FlossTube #11 January 4, 2025 Happy New Year!

[@lesleyperry8156]

Bridget took my breath away, many congratulations Jackie. I love how you have made her your own and all your research is facinating. I am looking forward to viewing your previous F/Ts. 🎉👏💕

[@pamelamontgomery8560]

What an absolutely beautiful, beautiful sampler. Your stitching is gorgeous. I am fascinated with your personal story of her. You said that you started her on March 17th. That is St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick is an Irish saint in the Catholic Church. It is very significant that you started her on St. Patrick's feast day and ended on Christmas Day! The sampler is just breathtakingly beautiful! I would say Bridgett is quite pleased with your work!!! What a blessing!

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much for the compliment! I honestly don’t recall deliberately starting Bridget’s sampler on Mar. 17th. Although, it’s possible I did. My connection with her developed as the sampler developed.

[@stitchingbythemoon]

Bridget is amazing! Love your changes, especially the Sacred Heart of Jesus. ❤️ Congratulations on such a fabulous finish!!

[@sarah_out_of_office]

I am definitely sitting here applauding your beautiful work. Thank you for sharing your journey on this project. Best wishes for 2025

[@karendavis-macon9658]

Oh, your Bridget is soooo beautiful!! I can’t wait to see her framed. I hope some day you will find her! I am also a breast cancer survivor ; since 2003-2004. You are exactly right; it’s 98% how you speak and approach this disease. I had great family support and a great Doctor and the power of prayer! Our bodies were meant to heal themselves with the right herbal remedies; as I am researching ! Thank you for sharing ! HAPPY STITCHING TODAY AND EVERYDAY IN 2025!!

[@kathiep.7734]

I love anything Beatrix Potter so thanks for bringing that information out about your Quaker! And I think we all know the feeling of finally finishing a piece we've been working on with all our heart. You almost hate to put the last stitch in cuz now you're done. But on to the next!!

[@donnaboyd5108]

Happy New Year Jackie! I can't believe Bridget is finished. She is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations on your accomplishment. I enjoyed your video and can't wait to see what 2025 has in store for you and your stitching.❤

[@rysiamccallum4097]

That Bridget finish ! ❤Take a bow ... so happy you could hear me applauding ... 😊... great video as always ❤

[@marciaclifford7107]

Your 'Bridget' is exquisite! Obviously worked with such love, and am not surprised you felt her nearby. It's been an amazing journey - thank you for taking us along. I love using a laying tool, and think they make a wonderful difference. There are several kinds - from ornate and expensive to very pointy to more rounded. I seem to prefer the less pointed. Maybe because I don't want the grandkids to hurt themselves! Anyway, there are two I am most fond of. One is an old-fashioned pill counting tool that was given to me so many years ago by a national teacher in the American Needlepoint Guild. I am sorry I can't find it with an internet search. It is light in hand, has two differently shaped ends and is stainless steel. The other was something I discovered by accident. The inexpensive 'SewEZ Fingerthing' (Superior Threads) works wonderfully as a laying tool if you turn it backwards on your finger. I can't find it, but Liz of 'Country Stitchers' showed it some time ago (they have so many Gadget Corner tools). I'd already been using it for laying instead of seam pressing so it was kind of a thrill to see Liz demonstrate it. Anyway! There is a laying tool for anyone's preference and budget. Happy journey!

[@laurieboldis1537]

Spectacular Bridget Powers. Well done Jackie! Work of a lifetime❤️

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@susanreamy6239]

I enjoyed this video so much Jackie. Thank-you for sharing your work and your thoughts. I look forward to meeting you, and Bridget, in Phoenix. ❣

[@OllieandMay]

👏👏👏 Absolutely Stunning Jackie… The Beatrix Potter Quaker sampler is Lovely and the Colours you have chosen are Gorgeous 😍.Happy 2025 ❤

[@anelaborateruse52]

Such an accomplishment. I didn’t clap I bowed. I’m proud of you - I’m proud of Bridget. Thank you for you videos - squeeze to Archie.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Awww, thank you! 🙏🏻🩷🍀

[@CC-st3qc]

Your finish is beautiful and I've enjoyed your journey with Bridget. Did you notice you started this sampler on March 17th (St. Patricks Day, Irish holiday and finished it on a religious holiday, Christmas. It was meant to be!

[@lindioverton5240]

I have enjoyed your journey with Bridget so it is nice to see your beautiful finish of her sampler. Thank you for sharing. Also thanks for the shout out to Arrow Rock. I'm on the board of the Friends of Arrow Rock so I'm glad to hear you had a great experience when you visited over the holidays.

[@trishaknitz5441]

You look amazing in that color. I absolutely love watching you and love seeing all of your projects. Thank you for making these videos and sharing with us.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

You are so welcome! Thank you!

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Blessings to you Jackie in 2025❤

[@kathychamberlain5849]

So enjoyed your Bridget journey.....the piece is beautiful...looking forward to the new year with you

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much!

[@barbaraamccorkle7424]

Bridget is beautiful. Congratulations on a job well done. I will be enjoying your venture into Quaker samplers in the future. Learning something new is always exciting.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much!

[@vickiesheridan1368]

I just found your Floss tube for the first time this evening. I loved your experience with the Bridget Power sampler. It is so beautiful and I hope you can find out more about her. I have done so much genealogy on my family and I know how hard it can be with so few details. I’m in Missouri too, St.Charles, and am glad we are just dealing with about 8 inches of snow, so far, but no ice. Have a beautiful stitchy warm evening and I look forward to seeing more of your floss tubes!

[@Lbm1951]

Bridget is just incredible. I've loved following your journey researching her, stitching her, your connection with her, and glad to hear it's not over. I'm looking forward to hearing more.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much! 🍀🩷🍀

[@cathynanz9637]

Happy New Year Jackie! Archie is so wonderful! Bridget is truly exquisite. My ancestry is Scot-Irish so I loved hearing about the background of your piece.

[@loricraig]

So, so gorgeous! Your stitches are exquisite, and the sampler is breathtaking. Isn’t Arrow Rock a wonderful little oasis. I lived in Marshall for many years, and always love my visits to AR. Happy New Year! Thank you for all of the time and thoughts you share!

[@jacquelineleibfried4691]

Your videos are always informative and interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@therunnerstitcher]

Absolutely beautiful finish and I love how much you connected with the piece! Happy New Year!

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you! Happy new year to you, Andrew!

[@georgiaobrien8393]

Wow! Love your choice of thread for your Quaker, along with the linen! And it is so bittersweet that your stitching has ended on Bridget Powers but, oh so satisfying to see her done. I have loved your journey with her and your quest for information and background about her. Completely get connecting with something and “speaking” to you…it’s such a deep and personal relationship. Bravo on your fabulous finish!

[@donnamckinney7885]

It's always a treat to watch one of your videos. I stitched the Beatrix Potter sampler 15 years ago or so. It was an on-line stitch along through a blog where the participants could post their progress. It started as a 1 year thing, but I was on the 2 year plan. I can't remember who was selling the chart, but it was a download. Mine is done with mostly autumnal colors, not monochrome and has lots of personalization for my family. Your finish of Bridget is beautiful and I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on this newest sampler. Have a wonderful time at Sampler Symposium.

[@robinkuechle7345]

I love hearing your story of the connection with Bridget Powers. I do believe she was there with you cheering you on… thanking you for bringing her work to life again. You are such an amazing person and there is such a warm grace about you. You have a way of drawing us in… you would be an awesome author! ✍🏼 always look forward to listening to you ❤ I had to pause you while I jumped over and ordered the book from Target 🤗

[@ChiaraOsborne]

I could so relate to you feeling Bridget with you. I am an avid genealogist and I have always felt a guiding light moving me in the direction I needed to research and making me look in places I wouldn't ordinarily look. Thank you for sharing your journey with Bridget with us. You are an inspiration.

[@ColleenBrandt-tm8jz]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 That is exceptionally beautiful! I never would have realized what that pattern looked like from the chart. Isn’t it amazing how when we honor those who came before us, that we are blest. Stitching is such a universal way to express ourselves. Thank you for sharing this journey.

[@phylliswhite070]

Congratulations on a very special, very beautiful finish. Thanks to you Bridget has a very special place in all of our hearts and hopefully there will be more to share on her in the future. What a great way to start this year by going to Sampler Symposium this month. Wishing you a fabulous time!

[@JustOnlyKristi]

Oh my! Bridget is spectacular!

[@jenniferbonynge5899]

Oh that finish!!! Bringing Bridget to life so many of us know her now, thank you. I totally get the emotional aspect of having worked on this piece as these people come through to us. Lori Holt does pieces that honor her ancestors and I love that. XO

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you!

[@naomic9070]

Hi Jackie. Bridget is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations on finishing her. Thank you for another delightful video. I love your stories and quiet demeanor. You talk while I stitch. Many times I too go down those lovely rabbit holes. You never know where it might take you and i always learn something new. Happy New Year! Naomi

[@coastymom13]

Hello Bridget is stunning! I have thoroughly enjoyed your journey and I’ve learned so much. Just an FYI a needle trolley is a symbol with a very smooth needle attached to it. I use it for needle point. It is basically a laying tool.

[@pegyounger3998]

Jackie, this floss tube was once again a beautiful, calming, inspiring, relaxing visit for a cold, quiet Sunday afternoon. I checked in on a storm chaser in KS/MO, and saw you were in the storm path. I don’t believe the storm will be over before I finish watching you ❄️🤯 I was thrilled to see your finish of your kindred soul, Bridget Powers. It is so beautiful, and it will be great to see how you frame it after she travels to Sampler Symposium at the Attic in AZ. I am not at all surprised you felt Bridget with you as you put in the last stitches. You have been immersed in finding out about Bridget, and spent 9 months stitching this beautiful reproduction of her work, making a couple of changes that were from your heart and in your artist’s eye; without losing any of the beauty and meaning of her work. I imagine the thrill that young girl would have that someone would find her work worthy of being recreated 184 years later. What a wonderful way to honor her, I’m proud of you and this beautiful work of art you have created. 💛 I am so glad you decided to join the flosstube family, and even happier that I have followed you from the beginning of this sharing adventure. I have learned about Bridget and feel like you have introduced me to a wonderful young girl. You have enriched my life with the stitching you do, with the research, with the color selections, and your dedication. The fact that you have ventured into having more than one project lets me know you can be influenced, a little, by taking a break from what you are passionate about and consider what else might speak to you. What might also might stir you to think ‘I need to do that.’ Today as I watched and thought about your SAL of #ba4seasonssal, it occurred to me that I have a couple sets of charts that speak to the seasons, not the girls, but that I could start on the solstices and equinoxes. I am going to take a look at that. The idea is so appealing, but the Barbara Anna girls do not speak to me. I’m am always aware of the solstices and equinoxes in the rhythm of life. 🤔 Your new start spoke to me also. My Christmas was extremely low key, and comfy clothes, and reflection; and I finished my first Quaker project. I love the symmetry of the medallions, the monochromatic floss; and am eager to start another Quaker, friend. I have a friend that has been integral in my life since I was 13, almost 69 years; we traveled, we have escaped to the lake, we have cooked, we have spent days where we are together, but don’t have to chatter, we’ve moved furniture and gotten it stuck in a doorway, we’ve laughed and cried, and laughed until we’ve cried, we’ve been caregivers for one another, she is my 3 girls’ godmother, she is my sister from another mother. You and your New Year friends sound like us, and you made me laugh when you said you had to frog a few stitches on your new start😅. I have 2 books to look for, I love recommendations. The thought that our body is always trying to heal is powerful, and that the language we use affects what we feel… the war words of facing illnesses needs to change. I must look at the SAL starting Friday, I might try to join you. I love that you have intentions, not resolutions. And I loved your glasses and sweater were matching! I’m hoping you put in your notes the reference for the beautiful Irish Blessing. I couldn’t write fast enough and I was at the very bottom of my third page of notes 📝 🤣. Sorry, this is long, I enjoy every moment I am watching you. Thank you again for your very thoughtful flosstube. Enjoy your trip to AZ, have a fantastic time sharing Bridget, enjoy your stitches, and blessings to you. Peg 🤗🙏🏻🪡💛🕊️

[@carolevans3021]

Beautiful cross stitch. You did such a great job. Waiting for a new magnifying glass so I can start Miss Winter. Thank you for sharing.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

You are so welcome! Thank you!

[@marilynsr53]

Hi Jackie - Happy New Year! Your finish on Bridget is just breathtaking for me. You may not have found out everything about Bridget in your search for her but I definitely think she found YOU on Christmas Day as you finished her work and touched you softly so you could feel her presence and know she is with you. She will always be with you now. I’m so proud for you because I know she means a lot to you. What a lovely experience. I really hope your year is filled with health, wealth and happiness. Please know you are an inspiration to me - thank you for sharing.

[@PondGirl-p5z]

Jackie, thanks for sharing your Bridget journey. Your piece turned out lovely. I am also working on my winter season, girl, and just loving it. I did switch fabric sky blue and changed most of the colors. I just feel good stitching her. I put on my rolling thunder while stitching. I am going to try to join the Facebook group. Keep up your creativity 👏 and Happiest of New Year 🎉 Dorie

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much, Dorie! You too!

[@stitchydutchy2054]

I didn't 👏, but at the exact moment you said you heard it, I was reaching for my phone and give you a finish🛎🛎🛎. Congrats it is beautiful as are the memories we made in the journey. Thank you for sharing this amazing quest. Maybe Bridget will find you again in some way. 🪡🇳🇱🌷

[@Coloradoplainsstitcher]

Bridget is stunning! I have loved watching you work on her and sharing the history behind the chart. Thank you for sharing your love for stitching and Archie.❤

[@bethanyleland3754]

What an incredibly special way to spend Christmas - completing Bridget! Thank you for sharing your journey stiching her and your experience completing her. I am also grateful for your sharing how you came to know Bridget while stitching her sampler. I have just started a reproduction sampler that is meaningful to me and am taking the opportunity to think about the original stitcher, Catharine, and what prompted her to stitch what she did. I think this is my first reproduction sampler and I don't think I would have appreciated it in the same way without you sharing your experience with Bridget, so thank you.

[@9001012]

"May you find peace in the promise of the solstice night, that each day forward is blessed with more light. That the cycle of nature, unbroken and true, Brings faith to your soul and well-being to you. Rejoice in the darkness, in the silence find rest, And may the days that follow be abundantly blessed" Thank you Jackie

[@gdrrahn3410]

Beautiful projects and your spectacular finish….

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much!

[@deniseadler9133]

Happy new year Jackie. Bridget is breathtaking. You just light up when you speak of her. I got choked up when you did. I love your passion. I’m sure she was with you when you finished it. I love your channel and hope to meet you someday. I’m in Connecticut and at this point don’t see a visit to Missouri in my future. I just want to give you a huge hug. Thank you for all you do for the stitchy community. You’re a treasure❤️❤️

[@samanthacramer1612]

What an incredible journey you have had with Bridgette, the connection you have with her is beautiful. I loved what you said that samplers were women’s/girls legacies back in the day. Beautiful work, beautiful channel and a beautiful human being. It’s a pleasure to watch your channel, thank you for sharing.

[@annemarie6962]

Great to see you this afternoon Jackie. Bridget is beautiful. It's been a pleasure to follow your progress on her. I'm sure she'll be a big hit at The Attic. Hope you don't get to much snow. We seem to have escaped so far. Thank you for the blessing at the end 🙏 Take care, best wishes from 🇮🇪

[@ohsewmeo]

Hi Jackie. Thank you for another lovely Flosstube. About floche, you may find it is much too fragile for cross stitch use. DMC used to make it in beautiful colors and it was used mostly for fine embroidery and sometimes for smocking designs. DMC now makes it in just a few colors. It’s very expensive (about 5x’s the cost of DMC cotton floss). You might want to try white flower thread instead. It’s about the same weight as floche, but is much nicer to crossstitch. The flower thread is a bit more than DMC, but less than half the cost of floche. Also flower thread is equal to about 1 1/2 strands of DMC floss. A Trolley Needle is used the same w1ay a laying tool is used. Instead of gripping it between your fingers, the shaft (usually metal) is attached the a ring like shape that fits over your finger. I’ll try to attach a photo of my trolley needle for you. The reason either of these tools helps white stand out is because you place the shaft of the tool at an angle and stitch ‘over’ the shaft for each crossstitch. That shaft keeps the floss slightly above the linen surface so the stitch has a very slight dimension. It also keeps the stitches very even. Will it make your white stitches show up better? I think there are many variables here based on each persons stitching style and skill. 😅

[@ozarkmtnstitcher]

I need to pick your brain about Scotland. My daughter and I will be traveling there in October. I'm looking forward to meeting you at The Attic and a few days. Thank you for another great Flosstube.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you! You will LOVE Scotland!! It’s gorgeous and the people are lovely.

[@lelliott3116]

Happy New Year Jackie! Thanks for the new episode. Just started Hannah Gilpin for my New Year Start. Also using antique gold threads on Muddy Waters by Wabi Sabi. Might try to start the la d da with you. Got that as a kit at a Farm Girl retreat and never started it. Oh what a shame but, you inspire as always and for that I am truly blessed & thankful. Have a wonderful week!

[@carrielgs]

Bridget Power looks STUNNING! Congratulations! I am definitely applauding 😆 I know what you mean about certain pieces "calling" to us to be made. I am Irish/English/Scandanavian but am unusually drawn to French samplers. I haven't attempted a large reproduction sampler yet, but when I summon the courage I will be choosing one of the amazing pieces by Reflets de Soie. Best wishes and happy new year from the other side of MO!

[@prairiestitcher515]

Bridget Power is stunning. I’m so excited I got to see it in person! Just breathtaking! And charter member of the Archie Fan Club here! Big hugs to that little furry man.and this to you: ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

🩷🍀🩷🍀🩷🍀🩷

[@juliehorne4269]

Absolutely stunning thank you for sharing ❤

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you! 😊

[@MarnieBway]

Your floss tube videos are always interesting and inspiring. I have the original version of the Beatrix Potter sampler, it was published by Jacqueline Holdsworth of Needleprint. She reproduced many beautiful Quaker samplers and published some wonderful books on samplers. The information on the original version is mostly about Beatrix Potter, but it does state that the sampler is not an Ackworth sampler. Two excellent books on Quaker Samplers are: Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth by Carol Humphrey, published by Needleprint in 2006, and Threads of Useful Learning, Westtown School Samplers by Mary Uhl Brooks, published by Westtown School in 2015. I think you can still get the Westtown book thru the school’s website.

[@darbylogan8730]

Jackie, I have the B. Potter sampler! You have inspired me to add this to my 2025 goals! Happy New Year!

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Wonderful!

[@darbylogan8730]

Jackie, Bridgette is just stunning! My eyes are teary too sweet friend. I pray to find a project that moves me as much as this piece has impacted you.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

I hope that for you, too! I had no idea when I started that that sampler, what it would become. 🩷🍀

[@stitchingzenith]

beautifully done on the bridget sampler! the back stitched grape vines are so delicate! the way you honor the girls who worked on the original pieces is very inspiring. im not religious, but christian iconography is exceptionally interesting, so i appreciate learning a bit of the symbolism!

[@afreespirit1]

I hope one day to have such a connection to a sampler as you had with Bridget. Your story is awe inspiring!

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

I hope that for you, too!

[@dianebrinkmeyer4390]

So great that you got to meet Celeste! I follow her channel. She is a beautiful stitcher and finisher. We live in the same town - Houston - but I haven't been lucky enough to meet her. Maybe one day. Congratulations on your channel being mentioned in the magazine and thank you for a great video!

[@stitchingbytheriver8666]

Bridget Powers is a beautiful inspiring stitch. I enjoyed seeing the personalization you did with it and the reasoning behind it. Maybe your journey with Bridget is not an ending, but maybe a new beginning of something not yet known to you..just a thought.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much! I totally agree I’m looking forward to what is next!

[@patticenteno4660]

Beautiful work on your projects and love the vintage French needlework book ❤

[@gailnitz5497]

Breath taking, what a connection. I do quilt Restoration and I get you with that connection feeling

[@TheMctrav3]

The stitchy box sampler is going to be so pretty. Love your choices

[@sheilacasper2030]

You did such a beautiful job stitching bridget. It is glorious! When i first came back to stitching after a long time away, i started on quakers. I love them so much and i really enjoy those geometric patterns. Some time when i find another quaker pattern i am drawn to, i want to stitch one in deeply variegated floss, like purple to blue to green etc. I think that would be lovely.

[@sharonpetterson478]

Your Bridget is just stunning,easy to see and feel what a beautiful connection you had with her. Happy 2025.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you so much!

[@lindaskinner5887]

Congratulations on your finish. Thank you for a wonderful video. Happy stitching. ❤

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you! 😊

[@janefootit6268]

Bridget Powers is absolutely beautiful!! It was very interesting to hear about it!! Thanks so much for sharing !!

[@sewmesarah]

Uh oh, I feel like I’ve been a bad influence on you, my friend. 🤣 Bridget is stunning and your journey and connection to her has embed the piece with life and depth an ‘ordinary’ stitch just doesn’t have. I hope your connection to her remains for many, many years to come. Happy new year and blessings to you for all that lies ahead, Jackie.

[@gourmettexas]

Bridget is a gorgeous piece …. I can’t wait to see how you frame it 😊

[@joanspooner151]

Thank you for sharing your love of stitching. Bridget is beautiful. How appropriate to start Bridget on March 17 th, St. Patrick's Day!

[@vickiesheridan1368]

I wasn’t sure if anyone mentioned the book Quaker Samplers by Lesley Wilkins. It came out in Nov and is a great resource for Quaker Samplers. I love them and am just trying to decide which one to stitch first!

[@donnamccaffrey4364]

Congratulations on your beautiful finish, she is stunning. I have enjoyed the journey of Bridget Powers and hope that some day you find more information about her. As a descendant of Irish immigrants it’s lead me to think about my own family history. Happy New Year and Happy stitching!

[@michelemead841]

Oh my Bridget is beautiful ❤️ what a outstanding stitch. I love her❤❤

[@marilynzipsie9776]

Jackie...Regarding Bridget.. you started her on March 17...an Irish sampler on St. Patrick's Day!!!

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

I don’t recall doing that deliberately, but I’m glad it happened that way! 🍀🍀🍀

[@thepostalstitcher]

Holy Smoking Needles & flying fancy floss! Bridget is absolutely stunning!! Hi Arch :)!! You are such a gem Jackie you are our Stitching Yogi :) light bulb moment * if you wanted to alter your Quaker piece you could add your besties for a New Year Quaker memento if you will 💛 .. so grateful for your floss tube. May your New Year be filled with all forms of abundance, creating, and may your needles stay busy.. warm hugs from SC

[@noracaylor4650]

Hi Jackie! I’ve been watching you since you started. I’m usually a watcher not a commenter but I’m really enjoying your videos. I too stitched in the eighties and want to get back into it. I bought dozens of new stitch patterns at an estate sale so I just have to choose one and get started. Happy stitching!

[@carolynnicholls7551]

“Bridget Powers” is just STUNNING! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you taking us on this journey. You have sparked my interest in the history & story of antique samplers.😊

[@clarekalantar]

Another lovely evening spent with you, Jackie. Someone has already pointed out the significance of your start and end dates of your stitching Bridget Powers. It’s a beautiful piece with an intriguing story.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you, Clare! I honestly don’t recall deliberately starting the Bridget sampler on Mar. 17th, but it sure seems like something I would do. Although, at the time I began I wasn’t at all certain that she was Irish.

[@SarahsStitchySpot]

Thank you, Jackie, for this video. I understand your attachment to Bridget completely. I had similar feelings about Mary 395 and her completion was indeed bittersweet. Keep me in your back pocket at Sampler Symposium. Much love.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you, Sarah! You will always be my table mate! 🩷

[@Griffinand3]

Great video!

[@kimsmit3045]

Congratulations on finishing Bridget ! She is beautiful, thank you for bringing her back to life.❤ I love a Quaker Sampler was thinking about starting the Beatrix Potter sampler ,maybe I’ll stitch along with you. 😊

[@grmanat]

I’ve often thought about you and Bridget. I can totally understand her presence. Someday you will meet her. It is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

I hope so! 😊🩷🍀

[@robynknits]

I'm quakering at the moment stitching 3 different ones. Two are new designs (AuryTM and Modern Folk Embroidery) and one is a reproduction (AH to EE). I find the motives intriguing and great fun to stitch. Enjoy your Beatrix Potter version. I might have to try that one too eventually. Bridget Powers is absolutely marvellous! C'est magnifique!

[@kathycullenstern9652]

Bridget is absolutely stunning. I have to say looking at the picture on the pattern I didn’t really like it but your stitching has brought out its beauty. I have enjoyed sharing the journey with you. Funny that you mention Nicola. I just started a Hands Across the Sea sampler. Kathleen Dempsey 1883 from Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. She is from County Antrim which is where my mother’s family is from. I know I will feel a connection to her as I stitch. Enjoy your trip to the Attic.

[@suecollura5524]

So much inspiration! I wonder if you shared a past life with Bridget, which may also explain your attraction to catholic iconography. The connection is so beautiful! Thank you for all you share, as always. And hugs to Archie, also as always! ☺🐾

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you! And yes, I’m pretty sure I did. 🍀🩷🍀

[@cathybehle-ernst5796]

Oh, yes. . . .Bridget was giving you a hug . . so neat.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

🩷🩷🩷

[@joanneneufeld8212]

Happy New Year! Your Bridget Powers is gorgeous! It’s fascinating to see the relationship you developed with her. So heart warming. On the subject of Sarah from across the pond - she is to “blame” for a few of my wips this year! My arm is apparently turned pretty easy as I started the new year with 45 wips!! I guess I will be adding a new wip on the 10th for the Across the Pond - imagine that miss Sarah is to blame for that too! 😂

[@jodyarcher9713]

Hi Jackie. I'm not at all surprised Bridget was with you while stitching. You know more about her than any other living person. Can't wait to hear what you learn in Ireland.

[@shelly2758]

Amazing finish on Bridget Power. ❤ Its a pretty intense stitch with pretty intense emotions.

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Thank you! 🩷🍀

[@beverlyingram9496]

I watched today and had been contemplating Brigette since I’ve seen her ❤ I might stitch her but have so many in the lineup I’m not sure when. I am going to Sampler Symposium but I am not sure I’ll come say Hi as I am rather hesitant as most of the time Floss tubers can get Fan Girled quite a bit and while it can be flattering it’s also intrusive. See you soon though

[@marybethfranz5709]

I am about to start Bridget Powers, thank you for exposing me to her. Yours turned out so beautiful- I really hope you go to Ireland, maybe even find her grave? I can’t wait to start my journey, thanks again

[@DawnAtkins-s8b]

I too feel a sadness that you have finished Bridget. It's almost as if her story has not yet finished. Good luck with trying to find answers.

[@LindaSlatten]

Flosstuber the nerdy needle has a great video on using a trolley needle

[@LindaSlatten]

Long Dog Samplers and Rosewood Manor has some beautiful quaker

[@jackiebaumhauer4831]

I have some info on a Bridget Power 1827. I know there are many Bridget Powers, but she is the only one I found with a birth date in 1827. She was born in Islandkane, County Waterford. listed in a 1901Census at 74 years, Roman Catholic, head of Family, not married, housekeeper, speaks Irish and English C.Waterford.This is from Family Search church records and census. Hopefully this helps. Your work is beautiful and I know Bridget loves it!

[@LindaSlatten]

I have 3 quakers I am going to stitch this year

[@darbylogan8730]

PS. I may do the B. Potter stitch as individual ornaments!

[@ComfortStitchingJackie]

Great idea!

[@wendywildeson1447]

Absolutely beautiful finish!! Is it possible that the “rug” pattern is a clue to what church she attended?

[@rosesells5609]

Bridget is beautiful and I am still working on her. You also introduced me to Julia Rachel De La Marie. I haven’t seen much of her on your videos. Would love to see her since I plan on stitching her when I receive the chart. How is that going?

[@frankieronacher1794]

Good morning Jackie, just love watching your videos. So wise and sensible stitcher. But I tried to get the Barbara Anna chart light. Not the smartest when it comes to bringing up things. Could you help me bring up her free chart “light”. Much appreciated if you could. All the Best of Health, Happiness and lots of Stitching in 2025!!!