Prim Pumpkin House- An Itty Bitty Freebie

Well hello there, punkin. Thank you for coming to visit today.  

It is a little overcast here today, and the temps have cooled down. Such a nice day to be outside doing a little stitching here. I have spent the morning sitting on the porch at Mom's, but now I am back home ready to do a little quilting and piddling around the house. Last night I worked on an itty bitty stitch called Prim Pumpkin House.

This little jack is sporting a little house on top of his head and the key is right there to open the door. 

I had originally planned to stitch the house in a white or cream color, but at the last minute I  chose DMC 646.   I am quite happy with the results. 

He is just perfect size  to sit  in this small wooden bowl that my sister gave me unless I decide to use this bowl as a finishing piece for another stitch that I have completed. But Jack sure does look snug as a bug in a rug in that bowl. 

This sure is a small stitch with a design size 27 W x 30 H. On 14 count aida that would  measure 1 7/8" x 2  1/8" . So you know what that means- Woo Hoo ! A quick stitch!

I stitched mine on 14 count tea dyed aida, and of course I used scrap fabric. You know I do not throw those little pieces away. 

 I just used 6 flosses DMC 898, 919, 310, blanc, 319, and 646, but you could use whatever makes your heart happy. 

 You could stitch this itty bitty piece too. Just scroll on down to the pdfs. It sure would make me happy for this little pumpkin house to join your fall collection. If you do not like the jack o lantern, stitch it without a face. 

For the pdf of instructions , click here  . 

For the pdf of the color chart, click here. 

For the pdf of the black and white chart, click here. 

When I stitched this little piece, I started out on the bottom left hand corner. I was able to get 2 rows of orange in before the need to reload my floss. That is when I went ahead and stitched Jack's mouth, nose, and eyes. I then proceeded onto his stem. Now I have to be truthful . I can not stitch a design without making mistakes- yes even my own designs. Lol. I left out a row in my Jack's stem so my finished piece looks a little different than charted . I did not realize it until I was down to the last motif for me to stitch which was the key. So my key looks different and touches Jack, but when I do restitch him . I will try my darndest to stitch him correctly. Lol.

There have been 2 other free Halloween Itty Bitty Charts. Click their names to go to the post and the pdf downloads. They are  Big Jack and Little Jaxs ,  and Happy Cat. 

Doesn't Prim  Pumpkin House look so cute in my 3 tiered tray? 

Well I am off to enjoy this cooler weather. Have a wonderful day and as always...

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Oh, before I forget. I would love to see your stitches. Just use #pinkernpunkinquilting and you  can always direct message me on Instagram.