I lost my stitching MOJO for 10 or so years. Got involved with quilting but still loved cross stitch. Then recently started watching floss tube videos and got hooked again. Right now I'm trying to finish a Hawaiian design of tropical flowers surrounding the islands. I started this year's ago and now I NEED to finish this. So thats where I'm at.
When I loose my stitching mojo, I switch to quilting. Another way to get your groove is go to LNS and look at patterns and threadwork in the shop. That works for me. I love watching your videos. You stitch my style.
Thank you for another great video Grace. You have beautiful stitching and finished pieces!! I tend to stich in the season because I enjoy that, but at the same time I stitch what I want, when I want. Your Mom's Sarah Moon is a treasure. She's so beautiful. Nice to keep it in your family. Meeting Max was awesome!! He truly looks like a sweet little guy! Looking forward to your next video!! Glad that your lost stitchy bug was short lived! 💗
Grace I was cruising they Flosstube and just happened to see your fabulous video. Max is to adorable for words, such a sweetie. I was blown away by the Rose quaker, it's so beautiful. I'm always in love with Prairie schooler and just love that piece especially. The piece you saved from you Mom's stuff is so beautiful. Yes, I have lost my stitchy mojo, first time I sold everything, not a good idea. If a stitchy piece is not talking to you, put it in time out. Relax, then look at all your stash, pick something new. I really enjoyed your visit, thank you for taking time to share.
It sounds like you just had a string of bad luck with mistakes, holes and protein bars. I'm glad you're back stitching. Your Early Americans is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Your stitching is beautiful. When I lose my stitching mojo, I will pick up my crocheting to keep my hands busy. Another thing I do is break up large projects with a small.
Thank you Grace (love your name) for sharing yourself, your honesty, and your stitching with us. I am newly back to cross stitching (started in 1980s) after a career in appliqué quiltmaking….book author, travel teaching, etc. For me cross stitching is exciting and new. I kept my interest going through a 30 year career by exploring new avenues. At first it was getting a good overview of my topic, then I explored quilts from different eras, learned the history of the place and times…first in the US and then in Europe. I guess what I am saying is explore and stitch and even design for yourself using borders and motifs commonly used from different places and eras. I promise it will open new horizons. Only stitching/repeating designs already stitched is only one avenue open to you in cross stitching.
Thank you Jeana!!! I am newly back to cross stitch; about three years now. What am interesting career you’ve had!!! Thank you for the inspiration; I will definitely give designing for myself a try. Always wanting to expand my horizons! Thanks again!
Grace, such a wonderful flosstube, your have a lovely personality - thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to film! Your stitching is absolutely beautiful, thank you for showing your Rose Quaker, it's one I've started and put aside, yours is stunning and inspiring. Your antique sampler has a castle - that is so cool! And I think during your busy work 4th quarter, you should be kind to yourself - only work on projects that give you peace. And yes, add in some smalls here and there, they are very satisfying!
Thank you Tomi for your nice comments!!! I appreciate it!! Isn’t it cool the antique sampler has a castle! I cannot wait to chart and stitch that one. Thanks again!!!
Fabulous Rose Sampler!! She really really makes a statement with the large frame.👏👏. I do not think anyone has ever shown Moira Blackburn-Three things sampler in Flosstube and my ears/eyes perked up because it was one of my first biggie samplers to stitch back in 2008 while watching deadliest catch on TV😂 Have fun with it if you ever have a go. Keep up the great job filming. Love your channel.❤
Thanks for a lovely video! I like all of your projects. Since I like to stitch reproduction samplers, my projects also tend to be on the larger side. About losing your stitching mojo, I wouldn’t worry about it. You may just need a break. It will come back to you. If you want to give it a boost, I’d recommend focusing on a project to finish it by the end of the year. It will feel soooo good to have a big finish, that your mojo will spring back to life in a big way. 😊
Hello Grace, I discovered your flosstube recently. You have such a beautiful colecction of projects. Good you saved that amazing peace from your mom's house. Greettings from Costa Rica.
You design choices are absolutely amazing...... such big beautiful designs. The designs that you 'saved' from your mom's home is stunning, what a beautiful memory.
I had covid the end of August and have lost my stitching mojo. Watching floss tube is about the only thing besides prayer to get it back. Thank you asking. Your stitching is beautiful.
Watching flosstubers like you always inspires me! I want to stitch a sampler soon and I am a little intimidated by the beautiful samplers, fabric to stitch on, and silks, threads, etc. to choose! So thank you for helping me to grow my stitching skills and some day I may start my own flosstube! Your stitching is beautiful and you have some beauties! I loved what you shared about the sampler that was given to your Mom- what a beautiful piece it is! I can't bear to see someone's handwork thrown in the dumpster either! God bless and thanks again!
Hi Deb, Thank you so much for your kind comments! Please don’t be intimidated by samplers. You absolutely can do this!!!! And you should start your own Flosstube as there are many stitchers who are hesitant to start a sampler…you can show how you did it!
Your huge sampler is amazing, Grace! Max is adorable! The Lady in the blue dress is so beautiful, what a wonderful friend your Mom had! I understand so completely about losing your mojo. I am also a quilter, and before I retired I designed, pieced and quilted quilts for 5 different fabrics companies for over 10 years. Now that I quilt for myself, I find that I have lost my mojo. So I have been stitching instead like a crazy woman and enjoying it so much. I thinks it’s just been the break that I need, and I feel I will get back to enjoying quilting again soon. It is comforting to know that someone as talented and experienced as you are, can make mistakes too. Makes me feel like I am not the only one and that it is normal. 😊 The Margaret Williams is amazing, love the colors. How do you chart an already stitched piece? Love your work, Grace.
Hi Diane, Thank you for your wonderful comments and telling me about losing your quilting mojo! Sounds like you had a lot of fun and a great career with fabric companies! I guess we all lose that mojo at some point. I used to scrapbook and read like a crazy women. Now, I am right there with you, stitching like a crazy woman!!! How do I chart an antique sampler? I downloaded a program and it is one stitch at a time. It is time consuming, but it is so fun to see an antique come to life again in a pattern.
@@paisleystitcher1243 Lol, you are a woman after my own heart! I have to hand it to you, charting an old sampler like that would be extremely time consuming but so rewarding in the end😁. I designed quilt patterns with software also and loved it. But again, time consuming. I guess answer to the mojo is (for me anyway) trying to find balance in what I do. Adding some variety keeps me going. I recently tore the meniscus in my left knee playing Pickleball, (which I love and currently really miss) and that’s when my cross stitch fever really took off. Trying to make lemonade as they say. But I know eventually I will be back at the courts. I plan to do my first Sampler soon- Winter Rose Manor by Brenda Gervais. Wish me luck! ! Have a great week❤️
Yesssss!!!! Lost it about a month ago! Nothing interested me! I stopped stitching and focused on other things completely. All I needed was a break! It comes back- just give yourself a break.
I can relate to losing your mojo. My work leaves me so stressed most days that I really have trouble stitching when I get home during the week. Long hours and I commute on top of it. It's easy to loose your desire to stitch, especially when a mistake happens that has to be corrected. Starting something new can really help. However, for me, I find it hard to go back to the one with problems. I have a WIP that I started in 2017. Haven't touched since 2017 because it's heavy with Kreinik and there is a major mistake to frog. I want to get back to it but everytime I almost have myself talked into it, I think about the frogging and change my mind. Someday, though!!
Hi Susan, I can relate on the work!! Maybe I should try another new start?! Your project from 2017, would you restart it? I have one that is just sitting because I don’t like the linen. It really dampened my desire to stitch it.
Grace, So happy to see your newest video. I loved seeing your Early Americans finish. It is beautiful! That frame is perfect. That is a project I would love to tackle. That Quaker is to die for. The mishaps on the Smith Sampler are so disheartening. I think you are brave to ditch it and restart. Those antique samplers will be treasures when you get them charted. I hope you plan to sell the charts. Best of luck as you move forward with your plans. Stay well. Best, K
Hi Karen, Thank you for your kind comments! I feel like I have to restart The Smith Sampler on another piece of linen or I would never be happy with it!!! Yes, I do plan on selling the charts of the antique samplers… just never seems to be enough time. Thanks!
Max is a precious sweetie! Thank you for showing him. Your stitching is absolutely beautiful! Please don’t be too concerned about losing your stitching mojo…it’s just something that happens at times, and in my opinion is just part of the natural ebb and flow of our stitching journey. It’s okay to take a break, and you’ll come back refreshed. 🙂 I enjoy your calm manner, and the way you present your pieces to us. Grace, it almost sounds like the Smith Sampler was out to get you, LOL! I don’t blame you at all for wanting to restart it. Once in a FlossTube video, I heard someone refer to putting their project in craft prison ! That made me laugh so much! 😂 I’ve certainly wanted to do that to a few of my pieces! By the way, your Early American piece is one of my favorites! Have a great rest of your week, and thanks for all you do. Meline
Hi Meline, Thank you so much for your kind comments! I think you are right…losing stitchie mojo is part of the ebb and flow. The Smith Sampler, on that linen, for whatever reason was out to get me!!! 😀. Have a great week!!!
I lost it once, but I just changed from cross stitch to needle point. Did that for a couple years. Then I went back to cross stitch. Now I do both!! I love your RUclips. Keep stitching your doing great
I did The Lady in a Blue Dress from a Larnette kit in the 80’s. Maybe one of my favorite pieces. I’ve never seen it stitched by anyone else. Rose Featherstone is beautiful. I finished a few months ago and she makes me smile. Enjoyed your flosstube
Hi Bea, Wow! Other than Debbie at Creatively Yours, I had never seen The Blue Lady stitched by anyone else. Congratulations on your finish of Rose Ada Featherstone sampler. She is beautiful and I love her colors!!! Thank you for your kind comment!
You have some gorgeous Samplers in the works. Love Hoity Toity! When I lose my.mojo, I pick up a different craft to work on for a few days. The Samplers you are reproducing are so pretty. Mario in
i love that Prairie Schooler chart, it's on my wishlist! What a beautiful finish! And more beautiful finishes! in terms of stitchy mojo, I have a personality that makes me go hard for a few weeks and then I slow down for a few weeks, when I'm in the slow down period where nothing is scratching the itch, I tend to take a few days with zero stitching. sometimes as soon a 1 day later I miss a project and go back to it, other times it takes longer. Or I just start something I'm really looking forward to! I often remind myself that stitching is a joyous, calming experience for me, and if it isn't that, I need to take a moment away! There's no shame in that, especially ugh, I make mistakes and instantly want to refuse stitching on the project again! It's not that big of a deal but as you say, the big girl panties need to come out sometimes. I love your video, I'm happy I found your channel!
I just watched Lisa Kindred Stitches she finished Hoity toity and framed that is such a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing past finishes such beautiful stitching.
I have ADHD and crafting seems to be feast or famine with me. Either I am hyperfocused on my projects and work work work on them or I ignore them altogether. When I lose my stitchy mojo I try to make myself put one thread into a project a day. That seems to assuage my guilt and sometimes it kickstarts that mojo again and I put more and more effort into things. This happened to me last week (hyperfocused) and then this week I just sit and stare at my projects while watching Floss Tube. I am currently doing one thread a day (and writing that into my Book of Days, which helps) and waiting for the mojo to return. Lisa/Kindred Stitcher just showed her completed Hoity Toity on her latest Floss Tube. I know what you mean about the difference in color! I liked the DMC palette better as well. It seemed brighter to me. Maybe you could start the DMC and then hold them up side-by-side to get a better idea before you get too far into restitching it?
Grace, I just love your samplers! You like all the same things I do! I had to laugh about your two boo-boos in one sampler. I did the same thing (except it was 2 tiny pieces of hard candy "fuzz")! Arghh! Since I'm so far along with it (Let Love Abide by La-D-Da), I decided to add a flying leaf in one spot and perhaps a tiny bee or butterfly in another to cover the spots. It happens, girl! I haven't reached the point of losing my stitching mojo as I've only been stitching for about 16 months, but I almost did when that happened! Max is adorable! How I would love a dachshund having grown up with them, but our two cats have firmly said no *wink! Enjoy your stitching! Hugs, Candace
Hi Candace, I love your comments! Oh! Sorry to hear about the hard candy debacle. I like your solution! On getting a dachshunds; your cats have spoken!!!! 😀
I had loved ann thomas for months since i saw it. I never read the verse though. On the 15 of oct i received a 20 % off any item and i ordered the chart. I got a call that my dad died about an hour after i ordered it. I read the verse 2 days later when it arrived. It will be what i stitch in his honor. So very appropriate
When my stitching mojo makes me feel yuk, I give in to that. I recognize I am tired or stressed. I go for walks. And I try to look through my collection of patterns, and I kit up something new. It will return. There are no mistakes, just adjustments. I really don’t mind picking out if the adjustment just isn’t possible.
Hi Grace! Thank you for filming! Your time is so precious during this busy time, yet you take the time to film for us. So appreciate it! Your pieces are beautiful and your stitching is exquisite ! Love the Smith sampler. See you next time!❤️
I’ve been in a slump due to chronic pain but I still love stitching so I’m giving myself a goal of 100 stitches per day. If I do more then great! Less? I’ll put in at least one strand a day. Just to get back in the groove.
Rose Quaker is absolutely stunning!!😻. Beautiful stitching and finishing. Making a flat fold is not hard and will be beautiful with that Prairie Schooler piece. Love the Early American piece, what fabric/ floss did you use?? Always enjoy your flosstubes with so much info... I hate slubs too , can you show us how to repair a hole in the fabric??
Hi Ona, Thank you!! On the Early American piece I stitched it on 32 count Confederate Gray by Weeks Dye Works. Oh slubs!!! I do not like them! Nicola Parkman from Hands Across the Sea Samplers has a great tutorial for fixing a hole in linen. It is Flosstube #7.
Late answer but Yes - I’ve lost my stitching bug a few times (also due to mistakes or dislikes of fabric-choice and so on) ….usually I do a small for near instant gratification in these „events“ 😂 and so far it has always motivated me enough afterwards 😇💕
Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching - it's certainly inspired me and I've saved a couple of your charts to Pinterest for future purchasing. It's common to lose our mojo so I tend to work on a different craft until I get the itchy fingers for starting some new stitching and then I get going again. I too find that if I make a mistake, such as you've shared where a project is off slightly, that too is very good at knocking me off track. One day you'll feel like getting your sleeves rolled up and moving on with the same project and then we can all delight with you when you jump into action again. Until then, be kind to yourself and do some more scrapbooking! Sending hugs and greetings from an English ex-pat and fellow stitcher living in southern Spain 🥰
Hi Claire, Thank you for your lovely comments!!!! I loved hearing you are an expat living in Southern Spain! Wow! I would love to live in Europe part of the year. Maybe in retirement!!??? A girl can dream.
@@paisleystitcher1243 You certainly can dream and if you find yourself over on the Costa del Sol then give me shout and we can have an afternoon discussing all things stitchy 😊
I experience loss of,stitching mojo from time to time. Often something in life is going on or I'm just really tired. My mojo always comes back thankfully.
I stopped stitching for awhile and at the time I didn’t know why. It turned out that my eyesight was changing and I needed reading glasses. Once I got bifocals I enjoyed stitching again. Now I use dedicated reading glasses, MagEyes, and bright light.
Have A Sunday small day next year ?? I definately need the french calendar and your dutch sampler when chartered. I ordered the Margaret Doyle too! Love it
Love your flosstubes. Have just finished some intensive stitching over the last few weeks to finish some christmas presents so my mojo is low. So I am knitting for awhile and then it will come back.
New subscriber, loved the video!! You’ve got beautiful projects going! When my mojo starts to slow I usually pull out a small, something easy and fun, then when I get back to the samplers I’m excited again. I’m about a third done on that Moira Blackburn chart, Three Things Sampler, it’s my oldest. Wow, the save the stitches! it’s awesome. And your antique samplers are beautiful especially the red, that border is gorgeous!! Thanks for the video and inspiration! Happy Stitching!!
I'm enjoying your videos and the projects you work on! When I get those rare times of not knowing if and/or what I want to stitch, I'll move on to another craft I love, I may just take time to read, since there's never enough time to read, or I'll literally work on a stitching project that does give me joy and not worry about it! Go at your own pace, but keep up with your great projects.
I watched your video twice. Your stitching is beautiful! It felt like I was stitching with you because I started Hoity Toity in the dmc, I am currently stitching A Changed World. I have The Smith Sampler kit ready to stitch, I just got the Rose Quaker Sampler and I’ll be putting together the kit shortly with 40 count Antique White zweigart and 100.3 silks. Btw Hobby House Needleworks is my LNS.
Wow! We do stitch a lot of the same pieces!! My dream is to get to Hobby House someday. The retreat dates just haven’t worked out; it will someday soon!
Love your channel but I don’t think I’ve ever commented! We have some projects in common- Anne Thomas is one of my WIPS and I finished Pandemic and Rose Ada Featherstone this year. I have Hoity Toity all kitted up but I’m going to use Jan Hicks’ conversion that’s more navy and pinks. Anyhow, I hope your stitchy mojo comes back in full force because your work is gorgeous!
Love your channel as well. Just watched you yesterday morning in your new apartment. That was a big and exciting move! Congratulations on your new job!!! I really like Jan Hicks conversion and can’t wait to see your progress.
Hi Max! What a sweetheart. I used to have a Dachsy named Max too. He was a sweetheart too. Now I have Ollee a black & cream & Charlee an English cream. I’ve lost my mojo periodically too. I keep doing what I know I love at a slower pace & the excitement catches up again eventually. Watching videos like yours helps a lot too!
Hi Candee, Max is a sweet heart! We’ve had several dachshunds and he is one of the most mellow. You have a black & cream and an English cream!? Nice! Are they long hair or smooth coat? Do you have pictures of them in Instagram? So glad to hear the stitchie mojo comes back! Normally I need to stitch everyday.
I can’t wait to see what your scrapbook and stitching collaboration will be! I’m also a scrapper, lost that mojo several years ago but still have all of my supplies too. Loved your past projects, beautiful pieces!
Yes I have lost my desire for a couple few days.my world is not right when I can't get daily stitching in. It always comes back...be patient. I'll watch floss tube while I'm waiting. It usually sparks a desire. And a small prayer doesn't hurt. Loved watching ❤️
Wow! What a wonderful flosstube! I watched this one on my phone because we are camping and I can’t get flosstube on my tv here. I will be watching again at home on the big screen. I’m not sure I can live long enough to stitch all the gorgeous pieces you inspire me with -but I’m going to try!!! That rose Quaker is calling loudly! Thank you for the goodness❤
Your floss tube is so informative; your work inspiring! Plus Max! I can relate to stitching ups and downs. Not sure of the cause, yet at times my downs reflect a lack of energy due to life issues where energies are redirected. But then it returns. Stitch what brings you joy and relaxation. Have a smooth fourth quarter. 😊
I like the projects you choose to talk about. By coincidence, I pulled out materials to begin stitching Early Americans series just when I saw the great work you have finished. Very nice!
I always love seeing you Grace!!!!!! Your fall piece is so gorgeous and so is the Early Americana piece. The Rose Quaker is fabulous and I am glad you did it on 28 count. It is so dramatic!!!!! Glad your got your Stitching bug back 😊
If it weren't for you I probably would never have stitched a Sampler. I am an Aida stitcher but I fell in love with Samplers because of you. Now I'm obsessed! Loyal fan here!
Other floss tubers have lost their stitchy mojo and I have never experienced that, but I would say "go with the flow" in the sense that do something else and take a sabbatical from stitching. Look at your stitching every once in a while to see if something attracts you. Look at your stash of designs and if something there attracts you, go ahead and start it - no guilt about how you have so many WIPs - obviously, they are not doing it for you at the moment. Sure hope you are enjoying your stitching now. It looks like it. Loved seeing all your finished items. Smalls are sometimes used as a "palate cleanser" when doing large projects.
Love all your wips. The coverlet pattern on that linen is stunning. Never point out your mistakes 😢. But then again everyone does it, we are our own worst critics.
Love all your finishes and WIP’s. When I hear coffee and protein bar, I held my breath. My approach is to take one sampler and stitch on it every day for an hour and then stitch what I feel like. I feel seasonal charts now but then there is also Dark November, can you tell where I am going? All over and then you mentioned The Old Scot, my oldest WIP and it’s almost done but doing it on 34 count with 2 strands and now do 4 or 46 count with one thread. But really need to get that done. I was at Hobby House Needlework a few weeks ago and I got some really nice linen, you definitely need choices. Your samplers you got are beautiful, is that a globe on the Dutch Sampler? The colors are stunning. Happy Stitching
Hi Renee, I enjoyed reading your comments! Yes, that is a globe on the Dutch Sampler! I’d love to see your Old Scot. Do you have it posted on Instagram?
So sorry you have been struggling. 😢 Maybe you need something small to give yourself a sense of accomplishment? Something Autumn? You have beautiful stitching!!
Hi! First time watching you, excellent video. Love the Early Americans; I have the charts to do. Where in PA were you? Was your dad stationed at the depot in Mechanicsburg? Max is a cutie !
Love Jane Hopkins! Gorgeous! Im using soie d'alger for the first time - what length of thread do you recommend using? I am doing a one color sampler - not sure if that makes a difference - considering avoiding waste. Thanks!
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I lost my stitching MOJO for 10 or so years. Got involved with quilting but still loved cross stitch. Then recently started watching floss tube videos and got hooked again. Right now I'm trying to finish a Hawaiian design of tropical flowers surrounding the islands. I started this year's ago and now I NEED to finish this. So thats where I'm at.
When I loose my stitching mojo, I switch to quilting. Another way to get your groove is go to LNS and look at patterns and threadwork in the shop. That works for me. I love watching your videos. You stitch my style.
Eleanor Rigby is stunning--definitely one of those that you need to see to appreciate the beauty, so Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for another great video Grace. You have beautiful stitching and finished pieces!! I tend to stich in the season because I enjoy that, but at the same time I stitch what I want, when I want. Your Mom's Sarah Moon is a treasure. She's so beautiful. Nice to keep it in your family.
Meeting Max was awesome!! He truly looks like a sweet little guy! Looking forward to your next video!! Glad that your lost stitchy bug was short lived! 💗
Thank you Donna!
I'm so glad you did not give up that piece of your mom's of the lady in the blue dress. It's stunning.
Me, too!
Grace I was cruising they Flosstube and just happened to see your fabulous video. Max is to adorable for words, such a sweetie. I was blown away by the Rose quaker, it's so beautiful. I'm always in love with Prairie schooler and just love that piece especially. The piece you saved from you Mom's stuff is so beautiful. Yes, I have lost my stitchy mojo, first time I sold everything, not a good idea. If a stitchy piece is not talking to you, put it in time out. Relax, then look at all your stash, pick something new. I really enjoyed your visit, thank you for taking time to share.
Grace, I love that you stitch many different designs than other flosstubers. Fun to see!
Thank you! 😊
It sounds like you just had a string of bad luck with mistakes, holes and protein bars. I'm glad you're back stitching. Your Early Americans is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Your stitching is beautiful. When I lose my stitching mojo, I will pick up my crocheting to keep my hands busy. Another thing I do is break up large projects with a small.
Thank you Grace (love your name) for sharing yourself, your honesty, and your stitching with us.
I am newly back to cross stitching (started in 1980s) after a career in appliqué quiltmaking….book author, travel teaching, etc. For me cross stitching is exciting and new. I kept my interest going through a 30 year career by exploring new avenues. At first it was getting a good overview of my topic, then I explored quilts from different eras, learned the history of the place and times…first in the US and then in Europe. I guess what I am saying is explore and stitch and even design for yourself using borders and motifs commonly used from different places and eras. I promise it will open new horizons. Only stitching/repeating designs already stitched is only one avenue open to you in cross stitching.
Thank you Jeana!!! I am newly back to cross stitch; about three years now. What am interesting career you’ve had!!! Thank you for the inspiration; I will definitely give designing for myself a try. Always wanting to expand my horizons! Thanks again!
Grace, such a wonderful flosstube, your have a lovely personality - thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to film! Your stitching is absolutely beautiful, thank you for showing your Rose Quaker, it's one I've started and put aside, yours is stunning and inspiring. Your antique sampler has a castle - that is so cool! And I think during your busy work 4th quarter, you should be kind to yourself - only work on projects that give you peace. And yes, add in some smalls here and there, they are very satisfying!
Thank you Tomi for your nice comments!!! I appreciate it!! Isn’t it cool the antique sampler has a castle! I cannot wait to chart and stitch that one. Thanks again!!!
Fabulous Rose Sampler!! She really really makes a statement with the large frame.👏👏. I do not think anyone has ever shown Moira Blackburn-Three things sampler in Flosstube and my ears/eyes perked up because it was one of my first biggie samplers to stitch back in 2008 while watching deadliest catch on TV😂 Have fun with it if you ever have a go. Keep up the great job filming. Love your channel.❤
Beautiful cross stitch, I agree with you keep the lady in the blue dress , it fantastic.
What beautiful projects - those started as well as those yet to be! So glad I discovered your videos! Ty!
Thanks for a lovely video! I like all of your projects. Since I like to stitch reproduction samplers, my projects also tend to be on the larger side. About losing your stitching mojo, I wouldn’t worry about it. You may just need a break. It will come back to you. If you want to give it a boost, I’d recommend focusing on a project to finish it by the end of the year. It will feel soooo good to have a big finish, that your mojo will spring back to life in a big way. 😊
Thank you Janet!!!!
Hello Grace, I discovered your flosstube recently. You have such a beautiful colecction of projects. Good you saved that amazing peace from your mom's house. Greettings from Costa Rica.
You design choices are absolutely amazing...... such big beautiful designs. The designs that you 'saved' from your mom's home is stunning, what a beautiful memory.
I had covid the end of August and have lost my stitching mojo. Watching floss tube is about the only thing besides prayer to get it back. Thank you asking. Your stitching is beautiful.
Hi Kathy, I hope you are feeling better and that your stitchie mojo has returned!!!!
Love your finishes and your progress on your wips. Happy stitching!
Watching flosstubers like you always inspires me! I want to stitch a sampler soon and I am a little intimidated by the beautiful samplers, fabric to stitch on, and silks, threads, etc. to choose! So thank you for helping me to grow my stitching skills and some day I may start my own flosstube! Your stitching is beautiful and you have some beauties! I loved what you shared about the sampler that was given to your Mom- what a beautiful piece it is! I can't bear to see someone's handwork thrown in the dumpster either! God bless and thanks again!
Hi Deb, Thank you so much for your kind comments! Please don’t be intimidated by samplers. You absolutely can do this!!!! And you should start your own Flosstube as there are many stitchers who are hesitant to start a sampler…you can show how you did it!
Your huge sampler is amazing, Grace! Max is adorable! The Lady in the blue dress is so beautiful, what a wonderful friend your Mom had! I understand so completely about losing your mojo. I am also a quilter, and before I retired I designed, pieced and quilted quilts for 5 different fabrics companies for over 10 years. Now that I quilt for myself, I find that I have lost my mojo. So I have been stitching instead like a crazy woman and enjoying it so much. I thinks it’s just been the break that I need, and I feel I will get back to enjoying quilting again soon. It is comforting to know that someone as talented and experienced as you are, can make mistakes too. Makes me feel like I am not the only one and that it is normal. 😊 The Margaret Williams is amazing, love the colors. How do you chart an already stitched piece? Love your work, Grace.
Hi Diane, Thank you for your wonderful comments and telling me about losing your quilting mojo! Sounds like you had a lot of fun and a great career with fabric companies! I guess we all lose that mojo at some point. I used to scrapbook and read like a crazy women. Now, I am right there with you, stitching like a crazy woman!!! How do I chart an antique sampler? I downloaded a program and it is one stitch at a time. It is time consuming, but it is so fun to see an antique come to life again in a pattern.
@@paisleystitcher1243 Lol, you are a woman after my own heart! I have to hand it to you, charting an old sampler like that would be extremely time consuming but so rewarding in the end😁. I designed quilt patterns with software also and loved it. But again, time consuming. I guess answer to the mojo is (for me anyway) trying to find balance in what I do. Adding some variety keeps me going. I recently tore the meniscus in my left knee playing Pickleball, (which I love and currently really miss) and that’s when my cross stitch fever really took off. Trying to make lemonade as they say. But I know eventually I will be back at the courts. I plan to do my first Sampler soon- Winter Rose Manor by Brenda Gervais. Wish me luck! ! Have a great week❤️
Yesssss!!!! Lost it about a month ago! Nothing interested me! I stopped stitching and focused on other things completely. All I needed was a break! It comes back- just give yourself a break.
I can relate to losing your mojo. My work leaves me so stressed most days that I really have trouble stitching when I get home during the week. Long hours and I commute on top of it. It's easy to loose your desire to stitch, especially when a mistake happens that has to be corrected. Starting something new can really help. However, for me, I find it hard to go back to the one with problems. I have a WIP that I started in 2017. Haven't touched since 2017 because it's heavy with Kreinik and there is a major mistake to frog. I want to get back to it but everytime I almost have myself talked into it, I think about the frogging and change my mind. Someday, though!!
Hi Susan, I can relate on the work!! Maybe I should try another new start?! Your project from 2017, would you restart it? I have one that is just sitting because I don’t like the linen. It really dampened my desire to stitch it.
Grace, So happy to see your newest video. I loved seeing your Early Americans finish. It is beautiful! That frame is perfect. That is a project I would love to tackle. That Quaker is to die for. The mishaps on the Smith Sampler are so disheartening. I think you are brave to ditch it and restart. Those antique samplers will be treasures when you get them charted. I hope you plan to sell the charts. Best of luck as you move forward with your plans. Stay well. Best, K
Hi Karen, Thank you for your kind comments! I feel like I have to restart The Smith Sampler on another piece of linen or I would never be happy with it!!! Yes, I do plan on selling the charts of the antique samplers… just never seems to be enough time. Thanks!
Max is a precious sweetie! Thank you for showing him. Your stitching is absolutely beautiful! Please don’t be too concerned about losing your stitching mojo…it’s just something that happens at times, and in my opinion is just part of the natural ebb and flow of our stitching journey. It’s okay to take a break, and you’ll come back refreshed. 🙂
I enjoy your calm manner, and the way you present your pieces to us. Grace, it almost sounds like the Smith Sampler was out to get you, LOL! I don’t blame you at all for wanting to restart it. Once in a FlossTube video, I heard someone refer to putting their project in craft prison ! That made me laugh so much! 😂 I’ve certainly wanted to do that to a few of my pieces! By the way, your Early American piece is one of my favorites!
Have a great rest of your week, and thanks for all you do.
Meline
Hi Meline,
Thank you so much for your kind comments! I think you are right…losing stitchie mojo is part of the ebb and flow. The Smith Sampler, on that linen, for whatever reason was out to get me!!! 😀. Have a great week!!!
Thanks for showing your mistakes and frustrations, sometimes I feel like floss tubers never make mistakes. God Bless you.
Thank you Cynthia! I make some doozies of mistakes!!
I lost it once, but I just changed from cross stitch to needle point. Did that for a couple years. Then I went back to cross stitch. Now I do both!! I love your RUclips. Keep stitching your doing great
Thank you Lynn!!!
I love samplers and all of those that you are working on and those that you have added to your stash. Happy stitching 🪡🧵
Thanks Lorrie!
I did The Lady in a Blue Dress from a Larnette kit in the 80’s. Maybe one of my favorite pieces. I’ve never seen it stitched by anyone else. Rose Featherstone is beautiful. I finished a few months ago and she makes me smile. Enjoyed your flosstube
Hi Bea, Wow! Other than Debbie at Creatively Yours, I had never seen The Blue Lady stitched by anyone else. Congratulations on your finish of Rose Ada Featherstone sampler. She is beautiful and I love her colors!!! Thank you for your kind comment!
You have some gorgeous Samplers in the works.
Love Hoity Toity!
When I lose my.mojo, I pick up a different craft to work on for a few days.
The Samplers you are reproducing are so pretty.
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Thank you Marilyn!!!
i love that Prairie Schooler chart, it's on my wishlist! What a beautiful finish! And more beautiful finishes! in terms of stitchy mojo, I have a personality that makes me go hard for a few weeks and then I slow down for a few weeks, when I'm in the slow down period where nothing is scratching the itch, I tend to take a few days with zero stitching. sometimes as soon a 1 day later I miss a project and go back to it, other times it takes longer. Or I just start something I'm really looking forward to! I often remind myself that stitching is a joyous, calming experience for me, and if it isn't that, I need to take a moment away! There's no shame in that, especially ugh, I make mistakes and instantly want to refuse stitching on the project again! It's not that big of a deal but as you say, the big girl panties need to come out sometimes.
I love your video, I'm happy I found your channel!
Thank you for your comments and suggestions!!!!!
Thanks for sharing I enjoyed your video! Your stitching is beautiful!
I just watched Lisa Kindred Stitches she finished Hoity toity and framed that is such a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing past finishes such beautiful stitching.
Hi Laura, Isn’t Lisa’s Hoity Toity gorgeous!? Thank you for your kind comments!!!
Great job on your stitching. Thank you for sharing.
I have ADHD and crafting seems to be feast or famine with me. Either I am hyperfocused on my projects and work work work on them or I ignore them altogether. When I lose my stitchy mojo I try to make myself put one thread into a project a day. That seems to assuage my guilt and sometimes it kickstarts that mojo again and I put more and more effort into things. This happened to me last week (hyperfocused) and then this week I just sit and stare at my projects while watching Floss Tube. I am currently doing one thread a day (and writing that into my Book of Days, which helps) and waiting for the mojo to return.
Lisa/Kindred Stitcher just showed her completed Hoity Toity on her latest Floss Tube. I know what you mean about the difference in color! I liked the DMC palette better as well. It seemed brighter to me. Maybe you could start the DMC and then hold them up side-by-side to get a better idea before you get too far into restitching it?
Hi Kim, I really enjoyed your comments and advise! Thank you!
Pozdravujem Vás, tvoríte prekrásne diela. Marika zo Slovenská
Grace, I just love your samplers! You like all the same things I do! I had to laugh about your two boo-boos in one sampler. I did the same thing (except it was 2 tiny pieces of hard candy "fuzz")! Arghh! Since I'm so far along with it (Let Love Abide by La-D-Da), I decided to add a flying leaf in one spot and perhaps a tiny bee or butterfly in another to cover the spots. It happens, girl! I haven't reached the point of losing my stitching mojo as I've only been stitching for about 16 months, but I almost did when that happened! Max is adorable! How I would love a dachshund having grown up with them, but our two cats have firmly said no *wink! Enjoy your stitching! Hugs, Candace
Hi Candace, I love your comments! Oh! Sorry to hear about the hard candy debacle. I like your solution! On getting a dachshunds; your cats have spoken!!!! 😀
I had loved ann thomas for months since i saw it. I never read the verse though. On the 15 of oct i received a 20 % off any item and i ordered the chart. I got a call that my dad died about an hour after i ordered it. I read the verse 2 days later when it arrived. It will be what i stitch in his honor. So very appropriate
I am sorry you lost your Dad!!!
When my stitching mojo makes me feel yuk, I give in to that. I recognize I am tired or stressed. I go for walks. And I try to look through my collection of patterns, and I kit up something new. It will return. There are no mistakes, just adjustments. I really don’t mind picking out if the adjustment just isn’t possible.
Thank you Jeanette!!!
Hi Grace! Thank you for filming! Your time is so precious during this busy time, yet you take the time to film for us. So appreciate it! Your pieces are beautiful and your stitching is exquisite ! Love the Smith sampler. See you next time!❤️
Thank you Nancy!!!
I’ve been in a slump due to chronic pain but I still love stitching so I’m giving myself a goal of 100 stitches per day. If I do more then great! Less? I’ll put in at least one strand a day. Just to get back in the groove.
Hi Michelle, I am sorry to hear you are dealing with chronic pain!!! It’s great you keep moving forward and try to stitch everyday!!
Rose Quaker is absolutely stunning!!😻. Beautiful stitching and finishing. Making a flat fold is not hard and will be beautiful with that Prairie Schooler piece. Love the Early American piece, what fabric/ floss did you use?? Always enjoy your flosstubes with so much info... I hate slubs too , can you show us how to repair a hole in the fabric??
Hi Ona, Thank you!! On the Early American piece I stitched it on 32 count Confederate Gray by Weeks Dye Works. Oh slubs!!! I do not like them! Nicola Parkman from Hands Across the Sea Samplers has a great tutorial for fixing a hole in linen. It is Flosstube #7.
Late answer but Yes - I’ve lost my stitching bug a few times (also due to mistakes or dislikes of fabric-choice and so on) ….usually I do a small for near instant gratification in these „events“ 😂 and so far it has always motivated me enough afterwards 😇💕
Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching - it's certainly inspired me and I've saved a couple of your charts to Pinterest for future purchasing. It's common to lose our mojo so I tend to work on a different craft until I get the itchy fingers for starting some new stitching and then I get going again. I too find that if I make a mistake, such as you've shared where a project is off slightly, that too is very good at knocking me off track. One day you'll feel like getting your sleeves rolled up and moving on with the same project and then we can all delight with you when you jump into action again. Until then, be kind to yourself and do some more scrapbooking! Sending hugs and greetings from an English ex-pat and fellow stitcher living in southern Spain 🥰
Hi Claire, Thank you for your lovely comments!!!! I loved hearing you are an expat living in Southern Spain! Wow! I would love to live in Europe part of the year. Maybe in retirement!!??? A girl can dream.
@@paisleystitcher1243 You certainly can dream and if you find yourself over on the Costa del Sol then give me shout and we can have an afternoon discussing all things stitchy 😊
@@ClaireEngland1 You never know Claire!
I experience loss of,stitching mojo from time to time. Often something in life is going on or I'm just really tired. My mojo always comes back thankfully.
Thank you Rita!!
I stopped stitching for awhile and at the time I didn’t know why. It turned out that my eyesight was changing and I needed reading glasses. Once I got bifocals I enjoyed stitching again. Now I use dedicated reading glasses, MagEyes, and bright light.
Hi Kathy, I am right there with you. I wear bifocals and I use a large magnifier with light. It is okay, because I can stitch!
Wow, I love your Harvest Time piece…just gorgeous! You may have persuaded me to do Hoity Toity…yikes! :)
Have A Sunday small day next year ?? I definately need the french calendar and your dutch sampler when chartered. I ordered the Margaret Doyle too! Love it
your work is beautiful, love how large is your show stopper!
Love your flosstubes. Have just finished some intensive stitching over the last few weeks to finish some christmas presents so my mojo is low. So I am knitting for awhile and then it will come back.
Fab video as always, Rise Quaker is stunning and all the better for being large!
Thanks Kirsty!!!
I hear you. I love cross stitching but lost my mojo. I just work on my knitting until it comes back. 😅
Thanks Jo!
I’m working on the second pattern that you showed. I love it so much
Just came across you and have subscribed. Though I am an Aida stitcher, I do enjoy seeing all the samplers you are working on in 40 count plus linen.
New subscriber, loved the video!! You’ve got beautiful projects going! When my mojo starts to slow I usually pull out a small, something easy and fun, then when I get back to the samplers I’m excited again. I’m about a third done on that Moira Blackburn chart, Three Things Sampler, it’s my oldest. Wow, the save the stitches! it’s awesome. And your antique samplers are beautiful especially the red, that border is gorgeous!! Thanks for the video and inspiration! Happy Stitching!!
Thank you Lisa!!!! I should pull out a small.
I'm enjoying your videos and the projects you work on! When I get those rare times of not knowing if and/or what I want to stitch, I'll move on to another craft I love, I may just take time to read, since there's never enough time to read, or I'll literally work on a stitching project that does give me joy and not worry about it! Go at your own pace, but keep up with your great projects.
Hi Debby, Thank you for your suggestions!!!!!
I watched your video twice. Your stitching is beautiful! It felt like I was stitching with you because I started Hoity Toity in the dmc, I am currently stitching A Changed World. I have The Smith Sampler kit ready to stitch, I just got the Rose Quaker Sampler and I’ll be putting together the kit shortly with 40 count Antique White zweigart and 100.3 silks.
Btw Hobby House Needleworks is my LNS.
Wow! We do stitch a lot of the same pieces!! My dream is to get to Hobby House someday. The retreat dates just haven’t worked out; it will someday soon!
Love your channel but I don’t think I’ve ever commented! We have some projects in common- Anne Thomas is one of my WIPS and I finished Pandemic and Rose Ada Featherstone this year. I have Hoity Toity all kitted up but I’m going to use Jan Hicks’ conversion that’s more navy and pinks. Anyhow, I hope your stitchy mojo comes back in full force because your work is gorgeous!
Love your channel as well. Just watched you yesterday morning in your new apartment. That was a big and exciting move! Congratulations on your new job!!! I really like Jan Hicks conversion and can’t wait to see your progress.
Another awesome video!! Thank you!!
Thank you Mitzi!
I hope you get your mojo back. Maybe I’ll meet you one day since we’re in San Diego. Take care!
Hi Athena,
I’d love to meet other San Diego stitchers!! I will be starting a Facebook group soon so we can schedule some meet ups.
You do a great job with framing,
I clean my craft area and it usually recharges me.
My craft room could use a good cleaning! Thanks Kristine!
I have not as yet ever lost a desire to stitch, Grace. I certainly won’t lose it watching your glorious videos. Take care my friend.
I enjoyed your floss tube.
Thank you Helen!
Great video.
Hi Max! What a sweetheart. I used to have a Dachsy named Max too. He was a sweetheart too. Now I have Ollee a black & cream & Charlee an English cream. I’ve lost my mojo periodically too. I keep doing what I know I love at a slower pace & the excitement catches up again eventually. Watching videos like yours helps a lot too!
Hi Candee, Max is a sweet heart! We’ve had several dachshunds and he is one of the most mellow. You have a black & cream and an English cream!? Nice! Are they long hair or smooth coat? Do you have pictures of them in Instagram? So glad to hear the stitchie mojo comes back! Normally I need to stitch everyday.
I started on the smith sampler too. A hard pattern and a lot of stitching but you should keep going, your stitching will cover up the protein bar😊
I should look at that and see if the stitching will cover it up!!😁
@@paisleystitcher1243 I’m sure it will, if not it will add character 😄
I can’t wait to see what your scrapbook and stitching collaboration will be! I’m also a scrapper, lost that mojo several years ago but still have all of my supplies too. Loved your past projects, beautiful pieces!
Margaret Williams is Fabulous
Thanks! I really like that one, too.
Yes I have lost my desire for a couple few days.my world is not right when I can't get daily stitching in. It always comes back...be patient. I'll watch floss tube while I'm waiting. It usually sparks a desire. And a small prayer doesn't hurt. Loved watching ❤️
Thanks Candice!!
Great video. Beautiful Quaker Rose picture! What a sweet and cute dog! 🍁🍁🍁🌲🌲
Thanks Gerry!!
Wow! What a wonderful flosstube! I watched this one on my phone because we are camping and I can’t get flosstube on my tv here. I will be watching again at home on the big screen. I’m not sure I can live long enough to stitch all the gorgeous pieces you inspire me with -but I’m going to try!!! That rose Quaker is calling loudly! Thank you for the goodness❤
Hi Jane, Thanks for taking me camping with you and for your kind comments!!
Thank you for this latest video. Your stitching is beautiful! I can’t wait to see what your scrapbooking/stitching project is!
Your floss tube is so informative; your work inspiring! Plus Max! I can relate to stitching ups and downs. Not sure of the cause, yet at times my downs reflect a lack of energy due to life issues where energies are redirected. But then it returns. Stitch what brings you joy and relaxation. Have a smooth fourth quarter. 😊
Thanks Susan!!!
I like the projects you choose to talk about. By coincidence, I pulled out materials to begin stitching Early Americans series just when I saw the great work you have finished. Very nice!
Thank you!!!
I always love seeing you Grace!!!!!! Your fall piece is so gorgeous and so is the Early Americana piece. The Rose Quaker is fabulous and I am glad you did it on 28 count. It is so dramatic!!!!! Glad your got your Stitching bug back 😊
Thanks Susan!
If it weren't for you I probably would never have stitched a Sampler. I am an Aida stitcher but I fell in love with Samplers because of you. Now I'm obsessed! Loyal fan here!
Thank you!!!
I love your Early Americans and the beautiful frame!!
Thanks Becky!!!
Love your rose quaker sampler, it is a show stopper!!! Always enjoy catching up on your videos.
Thanks Carrie!!!
So beautiful your projects Grace ❤ love them all.
Thanks Bettina!! Hope you are well!!
Just love your Rose Quaker, it’s awesome. Hope to start the Smith sampler soon. Thank you for sharing.
Take a time out and do some small projects. Maybe this will help you get your Mojo back.
Other floss tubers have lost their stitchy mojo and I have never experienced that, but I would say "go with the flow" in the sense that do something else and take a sabbatical from stitching. Look at your stitching every once in a while to see if something attracts you. Look at your stash of designs and if something there attracts you, go ahead and start it - no guilt about how you have so many WIPs - obviously, they are not doing it for you at the moment. Sure hope you are enjoying your stitching now. It looks like it. Loved seeing all your finished items. Smalls are sometimes used as a "palate cleanser" when doing large projects.
Hi Nicole, Thank you for your great advise! I like the idea of smalls as palate cleansers!!!!
Yes I’ve lost my mojo right now. Sampler September did me in. I’m knitting right now and giving myself a break until November.
I am sorry you lost your stitchy mojo, too! Hopefully it will come back full force in November!
Catching up on your fun videos. Can you please tell me what fabric your early American patriotic piece is stitched on? Thank you!!! So so pretty.
Thank you! It is a Weeks Dye Works, Tin Roof.
Love all your wips. The coverlet pattern on that linen is stunning. Never point out your mistakes 😢. But then again everyone does it, we are our own worst critics.
Thanks!!!
Love all your finishes and WIP’s. When I hear coffee and protein bar, I held my breath. My approach is to take one sampler and stitch on it every day for an hour and then stitch what I feel like. I feel seasonal charts now but then there is also Dark November, can you tell where I am going? All over and then you mentioned The Old Scot, my oldest WIP and it’s almost done but doing it on 34 count with 2 strands and now do 4 or 46 count with one thread. But really need to get that done. I was at Hobby House Needlework a few weeks ago and I got some really nice linen, you definitely need choices. Your samplers you got are beautiful, is that a globe on the Dutch Sampler? The colors are stunning. Happy Stitching
Hi Renee, I enjoyed reading your comments! Yes, that is a globe on the Dutch Sampler! I’d love to see your Old Scot. Do you have it posted on Instagram?
@@paisleystitcher1243 no I will post it though soon.
So sorry you have been struggling. 😢 Maybe you need something small to give yourself a sense of accomplishment? Something Autumn? You have beautiful stitching!!
Hi! First time watching you, excellent video. Love the Early Americans; I have the charts to do. Where in PA were you? Was your dad stationed at the depot in Mechanicsburg? Max is a cutie !
Hi Nancy, I no longer live in PA. My father was stationed at Willow Grove. Thank you for your kind comments!
Love Jane Hopkins! Gorgeous! Im using soie d'alger for the first time - what length of thread do you recommend using? I am doing a one color sampler - not sure if that makes a difference - considering avoiding waste. Thanks!
I recommend a 12 - 18” thread.
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Do you like Au vera soie dalger or Miss Sadas silk better? I am considering ordering Miss Sadas collection for Christmas
They are both great to stitch with. Au Vera Soie is shinier.