4. Bind Snowman Recipe Quilt

5. Stitch Frosty Farms

6 . Work on Tablescrap Applique quilt.

7. Find lots and lots of quilting and stitching mischief to get into!!!!😀😉😂😂

Last night, I started a new cross stitch- Winter Jar. 

It is going to be a mason jar stitch like  Autumn Jar Pinkeep freebie that I posted in September of last year.

Hmmm! Maybe this snowman has a face only a mother could love.

 I'm still  on the fence about  this guy.

 Well I'm off to stitch and play with fabric . Please do tell,  what are  your plans, my dears?  I would love to be enabled into another project. 😀

Thank you for dropping by. And as always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

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.  

Beth at Love Laugh Quilt  for Monday Making

Judy at Small Quilts Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Lynette at What a Hoot!  for BOMs Away Monday

Linda at Texas Quilt Gal for To Do List Tuesday - Tuesday

Everything is better in a mason jar! 

Love the little things in life. 

Hugs and Stitches and Warm Winter Wishes!!!

Dedicated to my sweet sister, Amy who was a jar collector just like me. Some of my best jars were gifts from her. Love ya, Amo. ❤😇

Snow Doodles and Winter Greetings.

 And a warm winter welcome to you, my sweet friends.

This is Season's Greetings by Little House Needleworks. After seeing my friend , Nancy's, version where she changed the wording, I did the same. 

 It is a rainy, blustery day .  The cows are huddled at the barn.

 Water is running and the creeks are rising. 

My day has consisted of sweet family visits, a few chores, and now it is time to settle down for some slow stitching. 

 I have several things in my mind to keep me occupied this evening. First on the plate is some embroidery work. I've been doodling again. 

Snow has been on my mind. One little snowman completed. I finished him within less than an hour while watching reruns of "Monk" (remember that TV show). 

     

The snowman in the heart finally landed in my plate stand which is crammed full of milk glass, stitching and knick knacks. "Winter" is a Lizzie Kate from "Winter Smalls".

                 

  Hmmm ! Which one to work on next?  The snow guy in the mitten is calling my name. Wouldn't some of these look cute in wool applique too?

 If you are interested, I have left a link for your crafting pleasures.

Click here for Snow Doodles. 

  My Winter wall hanging is in the hoop waiting to quilted.

 I was supposed to work on it earlier this week but got side tracked . You know how that is. 

Winter was a freebie doodle that I shared a few days ago. Click here to visit the post. 

I think some stitches will go in it tonight. 

I'm so happy you stopped by for a visit. I hope that your weekend has been a relaxing one, and you are getting pumped up for an amazing week ahead.  As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

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.  

      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 

Beth at Love Laugh Quilt  for Monday Making

Judy at Small Quilts Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Lynette at What a Hoot!  for BOMs Away Monday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict  for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop-Friday

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party - Friday 

                 

Dedicated to my sweet sister, Amy. I love ya, Amo! Rainy Sundays will always be a reminder of that day. 

Goodbye Winter Cross Stitch and Decor

Oh good bye my sweet winter stitches and winter decor.  It is that time - time put away the winter stitches until they come back again next year. 

Lots of winter stitching was on my buffet along with my favorite blue transferware. Dishes were propped in my Great Aunt's old scale that has always been on this buffet even when she owned both pieces.   Ironstone, and milkglass were scattered about . The main show was the cross stitch though.  I always display my monthly With Thy Needle and Thread's Word Plays and Lizzie Kate Monthly Bits on the buffet. 

Winter Blues by Stitchy Kitty was the newest addition to my winter decor . It is an older design that was gifted to me by my sweet friend, Georgia. I stitched it in pretty blues that I had in my stash.  Below it is a Prairie Schooler snowman mounted on a snowflake ornament from the Dollar Tree. 

Prairie Schooler "Snowy Days" was completed a couple of years ago in brighter colors.

 

 I  made some changes to make a couple of the children look more like my girls. The little blonde on the sled is my youngest daughter; she was always dressed in pink, and everything had to match.  The little girl in mismatched clothes with a pink hat is my oldest.When she was out playing, it was all about playtime not fashion lol. 

On my sofa table was this small that I completed last year called "Snow' . It was a freebie by Istitch Designs. 

This is Season's Greetings by Little House Needleworks but after seeing my friend, Nancy's stitch, I changed mine to Winter Greetings. 

In the kitchen is a tiered tray that sits beside my corner sink. Lots of snowmen were stacked in the tray. Yes, they are saying goodbye today as well. 

That little snowman cup is the newest addition - a thrift store find. Most of the treasures in the tiered tray are ornaments and salt and pepper shakers. 

Chickens and all things farm related will be replacing these little snowguys. 

I loved my hutch this year. I did not have as much cross stitch on it, but I did have a lot of blue transferware. The top of the hutch which you can see a glimpse never changes; it has old cola crates and advertising tins on it. 

I could not find my usual little runners that I put on each shelf so I used old lace valances.  Little creamers have snowmen and bottle brush trees in them . The old scale has some tiny bottle brush trees in an old soap dish. 

The white platters behind the transferware , the scale and the juicer usually stay on the bottom shelf year round. 

I stitched this little embroidery in 2018. This little guy makes me so happy.  Nope - we do not have snow here. 

 The next 2 shelves have more transferware and snowmen. My sister gifted me the jolly snowman dish on the top shelf. 

Two freebie cross stitch pieces sit on the top shelf. 

The January stitch is a freebie from The Rainbow Gallery and was designed by Erica Michaels. Click here  to see this series.  It was finished on a thrifted metal butter dish with some homespun ruffles  and pretty ribbon from the Dollar Tree. 

The Frosty Stamp was one of my freebies . If you would like to see more of it just click here .  I finished it on a Dollar General stand. I hope to have seasonal pieces for this stand. 

The second shelf has two pieces of cross stitch. This piece by Triology called "Cheer" . I finished it on a rough cut bread board. I stitched it in what I had in my stash at the time.  

I love that little blue ceramic milk jug. Come May it will be decorated with flags. 

The 2nd cross stitch on the shelf was a Christmas gift from my dear friend, Nancy. Nancy stitches the most amazing pieces and her finishing is superb. 

That's my 2021 winter hutch and winter decor. Now it is time for the Valentine decor to come out. 

On a different note, I have another Barnyard Redwork Stitchery completed to add to my bowl of pillows. 

This is Love Moo. I stitched it in DMC 304 on a 5" square of fabric and then whipped it into a little pillow. 

If you would like to stitch it , click on here for the pdf.

Click here to check out Luv Ewe and Luv Chicken. 

I so appreciate you stopping in to see my little winter displays and hope you come back again . Have a beautiful day. And as always...

Happy stitching, ya'll,

Melisa