Weekend stitching on Melissa Shirley's Thanksgiving House

Here is the roof on arrival in early April

Here is how it looks now

 Shingles with the gold

Saturday I spent 8.5 hours stitching on the Thanksgiving House roof.  I did not finish all the shingles on the one side that I had started.  Sunday afternoon found me finishing all the shingles on one side and moving to the band on the edge.

Band across the bottom

After I finished the band across the bottom, I moved up the sides.

Stitch up the sides

Back door

I can't wait to finish the roof and move on to the walls.  I can't imagine the fun stuff that awaits with Amy at the helm. 

THE belt

Lastly, another inch or so was stitched on the belt while I trolled FB looking at all the new stuff coming out at TNNA Market.  What fun.

Portrait

Portrait by my daughter

Sunday Meeting by Ewe and Eye

Path to the church

Top of the path to the church

Satin stitching a pine tree

There was not much stitching on Thursday night.  I started the path to the church.   I started satin stitching the tree and just pooped out.

Back to the beginning

This was my very first post on the blog way back in December of 2011.  This is a Rebecca Wood stocking that Amy Bunger created a stitch guide for.  It is next on the list to be finished. 

Current overview

Body of sleigh

Santa at sleigh

Elf loading sleigh

Mrs. Claus

Using Memory Thread for the antlers

Overview of the toe

Before the antlers

Great snow on roof

This is where I picked it up yesterday.  I put this guy's shoes on.

Elf shoes

His too

Trying to shoe this guy

Ornamented the tree

I didn't have a Neon Rays to match the purple ornaments.  After the ornaments are on, garland will be couched on.  I am so close!

A redo in the future? and a finish!

Overview

Close-up 

I got all the boards up on the barn and I think I counted wrong.  It looks like there is a funky area on the right.  Also, the area at the top of the barn door looks unfinished somehow.  Might need a redo.

Kelly Clark Pink Pear

Close-up of embellishment

The Pink Pear is finished.  I kept the embellishment to a minimum.  Do you like it?

Patchwork Santa

Late Tuesday morning

The Patient

Not much stitching was done on Monday.  I had to tend to my patient who had his wisdom teeth out.   He looks pretty good.  Minimal swelling and clearly the pain meds are working. 

Belt

A little stitching on the belt while waiting.

Sunday Meeting 

A few more boards were added to the barn in the evening.  Not much progress, but progress all the same.