A Parade of Homes 2025

Hello , Sweet friends. It is a beautiful  winter's day- a perfect day to enjoy a parade. So grab you a cup of cocoa and  join me as I reminisce over some  of the house designs that I have shared over the last few years.  I have tried to organize them by a month or theme.  If you see any that you are interested in knowing more, about click on the colored text ,and you will magically be taken back to that post. I hope you enjoy.

This is a photo heavy post. I do apologize. 

JANUARY / WINTER THEME

Winter Manor

Winter Saltbox

A Cold Winter's Day- Dot's Saltbox

Prim Winter Blessings

The Star Spangled Winter Home

FEBRUARY THEMED

Dorothy Mae's Spring House

Elizabeth Hartline's Saltbox

Elizabeth Hartline's Saltbox is nestled in a darling tobacco basket ornament gifted to me by sweet Shelly. 

Love Grows Here

Filled With Love This is a smaller piece 

The Pink House

MARCH THEMED

Spring Green Saltbox 

The Ewe House

APRIL THEMED

The Tulip House

 Katie Anne's Saltbox 

The Hopper House. 

Bunny House Saltbox

MAY THEMED

Strawberry Manor

Strawberry Saltbox

JUNE THEMED

 Aunt Bea's Summer Home

JULY / PATRIOTIC THEMED

 Sarah Jane's 1776 Saltbox 

 Freedom Saltbox

Summer House  is a larger piece. 

Little Liberty Manor ( This is a smaller piece) 

 Mollie William's Homestead

Mollie William's Homestead with Sarah Jane's 1776 Saltbox  and Freedom Saltbox. 

Lucinda Hawkins Liberty House

Aunt Betty's at Blueberry Buckle Lane

Summer

Summer Cabin

AUGUST THEMED

Susan's Summer Saltbox

Beatrice's Bee Manor. 

SEPTEMBER THEMED

Crow Creek Saltbox

Autumn's Saltbox

The Ole' Crow Saltbox

Aunt Mariah's Autumn Saltbox

1803 Autumn Home  This is a larger house

Pumpkin Blossom Inn

Harvest Home

An Autumn's Day

Crows in the Pumpkin Patch

The gorgeous crocheted pillow was a gift from dear Barbara. I love it! 

OCTOBER THEMED

 Halloween Manor

Ophelia Manor on Punkin Holler Lane , 

 

Willowisp Manor of Holler Lane

  Candy Corn House

Candy Corn House with Autumn's Saltbox

NOVEMBER THEMED

 The Blessing House

Turkey Creek Manor and  Thanksgiving House

 Turkey Holler Saltbox

Pickin' in Turkey Holler

DECEMBER THEMED

Gingerbread Saltbox

Candy Cane Cottage 

Christmas Eve Saltbox

Christmas at Underwood Lane

And Snow Fell or the Cardinal House

SEWING THEMED

Edna Viola's Saltbox 

FARMHOUSE THEME

FARMHOUSE SAMPLER 

Can you guess which are the most popular this year? 

#1 is Spring Green Saltbox 

#2 Winter Saltbox

# Dorothy Mae's Spring House

It is always hard for me to choose a favorite particularly since so many of them are named after my family members, but as of right now - Pumpkin Blossom Inn is still my favorite. 

If I have missed any of the houses that should be in the parade, please let me know. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and looking at my little village.Have a wonderful day, Sweeties. 

As always...

 Happy quilting and stitching, y'all

Melisa

"Home is the nicest word there is. "- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

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

Hog Jowl, Quilts , and Stitching

Hog jowl   ✅

Turnip Greens ☑

Black Eyed peas ✅

and Cornbread  ☑

Yep, my year is off to a good start!  

Happy New Year's y'all.  Did you have hog jowl today? The word is it is supposed to bring good luck! 

  Every year Mom prepares Mr. Pinker's most favorite meal which includes hog jowl, candied yams , turnip greens , black eyed peas  and  I must not forget the cornbread. And this year was no exception. 

 

"Eat up, Sweetie, " I told Mr. Pinker . "We always can use  some good luck. "

 Most of the family gathered for Mom's special meal, but the little ones were happy just eating macaroni. LOL. They gobbled it up and ran outside to enjoy a day of play. 

Did you ring in the new year last night?

 We started to hear fireworks somewhere in the holler around 9:00 pm, but after that all was quiet. While Mr. Pinker visited slumberland , I welcomed  2025 while watching my favorite sleuth,  Columbo, on TV and working on a  couple of stitches.

 First, I finished the pinkeep from Blackbird Designs "Winter Wonderland". I hope to make it in a pinkeep like the ladies of Blackbird did. 

I then began the "Winter Wonderland" sampler  starting with the bottom border. This sampler was a gift from dear Sonja as were the threads. Thank you so much , Sonja. I am enjoying every stitch. ❤🤗

                                    

Hmmm. Should I make any resolutions? Well, I think I would like to have more pep in my step in 2025 .👠👠👠🏃  Hee! Hee!  Would it be possible for me to be better organized? Hmm, I don't know if that is achievable.😁😜 LOL.   I guess I should stick to working on making some progress on my quilts. 

4 QUILTS I WANT TO MAKE PROGRESS ON. 

🧵1. Flaming Butterflies- It is my focus quilt. I want to have it finished this year.

🧵2.  The Easter Quilt. Do you remember that one? I did not mention it in 2024 because I was just plumb embarrassed that it is hanging on like a hair in a biscuit.😜😅 I started it ages and ages ago, and I still do not have the quilting finished. Oh boy, I am a Miss Slowpoke. 

🧵3. Rainbow Sherbet- I would like to get 1/2 of it completed. It is indeed a slow stitch.  I bought this quilt top at the World's Longest Yard Sale a few years ago. 

🧵4. Mason Jar Blocks- I would also like to work on my Mason Jar blocks if I can find them. 😕😳😉🤨🔎 Hmm, where did those blocks disappear to? 

FREE BOM ALERT:   Run , Don't Walk! There is a free BOM going on! 

Jennifer at Elefantz Designs is sharing a 2025 BOM  called "The Sewing Room" which starts today. She posted the "Fact Sheet" and Block 1 today. So if you have a chance pop over to her blog for a visit. I printed my pattern and will choose fabrics this week. 

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So tell me. Have you made resolutions or  goals for the new year?  This is going to be a great year . Don't you think?

I wish you a year of joy , health and happiness .  Happy New Year! Love ya'! 😘

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.  "- Josiyah Martin

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who always loved family gatherings. I miss and love you so much.   ❤👼

Winter Stamp SAL Introduction

Snow, snow coming down

Snow , snow on the ground. 

Warm and cozy by the fire inside

With needle and thread by my side.   - MV. 

Good morning , y'all and a very lovely winter's day to you. Brrrr it is getting downright cold.  I think it is the perfect time to enjoy this winter season with a stitch along.  Hmmm snowmen, snowballs, mittens and such.... Doesn't that sound delightful?  

In April of 2023, I shared the Spring Stamp Collection  all centered around a sweet bluebird. 

In August of 2022, the Autumn Stamp Collection debuted. 

Well why not kick start 2025 with a Winter Stamp Collection. 

The design is the same as the Autumn Stamp Collection in respect to the borders and header- 107 x 132.  Stitched on 14 count aida , all of the stamps along with the header will fit perfectly in an 8" x 10 " frame.  If you stitch the stamps individually , the design size is 35 x 35 which on 14 count aida would bring the size to about 2 1/2" squared. 

I was just thinking- the stamps would be darling as little ornaments , bowl fillers or whatever your sweet heart imagines. 

I will finish my newest individual stamps like my other stamps --as little pin pillows.  Sweet chenille trim embellished my  Strawberry Jam and Biscuits Stamp

For the Winter Stamp SAL, I dyed my fabric with Rit Blue Denim dye for a lovely light shade of blue.   One piece of fabric was just too dark for my liking so I dyed a 2nd and 3rd piece for a lighter look. 

Fabric is dyed for the SAL

Below is a list of the DMC FLOSS COLORS that  I will be using for the whole project .

DMC-  Blanc,  223,  301, 347, 356,   469, 646, 823, 829,  930, 3345,  3346, 3371, 3781,

 If additional colors are added , I will let you know . I will be stitching along with you, and  I sorta fly by the seat of my pants. Hee! Hee! 😁 So please don't hold me to these colors. LOL. Of course, you could choose any  floss colors that you would like if you decide to stitch along with me. 

 I am stitching my border in DMC 930. I will be making the large piece and each stamp individually. 

Below is a schedule: 

STAMP RELEASE SCHEDULE : 

INTRODUCTION-   January 1st

BORDER `  -   January 4th ( Saturday)

 HEADER-  January 6th ( Monday)

STAMP 1 - January 8th ( Wednesday)

STAMP 2- January  11th (Saturday)

STAMP 3-  January 13th ( Monday)

STAMP 4-  January 15th ( Wednesday)

STAMP 5-  January 18th ( Saturday) 

STAMP 6 - January 20 th ( Monday)

STAMP 7-  January 22 th ( Wednesday )

STAMP 8 -January 25 th ( Saturday )

STAMP 9 - January 27th ( Monday)

BONUS STAMP - January 29th ( Wednesday)

FINAL REVEAL (FFOd) -  February 1st ( Saturday) 

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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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These are some print offs that you may be interested in. 

So what do you think?  I think it will be boo koos of fun. Now I may not get to post on Instagram each day or respond  to messages because Mr. Pinker and I have loaded up the old camper and are booking it down the road to a warmer destination for a few weeks. We do not always have internet service. But when I do have service , I will be sure to pop in .And speaking of popping in -  I hope you do not mind if I pop in with regular posts as well. That may mean 2 post a day. Eeeh ! 

Whether you stitch along with me or not, I sure would be overjoyed if you drop in and visit  me as my nimble fingers are stitching away because you  have a heavy task upon your shoulders-- keeping me motivated. Hee! Hee!   You know I love you don't you? 😊🤗

Alrighty , I will stop the jabbering.  I will see you in the next post. 

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Winter is nature's sleep." -  H. S. Jacobs

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. 

     Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday