Flosstube #29 - Stay on Target, Stay on Target
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Welcome to another Flosstube! We have progress of several works in progress, a new start and a new SAL to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, decisions on future stitching, a needleminder fest, and some book talk on motivating myself with book challenges.
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SALs
#aYearofABCsSAL
#250thIndependenceSAL
Plans
Sing a Sampler series - Silver Creek Samplers
New Starts
Fall Mailbox - Mill Hill
Early Americans series - Little House Needleworks
WIPs
Reflections on the 4th - Silver Lining Creations
Autumn ABCs - Little House Needleworks
Advent Calendar from The Magic of Christmas to Cross Stitch - Veronique Enginger
Other Mentions
Vonna / Early Americans Border: thetwistedstit...
Lovely video... your needle minders are so creative. Oh working on dark fabric is a killer but the outcome will be beautiful! Congrats on 2.5K, well deserved.🎉
Thank you -- and for the courage to keep going on the dark fabric! ❤️
Particularly love the Christmas advent pieces. Congratulations on 2500!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for your channel and generosity of time!! 2, 3 and 4.
And thank you for watching!
I have the Early American charts and love your idea of stitching over 2 years. I will get mine out and get a plan together. So glad Your video popped up in my feed today!
Oh, hooray! I'm so glad you came across it too, and we'd love to have you join us or just know you're stitching on your schedule too.
I recently found your floss tube account and I am throughly enjoying it. I can’t wait to see more. 1,2,3,4
Thank you and welcome!
Deborah!! Greetings from Dallas! It’s always so good to get a video from you!! Not much going on here except surviving the heat! Love your needleminder board! I have mine on the back of my metal pattern stand but it’s getting filled up! I may have to look at something similar to what you have. Hope all is well with you and the kitties! ❤
Michael! I hope you're staying cool! I've had my needleminders on a shortbread tin so far, but same with me -- it was getting full. That's a problem with the size of the tin, not with the size of my needleminder collection, of course! :D
1, 2, 3, 4. I love the advent project your working on. It's so cute! I have a nice collection of pins and would love to turn them into needle minders. I'll have to figure out how to do that.
Thank you! It's not too difficult to convert them -- I've found it's definitely worth the effort to make the back as smooth as possible because the magnets won't lay quite flat if there is any bump left.
Hi, Deborah, I just came across your videos and I love them! I love your projects and I’ll be watching the older videos. Happy to be here ❤️
I'm so happy you're here too -- thank you and welcome! ❤️
Congrats on 2.5K subscribers. I bought a couple Pooh pins when I was at Disneyland in June to make needle minders out of, so cute. Love the LHNW Americana series. 1 2 3 4
Thank you! And so glad I'm not the only one who visits Disney and thinks of cross stitch at the same time. :D
Congrats on the subs and kudos for catching up on the advent, they are looking great! 1 and 3
Thank you on both!
Great video. Advent calendar is a cute idea. 1 3 4 Nice idea for pins to needle minders. Now I know what to do with all the pins I have. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! And yes, pins definitely make for great needleminders -- and a good way to put them to use too!
Super video as usual, I love seeing all of your plans. I bought all the Year of ABC’s after seeing you stitch them! 1
Oh, thank you! I am so excited you've picked up those charts too -- they're cute and quick stitches.
Love your patterns! Great choices. 1,2,3,4. Thanks for your video content
Thank you for watching!
Congratulations on 2.5k subscribers. You are so enjoyable how you describe all your projects. 1, 2, 3, 4
Thank you! ❤️
Hi Deborah! Sorry I have been so quiet the last few months. I lost my stitchy bug twice already this year for 10 days and then for 3 weeks and didn't watch floss tubes for a while either. The last time happened after the apartment next to ours caught fire (suspicions of an unextinguished cigarette and/or vape unit through the grapevine). My mom and I went to the store and came home to fire trucks blocking the way into our section so I drove around the other way and we could get as close as the next set of apartment buildings to find out that it was the apartment next to ours. We were in a panic because both of our cats were in there. We explained it to the firemen but were not allowed in for a while because the CO levels were too high. Finally was able to get in with the understanding that if the fireman told us to get out, it would immediate exit because of the CO levels. Went in, nothing burned but my bedroom, closet and bathroom had standing water. My cat was laying back in the closet in a soaking wet cat bed and mom's cat was in her bedroom on a chair he never sits in. We rounded up the cats and got out of there, spent the night at my daughter's an hour away, came home the next afternoon without the cats since we didn't know what the situation was. They brought in 2 huge HEPA filters for the particles and smells (there had been tires on the neighbor's patio which had burned) and a super-heater dehumidifier to dry up the standing water, and had ServPro on site to help with clean up of the standing water, etc. They said not to mop the floors, etc. as they would take care of that but it was taking the cleaners too long to get here and there was no way I was letting my grandson crawl around and play on the floors, so I mopped each area about the size of a toddler bed twice with ammonia and water (and it was so disgusting) so he could at least play on the floor over the weekend. My cat stopped eating a short while later and passed away almost exactly a month after the fire. She was 13, so I am dealing with that. I was lucky enough to have gotten home about half an hour before she died (mom had a pain injection appointment), so was able to hold her the entire process of her passing, through the Cheyne-Stokes respirations and all. I did start a piece called Rainbow Crossing by Silver Creek on the night that she died and will put her name and date of passing, along with a couple other very specials cats in my life, in the clouds above the bridge. Mom and I had been looking for a new place to rent as we both wanted a home instead of an apartment for a few months without much luck. Found out the end of last week that we were approved for a house in Temple which is about an hour north of here while my daughter is about an hour east of here so will have to travel more miles but about the same amount of time back and forth. The backyard is smaller, and has several crepe myrtles and a pink rosebush, but will be a great place for Walter to play. The front yard has a magnolia tree in it and 4 or 5 good-sized rosebushes and shrubs in it. I will have to start mowing grass again but think the yard is small enough that it will be manageable even in the Texas heat. The house is about 200 sq ft larger than the apartment is plus has a 2-car garage attached for less than $200 a month more since our rent would be going up $125 per month more on top of $150 that it went up last year. Walter is growing so much, has grown over 1-1/2 inches since Christmas, and he is smart as a whip, can carry on a full-fledged conversation with him and he understands most things. He is so compassionate. I had told him the weekend before Baby passed that I didn't think Baby was going to be with us much longer but would be seeing my mom's cat Freckles (who died about 3 months ago) soon in kitty heaven and that is why I was sitting on the closet floor and keeping her company. He immediately wanted to sit there with me and wanted to pet her but didn't want to hurt her, so I told him where he could pet her and that she would like it. I told him he could go back to playing, that I'd be out in a couple of minutes and he said, "No Grandma, I would rather sit on the floor too and stay with you and Baby". I am happy to see that you are back to your perforated paper small pieces. You have been getting a lot of stitching done again. I love listening to you talk about your new bird feeders. Good luck with keeping the squirrel out...I have been a birder nearly all my 67 years and have not found a squirrel proof feeder yet. I have hard that putting red pepper flakes in with the birdseed is a deterrent for squirrels but doesn't bother the birds. Hope the bird feeder is still supplying Doc and Wesley with lots of entertainment. Give them hugs and kisses from me. Take care and enjoy the rest of the summer. Dawn in Texas
Oh, Dawn -- I am so sorry to hear about everything you have been experiencing these last few months! Between the fire and the loss of your Baby and then moving to a new place -- that is a lot to happen. But I am so glad you and Walter were with Baby at the end. And your new home sounds lovely! Even with more miles, it sounds like a real home and place Walter will love to grow up in. I look forward to hearing more about as you get settled in. The cats here are enjoying the bird feeders -- as are the birds! The Yankee Flipper seems to be doing it's job, as no squirrels have been eating the food since I put it out. I've seen a couple get their front paws on it, but that's it, and off they go (very gently...). I wish you an enjoyable rest of the summer too!
Lovely video. Congrats on meeting so many subscribers. You have great targets for near future, all the best achieving them. 3 & 4 please.
Oh, thank you so much! ❤️
So fun! Congratulations to you! 1, 2, 3, 4
Thank you so much!
Great to see you again. Congratulations on 2.5 subscribers. I’m actually participating in a SAL which I hardly ever do, but really wanted the pattern. It’s HOD Hygge Holiday. The SAL starts today. I’ll see if I can keep up. I love the type of eclectic store you were talking about. Those are so much fun. You never know what you’ll find. I made a needle minder from a dog tag from the vet that looks just like my dog. They had a whole spinner of different dogs and cats. I first used it on my key chain, then thought needle minder 😅. It’s funny you mentioned a “house theme” for the giveaways. I’m stitching Tea House by Lori Holt right now, I finished The Beach House by FQS, before that was Canada Sampler with a big house by Erin Elizabeth, and before that was Home of a Needleworker. 4 houses in a row. Wasn’t planned either. lol
Hi Linda and thank you! That Hygge Holiday piece is so cute! I was it released and was tempted -- of course -- but I am trying so hard to work on what I've already started. Love the idea of a dog tag needleminder too! All those house patterns you mentioned are so lovely too -- if a theme works, keep at it!
The Magic Of Christmas stitches look great on the perforated paper. I really love it!
Some brainstorming ideas for the gorgeous firework-How about a twilight color fabric? Or maybe try embroidery stitches? Paint in the trees or even just make a painting / painting pen version of the whole thing 😅. Too much? Good luck.
Melinda, you have given me so many wonderful ideas of ways to think about the firework piece! I had an idea -- which may or may not work out -- but I have to at least give it a try -- thank you!
I've been trying to get back in to the habit of reading more now that I don't have to read for classes. I can't believe what a struggle it's been - I used to read constantly. I'll have to see if challenges will work for me.. thanks for the topic! 🪡👠
I'm glad you found it helpful! I found I really dropped off in my reading once my formal education was done, in part because I think I was just so mentally tired from all the assigned readings we did. But I think we're far from alone in this struggle too.
Oh my gosh, I LOVE that advent calendar, super cute. Might have to adapt something like that for my own tree this year. :) 1, 2, 3, 4
Have you heard of the 52 book challenge? I try to do some of those prompts every year. They change up the prompts every year and it makes it fun to get my way through my TBR list. EDIT: Nevermind, if I had waited a couple minutes, you would have mentioned the website, hahaha!
Isn't it so cute? Every time I pull it out, I just marvel over the designs. I love the idea of adding it your tree too!
Haha, I just had to ramble a bit first is all. :D
Very enjoyable RUclips. Than you and congrats on 25k. Love 1 & 4.
Thank you so much!
The collection of pins is a smart idea they are small but great momentos.
I am partial to cat fabrics also! 2, 4
Cat fabrics are great, aren't they? And thank you!
Love you video. Thinking about the 250thsal! 1,2,3,4
Thank you -- I know I already said this on Instagram, but I'm so happy you're joining the SAL with us!
Love all your stitching. 1,2,
Thank you! ❤️
Congrats on your milestone!!!! 1 , 2 , 3, 4
Thank you so much!
A friend and I just signed up for the Broadway season pass at a theater in the Twin Cities - haven’t done that in years, really looking forward to it! Hope you see some great plays!
YAY! I love that idea. This is the first year I've gotten season passes in a long time too. What are you most excited to see?
Thanks for a great video. Congrats on your milestone. 1, 3, 4
Thank you for watching!
Hello, just came across your podcast and beautiful stitching and enjoyed watching you Congratulations and 2,3,4
Oh, thank you and welcome!
Love your board for needle minders - such a great idea! I appreciate all your videos, they are among my favorites of flosstube. 🙂
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Oh, that is so kind - thank you, Kelly!
Love your idea on your american history blocks and the addition of adding more names etc. I am stitching plum street. Lilas studio and twin peak American history patterns. 1
That's a great mix of American history patterns!
Hi Deborah
Lovely to see you and have a catch up today. I do agree with you in respect of your WIP on dark fabric. I am in the same boat, I want it finished and it will look stunning when it is finished, but I absolutely hate working on it! When I think about getting it out to work on a fear comes over me 😱. I love the book/reading idea . Like you I use to be a prolific reader, but now not so much, so I think I might try a book list like you and see if that kickstarts my love of reading once more. Take care my friend 👵 x. P. s. All your stitchy stuff was brilliant! How are the Boys! X
Hi Molly! I'm glad (?) to hear someone else is struggling with a WIP on dark fabric too -- at least we have someone to commiserate with! If you do decide on a book list, let me know how it works for you. The boys are doing well! They are really enjoying the increased wildlife activity that's coming from having the bird feeders outside. :D
Huge congratulations on meeting 2.5k subscribers! Happy stitching. I love all of the charts you showed. Love your handmade needleminders, I've done that with two pins I purchased in London. 1, 2, 3, 4 💗
Thank you so much -- and I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️
I just found you tonight. Enjoyed your video. Love number one!
I'm so glad you found the video and enjoyed it!
You really pulled up on your advent stitches Deborah! It will be beautiful to have the full set stitched this year, so keep up your momentum.
Thank you, Sarah! I was really proud of myself. Now to see if I hit the mark by the end of the month ...
Congrats on 2.5k subscribers!
Thank you so much!
Congrats on getting to 2500 subscribers. Numbers 3 and 4
Thank you so much!
For or birthdays my hubby and I bought season tickets to Broadway in Chicago and Drury Lane, 10 musicals in 10 months! We love it.
Oh hooray! I love that idea! What show are you most excited about seeing?
@@kensingtoncrossstitch Cursed Child, we saw the 6 hour version in New York, but I’m curious about the 3 hour version. I’m also looking forward to the Carol King musical and the Neil Diamond one.
New subscriber, and I really enjoyed your flosstube! 1, 2, 3, 4
Welcome, and thank you so much for watching!
I just love the advent stitches! and love the idea of taking pins and making needle minders out of them. 2
Thank you so much!
Hello Deborah, it's always so, so nice to see you. I love your videos ❤. Great progress on your wips. I am excited about all your upcoming projects. I am so up for a reading challenge. Let's do it! 2, 3, 4, really 4 😂
Hello, my friend! Thank you for always leaving such lovely comments. It makes me happy to see your name pop up every time. And hooray you're in for a reading challenge too! ❤️
I was happy to see your sweet face, today. I’m glad you showed your Advent stitches. I think these little stitches are so cute! Wow, your needleminder collection is so cool. Your fabric choices would make adorable project bags. Congratulations on all your new subbies. 1, 2
Hi Rhonda! I always love seeing your name pop up. And great idea about using the fabric for project bags. Just what I need more of. :D
Congratulations on having 2500 subscribers!! I know I always look forward to spending time with you and seeing what you have been working on. Yes I especially like the Legos. 1,2 I have a new kitty. I'm not sure if it's male or female. I have to wait until they are older to tell. I don't know why I can't but never have been able to tell. Right now the kitty is Kitty. I know... very original LOL I will wait and see what I have and then name Kitty.
Thank you, Joyce! And I loved hearing about your new kitty! Yes, waiting until they're a little older happens sometimes. And "Kitty" is a perfectly useful name. :D I had a cat I probably called Kitty more than her real name once.
Hi Deborah, enjoying your video while on the train to Edinburgh 🏴. I’m at exactly the same point as you on my autumn abs’s (but 2weeks later😂). I’ve not got it with me (project bag is too large) so am stitching Hello Summer from Erin Elizabeth I’ll get to it when I return home. Lovely to see all your stitching and congrats on 2.5K subscribers 👏🏻. 1 2 3 4
I hope you had a lovely time in Edinburgh! Such a wonderful city to explore. I am looking forward to our chat on Sunday!
I absolutely love everything you showed - thanks so much for the video. I have collected a few patriotic projects that I want to stitch over the next couple of years, most notably the Stars & Stripes collaboration between Plum Street and Shakespeare's Peddler. Those little ornaments you are working on are absolutely darling, and I agree that the thread carries will not detract, especially with the finishes you are planning. Your book talk made me nod in agreement several times, in particular the inordinate amount of pleasure I get from checking something off a list! (Do you think it's OK to write the thing you have just done on a list and then check it off? Asking for a friend ...)
Oh, thank you! I love the idea of working on several patriotic pieces over the next couple years too. I think we'll find more and more attention on the 250th as we get closer. (And it is absolutely, 100% okay to write down something you've already done just to check it off!)
Love you videos. Number 1 and 4 is very beautiful.
Thank you!
I’m glad that so many people have subscribed to your channel. I’m waiting to see how you’re going to finish your Christmas 0:15 perforated paper calendar. I wish we had such challenges for books in Greece. It’ll be very useful for me. I used to read a lot of books but for a long time now i can’t concentrate and read. I still buy a lot of books and I’m hoping to find again the motivation to read them.
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Oh, thank you! It's been fun to have so many new stitchy friends to chat with. The Advent calendar will be finished on little mini stockings, one per design. I think/hope they'll turn out really well! I still buy far more books than I am reading these days too. I actually learned just a little earlier tonight that there is all kinds of psychology behind why we do that. If I remember, I'll mention it in my next video.
@@kensingtoncrossstitch it’ll be nice to discuss that issue. I’m always waiting to see your videos. Thru flosstube I discovered people like you that I’m filling they’re much like me. Interested at the same things as I am although they’re so far away. Thank you for making these videos!😊
Me again . . . I think it would be fun to do a mystery reading challenge with you. You could select a prompt from your pretty little canister for us. 😊. I need a little reading motivation. My TBR shelves and wish lists need some attention!
And I'm so happy to hear that! I'll be sure to start pulling prompts for us in the next video!
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Really enjoyed your video post. I am working on the 4 seasons ABC's..
Oh hooray! I'm glad you're working on them too!
Congratulations on the 2.5 subscribers. Love how organized you are. 1,2,3,4
Thank you so much!
Love your Cross stitch floss tube..looking forward to the next one! 1,2,3,4, Blessings
Thank you so much!
Found your channel this morning. You have lovely projects! I have started the Sing A Song series and doing it in monotone colors, love your idea for changing the Fa panel. I am also quite take by the piece hanging behind you; round on what may be gray fabric. Would you share the designer? Thanks so much and I look forward to more videos and I will definitely be binge watching your previous vids. ❤
Oh, thank you so much! The Sing a Sampler series in monotone colors sounds lovely. Isn't it fun to make a piece our own? The piece you mentioned behind me in the video is "Rainbow Temperature Supernova" by Climbing Goat Designs. It's available on Etsy in both the min/max temperature version and one that just uses the max temperature of the day. I used my own colors, but otherwise stitched it exactly as charted. I am so happy with how it turned out!
Beautiful update. My only challenge for reading is to read 40 books a year, and that works well for me. 1.
I think that's a great way to go about it! I used to set challenges for numbers of books too -- and then I'd always have a flurry of short books right at the end to make it. :D
Such a nice visit! What a neat idea to read children/teen literature! Just because there are no kids in my surroundings, why ignore such a glorious source of books!!! I think I need to take my One Nation WIP (the big American Flag with the state names on it) and break it down to have a finish for the 250th anniversary. I did not get as much done on it this July as I hoped and I love your idea of having a finish for that celebration. I can always finish it sooner but given ALL the things and holidays to stitch this might be the plan!
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I absolutely agree! Just because we aren't kids anymore doesn't mean we can't enjoy all the great books written for them that's out there. Oh, that One Nation pattern intimidates me! I really admire those who are working on it. Love the idea of breaking it down to have it done by the 250th too!
1 I’m hoping to start the sing a sampler series in September or October too, still need to purchase it and then kit it up. I may do a color conversion I saw for it. Would love to see how you rechart the runner. 3 I like to use the app storygraph for reading challenges, but I also do a book journal sometime too to keep track them. 4 I like some of the challenges like read the 50 states or read around the world. It helps me read more of a variety of books.
Oh yay! Glad someone else will be stitching the Sing a Sampler series soon too. I've seen some really lovely color conversions on Instagram. Funnily enough, I've also printed out 50 states and read around the world challengers too! I am not focusing on them yet, but I think they'll be such a great way to think differently about what to read.
Fun to find you! 1, 2, 4
Thank you and welcome!
On carrying on the perforated paper - maybe back the paper with the color you carried the most, such as red threads, red backing to minimize the showing? Congrats on 2.5k!!!! I'm definitely going to try out that bird feeder! I don't mind sharing with the squirrels, but they're actually acting more like little piggies....1, 4 Nice idea on the needle minders! I purchased a black wire tree wall decor at Hobby Lobby, I believe, and hang my needle minders on that. Not overly big, trees are pretty, and the needle minders look like colorful leaves. Great video - THANK YOU!
Thank you! Yes, that was the advice I'd gotten from another stitcher too: to use a backing that's the same as the prominent color. I think it's a great idea. That's how I feel about squirrels too. I don't mind having them around or if they eat what's been dropped on the ground, but I don't want them on the feeders themselves. The Yankee Flipper is an investment, but so far, I haven't seen a single squirrel at the feeder now either!
Maybe your long, winding road should be heading into the mountains - keeping with the sound of music theme. Just a thought. 😊
Oooh, that's perfect!
I read a book in my car and it is usually non-fiction and read a fiction. My favorites being murder mystery & historical fiction. We have a bookclub in our condo community. Your plan sounds ds good as I really don't have a lot of time
I'm a big audiobook fan as well. Having a bookclub with neighbors sounds like so much fun too!
Congratulations on 2500🎉 1 2 3 4
Thank you!
Like you magnet board 3, 4
Thank you!
That is Not My Fault!!! I was talking about reduce, reuse, recycle - not going online to buy more!!! Cute fabric, though.
Haha, I really did learn the opposite lesson, didn't I? :D
Congratulations on your subscriptions 🎉. What is the cross stitch on the wall behind you? The pink and blue ray pattern on grey fabric. It's stunning. 1 2 3 4. Have an amazing stitchy week 😊
Thank you so much! The stitch you mentioned is "Rainbow Temperature Supernova", the mix/max temperature version, by Climbing Goat Designs on Etsy. I used my own colors but followed the pattern as designed. I highly recommend it if you're looking for a temperature chart.
❤ #3 really enjoy your channel
Thank you so much!
Always love your updates! Beautiful stitching 💝 1 4
Thank you so much! ❤️
Great video!! 1 2 3
Thanks so much!
Congratulations 🎊 1 2 3 4
Thank you so much!
1st. time watching. 1,2,3,4
Welcome! ❤️
I've scoured the internet for that "Reflections on the 4th" pattern and it is not to be found. Where did you get it?
Oh, no! I am pretty sure I bought it from Thistle Needleworks in Wethersfield, CT. They have a lot of older stock. I don't know if they have another copy, but they do sell online too.
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I don't read it , it just audible.