Come and stitch this delicious Gingerbread Retreat Cottage, Part 9 in the Gingerbread Village! Added to the Tree Etui, the Stitching House, Church, Candy Cane Cottage, Bakery, Haunted House, Needlework Shop, and Quilt Shop, this little Gingerbread Retreat cottage is inspired by my friend Sue’s camp cottage! At the front, you see a welcoming figure in a Santa hat waving you inside from the lower veranda. Picture windows at the lower floor show a class taking place.. where I’m teaching a group of happy students. There is even a separate porch addition, which I know you’ll love! The roof is almost covered with Hardanger stitching, and is the main focus. You will be stitching with yummy silk flosses, Perle Cottons, sparkling beads and delicious looking ‘candy’ buttons. This building was not lined, which makes finishing easier and faster, but you can always line it inside, or add a bottom to finish it off nicely. Finishing instructions and colour photos are included at the end of this leaflet. This year, place all your finished Gingerbread buildings on your mantle for the Holidays! Look for more Gingerbread Village additions in future years! Sending all of you a delicious and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from my house to yours! -Thea
Gingerbread Retreat Cottage Fabric Layout is in Leaflet
(Note: If everything is made out of 28ct Gingerbread Coloured linen, we recommend you buy 14" wide x 31" high. The fabric layout for this size is in the leaflet. You can use Gingerbread coloured Cashel linen for the porch and cottage roof sections, or choose another coloured linen, as long as it's the same count. The darker the colour, the more the hardanger will stand out!, but it's a bit more challenging to see.
Cottage Front: and Back: 41w x 57h (2.9” w x 4.1” h) CUT: 6” w x 7” h
Cottage Side x 2: 49w x 37h (3.5” w x 2.6” h) CUT x 2: 6 1/2” w x 6” h
Cottage Roof x 2: 49w x 34h (3.5” w x 2.4” h) CUT x 2: 6 1/2” w x 6” h
Porch Front and Back: 10w x 29h (.7” w x 2.1” h) CUT x 2: 4” w x 5” h
Porch Side: 49w x 25h (3.5” w x 1.8” h) CUT: 6 1/2” w x 5” h
Porch Roof: 49w x 12h (3.5” w x .9” h) CUT: 6 1/2” w x 4” h
Suggested Materials
- Dinky Dyes #113 “Cobar” - copper golds
- Dinky Dyes #135 “Dandenong” - greens
- Kreinik Mori #1114 - red
- Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
- Needlepoint Inc. #252 - grass green
- Needlepoint Inc. #324 - antique blue dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #554 - yellow
- Needlepoint Inc. #955 - brown dk
- Kreinik Mori #725 - gold lt
- Kreinik Mori #8055 - grey
- Needlepoint Inc. #209 - red dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #355 - green med dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #455 - purple
- Needlepoint Inc. #481 - turquoise
- Needlepoint Inc. #556 - orange
- Needlepoint Inc. #753 - flesh
- Mill Hill seed bead #00479 - white
- SJ Designs 3.4 drop beads #58 - gold
- Large Gingerbread Man button
- Star Buttons - topaz
- Tree Button large
- SJ Designs 2mm pearl beads - white
- Specialty seed beads #101 - mixed colours
- Small Heart Button - red
- Micro Mini Rounds Buttons - white
- Micro Mini Round Buttons - red
- Micro Mini Round Buttons - green
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white (4 - 5 yard skeins)
- Picture This Plus 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton (thick twist) - white
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist) - white
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
- Cross Stitch
- Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
- Back Stitch
- Satin Stitch
- Diamond Eyelets
- Hardanger - Kloster Blocks
- Wrapped Bars with Doves Eyes
- Woven Bars with Doves Eyes
- Partial Greek Cross
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