Tommy Toe Snatcher- A Tomato Tuesday Freebie and an Ooops

 Happy , happy Tuesday, dear friends. Well it's another Tomato Tuesday. Do you have any maters growing in pots or in your garden? I have a few Tommy Toes, Celebrity Tomatoes, Sun Sugars and Cherokee Purples- just enough to get Mr. Pinker and I through the summer months. I am thinking fried green tomatoes ( yum yum), mayonaisse and tomato sandwiches (  yum yum ) and of course on the healthy side- salads ( not much excitement on this food choice) lol.   

Tuesdays is always a fun day because I know I am going to be working on something tomato related with my friend , Joan and a tiny stitch with my friend Christina who hosts #tinytuesdaycrossstitching. On Memorial Day, I created this little stitch complete with a basket to gather yummy Tommy Toes but  a little snatcher snuck into my stitch 😆, and she has grabbed a small vine of this juicy fruit for her munching pleasure.

Aaah I think she is a cute birdie so she can have her maters. 

 I stitched mine on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed aida and used  7 floss colors which were 433, 310, 782, 3345, 3022, 816, and 413. I do not have a full set of DMC so I always just work with what I have on hand; I definitely encourage you to choose your favorite colors when stitching any of my designs. 

 If you would like to stitch the Tommy Toe Snatcher , check out the pdfs below. It is a real quick stitch and can be completed in just a few hours . 

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. 

Click here for colored chart.  

Click here for black and white chart. 

I had originally planned a round finish for this stitch, but again I stitched too close to the edge to finish on the piece I had planned- so a good ole' pinkeep was fine. I never can have too many little bowl fillers. 

Now onto my OOPS- CORRECTION- This is for BEELIEVE IN FREEDOM. The mistake is in the directions under FABRIC.  I stitched the design on  tea/coffee 14 count aida NOT Charcoal Gray fabric. I am so sorry for the mistake or any confusion. 

Thank you so much for the sweet visit today and hope your day is filled with many blessings. As always...

Happy Stitching, ya'll

Melisa

          

There ain't nothing better in life than true love and a homegrown tomato- Old saying. 

                Hugs and Stitches. 

The Color Purple and Bees

 Happy, happy Saturday, 

May I greet you with a little nursery rhyme? 

        I never saw  purple cow

        I never hope to be one

        But I can tell you anyhow,

        I would rather see than be one      -  Gelett Burgess

Lol isn't that the cutest? I always loved that rhyme. Why the Purple Cow rhyme you ask ?  Well this month's color is Purple in the  RSC or Rainbow Scraps Challenge with Angela at So Scrappy.

 So I have trucked in a few purples from the Quilt Nest to come up with something in order to stay in the game. 💜😀 Perhaps a Purple Cow applique? Who knows. Lol

No, purple cow in my collection.

 Hmmm  Maybe I do need a purple cow! Oh goodness !😆🐄💜🐮

Speaking of Purple Cows -  Doesn't this sound yummy!

I did pull out on old UFO to quilt on .This was a small quilt that I made in 2004 when I was in mourning over the passing of my grandmother.

 It will  be a hard one to work on, but it does need to be finished. 

To tell you the truth, there is not much excitement going on in the Quilt Nest. I have churned out a few rail fence blocks from 1 1/2" scraps but that is about all.  

No plans for these yet. 

I do have a little cross stitch to share with you today. It is another bee stitch and of course is a small. 

This one is called "Home" . It measures 53 W x 20H. A great one to stitch on scraps. I stitched mine on 14 count aida which brings it to measure about 3 3/4" x 1 3/8". 

 I finished mine on a Dollar Tree crate that I found in the craft section ( I got these buttons too, but I will use those on other projects) .

 It was unfinished so I painted mine white.  I mounted my stitch to a batting covered cardboard . I think it turned out pretty cute. If you would like to stitch this little please, just check out the pdf. 

Click here for pdf. 

If you check out my last post, you will find links to other bee stitches that I have offered, and yep, there is more quick stitches  to come. 

Well I am going to buzz off here. I am tickled pink that you visited me today or should I say "tickled purple" since that is this month's color. 😀 Have a beautiful day and as always...

Happy 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

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

Michelle  at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant 132

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party 

Life in the Scrappatch  for Stitch Sew & Show  No. 21

Frederique at  Applique Patchwork Quilting for Patchwork & Quilts #55

I'll love you till the cows come home. 

Hugs and Stitches

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