All Wrapped Up

It is all wrapped up in a neat little bow! That is my bow tie quilt. It is all finished! Hip Hip Hooray! 

 I actually finished Otis Payne's Bow Tie quilt in December, but with all of the hustle and bustle I simply forgot to show you my finish. 😏

 This little Alabama beauty was purchased as a top  in 2024 on the World's Longest yard Sale for just $8.00. Eagle eye Mr. Pinker spotted the top at a small antique store.  My heart skipped a beat when I saw it ( You know my love for all things "red". ) 

 I named it after a relative to remind me of  him and the place of its purchase though I do not believe that Otis would have worn such loud bow ties. Hee! Hee!  Aren't some of the bow tie fabrics snazzy?!

  There are 121 bright and beautiful bow ties in this quilt. I hand quilted this quilt in red thread. 

The backing is a pretty mottled fabric purchased years ago, and it is  bound with some pretty blue calico print.

So what took it's place in the hoop? you may ask. Well, Tumbleweeds did. I am slowly but surely  making progress on it.   

Alrighty, I am off to work on Tumbleweeds. Thank you for stopping by to see my Bow Tie quilt and may your day be filled with hours of stitching and...

 As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"If you wanna be somebody you got to rock a bow tie. "- unknown 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Monday Rambles

We have flurries! Brrrr! ❄❄❄❄

Good afternoon, sweet friends and Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Were you a busy bee, or did you take the opportunity to sit back, relax and do something that you enjoy? 

Well, it has been a very busy day these last few days since our last visit. I have been getting in lots and lots of grandma time which means loads of hugs, kisses and entertainment. Mr. R., my oldest grandson , got his cast off on Wednesday only to be replaced by a brace which he has to keep on for 7 weeks. His arm is not fully healed but is on its way. He will go back next month for another x-ray.  

Basketball signups will be this week. Both grandsons will play, but Mr. R.  may not get to "officially" play until January. Meanwhile, my youngest grandson , Mr. F. has been enjoying his pitching and batting practice for baseball.  

Over the weekend, they had a sleepover which you know what that means- today, I have spent all morning cleaning the house.   Four young boys on a rampage can wreak havoc on a house. LOL. 🏃🏃🏃🏃

While cleaning in one of my cupboards, I found some sweet handmade Christmas treasures that I bought during the World's Longest Yard Sale over the summer. 

The first little bag which I picked up for a quarter held 2 crocheted red bells and....a darling crocheted Santa Claus. 

Gosh, I do need to learn how to crochet little pieces like this. They make my heart flutter. 🎅 💓

The 2nd bag which I purchased for fifty cents held  precious delicate snowflakes made from plastic canvas. 

White yarn was woven around the snowflake edges. 

The snowflakes are made of 2 layers of plastic canvas , woven with white yarn. 

One snowflake even had some gold thread woven in as well. I believe I will put these on my mantle garland this year. 

Gold thread was woven in 1 snowflake. Cute! 

Now that brings me back to this morning snowflurries. Yesterday the temperatures began to drop from the mid 50's to a bone chilling 27 degrees by this morning. As the temperatures began to drop, I bustled about outside placing the remainder of the plants in the greenhouse while Mr. Pinker began the heater. As of now, my plants were snug as a bug in a rug. 

It spit snow all morning long, but alas, nothing laid. We are expecting 2 more days of cold weather, and then it will warm up to the 60's again. Wheew! Thank goodness! I am not ready for snow. Usually , I am still sporting shorts come Thanksgiving time. 

As the snow fell and the wind blew, I settled into my comfy chair to relax after cleaning the house from the great romper room sleepover this past weekend. Hee ! Hee!  I grabbed my Bow Tie quilt and added in a few more stitches. 

Time to sit down in my stitchy chair to quilt away on the Bow Tie quilt. 

My needle has went around, and around and around each little bow tie block.

Whoopee! It is now time to move the hoop!

11 more blocks to go! 

I am seeing the light of day. 11 more blocks to go. YeeHaw! I am on my last row! 

Well  Sweeties, that is my long ramble for the day. Sorry to be so long-winded.  

Have a humdinger of a day and thank you for the ever so sweet visit !😀🤗

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"Its snuggle weather!  " 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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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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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. 

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Rollin' In High Cotton

I am rolling in high cotton! 😀 

Really, I am with lots of beautiful scenery and quilting to boot !  This weekend I have been admiring a glorious cotton field. 

Hello  there, Sunshine! Welcome! How are you doing on this lovely summer's day?

 Mr. Pinker and I went off on a little excursion for the weekend, and like I said my view has been one of a magnificent cotton field and farm. 

I do not know much about  cotton, but the plants had  white and purple/pink blooms. How pretty! Hmmm do the pinkish flowers turn white as they mature? I don't know, but I sure am curious. 

 

So what does one do while camping near a cotton field in Alabama you ask. Well, I pulled out my Alabama Beauty quilt for some slow summer stitching. 

 Some of you may remember that I purchased this quilt in 2023 during the World's Longest Yard Sale. 

It is hand pieced and was partially hand quilted using a pretty pink thread. So I picked up my needle and thread in 2023 and continued the quilting as the original quilter had started. 

Eeeh! About two thirds of the quilt is quilted! I am seeing the light toward a finish. 🌞🌞🌞

So what am I going to do when I get home? Hmmm 🤔  Well, unpack of course, and all of those back home chores, but that's not any fun to speak of  is it?   I think I will continue working on Alabama Beauty this week and perhaps work on some fall stitching. 

Autumn's Pumpkins is in the works. 

Soooo... what do you have in store for the week?  

 Milk glass, plates and a little creamer are all new thrifty finds from the World's Longest Yard Sale this year. I have to say I was doing the Happy dance. 

  

I love jadeite, but here recently I have been collecting Delphite. Two more saucers to add to my wee collection. 

 As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Enjoy the good things in life." 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

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

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