Mollie William's Homestead- A House Freebie

 The sun is shining and there is a slight breeze . It is a beautiful Saturday. Welcome, ya'll. 

Oh I am so excited!!!  I would love to show you my newest house stitch to add to my little neighborhood . This is not a saltbox, but  a patriotic log cabin. It is called Mollie William's Homestead.  Would you like to live in this house? I sure would!😃❤🏡🏡 

The front lawn is adorned with a cedar rail fence, flowers, bee skeps and a couple of tabby kittens.  There are lots of bees as well. 

Mollie William's Homestead with Sarah Jane's 1776 Saltbox  and Freedom Saltbox. The berry is a future freebie ( Eeh sneak peek!) 

There are 14 DMC colors that I used in this stitch which includes: 301, 610, 646,782, 815, 898,  924, 926,   937, 3328, 3371, 3721, 3858 , Blanc.   Mollie William's Homestead is stitching on 14 count tea dyed aida. Click here if you are interested in seeing how I tea dye my fabric . I am a bit of messy dyer. 😀

The design size is 69 x 77 and on 14 count aida , it measures about 4 7/8" x 5 1/2" .   

If you would like to stitch this homestead . Grab the images below. 

If you have questions or need any tips on printing  my chart/ doodle click the colored text . 

Alrighty, ya'll. I have more patriotic stitching do. So I better get on the stick. Have a super Saturday and ...

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

This nation will remain the land of the free only as long it is the home of the brave.  

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

 

I Have My Crayons!

Happy Embroidery Thursday , Ya'll. 

Not a lot going on in the holler today, but I still thought I would pop in to wish you a very  beautiful day!🤗🌞 

I have pulled out my crayons. 

 

Today I will be working on "When Life Gives You Lemons" which I shared on Tuesday. 

I will continue adding a little color and then begin the embroidery. 

Later Mr. Pinker and I will go pick up the grandbabies from school. The youngest lost his first tooth yesterday. He was quite excited that the Tooth Fairy came for a visit. 

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Well ya'll , I better run. I just kept it short and sweet today! 

Aren't these goslings the cutest? Messy little things , but oh so cute. 

Have a lovey day, Sweeties and ...

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

It's a good day to have a good day!  

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

 I pulled out these quilts last night.  I shared the Spring Chicks embroidery in my March 17, 2021 post.  I am not sure if I have shared the Eggs quilt. 

 P. S. Have I told you that you are awesome lately! Well you are! Keep being beautiful 🤗❤!

 

Wordless Wednesday- Buzzing About on the Farm and a Mini Bee Sampler freebie

A Wonderful Wednesday to you , sweet friends!

Buzz! Buzz! 

I thought we would buzz out to the farm for a Not So Wordless Wednesday post and for a bee update. 

We lost our big hive at the end of winter and the small weaker hive (or so we thought)   survived. How strange.🤔 But anyway,  we have captured  more swarms, and  Eeh !  we have 5 as of right now ! They are busy bees and seem to be quite happy.  

I hope you enjoy. 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🍯🍯

 A little bee freebie just for you!  I  haven't stitched this one so I am not sure how it will turn out. It's a choose your own colors chart. 

If you have questions or need any tips on printing  my chart/ doodle click the colored text .

UPDATE: I finished my Mini Bee Sampler. I used some yellow thrifted yarn which I twisted as trim and then added a sweet little bow to corner.  It is now ready to join in with all of my other bee stitches. - July 9, 2023

I used DMC 780, 782, 801, 898, and 3371 .

I appreciate the sweet Wednesday visit. 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

The hum of the bees is the voice of the garden. - Elizabeth Lawrence. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

Lemon Squeezy

Good afternoon, sweet friends. 

I finished another block in my  Summer Days Quilt- a big ole pitcher of refreshing  Lemonade.  Ooh it is making me dream of summer already! 

 I will be moving my hoop to the next block soon. 

How do you like your lemonade?  Super sweet or "pucker your mouth tart"?  I like mine sweeeet! 

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HOMEMADE LEMONADE

Yields about 10 - 8 ounce glasses

INGREDIENTS:

1  3/4 cups of  white sugar

1 cup of water

8-9 lemons

7 cups of ice cold water

ice as needed

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine sugar and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan. Stir  allowing sugar to dissolve as the mixture comes to a boil. Set aside and let cool. 

2. Roll lemons on counter to soften. Cut in half and squeeze lemon juice into a measuring cup. Add pulp but discard seeds. You need about 1 1/2 cups of juice. 

3. Pour 7 cups of ice cold water into pitcher, add juice and simple syrup to taste. Add ice. 

4. If it is too sweet add more lemon juice. 

Fresh lemonade can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 to 7 days. 

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Here is a little Lemon doodle just for you. 

If you have questions or need any tips on printing  my chart/ doodle click the colored text . 

Now onto the plans for the week. 

LAST WEEK'S GOALS

✅1. Quilt a block in the Summer Days Quilt

✅2. Quilt on the Easter Quilt 

✅3. Work on a new crock cross stitch

A new crock in the works. 

✅4. Work Joy's Spring SAL from Days Filled with Joy

✅5. Ballgames and embroidery

✅6. Work on Basket Quilt

Woo Hoo! 100%!!!!  I am on a roll. Happy Dance Time !!!!💃💃💃

 

THIS WEEK'S GOALS

       1. Quilt a block in the Summer Days Quilt  

2. Quilt on Butterfly Kisses 

      3. Begin a patriotic quilt

         4.Work Joy's Spring SAL from Days Filled with Joy

5. Ballgames . This is the last week. 

Tonight Mr. Pinker and I are headed to the youngest grandbabies ball game.  The little ones are always so entertaining. Some are serious and some play in dirt, but they are all as cute as can be.  I will see you tomorrow with a wordless Wednesday post and later this week, I will have a freebie for you if the Lord is willing and the creek doesn't rise. 🤗 Love ya! 

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

Live life with zest!!!🍋🍋🍋🍋💛💛💛

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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 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 

Who Left The Gate Open? Spring Farm Hutch Tour

Rise and Shine!!!!  Happy Tuesday, ya'll and welcome.

 Grab ya' a cup of tea and come on in . Let's head to the kitchen for I have another episode of Country Clutter to show you. Yep! It's the Spring Hutch tour. 

A couple of weeks ago, all of the Easter bunnies hopped off my hutch and headed back to their bins. 

 2023 Hip Hopping Easter Hutch 

Oh bother! What to do!  Well that left me a bare hutch when all of a sudden I had a stampede of livestock and poultry rushing into the kitchen! 🐄🐄🐄🐔🐤🐖🐖

Well someone left the barn gate open and all of the farm animals dispersed onto my hutch shelves.  I would love for you to join me as I round up the critters. 

Now you have seen all of this country clutter before. I just change out the colors, move things around and such . I do have one new piece but all of the rest is what was in my stash. 

I kept the battenburg and lace valances which I use as shelf liners. I have a string of white Christmas lights that I strung from shelf to shelf for low lighting. I then added my red Dollar Tree plates.   I promise you they are in there behind all of the clutter. 😁❤

The theme was The Farm in the colors of Red and Yellow. 

Let's start the tour on the top shelf where I placed my Pioneer Woman easel plaque in the corner.   I perched the ceramic chick on the  1869 Chick Crock.  

My newest piece is the Daisy Farms platter that I bought at the Goodwill for just $2.00. Couldn't pass that up. 

In the opposite corner is a Pioneer Woman bowl with Henry the candy jar in it. 

I hung the wire basket on the side of the shelf and added a vintage crocheted potholder and eggs. I was going to add a chicken to it, but I need to find a light weight one. 

Sliding on down to the 2nd shelf. 

I left the vintage juicer in the corner, but did not put a bowl in it. Instead I added the Pioneer Woman cow plaque. On top of it is a darling metal milk can gifted to me by dear Sue. It stays on the hutch year round.  

 A farm would not be complete without a tractor; sweet Gwen gifted me the little John Deere tractor. Mr. Pinker loves John Deere . In fact we have another hutch all decked out in John Deere pieces downstairs. I am surprised he has not tried to grab this piece. Lol. 

I love pulling out the Spring on the Farm series.

 These stitches are based on the farm life at my Nanny's who lived just a hop , skip and jump down the road from me .Spring Pasture , Spring on the Farm   Spring Farmhouse   bring back fond memories of sitting on the porch at her house and roaming around the farm.  🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄   I still need to create an Autumn and Winter on the Farm.  I finished each of these in a Dollar Tree tray that I painted white. They are precariously stacked on top of one another.

 In the opposite corner is "Bessie" by Little House Needleworks. I stitched it years ago.  

Well there is more farmyard critters on the bottom shelf to round up.

 Ole' Daisy the Cow has been dehorned on one side. Lol. That's ok. Maybe I will glue a small sunflower or something where the horn should be. 

In the corner is one of my favorite thrifted pitchers. I placed the small vase of yellow flowers that was on my Easter hutch in the pitcher. Behind Daisy is Little House Needlework's "Hen Party".  

A little hen is sitting in a vintage Jello mold which is nestled in a vintage mason jar lid. 

Behind the Farm Fresh milk bottle is "Bless Our Home" by Little House Needleworks. 

 The small Farm Fresh sign is from the Dollar General. The Dollar General has all kinds of cute pieces like this .  Farm Sweet Farm is finished on a Dollar Tree easeled chalkboard. It stays out year round. 

On my scales are 2 vintage bowls nestled together. They were gifts from my sister. I layered some vintage doiles  , added a chick and the Summer Chicks . 

Well , that's it. A lot of barnyard country clutter. I sure packed it in. Didn't I? 😂😀

If you would like to see the previous Spring hutch tours, just click on the links below.   I have to admit the 2022 Spring Hutch is my favorite. 

 Spring Farm Hutch Tour 2021

BERRY SPRING HUTCH 2022

Lots of reds and anything berry related. 

 Next week , I will change out my hutch again to patriotic. I am already dreaming up the next display. 

Ya'll I am so grateful and delighted that you stopped by for a gander at my Farmyard Hutch. Have the most beautiful day and don't forget- LIVE LIKE SOMEONE LEFT THE BARN GATE OPEN!!!!

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Every day is a good day to be on the farm. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved the farm so much. Love and miss you. 

Spring header photo