Flosstube #4 ~ Stitchy Notes

Howdy Stitchy Peeps!

Today's video didn't go as I planned..I accidently deleted my original video and had to reshoot super quick before my kiddos got home from school!  But I figured out where I went wrong and will make sure not to do again! 

In no particular order...

Glitter Village by Country Cottage Needleworks: I finished the 3rd house in the series and am stitching them all together on 32 count Raw/Silver Belfast with most of the called for Classic Colorworks floss.  I switched out CC Bamboo for DMC 3865 and DMC E3821 for the called for metallic braid.

Spring ABC's by Little House Needleworks stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha with DMC Threads.  Using DMC White instead of Ecru...changed DMC 611 to DMC 3862

Queen of Freedom by Mirabilia Designs stitched on 32 Vintage Sahara Belfast with all the called for DMC, Mill Hill Beads and Kreinik Threads.

Simply Meant to Be by Heaven and Earth Designs stitched on 18 count Aida with all the called for DMC Threads.

Quilt pattern is: Long Time Gone by Jan Kingwell

Congratulations to Cassie Playford for winning the giveaway from my last video!!

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Happy Stitching
Olivia xx

Winter Winds ~ February 12th, 2019

I know it's been awhile since I've done a regular blog post...I meant to!  My last post was somewhere around Christmas time and I'd had every intention of returning with updates each week.  But the best laid plans are always the first to change!

Last week I had a couple of stitchy finishes!

Winter Wind by Prairie Schooler..

 I absolutely love how it turned out!!

It's stitched on 32 ct Lugana that I tea/coffee dyed with the called for DMC Threads. I mounted it onto a piece of mat board that I covered with batting, then I cut another piece of mat board and covered it with some cute gingham fabric.  I attached both pieces together with Aleene's Tacky Glue.  Then I painted a frame that I found at Hobby Lobby, using red acrylic craft paint and brown antiquing wax.  Once all that was finished, I attached washers and magnets!  It looks super great hanging up in my dining room!

My second stitchy finish..

This is Love is in the Air by Le Chalet des Perelles that I stitched on 32 count Cashel with DMC Threads and Classic Colorworks Rosy Glow.  Such a fun little stitch!  Did I mention it's a freebie?! Just do a quick Google Search for it and you'll be sure to find it! Or scroll to my last post and click the link for it there!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stitching,
Olivia xx

FlossTube #3 ~ Stitchy Notes

Howdy Stitchy Peeps!

Today is February 8th 2019 and my third FlossTube video is live! Thank you to all who participated in my first FlossTube giveaway!  The lucky winner is Tina Brown! However, over the past two weeks I hit 1000 subscribers!!  So you know what that means...another giveaway!  Details can be found in my video!

Etsy Shop: PumpkinHollowQuilts
Instagram: pumpkinhollowquilts
Facebook: Pumpkin Hollow Quilting
(All the links are also available in the sidebar if viewing from a computer)

In no particular order ~

Winter Winds by Prairie Schooler..Stitched on 32 ct Lugana that I tea/coffee dyed, stitched with all DMC Threads!

Love is in the Air by Le Chalet des Perelles...Stitched on 32 ct Cashel with DMC Threads and Classic Colorworks. I swapped 321 for 304 - swapped 225 for CC Rosy Glow - swapped 869 for 3828.  You can find this freebie chart by clicking here.

Glitter House #3 by Country Cottage Needleworks...Stitched on 32 count Raw/Silver Belfast Linen with most of the called for Classic Colorworks.  Swapped out CC Bamboo for 3865!

Simply Meant to Be by Heaven and Earth Designs..Stitched on 18 count Aida with all DMC Threads.

Hello Winter by Plum Street Samplers stitched on 36 ct Smokey Blue Edinburgh Linen with a combination DMC and GAST Threads...details about it can be found in my December blog post!

Quilts Shown ~

Scrappy Heart Block by Primrose Cottage Quilts

Patchwork Churn Dash Mini Quilt by Sterling Quilt Co

True Love Mini Quilt by Sweet Treasures

That about wraps it up for me!  Thank you so much for watching my video!

Happy Stitching
Olivia xx

FlossTube #2 ~ Stitchy Notes

Howdy Stitchy Peeps!

Today is January 25th 2019 and my second FlossTube video is live! Thank you to all who watched, liked and subscribed to my first video!  I appreciate it so much!  Don't forget to enter my giveaway for a project bag...details are in my video!

Etsy Shop: PumpkinHollowQuilts
Instagram: pumpkinhollowquilts
Facebook: Pumpkin Hollow Quilting
(All the links are also available in the sidebar if viewing from a computer.)

In no particular order....

Winter ABC by Little House Needleworks...stitched on 32 count Lambswool Evenweave with DMC Threads. Stitched letters with DMC 646 and 503. Swapped DMC 3865 for 3756.  Finished on a wooden board that I painted with Craft Smart Acrylic Paint in Sage Green and ArtMinds Wax in Antique..both found at Michael's.

Halloween Fairy by Nora Corbett...stitched on 32 count Green Lugana with all the called for DMC Threads.  Pattern can be found on the Herrschners website or click here.

Winter Winds by Prairie Schooler..stitched on 32 count Lugana that I tea/coffee dyed with all but one of the called for DMC Threads.  I'm using 3346 in place of 3362.

Spooked by Lizzie Kate...Stitched on 28 count Evenweave that I tea/coffee dyed with all DMC Threads.

Quilts shown..

Scrappy Snowman quilt..pieced from my scrap bin. Pattern is by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet and is available in the quilt book Vintage Christmas.  I purchased the book from Fat Quarter Shop.

Vintage Valentine Quilt..pattern unknown but fabrics line is from Pam Kitty Morning!

I think that about wraps it up!  If you have any questions, please leave them in the comment section!

Happy Stitching!
Olivia xx

Flosstube #1 ~ Stitchy Notes

Howdy Stitchy Peeps!

Today is January 11th 2019 and if I did everything correct...you came over from YouTube and I'm so glad you did!  In today's video I did a whole bunch of rambling..mostly because I'm crazy nervous!  So instead of adding everything down in the description box, I decided to utilize my blog and add all the info here.

Etsy Shop: PumpkinHollowQuilts
Instagram: Pumpkinhollowquilts
Facebook: Pumpkin Hollow Quilting
(All the links are also available in the sidebar if viewing on a computer!)

Not sure the order in which I showed everything but:

Winter ABC's by Little House Needleworks..stitched on 32 count Lambswool Evenweave with DMC Threads.  Stitched white letters with DMC 646 and 503.  Letter E is 645.  Swapped 3865 for 3756.

Glitter Village by Country Cottage Needleworks..stitched on 32 count Raw/Silver Belfast Linen with all the called for Classic Colorworks threads(which I completely forgot to mention).

Simply Meant To Be by Heaven and Earth Designs..stitched on 18 count Aida with DMC Threads.

Winter Wind by The Prairie Schooler..stitched on 32 count Platinum Lugana that I tea/coffee dyed with DMC Threads.

Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings..stitched on 40 count Vintage Country Mocha with DMC Threads

Autumn at Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings..stitched on 40 count Vintage Country Mocha with DMC Threads

Not yet started on... is Santa's Village by Country Cottage Needleworks on 32 count Lambswool Evenweave...will be DMC Threads.

Haul was Mirabilia...Halloween Fairy, Queen of Freedom, The Snow Queen and Forest Goddess...Chatelaine's, The Medieval Herb Garden and Alpine Seasons Garden( I think I called it Autumn..oops!) everything was purchased at 123Stitch.com

The charts I couldn't remember the name of was...The Anniversary by Lila's Studio and Santa's House 2010 Limited Edition by The Prairie Schooler...both are still available at 123Stitch.com

I know I made a couple of mistakes in my video..but I'm learning!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stitching
Olivia
xx

Hello Winter ~ December 23, 2018

Hello Stitchy Friends,

I'm back with a fun little finish! 

This one is Hello Winter by Plum Street Samplers!  I stitched it on 36 count Smoky Blue Linen with a combo of DMC, GAST and CC Threads.  I'm totally over the moon about that fabric!  Once it was finished, I mounted it onto a piece sticky board...mounted a piece of black gingham on stitchy board and attached them together.  Then I glued two washers to the back and popped it onto the magnets already attached to the front of my wooden box. Once Christmas is over, I will fill the box up with wintery foliage that I hope will still be available at the Dollar Tree or Michael's.

I'm so pleased with how it turned out!  I love the little sheep with a red cardinal on his back, wouldn't it make a cute ornament?  Well that about wraps it up for this post!  This afternoon my kiddo is helping me decorate a little Dollar Store tree that I've had for a long while.  We are going to attempt to give it some Christmas pizzaz...wish us luck!

Thank for stopping by,
Olivia

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Christmas Home Tour 2018

It's very nearly Christmas and I thought I'd give you a little peek inside my Holiday home!  Now, it's not as fabulous as some that I've seen so far this year...but it's mine and I love it!  

By now you've probably guessed that I love Christmas Trees!  I have quite a few of them now...but there is always room for one or seven more;) The quilt you see hanging in the background is one of my favorites!

The main Christmas Tree is all decorated with ornaments collected over the years!

Santa Tree is decorated! 

A cozy little corner!

My Vintage Christmas Tree tucked away in the corner.  My grandma gave me lots of the ornaments that decorate it and I love each and every one of them!

Still figuring out my 3 tiered tray.  I definitely need to start collecting little items for it next year.

My Prairie Schooler Santa House Wreath!  So happy I stitched him!

Did I mention I have a thing for Christmas Trees?;)

Can't remember what this one was called, but it's by Crabapple Hill Studios!

Still more Christmas Trees!

This is my newest mini quilt and super special to me as it was made by my wonderfully talented friend Reitha! I love his Sugar Skull scarf!!

Well that about wraps it up for my Christmas Home Tour...I think everything comes together to create a cozy little home!  There was one little thing I couldn't get a good picture of because the light from outside was making everything so gloomy inside.  Tomorrow I'll try and take a better picture of it and pop in a blog post about it...mostly because it was a stitchy finish that I'm totally over the moon about!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

Merry Christmas!
Olivia

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It's been a wee bit! ~ December 17th, 2018

December has kinda flown by in a sparkly tinsel whirlwind!  We are about a week out from Christmas and I've still got a bit of sewing left to do.  A few of my stitchy plans had to be scrapped due to time.  I'm a little bummed that I had to give them the axe but, there just isn't enough hours in the day to get everything done that I wanted to.  However I do have a new Christmas finish to show you!

I finished Sampler Claus by Lizzie Kate!  It turned out so cute!  I stitched him on 32 count Cashel Linen with a mixture of GAST, CC and DMC Threads.  Finishing inspiration goes to Priscilla of https://priscillas2000.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-mice-jumped-in-flour-siifter.html  I was having a hard time decided on finishing for my Sampler and when I saw Priscilla's mice finish, I knew that was how I was going to finish Santa!  I used an old Dollar Store Christmas canister that I've had since Allison was a baby and using things around the house...I finished Santa!  I absolutely love how it turned out and now it's happly displayed next to my new pencil Christmas Tree(my one splurge this Christmas season).  I plan on doing a Christmas Home Tour tomorrow, so look for that post very soon!

I also have another finish to share with you, but that will come later this week.  The lighting is terrible where it's at, otherwise it would have been in this blog post.  I hope you all have had a very productive few weeks and I'll see you in a day or two!

Happy Stitching
Olivia

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Lantern Lane! ~ November 30, 2018

Hello Stitchy Friends!

I can't believe today is the last day of November!  Where has the time gone?  Here in my neck of the woods it's a stormy, rainy day...perfect for some stitching!  Which I did!  My quilt machine has come home from the spa and I just couldn't wait to quilt up a little something Christmas!  It was a long overdue cleaning!  I threw on a quilt of mine that had been waiting for THREE years to be quilted!  Now I just have to figure out which Christmas fabric to bind it with!

I also had another sitchy finish!

Last Autumn there was a stitch-a-long on Instagram for Lantern Lane by Little House Needleworks...I ended up finishing everything on New Years Eve, except part of the ivy border...I ran out of the green variegated floss I was using from DMC.  Then, as it is for most projects, it got shuffled to the side...I even picked up the green floss a few weeks later, and still didn't finish it!  So, after finishing Santa's House I was going through my kitted projects and found Lantern Lane.  Get this...it took me all of an hour to finish stitching the upper border!  I could have had this finished in January!  Oh well...it's finished now and it looks awesome hanging on my wall!  I found my frame at Michaels and attached some gingham ribbon from my stash, to the bottom.  I think it's stitched on 28 count Evenweave that I tea/coffee dyed with DMC Threads.  

Well that about wraps it up from my little corner of the globe.  I hope you have a great stitchy weekend, making all the things!

Happy Stitching,

Olivia 

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A Prairie Schooler Christmas ~ November 27th, 2018

Good Morning Friends!

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and lots of good eats!  Our Thanksgiving was a good one, my grandma came over and we had a wonderful time!  When Black Friday dawned, I was home and putting up my Christmas decorations.  I'm almost finished with the decorating, I just have two areas that I need to finish a table runner for.  All-in-all I think it came together nicely and creates a cozy place. 

Over the weekend I finished a little something!  I started working on Santa's House by Prairie Schooler right after I finished Cinnamon Stars and on Saturday evening, I finished it!!

While stitching Santa's House I kept seeing it mounted in a Christmas wreath.  So on Sunday I trekked into Michaels and picked up the supplies I would need.  In the week leading up to my finish I haunted Pinterest for ideas and it kept pointing me to Priscilla's blog, Priscillas2000.blogspot.com, where I saw so many wonderful wreaths that she's made using her finished cross stitch pieces!  With so many ideas swirling in my head, I tackled the task at hand and created my first cross stitched mounted wreath!  I don't think it will be my last!!....I'm so pleased with how it turned out!! 

I stitched Santa's House on 32 count Whisper Lugana, with all the called for CC threads.   You can find both the chart for Santa's House by Prairie Schooler and Whisper Lugana at 123Stitch.com. 

That about wraps it up for me!  Hope you have a great stitchy week!

Merry Christmas,
Olivia
xx

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Cinnamon Stars! ~ November 21st, 2018

I just love when I have a stitchy finish!  This past week I put the last stitches into Cinnamon Stars by Plum Street Samplers and I am completely smitten with it!  I only wish Thanksgiving wasn't tomorrow so I could enjoy it a little longer, before putting it away for next year.  I stitched Cinnamon Stars on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha with a combination of GAST, CC and DMC Threads.

Since my last blog post went up, I've been working on adding some new project bags and grime guards to the shop.  The project bags are a brand new addition that I hope will sell well.  I'm always a little nervous about adding new items because I don't know how well they will sell...so for now I'm planning on making ten and seeing how they do. 

My plans for the rest of the week is, to eat lots of turkey and decorate for Christmas on Friday!  I thought about decorating early this year, but just couldn't do it...Thanksgiving needs to have it's special day surrounded by all things Autumn.  So Friday...Christmas boxes will be hauled in and decorating for the Yuletide Season will begin!

That about wraps it you for me!  Until next time...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you Bountiful Blessings on Thanksgiving and Always,
Olivia

2018 Autumn Home Tour

I thought it might be kind of fun to do a Autumn Home Tour since so many popped in to see my Halloween one! 

 I've had so much fun thinking of ways to decorate my side table...it's probably my favorite piece of furniture!  The light was glaring off of my newest find...a turkey platter!  I found it at the Goodwill for a $1.74!

A little freebie cross stitch I did a few years back...I mounted it into a wooden hoop from Michaels.  It was designed by Plaid Crafts and is called Give Thanks.

The cute little Thanksgiving Pilgrims and Indians came from a garage sale for .75 cents!  Bok Bok was a freebie from Plum Street Samplers and its clipped to a pumpkin frame I bought from Kohls a few years ago for a buck!

You can definitely tell the light is changing as the Autumn season goes on...this pictures were taken in the early afternoon and they still seem so dark.

Another freebie! I love to collect turkeys for Thanksgiving and this little guy was one of my favorites to stitch!  I found this online a few years back, but can't find it to share the link...I'll keep looking and if I find it, I'll make sure to add the link.

That about wraps it up!  I know it was a little on the small side and not as grand as some I've seen...but I like my little Autumn collection and can't wait to continue to add more as time goes on. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Happy Autumn Friends,
Olivia

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Over Here In The Land Of Autumn...November 10, 2018

I know it's been a few weeks since my last blog post...

I would like to say that I've been very productive, but it's mostly been slow progress on all my projects and working on items for my Etsy Shop.  Right after Halloween I ended up with a bad case of Allergies that slowed all my progress and I lost a few days, which put me a little behind on client quilts.  But next week I hope to catch up and finish the last 2 that came in towards the end of October.  Then I plan on quickly quilting three Christmas quilts of my own that have been waiting patiently for well over a year. 

Last week Allison and I painted a little Ohio Star Barn Quilt Block!  I'd been seeing them pop up now and then on Pinterest and Instagram and thought it might be kinda fun to see if we could create one ourselves.  I'm so in love with vintage Christmas decorations, so we chose a light pink and dark teal to make our Ohio Star out of.  I think it turned out pretty good!  It was a great little project to pass the afternoon working on.

I've also been making progress on Cinnamon Stars by Plum Street Samplers.  I think in my last post I had about half the house finished.  It's been a lot of fun to work on and I'm excited to hopefully have it finished in time for Thanksgiving.  I'm using a combination of DMC Threads, Classic Colorworks and Gentle Art Sampler Threads.  One small change I made was to a few of my pumpkins...The bottom row had several pumpkins that were charted in a color that matched my background fabric, so I changed them to GAST Fragrant Cloves.  I also changed the fence color to CC Bamboo.  I hope tonight to finish the sunflowers and begin working my way around the stars which surround the house.  I'm stitching Cinnamon Stars on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha Lugana.

I thought I had a little more to share, but that's about it!  Next week I'll pop back in and do an Autumn Home Tour.  It's not as grand as my Halloween Home Tour...but I have a few fun corners of Autumn goodness! 

Until next time!
Olivia

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