Looking forward to my pre-order! Everytime I watch you, your enthusiasm gets me even more excited to start this journey with you. I'm excited to see what I learn about myself as well as draw connections to , perhaps my own ancestors, as well as the history of early America. It will be equally interesting to see what my daughter learns and takes from the journey as well. Thank you for all your time and diligence in making this experience special for each one of us! I truly appreciate your generosity and care for this project.
This is shaping up to be an extraordinary experience no matter how you choose to participate. Thank you, Susan, for all the love and attention to detail.
You are so welcome and I am so happy that people feel they can connect to this project on any level and enjoy the experience! I am continually amazed at the way things were done in the past with limited supplies!!!! I hope your needles fly today😀
Susan, what fun! I’m so excited about the little quilt. It’s so much fun thinking back about what my first stitch was. My mother must have been the Queen of all stitching in her family. She made quilts, all my clothes and curtains for our home and crocheted later in life. She made Barbie clothes for her granddaughter and a Crochet christening gown for her great granddaughter. Love your videos so much for all the memories you bing forth in my mind. I wish you great success in this journey b/c of your love of textiles. I might add my mother also worked in a textile mill. My first memory of stitching was setting at a Singer pedal machine, my tiny finger had a run in with the needle. Great video Susan.
Hi Debbie thank you so much for that lovely story! You grew up in a household full of textiles and Needlework from the sound of it! I am afraid you are not the only child who had a run in with a sewing machine needle!!!!!😙
Hi Susan! Another wonderful video. Every time I watch you, I come away with so many ideas! You are a wealth of knowledge and a creative inspiration -- thank you for all you do for our community. Anna and I are excited for July 10th and will be getting together to watch your tutorial and stitch Mary's quilt along with you. Good luck getting all your kits completed and I hope you sneak in time for your own stitching and crafting! -Carolyn
Thank you Carolyn it makes me so delighted to know that you and Anna are Stitching with me! I love watching you both and I’m hoping to sneak in some of that time too! Stitching definitely feeds my soul but I am thrilled to be able to share this little snippet of history with this wonderful community.
Your videos are so fun! I'm in my first year of quilt stitching and second year of cross-stitch and have fallen deeply in love with both. I love learning all the things so really looking forward to July 10.
Oh my, Susan! Your kit sound amazing! I’m heading over to your last flosstube (I must have missed it) to check out your background on this little girl Mary! Your excitement is so contagious!❤
all ready for the tutorial !!! well you can't make a doll quilt if you haven't got a doll bed and a doll!!!( show you later !!) Congratulations my friend on your successful project launch ....interested to hear more about St Louis ....
Lovely presentation Susan… I didn’t get the kit, but I do have fabric already cut up, left overs from my Amish Lap quilts . Look forward to your next video. It’s wonderful to be able to engage with you via video. Sharon Ohio
Once again, thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge with us. You’re First stitches discussion stirred memories of playing in my Great Grandmother Graces sewing room. She made dresses for me as a little girl. My favorite dresses always included a pinafore! ☺️
Susan, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in the history of sewing and textiles. It is so interesting to me and I am so glad to be taking this journey with you!
Fantastic. I look forward to your videos very much, Susan. I was thinking about your comment about how much different crafts influence each other; you were referring to the urns that appeared in fabric design as well as cross stitch. I have noticed in visiting my local quilt fabric shop that paper crafting is influencing fabric design - lots of designers that I have heard of because they do paper for card making or other similar things are now doing fabric design, and there is a lot of similarity in images. Not my favorite! Another change in the past 5-10 years or so is the prevalence of digitally printed fabric rather than traditionally dyed fabric. It is difficult to find dyed fabric in some shops, I find. Not sure I'm a tremendous fan of that change, either, but I understand the appeal. I am looking forward to July 10 and the start of First Stitches. I will have to go through my stash and find some fabrics that I can use. They won't be period reproductions, but contemporary - and maybe even batiks! Thanks so much for this video.
I’m so excited to see what you put together for your doll quilt! I love the fact that people can be creative and use what speaks to them. It is interesting how trends have changed and fabric is becoming less hand produced and more machine made. I’m looking forward to watching your progress and thank you again for always leaving such a lovely comment
Since I have neither Facebook nor Instagram, my journey will have to be here. I was born in England right after WWII ended and was a fairly proficient knitter before I started school at age 5. Knitting and sewing were still taught and we had to knit socks and mittens (on 2 needles) plus make a bag to keep our work in and make a skirt by hand. My mother and grandmother both knitted and my grandmother sewed on an old Singer treadle machine. I always remember all of us knitting something or other from the time I could knit and I also did a lot of embroidery for household items. I had always made clothes and knitted items for my dolls but I was in my teens before I started sewing my own clothes. I started doing crewel work and counted cross stitch after I came to the US but I've never done any stitching on linen, something I would like to do. I came to quilting in April of 2012 and my first big project was Barbara Blackman's "Civil War Sampler Quilt" which taught me a lot over the six years I periodically spent working on the 50 blocks. I've made her Union Blues and Richmond Reds quilts too; I seem to like torturing myself. I've made quite a lot of quilts since then and have a fair stash of reproduction fabrics. I think it's a shame that so many skills have gradually been lost over the years because parents don't teach their children what they know and schools don't consider it worthwhile. Although I've been sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidering and such for so many years, I'm still looking forward to learning how children did it way back when. I'm often amazed at the skill of the children stitching the samplers shown on Flosstube, but it was routine to them. I missed the first offering of the First Stitches because it was released on my 78th birthday and I completely forgot the timing. However, I have pre-ordered for the second release and look forward very much to receiving and working on it. Thank you, Susan, for putting out this project and sharing your considerable knowledge of by-gone textiles and techniques.
I am hyperventilating over your Mulberry Lane quilt….pure love! Wonderful video and love your history lessons. Anxious for my preorder kit to come, should be fun!
Susan I am so excited about First Stitches...love seeing new people interested in making quilts. Your passion for history and textiles is contagious. I've been stitching forever and you have reignited my interest in quilting. Thank you for all you share!
I'm so excited for First Stitches! I shared my kit box with my Mom and Sister yesterday. My Mom loved sewing but due to physical limitations now, she can't do it anymore. But she was so excited to see everything and carefully thumbed through the fabric and had fun stroking it and looking at the pretty patterns on it. So thank you Susan. She is excited to follow along with what I'm doing on the project and this kit made the day so special. Thank you. Thank you.
I have pre-ordered the kit and am so excited to receive it! I truly appreciate you going the extra mile to make more kits after the first ones sold. You are a treasure 🩵🩵🩵🩵
I'm so excited for First Stitches, but I have zero problem waiting to receive it. Good things come to those who wait, right? I'll love every bit of it, too! I love learning about Mary and can't wait for her adventures in stitching!
I need to put you in touch with Ellie Smith, she lives in Ocean Shores and is Dutch, extremely knowledgeable of Dutch Sampler work.....she does modern interpretations of samplers. But was part of two sampler guilds in the Seattle area at one time and shared much knowledge with us.
Your theme today was especially timely as I was stitching away on a tree of life while watching this morning! Looking forward to your Stitched Stories more than I can say, I'll have my urn stitching ready to go so I can stitch and listen along - always a joy to spend time with you, Susan. Congratulations on your wonderful success, First Stitches is such a wonderful idea and so well thought out, planned, and executed. I might have to task my mom with going through the photograph albums this weekend and see if we can't find our own first stitches, or something close to it...
I am completely drawn into the First Stitches project. Thank you for your impeccable communication about it. Loved when you said, "We can do anything if we're crafting the story." I'm curious to hear more about stitching with wool. I could imagine the resistance of the thread pulling through the linen that you described. Happy Crafting (and kitting), Susan! -Anna
I am looking forward to seeing everyone’s projects on Instagram. I’m making a note in my daily journal for July 10. How many different fabrics are in the kit or does it matter? I am considering pulling scraps from my stash to make my own kit.
Looking forward to my pre-order! Everytime I watch you, your enthusiasm gets me even more excited to start this journey with you. I'm excited to see what I learn about myself as well as draw connections to , perhaps my own ancestors, as well as the history of early America. It will be equally interesting to see what my daughter learns and takes from the journey as well. Thank you for all your time and diligence in making this experience special for each one of us! I truly appreciate your generosity and care for this project.
Thank you so much and I am working hard to get these kits out the door!!!!I appreciate your patience so much
Absolutely a wonderful flosstube. Great information . Love this series. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Gerry!!!
This is shaping up to be an extraordinary experience no matter how you choose to participate. Thank you, Susan, for all the love and attention to detail.
You are so welcome and I am so happy that people feel they can connect to this project on any level and enjoy the experience! I am continually amazed at the way things were done in the past with limited supplies!!!! I hope your needles fly today😀
@@susanstandleystitchintime ❤️❤️
The doll quilt is beautiful 😍. Enjoyed hearing about John Hewson.
Thank you so much!!
Love the history and your love of that history. Congratulations on your project getting such a warm welcome!
Thank you!!!!
Thank you Susan❤
Your knowledge is amazing.
Thank you for watching!!!
Susan, what fun! I’m so excited about the little quilt. It’s so much fun thinking back about what my first stitch was. My mother must have been the Queen of all stitching in her family. She made quilts, all my clothes and curtains for our home and crocheted later in life. She made Barbie clothes for her granddaughter and a Crochet christening gown for her great granddaughter. Love your videos so much for all the memories you bing forth in my mind. I wish you great success in this journey b/c of your love of textiles. I might add my mother also worked in a textile mill. My first memory of stitching was setting at a Singer pedal machine, my tiny finger had a run in with the needle. Great video Susan.
Hi Debbie thank you so much for that lovely story! You grew up in a household full of textiles and Needlework from the sound of it! I am afraid you are not the only child who had a run in with a sewing machine needle!!!!!😙
Hi Susan! Another wonderful video. Every time I watch you, I come away with so many ideas! You are a wealth of knowledge and a creative inspiration -- thank you for all you do for our community. Anna and I are excited for July 10th and will be getting together to watch your tutorial and stitch Mary's quilt along with you. Good luck getting all your kits completed and I hope you sneak in time for your own stitching and crafting! -Carolyn
Thank you Carolyn it makes me so delighted to know that you and Anna are Stitching with me! I love watching you both and I’m hoping to sneak in some of that time too! Stitching definitely feeds my soul but I am thrilled to be able to share this little snippet of history with this wonderful community.
Great video Susan! This is all so exciting!!
Thank you!!!!!
Your videos are so fun! I'm in my first year of quilt stitching and second year of cross-stitch and have fallen deeply in love with both. I love learning all the things so really looking forward to July 10.
We are going to have so much fun!
Oh my, Susan! Your kit sound amazing! I’m heading over to your last flosstube (I must have missed it) to check out your background on this little girl Mary! Your excitement is so contagious!❤
Yeah!!!!! I am delighted to have you watching 😀
Excited to follow along!
I am so glad you’re going to follow along! That makes me so happy.
all ready for the tutorial !!! well you can't make a doll quilt if you haven't got a doll bed and a doll!!!( show you later !!) Congratulations my friend on your successful project launch ....interested to hear more about St Louis ....
Thank you Rebecca I’m so glad you’re joining me and I can’t wait to see your new doll and bed!!!!!!!
Lovely presentation Susan…
I didn’t get the kit, but I do have fabric already cut up, left overs from my Amish Lap quilts .
Look forward to your next video.
It’s wonderful to be able to engage with you via video.
Sharon
Ohio
I am so glad you’re joining me and I’m excited to see your fabric choices and your progress! Thank you so much for commenting and connecting♥️
Great video, looking forward to hearing more abt the doll quilt
I am looking forward to this and getting my kit
I have been busy at work and I appreciate your patience so very much!
@@susanstandleystitchintime I am just really happy that you decided to open up more sports
Once again, thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge with us. You’re First stitches discussion stirred memories of playing in my Great Grandmother Graces sewing room. She made dresses for me as a little girl. My favorite dresses always included a pinafore! ☺️
I love that memory and I remember having dresses with pinafores as well! Thank you so much for sharing
Susan, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in the history of sewing and textiles. It is so interesting to me and I am so glad to be taking this journey with you!
I’m glad you’re on the journey too!
Fantastic. I look forward to your videos very much, Susan. I was thinking about your comment about how much different crafts influence each other; you were referring to the urns that appeared in fabric design as well as cross stitch. I have noticed in visiting my local quilt fabric shop that paper crafting is influencing fabric design - lots of designers that I have heard of because they do paper for card making or other similar things are now doing fabric design, and there is a lot of similarity in images. Not my favorite! Another change in the past 5-10 years or so is the prevalence of digitally printed fabric rather than traditionally dyed fabric. It is difficult to find dyed fabric in some shops, I find. Not sure I'm a tremendous fan of that change, either, but I understand the appeal. I am looking forward to July 10 and the start of First Stitches. I will have to go through my stash and find some fabrics that I can use. They won't be period reproductions, but contemporary - and maybe even batiks! Thanks so much for this video.
I’m so excited to see what you put together for your doll quilt! I love the fact that people can be creative and use what speaks to them. It is interesting how trends have changed and fabric is becoming less hand produced and more machine made. I’m looking forward to watching your progress and thank you again for always leaving such a lovely comment
Thank you so much, Susan! You are a treasure and an inspiration! I’m eagerly awaiting the start of the Mary 1840 project. Happy 4th! 🇺🇸
Thank you Barbara!!!! Happy to see you here today
Since I have neither Facebook nor Instagram, my journey will have to be here. I was born in England right after WWII ended and was a fairly proficient knitter before I started school at age 5. Knitting and sewing were still taught and we had to knit socks and mittens (on 2 needles) plus make a bag to keep our work in and make a skirt by hand. My mother and grandmother both knitted and my grandmother sewed on an old Singer treadle machine. I always remember all of us knitting something or other from the time I could knit and I also did a lot of embroidery for household items. I had always made clothes and knitted items for my dolls but I was in my teens before I started sewing my own clothes. I started doing crewel work and counted cross stitch after I came to the US but I've never done any stitching on linen, something I would like to do. I came to quilting in April of 2012 and my first big project was Barbara Blackman's "Civil War Sampler Quilt" which taught me a lot over the six years I periodically spent working on the 50 blocks. I've made her Union Blues and Richmond Reds quilts too; I seem to like torturing myself. I've made quite a lot of quilts since then and have a fair stash of reproduction fabrics.
I think it's a shame that so many skills have gradually been lost over the years because parents don't teach their children what they know and schools don't consider it worthwhile. Although I've been sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidering and such for so many years, I'm still looking forward to learning how children did it way back when. I'm often amazed at the skill of the children stitching the samplers shown on Flosstube, but it was routine to them. I missed the first offering of the First Stitches because it was released on my 78th birthday and I completely forgot the timing. However, I have pre-ordered for the second release and look forward very much to receiving and working on it.
Thank you, Susan, for putting out this project and sharing your considerable knowledge of by-gone textiles and techniques.
I am hyperventilating over your Mulberry Lane quilt….pure love! Wonderful video and love your history lessons. Anxious for my preorder kit to come, should be fun!
I have been cutting fabric all day! One step down several more to go but the first batch should head out soon!
Susan I am so excited about First Stitches...love seeing new people interested in making quilts. Your passion for history and textiles is contagious. I've been stitching forever and you have reignited my interest in quilting. Thank you for all you share!
It’s going to be a super fun adventure and I am so glad you are joining me!!!
Good morning from hazy wisconsin
Good morning !!!!!Happy to have you here!
I'm so excited for First Stitches! I shared my kit box with my Mom and Sister yesterday. My Mom loved sewing but due to physical limitations now, she can't do it anymore. But she was so excited to see everything and carefully thumbed through the fabric and had fun stroking it and looking at the pretty patterns on it. So thank you Susan. She is excited to follow along with what I'm doing on the project and this kit made the day so special. Thank you. Thank you.
I have pre-ordered the kit and am so excited to receive it! I truly appreciate you going the extra mile to make more kits after the first ones sold. You are a treasure 🩵🩵🩵🩵
Thank you so much that is so kind and very encouraging. I appreciate everyone’s patience as I work through the list!
I'm so excited for First Stitches, but I have zero problem waiting to receive it. Good things come to those who wait, right? I'll love every bit of it, too! I love learning about Mary and can't wait for her adventures in stitching!
I need to put you in touch with Ellie Smith, she lives in Ocean Shores and is Dutch, extremely knowledgeable of Dutch Sampler work.....she does modern interpretations of samplers. But was part of two sampler guilds in the Seattle area at one time and shared much knowledge with us.
Your theme today was especially timely as I was stitching away on a tree of life while watching this morning! Looking forward to your Stitched Stories more than I can say, I'll have my urn stitching ready to go so I can stitch and listen along - always a joy to spend time with you, Susan. Congratulations on your wonderful success, First Stitches is such a wonderful idea and so well thought out, planned, and executed. I might have to task my mom with going through the photograph albums this weekend and see if we can't find our own first stitches, or something close to it...
I am completely drawn into the First Stitches project. Thank you for your impeccable communication about it. Loved when you said, "We can do anything if we're crafting the story." I'm curious to hear more about stitching with wool. I could imagine the resistance of the thread pulling through the linen that you described. Happy Crafting (and kitting), Susan! -Anna
I can’t wait to get started. Have a wonderful 4th. We are truly blessed!
Good Morning everyone 🌄 have a safe weekend ❤
I am looking forward to seeing everyone’s projects on Instagram. I’m making a note in my daily journal for July 10.
How many different fabrics are in the kit or does it matter? I am considering pulling scraps from my stash to make my own kit.