Catching Up

Hello, Punkins and Happy Sunday. 

How are you doing on this fine Sunday morning? I hope you are chipper and are ready for a beautiful day.  

It is a gorgeous day here in the holler. The sun is shining, and it is supposed to be a fairly warm day though cooler weather is on the way. 

 Hip Hip Hooray!  The grandkids and nephews are on Fall Break this upcoming week! They will be running amuck on the farm and in the holler creating lots of entertainment for me and Mr. Pinker. I am not sure what they have in store, but I am sure they will come up  with many grand adventures. 

The Blessing House and an autumn quilt stack. 

   I have been missing in action  for the last few days; I do apologize. But boo hoo !!!   I have been under the weather and have done little at all except getting loads  and loads of rest. 

I sure have missed visiting with all of you. 🤗❤  With all of the down time , you would think I would have been on the internet. But nope ; this is the first in a few days.   😲     I hope to catch up with my blogging buddies  and emails in the next few days.  I am just chomping at the bits to hear what you have been up to. 

The Wooley Ewe's Autumn at Sunflower Ridge and October House Fiber Arts" Hello Fall", a darling gift from sweet Barbara. Thank you friend. 

OK, Sweeties. Now for the plans of the day!  

It has been a blue moon since I have shared my progress on Alabama Beauty. If you don't remember , that is the quilt that I purchased on the 2023 World's Longest Yard sale for just a song and a dance. 💃💃💃💃

It was partially quilted with pretty pink thread so I have continued following the lead of the original quilter.  

 It  is time to move the hoop in  the Alabama Beauty quilt. 

Time to move the hoop! 

There are several small triangles in this particular fabric that will need to be repaired. I will find similar fabric in my stash and applique over the triangles. I will  show you how I did on  that in a future post. Fingers crossed I will have few problems. 

On the cross stitch front, - Hmmmm-  well not a lick has been stitched in the last few days. 😏  Soooo..... today I will work on this darling chart sent to me from my sweet friend Susan. It is called "Autumn Basket " and is a design from Lizzie Kate. 

 You know me and baskets- I just love them. So I can not wait to get this little piece stitched.  Thank you , dear Susan. 😘🤗

Now onto the plans for the week. 

Are you writing out your To Do List? 

Hmm.... What Should I do This Week? 

🌞1.Quilt on Alabama Beauty. I would like to move the hoop before Wednesday. 

🌞2.Quilt on Scrapberries  . I have 5 more berries to quilt. 

🌞3.Pack , Pack, Pack! Yahoo!!!! Mr. Pinker and I will be leaving out on a camping trip. If I have a chance and if we have service, I will try to post .  

 A darling gift from my dear friend, PJ. This camper stitch stays out year round. Just love it! Thank you  , sweet PJ. 

🌞4. Post a hutch tour. Yep! A whole lot of clutter to share. Hee! Hee!  

🌞5. Uggh! Oh double Ugggh, Ugggh!! (Envision me stamping my feet and pouting my lips!!!) 

 Gotta go to the doctor. So does Mr. Pinker!

🌞6. And  last but not least my final goal for the week - as Brenda at Songbird Designs, says "Whatever Suits my Fancy". Eeeh ! I can do that. How about you? 

Whew! I have been quite the  chatterbox today , haven't I?  I guess I am making up for lost time.  I sure hope that I didn't chat your ears off . 😁   

Anywhoo! You have a wonderful day, sweeties and enjoy your slow stitching time. 

 As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"Because of you, I laugh a little harder, cry a little less and smile a lot more."

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

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

This little stray keeps coming closer and closer to me. 💖 Maybe it will adopt me ! Hee! Hee! 

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.

Nina at Creations, Quilts, Art , Whatever by Nina for Off the Wall Friday

Frederique at   Quilting Patchwork Applique for Patchwork & Quilts - Saturday

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

Judy at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Carol at Quilt Schmilt  for To Do List Tuesday  

October's Year of Heart Doodle and Bonus Blocks- Doodle Freebie

Good afternoon, y'all and Happy Saturday. 

I just wanted to pop in for a quick visit and share my latest Heart Doodle along with a few bonus blocks.  I have not started any of these, but I have high hopes to pull out my fabric and crayons and begin today.   Block 10 is called AUTUMN DUSK. 

I used crayons and colored pencils to tint the drawing. 

 I also included 2 bonus blocks that may or may not go into my quilt. They are FALL BAKING and for the Halloween lovers- JACK'S BUCKET.  

Remember that all of my doodles are hand drawn and are not perfect so please feel free to adjust them to your liking. 

I will be adding photos as I complete the blocks. 

UPDATE: November 13, 2024. I finished Autumn Dusk.

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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                          My doodles are hand drawn and are never perfect.  

 The "Year of Hearts" blocks are embroidered on an 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cotton. You may want to cut your fabric larger for the hoop and then after embroidery trim and square to 8 1/2".  I used 2 strands of DMC floss and  the back stitch. I color tinted my design with crayons and colored pencils and carefully heat set the color with an iron. When you heat set the color, place a clean paper towel over the design and press .

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If you have missed any of the other heart doodles, I do invite you to visit the previous posts by clicking the colored links. ❤

 Block 1 A Winter's Night, 

Block 2  Country Mail Delivery  

Block 3 A Country Spring Day

Block 4 Early Birds

Block 5 Strawberry Patch 

Block 6 A Buzzy Garden

 A Buzzy Garden with Bee Berry 

Bonus Block- Time for Gardening

Block 7 Jar of Geraniums  ( really block 8) 

 Block 8 Sunny Sunflowers

Block 9 Apple Picking

Thank you for dropping by and have a wonderful sunny Saturday! 

As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

"Autumn colors remind us we are all one dancing in the wind.  "

Hugs and Stitches and Warm Autumn Wishes !!!🤗❤🧵

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

Ya'll come back now, ya hear ! 

God Bless the USA. 

In the background is Crows in the Pumpkin Patch  and Sunflowers and Crows

Munch and Sew

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!  

Sew! Sew! Sew! 

Crunch! Sew! ....

                                    

 Good afternoon, Sweeties! I am munching and crunching and sewing up a storm! ! Hee! Hee! 

Yes, I am working on my potato chip quilt blocks.  😁

Little 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 colorful rectangles are being pieced one by one.

So far I have 15 blocks with the darker fabrics on the outside.

The vintage Tom's potato chip rack is my newest thrifty find. 

Now I am working on blocks with the lighter fabrics on the outside of the block as well in the center. Hmm does that make sense? I sure hope so. 

Four light blocks completed.   

Ooops, my chips have spilled out on the "design floor"!  I will be adding more "light " chips as I progress. 

Each "chip" measures 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" unfinished.

Now grab you a bag of chips and a handful of scraps and join me in the sewing room. Between the both of us , I am sure we can get these tater chips whipped out! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"All my life I thought air was free until I bought  a bag of chips. "  😂😁😂 Funny but true.

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

Boo and Jack Stamp which I shared in my  October, 28, 2023 post. 

Vintage images from Pinterest. 

 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. 

Susan at Quilt Fabrication for  Midweek Makers Wednesday

Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday  Wait Loss- Wednesday

Denise at For the Love of Geese for Put Your Foot Down- Thursday

Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday- Thursday

Nina at Creations, Quilts, Art , Whatever by Nina for Off the Wall Friday

Alycia's of Alycia's Quilts for Finished of Not Friday

Michelle  at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant - Friday

Alycia's of Alycia's Quilts for Finished of Not Friday

Joy at Days Filled with Joy for Home Matters

Crows in the Pumpkin Patch - A House Freebie

"October is the month 

When the smallest breeze, 

Gives us a shower of autumn leaves.

Bonfires and pumpkins

Leaves sailing down

October is red 

and golden brown."

With Thy Needle and Thread's October Word Play

Happy October , dear friends. 

Are you ready for a fabulous but busy month?  I sure am! This is going to be a month of spending time with the family, pumpkin patches, bonfires,  ball games and of course autumn camping trips.  Do you have anything special in store for the month ? Or are you just going to wing it and see what the month allows ? 

How about we start the month with a stitch? This house is called  Crows in the Pumpkin Patch.

 

-A  sweet little saltbox nestled among the pumpkin patch. There is only one problem - Caw ! Caw! Caw!  Do you hear that?  Yep, the pumpkin patch has  a flock of cranky but cute crows in it. 

 But that is ok. Many of y'all know that "crows" rank in my top 10  favorite birds.   LOL  So I am good with having a house surrounded by loud unruly birds. 

  I   stitched Crows in the Pumpkin Patch on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed aida using 14 DMC floss colors which included:  DMC 301, 524, 632, 730, 783, 829, 830, 842, 838, 975, 3371, 3776, 3857, 3863.  

BE LIKE A CROW
Collect shiny things

Hop happily down the street

For no apparent reason , scream loudly when you see your friends. 

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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My autumn neighborhood is slowly growing.

Crow Creek Saltbox   ,   Autumn's Saltbox,   Aunt Mariah's Autumn Saltbox ,   

 An Autumn's Day,    Pumpkin Blossom Inn,    Ophelia Manor on Punkin Holler Lane 

Have you started decorating for Halloween? 

Black cats, ghosts, witches and jacks are slowly creeping down my attic steps. I will be hustling and bustling about rounding them into place today.  If you are in the neighborhood , just stop in . I can always use a helping hand to wrangle these ghastly creatures. Hee! Hee! 

Halloween Jar

Thank you for taking the time to drop in for a visit, Sweeties. I will be working on October's Heart Doodle today and I will post it very soon. 

Love ya' to pieces and...

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Happy October ! May your month be golden and be filled with many blessings.  

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear baby sister, Amy who loved decorating for Halloween each year. . I love and miss you so much, Amo. ❤❤❤ 

Last night I started a new house stitch. Right now it is called Letters and Keys Home, but that is subject change. A few motifs may be removed too.      Next to my stitch is Lizzy's Prim Pin Keep  and Bee Balm