Putting on the Green Freebie and a St. Patrick's Day Parade

Top of the morning to you! Happy Tuesday,  Sweet Ewe!  

I am searching for four leaf clovers, but oh bummer, none to be found today. Maybe tomorrow. 

St. Patrick's Day would not be complete for me without stitching a  darling ewe.  You have seen this gal before ;  Woo Hoo! It's Erin Ewe!!!  Here she is in 2021 lounging around in her tweed cap.  

Erin Ewe 

This  time Erin is grazing in a clover field, and she  looks quite spiffy decked out in a green . Notice  she is wearing the Irish tweed cap rather than sitting in it this time. This stitch is called "Putting on the Green" . 

 

I finished "Putting on the Green "on a small Dollar Tree unpainted wooden tray that I painted white using Walmart Apple Barrel paint. 

The pom pom trim and the black  1 1/2" wired buffalo check trim are from Amazon. The backing fabric is some old fabric that I had in my stash.

 I did not have a piece of mat or foam board so I just mounted Erin on a piece of cardboard with 2 layers of batting underneath and used Aleene's tacky glue to adhere the trim and then  called her finished. I think she turned out pretty darn cute !!🐑☘

If you are interested in stitching Putting on the Green   ,grab the images below. Many of ya'll know but I always encourage you to read my little disclaimer and note about getting my charts. 

NOTE: Normally I have been able to create links to the charts and instructions which were in JPG form. For some reason, recent updates on Google Docs. has prevented me from doing that and I am not able to create a pdf without having to deal with storage issues.  Many dear stitchers say they right click, save the image and then print.  I think some have copied and pasted it to a Word document that they can print off as well. I hope you are able to find a way to enjoy this chart. You will have to click each page to save. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding and for all of the helpful tips and ideas. 

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 . I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and for stitching my little designs.

OOOPS! I forgot to write in the directions that I used 1 strand of 895 to create a long stitch for the shamrock's stem in Erin's mouth. 

NOTE: Some symbols on the colored chart do not show up well.  So  I have listed them 

/ 937 is  used in the blanket  , the hat and the large clover. 

X 895 is used in the hill , the floating clovers and the shamrock in Erin's mouth. 

 Since Erin is putting on the green , I thought today would be perfect for an early St. Patty's Day parade -a parade of stitches that is. If you see any that you are interested in click on the colored text and with a hop , skip and a jump you will make your way back to a previous post . 

Here  we go!!!!

 Shamrocks, Gold and Chickens

 Shamrock Blessings

St. Patty's Day Trifle

Basket for Ewe 

"You are My Lucky Charm" and  Spring Green Saltbox

 Lucky Stamp 

Truckin Along in the Luck Truck 

Wheew!!!! That was a short parade wasn't it? Lol. But this little collection I am sure will grow as time goes by. 

Now on to a secret. Shhh! Don't tell anyone, but I started pulling out Spring decor !  

I know . I know It is still February, but I am bound and determined to have sunshine in my day whether it is outside or with bright cheery spring country clutter.😀🌞🐰

Thank you for the sweet Tuesday visit and... 

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Never iron  four leaf clover ; you do not want to press your luck. 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Amy's small blooms . These teeny flowers are Amy's sign .  

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much. I know you are blooming in heaven. Love you Amo. ❤❤

Friends, Flags and Stitching

😀🤗 Happy Monday and Happy President's Day to all of those in the U. S.!  I am celebrating the day feeling  blessed beyond measure with love and kindness from my stitchy friends. ❤🤗 

And my day is beginning with  a little cross stitch finish.  Wooo Hooo!!! This is "July" from Pine Mountain  Designs. My dear friend, PJ,  sent me this darling stitch, and I am over the moon that I fully finished it way ahead of time. !!!!! . Doing the happy dance. 💃 Thank you sweet PJ.  

Patriotic Jar and "July" by Pine Mountain Designs

I am "Counting Sheep" while working on Blue Whale Designs Liberty Homestead pattern. How can one resist a patriotic sheep , I ask you.  This pattern was a gift from my  thoughtful dear friend, Patricia who just like me has an affection for prim sheep. Thank you , dear Patricia. 🤗 These fabrics are over 20 years old so it feels good to be putting them into a quilt. 

Last year I pieced "Long May She Wave" into a wee quilt. It will be going into a hoop tonight.  Do you recognize the cross stitch? I am pretty sure it was a freebie , but the name of the designer escapes my mind. 

So what do you think?  I have a plethora of patriotic pieces to keep me busy. Don't you agree? 

   

I plan to slowly take down my Valentine's decor and bring out anything green ! 25 Days until St. Patrick's Day. Oooh ! I better get on the stick. 

Today begins the Sweet on You blog hop. I will be sharing on Friday. If you have a chance, hop on over and visit the ladies who are sharing today. I am sure you will  find some fabulous projects and inspiration galore. 

                     

Monday Feb 20

MooseStashQuilting

Karrin's Crazy World

Quilted Delights

Selina Quilts

Sew Cute and Quirky

Days Filled With Joy

Scrapdash

 

Tuesday Feb 21

Vicki's Crafts and Quilting

Creatin' in the Sticks

Quilt Schmilt

Ms P Designs USA

The Crafty Grammie

Vroomans Quilts

Words and Stitches

 

Wednesday Feb 22

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Quilting Gail

Just Because Quilts

Bea Quilter

SameliasMum

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Lynns Blog

 

Thursday Feb 23

Just Let Me Quilt

crazy'boutquilts

Quiltery-For the Love of Geese

Pinker n' Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Inflorescence

Purring Cottage

Ya'll I have to admit that last week was a bust in respect to quilting and stitching so I am wiping the slate clean and writing out some goals for the week.

 

1. Applique one more sheep block . 

2. Work on Heart in Hand's "Grow Whirlgig"

3. Piece Wild Wild Rose Blocks

4. Work on finishing my project for the blog hop

5. Eeeeh! Maybe go camping! Fingers crossed. 

Alrighty ! We will see what I can get done. I will update you next week. 

In the meantime, I better get to work if I am going to meet any of my goals so I am heading to my stitchy chair with needle and thread in hand. May your day be filled with joy , happiness and blessings and ...

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Believe you can and you are halfway there- Theodore Roosevelt. 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

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

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 

Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew & Tell- Sunday

Brenda at Songbird Designs for Monday Musings

Beth at Love Laugh Quilt  for Monday Making

Judy at Small Quilts Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for This and That

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday 

Wordless Wednesday- A Doily Addiction

 Good afternoon, ya'll. If you are wondering how I am doing with my addiction to doilies,  well not too good!!😁😃🙄 I added 7 more doilies to my collection yesterday. I was in doily heaven ,but in my defense they were just 75 ¢. I will show you those in future posts.  For my NOT SO WORDLESS WEDNESDAY POST, here a just a few doilies lingering in the kitchen along with a bit of country clutter. We won't talk about the other country clutter addictions? Lol. 

Oh, you might see a dust bunny or two, but that is real life, just shoo them away  . 🤗

"May Peace Be Your Gift" is a freebie from Needlework Press and was posted on  their Facebook on Dec. 11, 2019. 

I appreciate the sweet Wednesday visit. 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

 

Creative clutter is better than idle neatness. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister , Amy who often fed my doily addiction.  Love and miss you, Amo. 

 

Dropping Love Notes Jar. - A Mason Jar Freebie

Can I send you a big Hug? You know that I find all of you quite special!   Happy Valentine's Day , Sweetie Pies.  Welcome.

 

Graphic from the Graphic Fairy

It is another beautiful glorious day. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. What is not to love?


 Do you have anything special planned today? Later in the day, Mr. Pinker and I will go out to the most glorious , most spectacular romantic place- the place where I like to take long strolls. I bet you can't guess where. Well let me take that back- those who have been visiting me for awhile  know exactly where-  Eeeeh the thrift store!!!!!😀❤ Ya'll I am a junkaholic so a thrift store , a yard sale and yep even the dump where I can find rusty treasures is all good to me even on Valentine's Day. ( Yes I have found treasures at the dump. 😃😅 but I will tell you about those some other time. ) We will go out to eat later. 

 Last year , Mr. Pinker bought me a fabulous bow tie quilt on our romantic Valentine thrift store date for just a song and a dance. 💃
Who knows maybe we will find another. 


Any whooo! I have been on pins and needles to drop you a Love Note- this one is in the form of a mason jar stitch . It is called DROPPING LOVE NOTES JAR. 



Two little birdies- one dropping love notes or hearts to the other.






This little jar was inspired by my ceramic birds that you have seen time and time again;
 in fact they have inspired other stitches as well like  Love Basket   and Spring Stamp. 

 
 
"Dropping Love Notes Jar" is the same size as the other mason jars with a stitch size of 48 x 67.

I stitched mine on 14 count tea/coffee dyed aida . 12 DMC floss colors were used in this stitch including 223, 932, 931, 930, 815, 3345, 3347, 780, 782, 783, 3371, and 413. 



NOTE:  I did not chart this but it is written in the instructions:  I used 1 strand of 783 to create long stitches for the straw in the nest and 1 strand of 931 to create long stitches in the wings. 

 
The trim is 2 strands of chenille white yarn that I bought at Walmart . One strand I tea dyed. I cut off a portion of the yarn and microwaved a Great Value Black tea bag in a coffee cup of water. I then let the yarn sit for about 30 minutes. I wish you could see the difference between the two in person- so lovely.
I then simply twisted a white chenille and a tea dyed chenille strand together and whip stitched them along the seam. 

If you are interested in stitching Dropping Love Notes Jar  ,grab the images below. Many of ya'll know but I always encourage you to read my little disclaimer and note about getting my charts. 

NOTE: Normally I have been able to create links to the charts and instructions which were in JPG form. For some reason, recent updates on Google Docs. has prevented me from doing that and I am not able to create a pdf without having to deal with storage issues.  Many dear stitchers say they right click, save the image and then print.  I think some have copied and pasted it to a Word document that they can print off as well. I hope you are able to find a way to enjoy this chart. You will have to click each page to save. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding and for all of the helpful tips and ideas. 

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 . I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and for stitching my little designs.

          

     

    

Here's a quick  sweet Valentine's Recipe to bring a smile to your day. 😀💗

VALENTINE'S RECIPE 
INGREDIENTS: 
4 small kisses
6 giant hugs
1 cup of kindness
3 cups of love
5 tsp of happiness
2 + caring hearts
DIRECTIONS: 
Mix together and spread the love.
- From Artsy Momma

Before you leave, I have to show you what I am working on. Can you guess what I am stitching?  There is the beginnings of a hen and some wee boots. I am going to give you a clue; she is a hard working gal .

Whether you celebrate the day alone or with someone special I wish you the most blessed and joyous day.  Love ya'!!!!

As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

PIGLET  "How do you spell Love?" 

 POOH - "You don't spell it, you feel it" 

Hugs and Stitches !!!🤗❤🧵

If you missed any of the previous jars, just click on the names below, and you will magically be transported back to a previous post. 

Autumn Jar Pinkeep , Winter  Jar , Sheep Jar , Bunny Jar  ,  Strawberry Jam Jar ( not pictured)  , Patriotic Jar ,Honey Jar  , and   Sunflower Jar . 

Dedicated to my dear loving sister Amy who loved to collect mason jars . I love and miss you.