A new house is in the neighborhood. Welcome, Sweeties. I just wanted to pop in to show you my latest dwelling in Pinkerville.
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It is called Aunt Fannie's Letter and Keys House .
Originally, I was going to name it after my Great Aunt Dot who was like a 3rd grandmother to me. Aunt Dot was the postmistress in a small town many years ago. But since I changed the color of the home ( not pink like Dot Dot would have liked) I renamed it . I think my Great Great Aunt Fannie would approve.
This little house is surrounded by keys with a small alphabet below.
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It could be stitched in any choice of colors, but I settled on 13 DMC floss colors which included: 433, 612, 730, 782, 830, 838, 902, 924, 937, 3013,3799, 3830, 3858
Aunt Fannie's Letters and Keys House is stitched on 14 count Aida that I coffee/ tea dyed myself.
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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Do you have a favorite color that you would like to see a house stitched in? 🎨🖌
I am brainstorming on ideas.
I will keep it short and sweet . Thank you for taking the time to see this humble home. You always make the visits so special. Love ya'!
As Always,
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
Thank you for the sweet visit.
"we rise by lifting others. " - Unknown
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss you, Amo.
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What a delightful and lovely new saltbox house. The keys are a wonderful new motif. You know red is my favorite color and you already have some lovely red saltbox houses so I digress. LOL
ReplyDeleteI Love EWE, too.
Darlene J
Happy Wednesday, Darlene. I hope you have had a great day. Eeeh- you are a "red" gal too . It is my favorite color! And I cannot resist stitching another red house. LOL . I have had a slow day here today. It was chilly and so I hunkered under the blanket and stitched a bit. I hope I will get to spend time at the sewing machine tomorrow. Love Ewe too, 😀😘❤🐑🤗
DeleteThank you for this beautiful pattern. I still have two houses to stitch, but I will make them. Thank you !
ReplyDeleteAah thank you so much, Annelies. I I look forward to seeing your stitches. I can not tell you how much it means to me that you have stitched so many of them. I am so honored. Warm hugs and blessings.
DeleteVery pretty! So many details to take in.
ReplyDeleteAaw thank you so much, Kate. I struggled a little on this house , but it all came out in the end. Have a fabulous day. Hugs.
DeleteLove your new house. I'm always curious as to the why of keys and the date...Blessings!
ReplyDeleteAah thank you so much, Donna. I originally chose the keys for this piece because it reminded me of my great aunt working at the post office . She always had a large ring of keys. As a child , I was fascinated watching her at work, putting the letters in the mail slots and such. Then I changed the colors of the house and chose a date for my Great Great Aunt Fannie. I always try to put something in my house stitches as a nod to my ancestors. Sometimes it brings back fond memories when I do this. Warm hugs and blessings.
DeleteAnother house to add to my list - so looking forward to this one!! I am slowly but surely getting all of the Saltbox houses stitched up and change them out for each month! Thank you once again for sharing your creative and beautiful patterns to inspire and keep me stitching away. Carrie
ReplyDeleteAaah I am so touched that you are stitching away on these little homes, Carrie. I hope you enjoy each and every one. I am working on a couple of more. I hope to post a new one soon. This time of the year brings me a lot of inspiration. Thank you for bringing a warm smile to my day. Blessings.
DeleteLove your houses and am working through all of them! I would love an ACORN HOUSE. Thanks for your patterns...I also stitch the smalls.
ReplyDeleteAaaw I am so honored, MJ. I hope you are enjoying each of my humble abodes. Oooh an acorn house would be delightful. I already have some ideas coming to mind for that . I am adding it to my list. Thank you for the sweet visit and for stitching my designs. Happy Stitching. Hugs.
DeleteWhat a fabulous new addition to the neighborhood, Melisa! I think your Great Great Aunt Fannie would approve. Happy Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday, Robin. I hope you had a great day. It was a little chilly here. Did you get rain last night? Aah thank you so much on my latest home. It was a delight to stitch and finish. Warm hugs and blessings.
DeleteSuch a wonderful addition to the neighborhood! I liked reading the story about your Great Great Aunt Fannie! She would have been delighted!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Terry. It is fun to stitch these little houses and name them after family members . It brings back fond memories. Have a blessed day. Hugs.
DeleteAunt Fannie's House is an adorable design. I could live in Pinkerville!
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you from the bottom of my heart , Jeanna. I was thinking today, I wish I could move into some of these little homes. LOL. Hugs and Blessings.
DeleteHouses and samplers and hearts used to be my favorite things to stitch, but haven't done any in quite some time. In fact, lately, haven't been feeling very crafty at all, but need to pick something to start working on. A whole set of houses in all the colors would make a grand gallery wall.
ReplyDeleteI think houses and small samplers are my favorite things to stitch too, Tammy. I think you have to be in the mood to stitch or craft though. Sometimes, I am not in the mood either and at times I feel a little guilty about that. A gallery wall of houses would look amazing! Who knows you may decide to pick up the thread and needle tomorrow. Thank you for the sweet visit and have a blessed day. Hugs.
DeleteWhat a cute new house design, Melisa! Thank you! Hope you never run out of Aunts so that these sweet houses keep coming :) I'm sure Aunt Fannie would be honored knowing this newest chart is named after her! ♥
ReplyDeleteLOL, plenty of aunts in my family to inspire me on new houses. Hee! Hee! Thank you so much, Carol. I had a ball stitching this little house. I am glad to have it ready for display. Have a great day of stitching. Hugs.
DeleteIt's a wonderful design.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing!
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Aaw thank you so much, Isabel. It was a delightful house to stitch. Now I am ready to work on a new one. LOL. Warm hugs and blessings.
DeleteThanks for another lovely stitch, Melisa!
ReplyDeleteAaw you are so welcome, Brenda and thank you for the sweet Wednesday visit. Have a wonderful day. Hugs.
DeleteGr'Aunt Fannie's house is really a pretty one. I really like the sampler and the keys and what I am calling the flowering tree. Would like to hear the reason behind 1916. I looked at the Home Parade to see all the different homes you've created. The color of house I did not see is purple/lavender. Maybe that isn't a color you like and I get that. We all have those colors we lean toward and those we don't. That final picture of the little wooden sheep was so cute!
ReplyDeleteAaw thank you so much, Ginny. I am glad to have this little house under my belt and ready for display. I chose 1916 which was the birth year of my great aunt. Usually if I put a year , it is a nod to one of my relatives. The letters and keys reminded me of my Great Aunt Dot. Aunt Fannie would always stay with my Aunt Dot when she would come to visit. Lots of sweet memories. Isn't that sheep the sweetest? That was a gift from a friend. I just adore it. Hugs.
DeleteThat is so cute, Melisa! I love the letters on this one. You've reminded me that I have the Ole Crow Saltbox in progress - time to get back to it!
ReplyDeleteI think the letters are my favorite part of this stitch too. It was a fun one to work on though I struggled at times because I took a long break. Aah the Ole Crow Saltbox is a favorite. I know you will have it done by fall so it can join your fall decor. Thank you for the sweet visit, Diann. Hugs.
DeleteWhat a lovely new house. Auntie Fanny would be very proud. The collection of houses grow and grow. Soon there will be a cute village. I like it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHave a sunny day, Gabi