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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Turkey Strut Thanksgiving Parade and Turkey Holler Saltbox -A Thanksgiving Freebie

Good morning ya'll. Happy November! 
Turkey Holler Saltbox and With Thy Needle and Thread's November Word Play

 Let's look at the countdown. 

24 days until Thanksgiving

 54 days until Christmas and

61 days until a new year. 

The holiday season is upon us and one of my favorite activities during the holidays other than eating is going to a parade. How about a Turkey Strut Parade?  - A parade of previous Thanksgiving freebies. Come on ! Let's take a lookie! 

 Priscilla Ewe

Turkey Creek Manor and  Thanksgiving House


Gobble Gobble


Thanksgiving


Fall 1869 Crock 

Blessed

 Blessed Two Year Instagram Anniversary Chart.

Mystery Autumn Stamp SAL - Stamp 9  -  Cornucopia Stamp Freebie


My  Autumn Parade Post  which I posted on August 31, 2022 also shows more fall freebies. 

I have a few Thanksgiving stitches that I hope to share with you over the next few weeks.  I am so sorry that I have been slow about sharing them sooner. I just can not keep caught up. 

 My newest Thanksgiving freebie is  called Turkey Holler Saltbox. I was inspired by all of the turkeys that we have in our holler. Sometimes I am lucky enough to see them in the yard.

 I stitched this saltbox on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed aida.  The house is stitched in DMC 524 and 522 . Aren't the colors so lovely?  There are 11 floss colors which include DMC 610, 712, 782, 730 (NOT 3345 which I mistakingly wrote on the instructions, ) 898, 221, 838, 840 , 919, 524, 522, 3371, 301. . It is a small measuring 75 x 70 which on 14 count aida measured about 5 3/8" x 5". 

If you are interested in stitching, Turkey Holler Saltbox grab the images below. Many of ya'll know but I always encourage you to read my little disclaimer and note about getting my charts. 

NOTE: Normally I have been able to create links to the charts and instructions which were in JPG form. For some reason, recent updates on Google Docs. has prevented me from doing that and I am not able to create a pdf without having to deal with storage issues.  Many dear stitchers say they right click, save the image and then print.  I think some have copied and pasted it to a Word document that they can print off as well. I hope you are able to find a way to enjoy this chart. You will have to click each page to save. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding and for all of the helpful tips and ideas. 

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 . I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and for stitching my little designs.


 I do have 2 OOPS! 

1. I used 730 as the green  NOT 3345. So please change that on the instruction page. 

2. At the top of the chart on the limb, the yellow leaf symboled as Y is not attached to the branch. Move it up and delete one stitch as shown below. The scissors points to the area on the chart.  If you have trouble, on seeing the OOPS let me know. 

The leaf should be positioned on the branch and one yellow stitch on the bottom of the leaf should be omitted. THIS IS THE CORRECTION.

Now for the charts . Remember you have to grab each image. Sorry that's the only way I know to share now. 

Don't forget;  change the DMC 3345 on the Instruction page to 730. 


I do  not think my colors  and symbols show up well on the colored chart.  So I wanted to let you know the following . 

The Roof is stitched in 610 and 898

The Turkeys are stitched in 898 and their wings 840

The ground is 730 as is the star in the pumpkin. 

The tree is 898.

I hope that helps out. 

Thank you so much for stopping by on this 1st Tuesday of November. THURSDAY I will be sharing my FLURRIES & FLAKES EMBROIDERY SAL . Hope you drop in to see my 1st block in this snowman quilt. Perhaps you may want to join me.  

Have a beautiful day and as always...

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

November is the month to remind us of all of the positive things in our lives. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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









21 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, Melisa that house is adorable. I can't believe it's been a year since we stitched the other snowmen. I'm excited to see the new ones.

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Darlene. I had fun using some new to me colors for the house. Oh yes, I looked it up and we started Frosty a year ago on Friday. My how time flies. I am excited to be working on a new one. Happy November.

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  2. Love the new saltbox house. I have made three and want to make them all. Thank you for your generosity. I can't wait to see the new snowman blocks. I made the quilt last year in red so maybe this year blue. Hard to believe it's been a year. I haven't quilted mine yet. Have a blessed and productive day.

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    1. Aaah thank you so much, Joy. I had a lot of fun stitching this saltbox especially using the fern green floss colors for the house. It just warms my heart that you stitched Frosty with me last year. A blue quilt would look amazing. This one is going to have a bit more details. Made I am enjoying working on the new blocks. I hope you like the new snowmen. I just put Frosty in the hoop this week so I am hoping to make progress on it as well. Have a great week, Joy.

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  3. The newest saltbox house is so cute! She's a lovely addition to your set. Happy stitching!

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Gretchen. I used some new to me colors in this stitch which was fun. Have a great week and Happy quilting. 

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  4. I love the colors on the new saltbox! Thank you very much for being so generous.
    Blessings

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    1. Oh thank you so much, Donna. I did not know how the Fern greens would look in a fall stitch , but I like how it turned out. Have a great week. I hope you are enjoying your winter destination and are all settled in.

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  5. Thank you so much for again a beautiful saltbox !

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    1. Aaah you are so welcome, Annelies and thank you . This little saltbox stitched up pretty quickly. I particularly enjoyed working on the turkeys which is one of my favorite birds. Have a great week and thank you again for the sweet visit.

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  6. Oh Melisa, I enjoyed seeing all your turkey/Thanksgiving pieces. Thank you for another beautiful saltbox.

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    1. Aaah thank you so much, Robin. I do not have too many Thanksgiving pieces but my collection is growing. Have a great week . Hugs.

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  7. Melisa, you are awesome! This saltbox is gorgeous! I love seeing all your beautiful stitcheries!

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    1. Aaah you are too kind, Penny. Sending you a big hug. I had a great time stitching this saltbox. I had been dreaming of a turkey on top of pumpkin for some time. Lol. Have a great week.

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  8. That was a great parade of Autumn and Thanksgiving. Mr. McGobble is going to happen very soon. Such a handsome gent! The new saltbox is a beautiful house!

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    1. Aaah thank you so much. Mr. McGobble was one of my favorite Thanksgiving stitches last year. He makes me smile every time I look at him. I hope you enjoy stitching him as much as I did. Happy stitching, dear Ginny

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  9. Love the new Saltbox House, thank you for so generously sharing with all of us. I am having a little trouble with it being November 1st already. Time continues to fly quicker each passing yeart, maybe I am trying to get too much done, LOL!! Can't wait for your first new snowman. Have a great day and sending you warm hugs from sunny Arizona.

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    1. Oh Mary. I am having a time wrapping my head that it is November already too. These last couple of months have just flown by . I hope you like my new snowman blocks. I have been working on one of the blocks today as well as quilting on Frosty. I would love to get him completed. Warm hugs and blessings.

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  10. You've created so many cute November and Thanksgiving freebies, but I think this newest saltbox is my favorite. Love the colors of the house! Thank you, as always for your generosity, Melisa. Enjoy your day ♥

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    1. Aah thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, Carol. I was not sure how this little saltbox would turn out with the fern greens and muted colors ,but I really like it. It is fun to do something different every now and then. Hugs and blessings.

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  11. Oh how lovely! Thank you for sharing your beautiful designs with us sweet friend. Blessings always. :)

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