Sunday, November 1, 2020

Gingerbread Stitching House

 I've been working on The Victoria Sampler's Gingerbread Stitching House for several years.  A lot of that time, the pieces were tucked away in a box because I was too afraid to start the finishing.  This week I pulled it out and got to work.  This piece stretched my finishing skills.  I would give myself a B- on finishing, but it is mostly done now.

This little house took me about 3 afternoons to put together.


I left off the twisted cord around the roof because I didn't think I could apply it neatly.


Each side of the house is a different pattern:




 
The top comes off and is a needlebook.  The chimney is a small pincushion.  


The biscornu is my favorite part.  I love all the beads and the way the white pearl cotton contrasts with the brown linen.  It fits inside the house.


This scissors case is a companion piece, found in one of the JCS ornament issues.  I am pretty good at finishing flat ornaments, but this piece was a challenge because of the lining.


I still have a small scissors fob to finish.



5 comments:

ButterZ said...

That sounds a great project that would take a long time to make. Well done for getting it finished.

Kim said...

Can you hear my rather loud clapping from all the way down here??!! Your Gingerbread House is a work of art, Laura. All that exquisite stitching! I am not at all surprised that it took a while. You, lovely lady, can take a bow!! A most exquisite finish!

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Those are so pretty. What a lot of work went into them.

Vireya said...

That is gorgeous, Laura! Congratulations on the beautiful finish.

Jennifer said...

Oh Laura, it’s fabulous! I think you did a great job on the finishing.