I have been seeing a lot of cute felt applique projects on Pinterest lately: ornaments, houses, decorations, etc. so I thought I’d try my hand at a gingerbread house for my kitchen. 

I started out by cutting a house shape (approximately 6″W X 9″H) from two pieces of heavy felt.  For the front I used an oatmeal color; it has a nice mottled look instead of being one solid color. 

For the roof, I glued on strips of the chenille ribbon and offset each row so that it would resemble the tiles on a roof.  Below the roofline, I added a strip of pretty looped ribbon trim. 

To the front of the house, I cut two windows from turquoise felt (1.5″ X 1.5″) and stitched them in place using a blanket stitch.  Next, I added window panes by hand-stitching a simple cross design with white thread.  The door measures 1.75″ X 3″).

Before adding the back piece of felt, I glued on a border of red pom pom trim around the edge.  I glued the back of the house on, leaving a small opening at the top for a stuffing of poly batting.  For extra design, I machine stitched around the edge of the house in red.

In finishing, I cut a small heart from the red/white gingham ribbon and glued it to the center of the door.  And I love the pop of green from the holly leaves and the whimsy of the polka dot bow!  Lastly, I sprinkled an iridescent glitter over the front of the house and chimney.

By Shellye McDaniel