Thanksgiving House - A Thanksgiving Freebie

Good morning, punkins. Hubby and I rolled in from our camping trip Sunday evening. It was such a nice get away. While hubby enjoyed the sights and sounds of nature, I enjoyed hours and hours of uninterrupted stitching time. I was able to stitch 5 Christmas ornaments 😳😃!!! I will be  sharing these  later . I tell you my needles were on fire ! In fact I am still in awe that I was able to do that. Lol.  But I will give you a hint about my new ornaments. They go along with my Prim Winter ornies that  I posted last year. 

On Friday,  Mr. Pinker came back to camp from the woods, and we took a little ride to town. I found the best thrift shop where I found lots of goodies all for a dollar or 2.  I got this needlepoint sewing basket for just $3 ,and it was filled with goodies including some floss. 

                

 A sweet little rabbit and a duck planter also made their way into my buggy .  Hmm, how did that happen? lol  .I can already imagine them in future Easter displays. 

                

Oh lookie! A  1948 Children's dictionary- This will makes it way on to one of my school desks. 

 What luck to find such sweet vintage goodies. 

 On the way home, I made  a super quick stop at the Goodwill and eeeeh! A small patriotic quilt. It is machine pieced and quilted and for $2.99 , I was doing a jig all through the store. 

Now, as far as hubby goes, he did not come home with a deer , but that is ok. He enjoyed the hunt as well as some fishing time which is all that mattered.  

 I hope your weekend was just as enjoyable as mine. 

Well I have a little stitch to share with you. I  have officially started Thanksgiving stitching. 

Last year for Thanksgiving, I stitched Turkey Creek Manor or as my IG friend, Lisa called it Turkey on the Roof. Lol . I like that name a lot better.

 Wel,l I knew I wanted a house similar to this one. This time no  turkeys are roosting on the roof, but I do have pumpkins growing on the roof. 😳 Now who is going to get up there to pick them? Any volunteers? 

             

Thanksgiving House looks perfect with the sweet Gather sign from dear Shelly , and underneath my tray is a doily given to me by sweet Pat; her mama crocheted it years ago. What a treasure. 

 The turkeys are all milling about in the yard just like the turkeys do here at my little homestead.  It wouldn't surprise me one bit if I was to look out the window this  very minute  and see a dozen turkeys or more scratching and pecking. 

                       

Now what about this house with the door off center? Lol I just wanted to give the house a little character. I like unusual houses, and I just had a hankering to stitch a quirky little house.  If an off centered door drives you nuts, you could certainly change it by placing the door where the middle window is, and it would be just as lovely. 

Did you know that on October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation to make the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving? This may not have happened if it was not for the persistence of Ms Sarah Josepha Hale who launched a letter campaign for an official observance of Thanksgiving.  That is why I added the date to my little stitch.  If you would like to read more about Lincoln's proclamation, click here  where you will be directed to the National Park Services site on Lincoln and Thanksgiving. 

If you would like to stitch this little Thanksgiving house, I invite you to check out my little pdfs. 

 Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding that I  have to put each page on separate pdf downloads because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs. 

Click here for the instruction page. 

NOTE & OOPS !  I failed to mention on the instruction page that I used 1 strand of white to create panes in the small window. 

Click here for the colored chart. 

Click here for the black and white chart.

I think I am going to enjoy  this beautiful autumn day with some stitch time on the porch. So what about you? What do you have on the agenda for the day?   Oh, I hope it is something fun with needle or thread or maybe a crafty project. I certainly do wish you a fabulous day . Thank you so much for the sweet visit and as always..

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Thanksgiving is a festival which will never become obsolete for it cherishes the best affections of the heart- social and domestic. Sarah Josepha Hale

Hugs and Stitches!!!

Dedicated to my sweet sister Amy who always made the best potato salad for Thanksgiving.