Thank you! I didn't know how interested people would be with my geeking out over my fabric stash. I worked on the grapes last night (as well as Purple Pansy Angel) at the Salem Area Stitchers in-person meet up. It is getting really close. I want to start putting away the flosses that are done (floss drops drive me crazy; they feel messy. Sub-clinical OCD?).

I really want to make it to help Cindy celebrate finishing Ann Dale! I definitely will bring Purple Pansy Angel and my fabric spreadsheet (Sunday's accomplishment).

Going to think about organizing the pdf stash parade. Probably do it by designer in shorter video segments (got a lot of files). Having a dentist appointment in the middle of my cooking day is a challenge. I woke up too early and couldn't sleep trying to think of all the permutations. Going to try to drop off the Anime bib today around my dental appointment. Got the beef bacon and blueberries out of the freezer. Made up and packed my Advent gift exchange bags last night. Had to put them in a sealed bin so the kitties would not open them and snag all the floss! Willow wants to open presents early. I think she recognizes the Chewy logo.

@@theokiestitcherMe too! I feel bad I didn't put it in my Advent rotation

@ you could do it as a winter stitch, or Valentines advent type project, and/or Christmas in July. You got a lot of options lol.

So Salem Area Stitchers had a Saturday stitch yesterday and I was talking to another member about dedicated stitch days/calendaring. Going to talk more about it in my next video about my New Year's stitch resolutions.

@@mombobeckster4375 I was a little irritated that I miscounted. I will have three new starts during Advent. So by January I will have 19 WIPs. I don't want more than 20 total, so I will be able to start the Gathering of Nuts exclusive, but no more until I finish something😸

@@mombobeckster4375 I need to read The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich by the third Tuesday in December. I nominated this book; I love her writing. But I am reading the Twisted Root by Anne Perry this week and just finished Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt last night on audiobook.

@@woodlandstitchingstudio I was sorry I didn't film Willow on Saturday when I was editing. She saw Max on the video and got so engaged and excited (like she was thinking "That's my boy!").

The Jingle Ball site has a list of LNS events. Kreinik has been getting hard to find and even 123Stitch is out of some types periodically. I have used Treasure Braid instead of Kreinik and it is fine for colors and easier to use/stitch (better texture). So it is up to you as to what you like.

@@creakygeekery2566 Thank you!

@@JanetDoucette I hope I can go every year. Getting more active in the community has changed my life for the better

The fun part I missed, but they were posed at a table as stitchers. The QB had a permanent blush.

I have your email and will send you the info

@@theokiestitcher Everyone has given their tablemates and other participants so many gifts, seems like more than last year. But we have had 50 more people than last year. I was using something I got this afternoon while stitching tonight. So much to share in my next video. Trying to finish the "anime" bib before the close tomorrow.

@@DickeyHorace IDK

We finished them by 9 pm. Marc helped a lot and said how much he enjoyed working with me at the table. Maybe we should do a puzzle? We haven't done that since Xmas 2021.

Yeah, printing the logo from online would probably easier. Thank you for bring it to front of mind! I do want to do the floss matching to the cups and store posters. The beach retreat is in April and there are still a few more places as of yesterday. There will be no designers or exclusives, just stitching with friends. April on the coast may be cold, rainy. The bonfire will depend on tides and weather. I'm not the only one bringing the spouse. Several of the Salem Area Stitchers are going to 2025 Stitch North which is the same weekend (I will go another year). You think I get a lot done? Well, I work full time, but I don't have kids, and I have a landscaper. This year I have been able to access four different social stitching groups per month and I try to set deadlines to get gifts done. They are small things. I was really taken aback at how many starts I had this year. I was not stitching so much in previous years. The largest gift I am working on I started in 2022 or 2023 and it is 12 " x 16". It will take at least another year or two. I really want to finish an old WIP (started in 2003) in 2024 or early 2025 after baby gifts are done.

@@theokiestitcher I have some gift cards in there from 2022. Still good.

@@genstitchr lol🤣

They draw for prizes here. $250 dollar Barnes and Noble, $250 Powell's Books, or two different Lego kits are the prizes. I turned in two more entries yesterday (3000 minutes June 1-21). Last year I turned in seven entries in June into mid-August. I'm stitching more and reading less this year. My Kindle goal for the year is 100 books. I got to finish three ebooks before next Sunday to stay on target. I can get two done, three may be hard. Also the library book club that I like participating in announced their July 2024 - June 2025 list and I checked out two audiobooks I need to finish for the July and September meets.

@@genstitchr holy schnikey!!! Those are some good prizes….if you’re lucky enough to win.

Only social media I'm on is KZbin and Linked In. Although the Linked In hasn't been updated since 2012. The Bristol 101 class is unfortunately only in person. Acorns and Threads does Zoom for their two annual retreats. I got your address and found the snowman ornament kits! So the haul is complete. Maybe I can get my spouse to take them to the post office tomorrow. Also there is a small in person cross stitch summer retreat held right up the road from the North American Bigfoot Center! I heard about it yesterday in one of my Zoom stitching groups. It is very informal and very small, just stitching and good company with lodging and food at a Methodist retreat center. It is out of my price range this year, but maybe I will get to go another time. Finally, about the nametag: Acorns and Threads makes you one for your first retreat with them and gives you starting bling and a year bling at all retreats you attend. They encourage you to embellish your tag, keeping a sharp needle handy to add stuff.

@@genstitchr oh my gosh!!! That’s it! I’m going AWOL and moving to Organ! Totally kidding but it is tempting 😹

Thank you! I wasn't sure the audience would like the floss toss even though it is often a big part of my creation. The bears are going a bit faster because I preselected the brown, green, and tan squares for the letters. Working on the "C," third letter in, right of center. This will be a chocolate bear. Hope you have a lot of happy stitching this holiday weekend.

I don't understand the housewives mention. I don't watch them. Can you give me the flosstube channel?

Robin, the HOD Jack-o-lantern is a chalk drawing that Priscilla Bain did and Cathy Haberman (HOD) designed the cross stitch pattern based on the chalk drawing. Priscilla is the designer of “stitching with the housewives”, a floss tube channel and they (Priscilla and daughter Chelsea) also have an Etsy shop.

Holly Jolly Farm is also a Priscilla Bain chalk drawing adapted by HOD. Priscilla recommends 28 count for her designs.

So, you could do 14 count Aida, over 1. 28 count would be over 2.

@@genstitchr I was talking about a couple of your patterns :) I don’t watch the housewives channel.

It was fun to stitch, except the border? Like other people say about their borders...

@@genstitchr lol they’re boring and it’s easy to miscount.

I tell Max that he is an internet sensation and he doesn't even know it (he is headbutting me, purring, and trying to walk on the keyboard while I am typing. Thank you so much. One of my past gripes with the older patterns around when I started was that they had lots of washed out pastels or colors that were not true to life. I like to insert some authenticity if I am modifying colors for a real plant or animal. The newer designers have much wider palettes and with all the newer hand-dyed fabrics and flosses, there are now a lot of creative choices. I was drooling over the Be Stitch Me website yesterday, but I need to use the fabrics I got before I can get more.

Thank you for joining!

Trekker since 1966. Books, autographs, collectibles, videos, costuming. Own one Star Trek cross stitch pattern, but I think it is a copyright violation.

I got a pattern from a designer that I had never heard of, but similar pumpkin woman to Rebel Stitcher's character. The pattern will be shown in Flosstube #4 Weddings.

My mom made me that table cloth 20 years ago, but it hangs down a lot on my table. Max thought it was fun to attack my hidden legs, hence the reshot parts. He is such a sweetie, I know he was sorry that he made me yelp. The whale ffo on 14 ct was 11 inches by 15.25 inches (cut piece recommended 17 by 22), but the matting and framing added to size. My friend moved last year and broke the glass, so I got it replaced for her. It took up at least a third of my back seat so it seemed big to me. Got some of that Medusa's gaze fabric at our LNS yesterday! The crowd had left, so I was only stitching for an hour with one other stitcher. So relaxing and fun. Hopefully I will get some more work in on Purple Pansy Angel today.

Thank you, Tami. I hope we can talk more on Saturday. I need to make some more cat videos, although I got a good picture of Max pouting in the donut bed (he is finicky and gets mad at meal times while Willow will eat with gusto).

Lol. I think you get it. Sometimes the pattern screams at you and sometimes you warm up to it. And sometimes you have to see the model.

Max is the 10 Lb tuxedo. Willow is his 7.8 Lb mama.

My spouse suggested those as the thumbnail. I have several coworkers that crochet. I'll ask around.

Sorry for the lengthy delay, but I had had to talk to some people about crochet. I watched a new Flosstuber and reached out. The Crow River Stitcher (@TheCrow RiverStitcher) is a cross stitch newbie, but a crochet expert. She recommended trying Ravelry.com. It is a website for knitting and crochet. She thought that some of my grandma's work was based on star patterns and that it might be a good bet that some of those patterns could be found on Ravelry. You might also try an image search, but I have more mixed bags finding things that way. If your local library has a maker space like my husband's workplace, you might get some librarian help, or at least they might be able to refer you to local fiber arts community members for help. Let me know how it works out. I would love to try my hand at the pansy border, but probably won't have time until retirement, 9.5 years away.

You have to get a free account; I found the pansy doily in two searches. www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pansy-doily-5911

Thank you. It was pretty exciting to get comments right away from new friends.