Happy Happy Friday! Welcome , sweet friends. Well how has your week been? Have you been staying busy ? I sure hope you have had the most delightful week . I have not had "the hustle and bustle week" like last week, but I have had a great week.
Monday night, Mr. Pinker and I enjoyed watching the grandbabes play baseball. They both were playing games at the same time so we had to divide up our time.
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My Sweetie waiting for the ball to come his way.
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Mr. Pinker watched one and I watched the other. We will switch next week. By the end of the game, the temps had dropped, and it got downright chilly . I will remember next week to take a blanket . Oh, and both teams won! Whoo Hoo!📣⚾
Tuesday I was able to enjoy some quilting time.
I was on a roll working on my Happy Scrappy American Flag blocks.
Lots of turquoise blocks were added .
Anything goes in this quilt. -Florals, apples, strawberries, sunflowers and there are even some Native American bears having a Pow Wow in some of these blocks.
I posted the measurements for the Happy Scrappy American Flag blocks in my September 1st post.
I have been digging deep in the tote of shame which houses lots of cross stitches begging to be fully finished. As soon as I opened the bin, "Thankful" jumped out and begged for me to finish it. I was happy to oblige.
But oh, dear I can not remember who the designer is ? Is it Hands on Design?
I stitched this either last year or the year before and failed to make a record of it. Any help would be greatly appreciate. I finished it into a simple pillow using some of the vintage lace that dear Pat sent me a couple of years ago.
The little quilt underneath Thankful is made of wool and cotton and is mine and my grandson's handprints.
Last night my nimble fingers were stitching up a storm. I was bound and determined to finish the Mini Pumpkins Sampler which I shared in my September 16th post. I was doing a happy dance when I got it all finished and then FFOd it as well. 💃💃💃💃 I have to admit I was feeling quite proud of myself.
But HOLD THE PHONE! OOOOPS ! BY GOLLY, I HAD A MISHAP ! 😏 Well here goes my story and I know you will be shaking your head thinking "What in the world was she thinking".
After FFOing the stitch into a little pillow and adding the trim which is twisted yarn, I gleefully hopped over to the ironing station to give several of my pillows a good press and to flatten them. Normally, I spritz the back with a little water and then press the iron every so gently. ( I do not know if any other stitchers press their pillows- but I do whether it be right or wrong.😉 - Remember I fly by the seat of my pants. )
First , I pressed Thankful - no problem. Next I pressed Happy Jacks which I shared earlier- no problem then came time to press Mini Pumpkins Sampler. And guess what happened? 😮😭😲
My DMC 898 melted. 😖😢I have had that happen once before . That was the only color. Not sure what is happening. Anywhooo my balloon was burst and my happy dance wound down to a stomp! But I raised my chin and went back to the couch.
"Well I am not going to restitch the whole thing, " I thought. "Hmm what can I do?" I asked myself.
Then an idea came. I picked out the brown the best I could and then restitched the brown while the stitch was in pillow form. 😄😳
Yep my sweet sampler does look pitiful , but I am just going to say it is prim and not perfect. Lol.
Ok Lesson Learned- I do believe I will give my iron a good cleaning for there may be some residue on it and next time I will cover the stitch with a piece of cotton.
Mini Pumpkins Sampler was a Choose Your Own Colors chart , but if you are interested I used the following Letters- DMC 938
Big Pumpkin- 301, 898, 783, white
White Pumpkin- White, 840
Medium Pumpkin- 783, 898, 3776
Doohickeys (the little crosses) - 840
I want to thank you so much for all of the kind compliments on my Pumpkin Stew cross stitch that I posted yesterday. She was a fun gal to work on and a joy to share.
I also want to thank Ann on Instagram @annmakesthings for hosting the Pumpkin Blossom SAL and thank all those who are participating . I am over the moon by all of ya'll's support and kindness. - Bless you.
Alrighty ya'll. I guess I have rambled long enough. I wish you fabulous day and a wonderful weekend. Remember you are awesome and go out do something you love! You deserve it.
As Always...
Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll
Melisa
Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵
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On the other side of the clouds is a bright blue sky.
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy .I miss you , Amo .You could always smile even when you had a bad day. Love ya.
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. 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 needleworkers to meet.
