Pinker n Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Friday, March 13, 2026

Late to the Party

I may be late to the party, but I am joining in anyway. 😀

Welcome , sweet friends and a beautiful day to you. What party am I talking about? Well, Melva's Little House Sampler Quilt Along. I was hooked as soon as Melva posted about it in her January 29th post, but am just now getting to join in. This quilt along is based on the life and stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Are you a big Little House on the Prairie fan like me?

"The attic and cellar were full of good things once more and Laura and Mary had started to make patchwork quilts. Everything was beginning to be snug and cosy again. " - Laura Ingalls Wilder

It did not take long for me to rummage through my stash and find fabrics to begin the first block- The Maple Leaf.

You know me and my love affair with the color red. So the leaf had to be a pretty country red.

"Then all of the leaves stopped being green. They were yellow and scarlet and crimson and golden and brown. " Laura Ingalls Wilder - Little House in the Big Woods.

I will be working on the 2nd block, Native Star next. If I am diligent , hopefully, I can catch up .

Fabrics chosen for Native Star

There is still time for you to join in all of the fun. I do invite you to visit Melva. She always has so many beautiful projects in the works. Thank you , Melva .

And thank all of you for the sweet as maple syrup visit. Love ya'!

As Always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit.

" A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other thing. " - Laura Ingalls Wilder

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 needleworkers to meet.

Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss- Wednesday

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

Melva at Melva Loves Scraps for Little House on the Prairie Quilt Sew Along Link Party

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Spinning Hearts, Four Patches, and A Pot of Gold- A St. Patrick's Day Freebie

Eeeh! It's Tiny Tuesday! Do you have a teeny weeny project in the works for today? Perhaps a quilt or a stitch? Anything will do as long as you are having fun. 🤗

Welcome, precious friends. Please do come in and join me. May I offer you a cup of coffee? It is piping hot. Or how about a big glass of sweet iced tea? I would love for you to join me as we sit , chat and stitch away.

The other day, I went to the Dollar Tree. It has been a spell since I had been there so I thought I would drop in and take a gander at their Spring decor and such. Well my wondering eye spotted a pair of little boxes in a 2 pack which I thought would be fabulous finishing pieces. Sooooo, I snatched them up for a $1.25. 😀

When I got home , I pulled out one of the teeny stitches that I shared with you when I was camping, Spinning Hearts. I just knew I could finish it on one of the little boxes. Though I had cut my fabric small, with a wee bit of effort I was able to stretch it over a piece of cardboard and attach it to the lid of the smallest hexi paper mache box. Besides I do have another hexi box waiting in the wings. 😀

I used DMC floss colors 3011, 223 and 371.

I then rummaged through my scrap bin, tore some fabric and glued it to the box. Wahlah! A new finish to display with my Spring decor! Looking back , I wish I had stitched the hearts in red. Oh well, I may stitch another in the near future.

Oooh ! Look at these teeny four patches. I know . I know. 😏 They are nothing fancy-, but they have possibilities of being turned into something sweet . Don't ya' think? Perhaps I will work on this project later this afternoon.

Meanwhile, I am just itching to share just one more St. Patty's Day stitch with you, and then I am headed full force into spring stitching.

May I introduce a Pot of Gold Stamp ?

It didn't take long to stitch this little stamp up. If I timed it correctly , it only took 2 shakes of a lamb's tail. Hee! Hee!

Anywhooo, I just used 4 DMC floss colors including DMC 783, 3345, 3364 and 3371.

Fabric scraps and a bit of lace made for a good pillow finish.

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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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Gosh, we best get to the task at hand- stitching and quilting. Thank you so much for joining me today.

As Always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit.

"Leave a little sparkle wherever you go! " - unknown.

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

Spinning Hearts is stitched on 14 count tea/ coffee dyed fabric .

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Monday, March 9, 2026

Home Again, Home Again

Well hello there , Sweetness and Happy Monday. The ole' truck and camper roared into the driveway just a few shorts days ago . This was one of our longest vacations that Mr. Pinker and I have been fortunate enough to enjoy. Really, we were just trying to escape the cold weather . And WOWZER did we ever ! Sunshine and warm days made our winter days glorious! Most of the time you could find me lounging in my pink chair in the wide, wild yonder stitching away.

Working on a little bit of patriotic stitching. An Annie Beez Folkart piece.

If I was not stitching, then I was working on my Christmas Fans blocks - appliqueing away. I went to town on them and came home with only 4 more blocks to applique. I must admit, I did give myself a pat on the back for making progress on those blocks.

I used the desert floor as a "design wall".

And tried out different layouts.

Hmmm which will I choose come time to piece them all together? We shall see. Hee! Hee!

Of course we saw many cacti on our trip.

And yes, I did get pricked a time or two . Ouch!

Each day we were welcomed by hummingbirds, a fluffy rabbit or two quirky quail at our campsite. They certainly made the day bright and cheerful.

Not far from one campsite, I found this little rock creation. I teared up. It was my sign from my sweet sis. ❤❤❤

All and all it was a wonderful trip filled with adventure, relaxation and nooooo snowflakes. Hee! Hee!

I terribly missed visiting y'all though. Please do forgive me for being way behind on my emails. And though I was not able to comment like I wanted, I was certainly visiting my blogging buddies watching all of the sewing and stitching fun you have been having. Oh my ! Y'all have been busy, busy bees!

I also want to apologize for my March 3rd post. Boy , was that a jumbled up mess with no direction. LOL But in my defense we were booking it down the road, and I did not realize I had posted it . Just call me Miss Scatterbrain. Hee! Hee! 🥴🤪Anywhooo... I have gone back and tried to make the posts make sense now. 🙄😁

Well Sweeties, I guess I have jabbered away. I hope to get back into the swing of things in the days to come. Thank you for sticking with me as I have been off grid.

I wish you the most delightful start to your week and...

As Always...

Happy Stitching and Quilting,

y'all

Melisa

"Home is the heart's nesting place. "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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