Dreaming of Turkey and The Maize House - A Fall Freebie

 The countdown is on! 14 more days until Thanksgiving- the most glorious holiday to give thanks for all the blessings in our lives and of course  to indulge and gobble till we wobble ! 

  Oh boy,  I just cannot wait for Mom's homemade cornbread dressing and the turkey breasts that she will roast.  And I must not forget all of the delectable  desserts that will grace the table. Hmmm, 🤔 I better start my diet a little early so I can have an extra helping of dressing. Hee! Hee! 

Gobble Gobble

 Sooo... I have started to prepare a menu for Thanksgiving. Mom used to make EVERYTHING!  But nowadays I give a helping hand along with my sister .  

What am I planning to take? Well here is my preliminary  list of yummies. These are some family faves.  I will provide a colored link for any recipes that I have shared in the past.  

 Cranberry Marshmallow Salad

Over the Top Green Bean Caserole

Candied Yams

Nanny's Cornbread Salad

Slow Cooker Ranch Mushrooms

5 Bean Salad

Potato Salad

Stuffed Celery

Cream Cheese Corn

Pumpkin Pie

Pecan Pie

No Bake Snickers Pie

Image from Pinterest. 

I am still pouring over recipe books for something new to bring.  Do you have any suggestions?  

There will be about 18 of us if everyone attends.  After we eat dinner, Mr. Pinker and "our crew" will truck on down the road  for a late night supper with his side of the  family. We will bring in tow sides for there too. It is going to be one grand day ! 

Did you notice my little house ? It is hot off the presses and finishing table and is called The Maize House. 

It is another grand but simple house flanked by cornstalks. The roof is adorned with a bountiful basket or maize just perfect for cooking for the holidays. 

There are only 6 colors used in this little ole' house. I am consciously trying to use as few colors as possible in some of my houses. Anywhooo... The Maize House is stitched on 14 count Aida that is coffee/ tea dyed. 

I used DMC floss colors :  422, 610, 844, 936, 3011, 3820. 

 SYMBOL       FLOSS COLOR           

      l 422 Light Hazelnut Brown       

X   610 DK Drab Brown

• 844 Ultra DK Beaver Gray

O 936 VY DK Avocado Green

U 3011 DK Khaki Green

Y 3820 DK Straw  

I thought I would give you a break down on where the colors are. 

BASKET of CORN: DMC 610, 3011, 3820

CORN: DMC  3011, 3820

HOUSE: 422, 936 ( roof , window & door frames, quilt border), 610 (door)

QUILT ON HOUSE: 610 936, 3011

GROUND: 844, 3820

LETTERS/ DATE: 844

DOOHICKEYS : 610

I outlined my house in DMC 936 as an afterthought to make the house pop on my coffee fabric. I did not chart this.

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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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If you are interested in stitching this piece, you can find the letters for the initials in The Maize Basket Sampler which I shared last week. 

 

 Alright , Sweetness, I better get off here. I have recipe books to sift through and grocery lists to make. Like I said the countdown is on! 

Now tell me are you dreaming of turkey, ham and all of the trimmings? 

Have an awesome day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting,

 y'all

Melisa 

"Family dinners feed my heart. "- unknown. 

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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"Another turkey platter? " asked Mr. Pinker. 

"Yep! It is going in my cart, " I replied with a big grin on my face. "Being just $4, I cannot leave this grand ole' gobbler behind. Besides he can proudly join my flock of turkey platters. " 

Mr. Pinker just smiled and nodded his head. 

" I am one happy gal!" I exclaimed as I fluttered to the checkout counter. 

" Gobble! Gobble !  Hee! Hee! "