The Victoria Sampler Gingerbread Quilt Shop

VS 163 Gingerbread Quilt Shop by Thea Dueck for The Victoria Sampler

Cross Stitch chart - materials not included

A delicious Gingerbread Quilt Shop is the eighth addition to Thea's Gingerbread Village.

Added to the Tree Etui, the Stitching House, Church, Candy Cane Cottage, Bakery, Haunted House and Needlework Shop, this Gingerbread building is densely stitched on Gingerbread colored linen and is inspired by all manner of quilting! The shop has a small entrance foyer, with the Quilt Shop name above the door, and a metal sewing machine sewn on its tiny roof. The front shows two friends quilting in the top floor window, while a little Christmas tree sparkles merrily behind them. There are few windows, but each of the walls are covered with quilts and quilt motifs. Each side is decorated completely differently from the other side. This gives an impression when assembled, of being surrounded by all different quilts! You will be stitching with yummy silk flosses, Perle Cottons, sparkling beads and delicious looking ‘candy’ buttons. This delicious and fragrant Gingerbread Quilt Shop is dripping with icing, and lots of decorative ‘candies’ to welcome the hungry visitor. This building was not lined, which makes finishing easier and faster. Excellent finishing instructions and colour photos are included at the end of this leaflet to help you assemble yours!  –Thea

Suggested Gingerbread Shop and Roofs Fabric Layout

    Store Front/Back                                        Store Side 1 
Design area: 48w x 100h (3.4”w x 7.1”h)       Design area: 40w x 84h (2.9”w x 6”h)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread         Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread
Cut fabric: 2 pieces  X   6.5” x 10” for finish   Cut fabric: 1 piece  X   6” x 9” for finish

     Store Roof                                                              Store Side 2
Design area: 40w x 52h (2.9”w x 3.7”h)        Design area: 40w x 100h (2.9”w x 7.1”h)  
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread       Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread
Cut fabric: 1 piece X  6” x 7” for finish           Cut fabric: 6” x 10” for finish

    Vestibule Front                                                    Vestibule Sides x 2
Design area: 16w x 30h (1.1”w x 2.5”h)        Design area: 12w x 30h (.85”w x 2.1”h)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread       Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread
Cut fabric:  piece X 4” x 5” for finish              Cut fabric: 2 pieces X 4” x 5” for finish

     Vestibule Roof                 
Design area: 26w x 11h (1.9”w x .8”h)    
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Gingerbread        
Cut fabric: piece X 4” x 5” for finish     

(Note:  Use Gingerbread colour Cashel for both roofs as we have done, or use your imagination and choose another colour linen, as long as it's the same count. Perhaps a red or dark blue colour would look nice. Even a black linen would look smashing on this slanted roof, as well as the small roof over the vestibule. Have fun choosing!