Beelieve in Freedom - A Patriotic Freebie

  What ? It is already Wednesday? I tell you when we have a long holiday weekend the week following sure does fly by for me.  In fact sometimes , I think it is the wrong day. Do you do that? 

Happy Wednesday, ya'll and welcome. I am so delighted you popped in for a bit. Yesterday was a busy day finishing up little odd and ends. I went outside for a bit only to discover that there was not much for me to do outside since Mr. Pinker was mowing.  I did move a few river rock over to the gardens framing them in better and later in the evening I watered the flowers.  I would say it was a nice, quiet, uneventful day in my neck of the woods. I worked on my little Tomato Tuesday stitch which you will see fully finished hopefully soon.

 Today I would love to share with you two of my favorite summer themes all wrapped into one- patriotic and bees.  This little stitch is called Beelieve in Freedom.

            

 A big ole' bee skep in the good ole' red, white , and blue. Lots of bees buzzing around and why not since the skep is nestled in a garden of blooms.   

                  

 Gosh! I could just imagine this skep in my garden, but alas we are not bee keepers - yet! 

This is a small measuring 64 x 62 and on 14 count aida that would measure around 4 5/8 x 4 3/8" . 

                    

I finished mine on a little Dollar Tree plaque. 

I just mounted it to foam board with a little batting on it and eased it into the plaque opening.  Another easy peasy finish.

            

 Would you like to stitch it? If so, I would be so delighted; just check out the pdfs below. 

Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

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 that I  have to put each page on separate pdf downloads because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs.

Click here for instruction page.   OOPS- There is an oops in my directions where it says FABRIC I stitched it on tea/coffee dyed aida NOT Charcoal gray. I am so sorry for this mistake

Click here for colored chart.  

Click here for the black and white chart. 

Did you know that I posted another bee skep yesterday? I sure did. 

If you would like to visit any of the other bee pieces, just click on the names and you will be directed to the post with the pdfs. 

Other bee charts that I have posted are The Bee Keepers 

 , Bees, Blooms and Chickens  ,

 and  Bee Sampler .  

  I have to tell you, there are more small bee stitches coming too. These are just little stitches that can be finished lickety split. In fact, I stitched 4 of them in a day. So if you are interested please come back for a visit. 

If you have missed any of the patriotic stitches, these are the ones that I have posted previously  

Old Glory an Itty Bitty Stitch

Little  Liberty  Manor 

                        

Red White and Blue 

Betsy Ewe 

                    

Stars, Stripes and Chickens 

Sarah Jane's Saltbox    and  Liberty 

                   

I can not believe I have got all of these stitched here lately. I doesn't seem like I have accomplished much at all until I see the stitches all in one place.

 Well I hope that you are having a very blessed day and thank you so much for the sweet visit. I always appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend with me. As always...

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa

          This was some of 2020 bee decor which I had out on display in August. 

Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit. - Ronald Reagan

Hugs and Stitches

A Little Bee Sampler - Freebie

Happy June !

                    

 Can you believe it is already June?  I certainly can not , but I am so excited for all the summer activities that we will be involved in this month. 

 I have been working on some small Bee stitches that I plan to share . One of them is a teeny Bee sampler.

 I have a love for samplers so adding this little one in my bee decor is going to bee a delight. 

 I stitched mine on 14 count tea/coffee dyed aida using only 5 floss colors- white, black , 783, 434, and 838. 

I just love the little bee skep. 

 I finished mine in a little 4x6 thrifted frame and added some yellow fabric and black and white gingham at the bottom. Three little buttons completed the look. I tried to bee as thrifty as possible and use what I had on hand. 😀🐝🍯

                 

If you would like to stitch this little bee sampler ,I invite you to check out the pdf's below .  

Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

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 that I  have to put each page on separate pdf downloads because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs.

Click here for the instruction page.

Click here for the colored chart,

 Click here for the black and white chart. 

  Other bee charts that I have posted are The Bee Keepers  and Bees, Blooms and Chickens .  Just click on the names to visit those posts.  

  

More quick bee stitches will be coming soon. So I hope you come back for a visit. Well I am off to buzz about and hopefully stitch a bit. Thank you so much for visiting and as always...

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Hey, ya'll. I would love to see your stitch. Please tag me on Instagram and use #pinkernpunkinquilting  or you can Direct message or email me. It is always such a delight to see your stitches whether they are my designs or not . Thank you for always being so kind. 🤗

When the flower blossoms, the bee will come. 

Hugs and Stitches

 

Friday Finishes and Fabulous Friends

 Happy Happy Friday!  What a beautiful day it is. Warm and muggy but lovely nonetheless. It is Memorial Day weekend. Hubby and I drove through the campgrounds last night. Most of them are filled, and campers  are setting up for a long weekend of fishing , boating fun ,as well as a bit of relaxation. I will be at home this weekend, no fun on the water for me because Mr. Pinker has to work. But on Monday we will have a big family cookout at the farm.  I will bring a few sides and maybe a dessert or two.

 Just in time for Memorial Day, I have my Flag Quilt completed. I completed the quilting Sunday night and finished the binding earlier this week. I am so excited to hang it above the buffet soon. 

I have so enjoyed pulling out red fabrics, in this month's RSC challenge from Angela at So Scrappy.

  I pieced this small flag quilt . Of course , you can probably tell that I swing by the seat of my pants and paid no mind to placement of fabrics because some of the same fabrics are near each other. 

                    

This pattern is from Little Quilts Patriotic Quilting. Such a fun book with all kinds of inspiration. I made my flag quilt a little bigger. 

                      

I am dying to share my happy mail with you from my sweet friend, Sue on IG. She sent me a chicken download  called "Rooster Sampler" from Tracy Campbell Designs and a box filled with all kinds of goodies including the floss and fabric to begin the project. Isn't that the sweetest?  Look at the gorgeous fabrics Sue sent  me, and the sweetest little milk can which is going on my hutch immediately! And more buttons for my button collection. Eeeh ! 😃 Sue knows me well. Lol. Thank you so much , Sue.  You are the sweetest!!!   I am going to be stitching "Rooster Sampler " today, and I hope to share my progress soon. 

I fully finished my Lizzie Kate Strawberry freebie. 

My finish was inspired by two wonderful stitchers on Instagram- Nancy @nygren.nancy  and Karen @farmhouse.stitcher.  Nancy and Karen are both so creative in their finishes, and I always learn something new from their posts. I wrapped jute twine around my little pillow making several loops around like I have seen Nancy do on some her finishes and added a sweet strawberry bloom - Karen uses floral picks in such fun ways in her finishes.   Karen also has a flosstube  channel called Farmhouse Stitcher .    Speaking of flosstube have you seen Rachel of RachelQ Stitches  ? She just posted her 20th episode.  She is always so kind and supportive of me and is a joy to watch. She is a quilter and likes to go thrifting in search of treasures just like I do. lol  Her Instagram is @rachelqstitches as well. 

There are so many wonderful stitchers on Instagram and Youtube that bring me daily joy and inspiration. I wish I could shout  everybody out and tell them how much they enrich my life . 

Well there is stitching and quilting to be done so I am off to enjoy some stitch time on the porch. If I am lucky I might catch sight of Finley and Flo again. 

Thank you for the sweet visit 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 needleworkers to meet. 

Angela of So Scrappy  for Scrap Happy Saturday

Alycia of Alycia's Quilts   For Finished or Not Friday

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

Michelle  at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant 131

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party 

Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them but you know they are there. 

The Bee Keepers - A Sweet Freebie

 Good morning, sweet friends and welcome.  I  was hoping to announce that hubby and I were officially bee keepers by now. But alas we are not. Mr. Pinker and his friend, Mr. M. both put out honeybee swarm traps in hopes of catching a swarm. 

Mr. M. got a call and was able to gather a swarm of honey bees that had swarmed in a local neighborhood . Oh lucky him. He will be enjoying sweet honey soon. 🐝🍯😃

 One evening I went with Mr. Pinker out to the farm and studied where the honey bees were. Lots of clover and the trees were in bloom. 

We found a Bradford pear tree along the fence line, and it was a buzz with activity with busy bees visiting each fragrant bloom. It  looked pretty promising. So after some contemplation; it was decided to place it  across from the pear tree along the fence line near the old shed. 

                       

 After a couple of weeks, IT happened !!! A swarm had moved into the box!!! We are going to be beekeepers I thought.  Oh,  how exciting!!!! But as quickly as they moved in - the moved right on out before we could get them transfered to their new homes. Oh bummer!!! Well at least our beehive  boxes are all cleaned out and ready for when we do get bees again. 

Last year, I had stitched a little piece called The Bee Keepers and only had it on display for a short time.

 I pulled it out again this spring and had it on my hutch and showed it in my Spring Hutch tour. 

                    

I had many lovely comments and compliments about this piece and thought that would be the piece to share this week.  Now mind you , I did stitch this when I had very little floss choices so I  definitely made do. 

In this piece, two whimsical chickens, Myrtle and Pauline are moving their bee skep in a little red wagon. They have made it to the top of the hill.  I guess they will relocate the bee skep near their coop. Hope Myrtle keeps that wagon under control.

If you are interested in stitching this piece, please check out the pdf's below. 

Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

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 that I  have to put each page on separate pdf downloads because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs.

Click here for the instruction page. 

                               

Click here for the colored chart.  NOTE: I am still running low on ink .I am so sorry the  colors are off in the chart but I think you can make the distinctions.

                                   

Click here for the black and white chart. 

                                

Yesterday, hubby and I went to take down the swarm box. Maybe next time we can get the help of Pauline and Myrtle. 😀  Thank you so much for visiting me today and hope that your day is filled with many blessings. As always...

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Kind words are like honey . Sweet to the soul and healthy for the body- Proverbs 16:24.

Hugs and Stitches