PPQ Strawberry SAL

Don't we all just love Melisa over at Pinkern Punkin Quilting???

(There are lots of links to her blog below, so please click on the underlined phrases.)

Well when she posted her latest strawberry designs, I knew I just had to stitch them all as a 9 patch quilt like her Spring bluebird SAL and Autumn squirrel SAL from the last two years.

UPDATE: finished! 💚🍓💚🍓💚

Original post:

Yesterday I finalized my fabric, floss, and pattern placement. 

Here are the colors I picked:

Update: I added 605 for the light pink.

My fabric is a 14 count white aida from Hobby Lobby that I dyed with Rit dye (aquamarine I believe). It is barely big enough, but I plan on sewing fabric around the edges. 

Here is the placement of the patterns:

Update: the bottom row will be Shortcake, Quilt, and Ice Cream.

Click HERE for the Ice Cream pattern as well as links to the other 8 patterns.

I tried to place them in order of berry picking! (Berries, picked, eaten with cream, made into jam, and then pie and cake!) Yummy! She states that there are two more that will be released, so I'll add them on the bottom row. 

The first 7 patterns are linked in THIS blog post on Melisa's blog. And today she has a strawberry parade of several other patterns!! Soo berry cute!

Oh no! I may have to add the Strawberry Picker somewhere on my piece!!! I love him!

I even made a little zipper fob yesterday for my project bag. 

I'll be posting my progress on Instagram and if you decide to join in, please use the hashtag #PPQstrawberrySAL so I can see your work!

So excited to start this! Thank you, Melisa!!!

UPDATE: finished! Love it so much!

I added a little cow's head to the milk bottle. It is from Melisa's Spring on the Farm pattern HERE.

Be blessed,
Ann :)

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

"By Angels Bright" by Sweet Wing Studio Stitch-along

Happy fall, y'all! I am so glad the weather has finally cooled and the leaves are showing off all sorts of colors!

I have been cross stitching fall pieces for a month or 2 and now I am going full force into Christmas stitching!

I will be starting a SAL in 2 weeks and would love for you to join me.

The (FREE!) pattern is "By Angels Bright" from the lovely Susan of Sweet Wing Studio.

HERE is a link to all of her free patterns.

I will divide up the pattern as below.

Here are the dates! If in the first few weeks I finish the text early, I will probably work on some stars. So cute!

Use the hashtag #byangelsbrightSAL on Instagram if you are joining in. 

Gotta go look through my floss stash and dye some fabric! I may do dark blue and white lettering?!?

Update: I am stitching on 14 count aida that I dyed with Rit Dye in the color Aquamarine. For the text, I am using DMC # B5200, but will be using the called for colors for the bottom portion. Loving this stitch!! 

Have a peace-full day.

Love,

Ann :)

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

Luke 2:8‭-‬14 ESV