Saturday, September 15, 2012

Thanksgiving House Roof

If you click on the first image, it will take you to a slide show format.  Enjoy!


 In the beginning...

Freshly mounted on Evertites...



First boo-boo...not lining up the outline with the gold...  


Corrected...


Second step on roof shingles...


 Third step on the roof shingles...



Making lots of progress...




Stitch across the bottom...

Cute magnet... 



Precariously mounted on my floor frame...


  Finished shingles...



Shingles finished on one side...


Border down the sides... 


Border across the bottom...



 Work begins on the peak...









Second part of the peak...



Peak finished...


 Light green stripes are started...


Second stitch of light green stripes...


Peak and light green stripes are done...


Close-up...



Trim on either side of the peak...



Other side's shingles...




 The take out....



Shingles realigned....


Redo going strong...


Shingles all done on second side...


That just leaves this...


As Dolly Partonesque as I am in appearance, I don't like a lot of bling on most of my needlepoint.  I love the overdyed metallic around the green area of the roof.  Here I think I will use a metallic #8 that matches the gold of the shingles.  This fantastic canvas by Melissa Shirley was stitched using a complete guide by Amy Bunger of Amy's Golden Strand.  I LOVE it.  I can't wait to move on to the walls.   



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11 comments:

  1. Anne BloomSeptember 15, 2012 at 3:50 AM

    I thought you were sick and you have been stitching your brains out! Beautiful!

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    1. Steph's StitchingSeptember 15, 2012 at 6:28 AM

      Pretty sneaky of me. I think it demonstrates how much time I waste on the computer. It wasn't here and look what got done! Thanks for checking on me.

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  2. Denise & LindaSeptember 15, 2012 at 5:40 AM

    Hi Steph,
    Beautiful!, It was a long journey it well worth it.
    Linda

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    1. Steph's StitchingSeptember 15, 2012 at 6:29 AM

      It sure was. How about it? Are we going to enter a contest and win?

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  3. Diane GasiorSeptember 15, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    I hope you and Linda plan on entering this for a "ribbon" when it is all finished. It's beautiful.

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  4. JudySeptember 15, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    Amazing perserverance! Looks beautiful. Anyone of those roadblocks might have tabled this project for me. Congratulations!

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  5. SarahSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Exquisite roofing skills, Steph. I know you are happy to be moving on to the walls. This is a fabulous piece. Can't wait to see it all complete...........Sarah

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  6. Louise's NeedleworksSeptember 15, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    Maybe my computer needs to go to the shop if it means getting more done. This is a fabulous piece and you are stitching it beautifully!

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