Flosstube #22 Finishes, Freebies, Winter Camp!

[@VonnaPfeiffer]

As always a lovely time visiting with you ! I see cross stitch camp all over IG - you have created a wonderful experience for stitchers all over the world, but I’m afraid a HUGE JOB for you. Thank you so much for giving so much of yourself to others! What a blessing you are! Thank you so much for sharing your beauty in stitches and kindness with us!

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Thank you so much, Vonna. You are the queen of giving yourself to others! I appreciate your sweet message. :-)

[@daniellen8703]

That buggy and horse on the Heaven/Earth Design would make a lovely small!! As would the pines! Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers - also my middle daughters FAVORITE flower....to the extent that it is the middle name of her daughter (my one and only grand daughter!)!!

[@sharonrobinson9958]

The Sunflower is my daughter’s favorite flower!🌻That bag is gorgeous! I just started back stitching & I am loving it!! I am stitching on 14 count Aida for now!! I am looking forward to trying new fabrics in different counts!!🥰I enjoyed watching your video!!❤️

[@suepasno4436]

I love stitching on Aida 14 count, because counting is hard. I love sunflowers. I find your word of the year so inspirational. My word of the year is 60, because I am turning 60.

[@DoonBug26]

My Mom was born and raised in Kansas and the Sunflower is very dear to her heart. ❤️ 🌻

[@debbierice2618]

I love Under The Woolen Willow, her skinny pillows and join her strawberry club, it’s great. Thank you for the adorable Valentine chart.

[@teresavaughn2110]

I have just started cross stitching after many, many years last September. I have just discovered Floss Tube and love it! You have such a pleasant voice to listen to. I love the sunflower bag. It’s beautiful.

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Happy that you're back to stitching like so many of us, Teresa!

[@bugnurse]

I have been so enabled on this episode, 😂! Love the spiral bound idea, used to do this with my quilting books. A sunflower always brightens up any space 💞🌻

[@angelabalazs4187]

So sorry to hear about the loss of your kitty Gracie. They are like our children. Thank you for designing the valentine chart and winter camp badge. Love both of them. I'm looking forward to camp. Also going to start the word of the year. Love that idea! I like stitching on 16, 18, 32, and 38 ct. Sunflower

[@cathyking3159]

I really find I like stitching on 20 or 25 count. The smaller the project the more I can get on my walls, perfect!! Love my sunflowers such a feel good flower!!

[@lindacole5211]

Always love my visit with you. Love the word a year. Last year my word was Joy. This year is Hope. Love your little pillow idea. So sorry for your loss. 😢. I stitch on about any count. Depends what is call for but my favorite is 36 count. Course 40 count I'm doing more and more on. 😀. My favorite flower is a sunflower. Love them. I decorate with them alot. My husband will ask every spring what do you want in the garden this year? Sunflowers. 😍🌻. Plus Indian Corn. 😂😂 You have a great 2 weeks. See you next time. 😀

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Wishing you much HOPE and good will for 2022, Linda!

[@sheilacasper2030]

I love sunflower flowers! My favorite count fabric is 20 count aida or 18 count aida. I use a magnifying lamp too. I used to cross stitch in the 80s but stopped cause I couldnt see the stitching anymore. Then last year I discovered flosstube and learned about magnifying lamps! Lifechanging experience!

[@lorrainebergstrom9391]

I love your Whittaker finish and also love your little word of the year pillows. Your dough bowls are gorgeous, that red heart and blue bowl are amazing. Your Reflets de Soie is looking so good. I also love the little valentines pillow you designed. My favourite count of fabric is 28 ct and also very much love 18 ct. I love the sunflower bag. Thank you for another wonderful video.

[@karenmaloley1750]

The sunflower is such a happy flower. I would love to put a special project in that bag. Thanks so much for the opportunity. Stay well. Best, K

[@marthaabstein6046]

I like the word you chose for the year and tied it to a peacock. It would be nice to stitch a sunflower. My favorite count of fabric is either 16 or 32 and sometimes 18 if I need to make things smaller and use only one strand of floss. I want to thank you so much for finding the pattern I wanted, "A Sampler Story", notifying me when it can in and promptly sent it to me. That was excellent service.

[@gerryfix1009]

Great video! A keeper to refer back to. Love your talking about your word of the year. I had pretty much decided to pick that word also. My reasons are that create is something that applies to so many possibilities. I think being creative makes one feel so good. Fills your soul maybe. Can be in sewing, meals, relationship building, and more. Thanks for your thoughts about create. Love your pillows. I have many family birthdays in February. My husband, daughter, Mother, a sister, a brother in law. And more. Love the pictures you took and used in your calendar. I plan to look that up. I have some Colorado connections. Visited there twice. My sister married someone from Colorado, and he’s a wonderful person. She met him when she worked in LaJunta. You do such beautiful work. Creative flosstube!

[@jme5151]

I love sunflowers, they remind me of the sunflower fields in France

[@laviedunartisan7265]

Oops ..I think I like 36 count but my eyes have their own choice 🤓 Your Book of days is everything. Sunflowers 🌻 always give joy and the bag gives me life.

[@janadachingwa9234]

We have 3 small dogs and Sassy is smallest and her medicine is about $100 a month and the Vet said just take her home and love her. Great having a video from you and have missed you. The winter camp sounds like it will be fun. Walk in Peace.

[@vickiinkansas1399]

So sorry on the loss of your cat. I’m sure you gave her a very happy life. I call the sunflower state home. Stay warm!

[@KaylaGraystitches]

The sunflower is one of my absolute favorite flowers. I really like 32 count and 36 count fabric but I just ordered some 40 count fabric to try out recently so we will see how I get along ! Great video as always

[@barbaraearle6137]

I'm most comfortable stitching over 1 on 25 or over 2 on 32 or 36. Loved this episode - especially the idea for floating shelves for seasonal pieces! Stitching keeps me happy while I'm waiting on the sunflowers 🌻 to bloom!

[@shine.sparkle.withAnita]

Great video! I’ve ended up with two words as I move forward into 2022. I chose EMBRACE for the 2021-22 school year. My students and I chose personal words at the beginning of the school year as guides. My 2022 word is PIVOT. 🤗 Looking forward to winter camp!

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

I like both of those words, Anita. And how fun that you have your students choose words for the school year. I love that!

[@lynnbounds215]

Wonderful flosstube thank you for a great start to my Saturday. I love the Sunflower Bag. My husband and I met when I worked at a Sunflower Grocery Store 38 years ago. So whenever he sends me flowers he always have them add a few Sunflowers to the arrangement.

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

That's sweet! 🌻

[@dtrimble1965]

My favorite count is 32. Sunflowers always make me happy. Happy stitching

[@deannaellett1906]

So sorry to hear about Gracie, hugs to you. My favorite count of fabric is 36 count. I wish I could stitch on 40 count because I love how the stitches look but my old eyes can't see it. What a lovely sunflower bag, 🌻 💛 Thanks for sharing and happy stitching!

[@vivscrafts4006]

My favourite fabric count is 28ct or 32ct evenweave or linen. Sunflower is such a beautiful flower. Thanks for the little freebies. Love your projects. Stay safe Sheri ❤

[@Pamallama_Stitches]

28 count fabric is my favorite. Love all your dough bowels. Sunflower was my daughter’s wedding flower. Such a bright, happy flower

[@luciabeaumier9738]

Because I have issues with my eyes, I usually stitch on either 14 or 28 count fabrics, I do stitch on a higher count bu can only stitch a short amount of time. I do use a surgeons floor lamp. I love the sunflowers. If you wanted to add in other single color patterns, just rename the pattern category to single color samplers rather the red samplers.

[@pattysmith9266]

My favourite fabric to stitch on is 28 Count evenweave, but I am stitching two different projects on 32 count and liking it a lot. I grew Sunflowers in my garden this past summer. happy stitching Patty PS Thank you for the cute valentine chart.

[@prairiestitcher515]

Question of the day: I stitch on 36 count with one strand most of the time . Sometimes two if I have to. I do also like 40 count. I do those because I can manage w just my readers. I want to have fun and keep it simple and not need a lot of “gear” so magnifying lenses are OUT for me. At least for as long as I can get away with it. Plus then life is a lot more portable and I can stitch anywhere without complicated stuff being dragged along. I’m currently a HUGE fan of Needle and Flax linens :-)❤️

[@deejohnson4852]

I’m new to cross stitch after about 25 years and I am Using a 32 count at the moment doing smalls. Love the sunflowers but both are beautiful. I do wool appliqué and did sunflowers for my daughter, still need to do one for me. Thank you so much for the valentine small!

[@TheWhitnick]

I have been using 14 Aida for years BUT this year I am starting to use even weave and linen. Sunflowers always make me smile!

[@EMGcrafter]

Whitaker is so cute! Love the design for the Winter Cross Stitch Camp badge! Great start on LR 1844; it has such pretty colors!

[@idrivera64]

My favorite fabric count is 28 because I can see it better, I take my cross stitching everywhere I go so no need for the magnifying lamp, but at home with the lamp I love 36 count. Love your show and the sunflowers.

[@deeabrams9212]

Another great video. Love your dough bowls and your annual word pillows. The sunflower bag was really beautiful. I was a scrapbooker for 20 years and owned a small business so I totally get the freedom you are feeling with your book of days. Be well and happy stitching !

[@deeabrams9212]

Oops. I. Forgot. I am an Aida stitcher. Mostly 18 count. But I also will do 14 and 16. I have been known to stitch on 20 count lugana. 😀

[@joannemoore826]

Hi Sheri! I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your dear kitty. It causes such heartache. My daughter had to make the same decision a few weeks before Christmas. Her Maynard was also 13 and has been her best buddy since he chose her at the shelter when she was in college. He was my grandcat. In spite of my ruined furniture and carpet I will be ever thankful for the companionship he gave my daughter. May your heart be filled with all the happy, fun, goofy cuddly times your kitty provided. hugs and a sunflower to cheer you. My go to is 32 count but I have a few 36 pieces and do love stitching just one piece of floss. I just ordered a piece of 40 count last week because I do not want fear to prevent me from trying something new! I appreciate your encouragement! Cant wait for camp!!! Several of us are stitching the same scissors piece from Shakespear’s Peddler and have decided to eat lunch at the same table everyday at camp..lol.. Thank you for the darling freebies!

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Thank you so much, Joanne. I'm sorry about Maynard, too. Just so hard to lose them. ❤

[@danetteroe8276]

Thanks for your ideas! My word for 2022 is HOPE. I love the sunflower bag and find that summer flower inspirational all year long. Condolences on your loss of your cat. Pets are such lovely companions.🥲

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Thank you, Danette. ❤

[@mstevens47]

Having been born and raised in Kansas….the Sunflower has always been my favorite flower!

[@cherylbrumbaugh4022]

Such a pleasant video, Sherry! My favorite count is 40, I like the single strand coverage. Winter Cross Stitch Camp sounds like fun. I’ll have to go through my charts. The project bags are beautiful, I like the Sunflower. Looking forward to your next video. Happy stitching!

[@sharlo52]

My Mom taught me to cross stitch 50 years ago on 14 ct Aida and doing all the Paula Vaughn charts - gave it up for a few years but have renewed my love for it through watching flosstube but still use 14 ct Aida - I did venture to 16 ct Aida last week - :) I love the sunflower bag.

[@dobleman2370]

I'm so sorry about your loss of Gracie. She was such an adorable kitty. I just loved seeing her when you had her on your lap on flosstube. That little printer is super. I love it. Your stitched snowman is really cute. He should have a lopsided head. Have you ever seen a perfect snowman? If you have, he was fake. 😊 Oh my goodness, that Heaven and Earth design by Jane Wooster Scott is gorgeous. I used to have several of her puzzles. They were so much fun, and I always loved the scenes she created. But I think I would stick to the puzzles, and not that cross stitch. The fabric count that I use most often is 14 because I can see it without a magnifier. But I'm loving doing All Creatures Great and Small on 25 count one over one. I do use my magnifier, and I only stitch a small amount each time I sit down to work on it. I love the results. I would not have stitched this piece on 14 count. It would have been way too big. Thank you, Sheri for all that you do for our community of stitchy friends! Diane

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Thanks for making me feel better about my slightly lopsided snowman. You're right - what snowman is perfect??

[@trupple4725]

My favorite count to stitch on is now 32 count evenweave. I have been an Aida stitcher until recently. Will still do 18, 20, 25 and 28 count evenweave fabrics. I now have 4.00 readers and can see much better. I love the look of a sunflower 🌻. So cheerful.

[@debanderson1075]

I really like stitching on 36 count. My second favorite is Lugana 28 count. I love what you did with your Book of Days. The Sunflower bag is wonderful. Her embroidery adds such a nice touch.

[@Marshabear]

I am so very sorry to hear about Gracie, I am such an animal lover and cried for days when we had to put our beautiful dog Buddy down, he was such a gentle soul and would lay his head on my husband’s shoulder every morning when he sat down to put his boots on to go to work. They are definitely family ❤️. I absolutely love your videos and look forward to them! I did summer camp and want to participate in winter camp too, thank you for doing this, I know it must be a lot to keep track of but it sure is fun to see what everyone is doing. Those bags are beautiful, the sunflower one is gorgeous! Thanks again for all you do Sheri! I usually do 14 count, it’s what I learned on and don’t care for anything else…I must be getting old, set in my ways 😂 (I’m 51)

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

I'm a big animal lover, too. I think it's even harder on those of us who feel that way. Your Buddy sounds sweet, and I'm sorry he is gone now.

[@FirnMamaMakes]

Heartbreaking to hear about your Gracie. 💞 💞 I like 2 stands on 16/32ct & I like 1 strand on 20/40ct. I have a stash of 18ct I'd like to use up because I feel like it's either too much or too little with 2 or 1 threads on that! Hooray for Cross-stitch Camp! 🎉❤️ 🌻 sunflower

[@cmdebi]

My favorite count is 36 - one thread and I can see it without a magnifier. Sunflower Glad I’m back watching your channel.

[@KimberlyL1958]

Great video Sheri. Love your projects and ideas. I like 28 count. Something I can see well. The sunflower bag is beautiful! ❤️🌺🌷💕

[@leslieobryan6103]

I usually stitch on 16 count Aida because my old eyes don’t see well anymore even using a magnifier and LED light! I love the little snowman you made. The sunflower is one of my favorite flowers to grow in the summer. Have a great couple of weeks.

[@virpir2453]

My sister was visiting me last fall and we were driving to a yarn store. She wanted to stop beside each sunflower field to take photos. I go to check the cross-stitch camp. It sounds so much fun.

[@caroljohnson8276]

I usually stitch on 36 count but have done a lot on 32 and 40 count. Those projects backs you showed were so beautifully made and sunflowers are one of my favorites.

[@kathyhuff3406]

My favorite count of fabric is 16 or 18 because I can see the holes. Thanks for sharing 🦋. We grow sunflowers on edge of the garden each year.

[@MelissaStitches]

I so enjoy your videos. Thank you for taking the time to share with us. Love how you stitch a pillow for your work of the year.

[@stitchingscottie4505]

Looking forward to Winter Cross Stitch Camp. Love all the interesting information you shared and the links. A sunflower is my favorite flowers in the summer.

[@Rfd55299]

I do enjoy your videos. Your voice is so soothing. 🥰 The sunflower bag is beautiful. Thank you for offering these! February camp sounds so fun. I may have to look into this and get involved!

[@nickieharman5752]

Thank you so much for your videos. I don’t always make comments, but your videos are a favorite of mine. I always look for yours to listen and watch. You are very much an enabler with your beautiful stitching. Thank you for providing the information on your dough bowls. I was able to purchase one and and anxiously waiting to receive it. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Thanks for taking the time to comment today, Nickie! I'm glad to have you as a virtual stitchy friend. 🙂

[@rebeccabrigham5557]

Phew! Awesome video… I left with a list of things to do! Thanks for all of the energy that you are putting into your floss tube and business. You are doing an amazing job. And… I love sunflowers. Have a good few weeks.

[@virginiazartman9133]

Can’t wait to see your new release. I love 36 count,easy to see the holes and only use one strand of thread. Sunflower bag is gorgeous!

[@bumgards]

My count is 32 ct. love it. One problem is that sometimes I need to have things smaller so I can stitch on 36 but have to magnify, magnify. I love your videos as we have the same taste. I will be so glad when the sunflower makes an appearance through the cold ground. Favorite flower!

[@gleehanson4775]

A sunflower is such a happy flower!!!

[@cyndimartinez524]

I enjoy stitching on 40 count fabric because I can stitch faster using one strand of floss. Thanks for the freebie and the shared links. Sunflower Sunflowers

[@Novahere]

I can't wait for the sunflowers of Summer. Ready for warmth.

[@lindamelz242]

Great FT. Your stitched border is so pretty. I Like your word of the year. Your red heart and blue trencher are gorgeous and will make for some beautiful displays.

[@lizflorom6021]

Sunflower 🌻 are one of my favorite flowers. 40 count is my favorite linen.

[@bradbernard7895]

Sheri, I am so sorry about Gracie. She was so special. I sent a hug to you across the miles. Thank you for another special FlossTube. I am doing the Winter Cross Stitch Camp. The needle minder is adorable. My favorite count of linen is 28 count two over two, and my favorite Aida is 16 (even though I haven't even tried it yet - LOL !! ) These are my favorite only because I can see them easily. My current project is Lugana 25 count one over one which I could not do at all without my magnifying lamp. I feed tiny birds with already hulled sunflower seeds - no mess. I love seeing a whole field of sunflowers as far as your eye can see. I hope you are able to get more Book of Days. Thank you for all of your hard work!

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

Thanks, Laurie! ❤

[@kathieallain6836]

The sunflower bag is beautiful. I started stitching your Valentine freebie. It is so cute, thank you!

[@lorelei9393]

So sorry to hear about Gracie. My heart hurts for you. Great finishes and excited about Camp. 16ct fabric is my favorite. I use the loop method to start and it makes it so easy. Keep stitching

[@bernadettekok4079]

I just love your videos. Thank you for taking precious time doing these. The sunflower project bag is adorable.

[@rebeccaf6048]

I stitch on 14 Aida because I can’t see anything else. I stitch as a hobby and don’t want to be stressed out. 😊 love the sunflower bag

[@louisedoney7231]

Did anyone ever tell you that you have such a soothing voice to listen to. When I watch new KZbin channels if the voice isn’t soothing and easy on my ears I most likely will not go back. Right now my favorite count is 36 mostly because I only need to use one strand . I have a lot of 32 in my stash and will use that for mostly ornaments and smalls. If I use 28 which I also have in my stash, I will most likely do one over one. My husband’s favorite flower is the sunflower.

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

That's so sweet of you to say - thank you, Louise!

[@cynthiamansfield6616]

I love the sunflower bag. My kitchen and dining room are decorated in sunflowers. They are so cheery and bright.

[@christis7414]

what a fabulous sunflower bag. I always grow them for the birds every year.

[@ncsboston1142]

Always enjoy your videos. The sunflower and peacock bags are beautiful. So sorry to hear about your kitty. Hugs to you. 🥰

[@sherylross4461]

My favorite count is 25 right now. I am hoping to work up to 36 or 40! My daughter has a sunflower smile, which always makes me happy.

[@judiknits]

Sorry to hear about you cat. It is so hard to loose a beloved pet. My favorite fabric to stitch is 36 count linen. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. Sunflower.

[@shayriddle1498]

OMG that sunflower bag is so pretty. Sunflower also is my favorite flower.

[@lwright622]

My favorite count to stitch on is 32. I love the look and my eyes can handle it. I love a gorgeous sunflower. I grow a variety of them in the summer. The birds are very thankful. Thank you for the fantastic idea for the Book of Days. I'm going to Office Depot to ask for spiral binding.

[@merylbrink9685]

Lovely video. I love your stitched pieces. Always lovely to get a free chart. My favorite count to stitch on is 32 count as I just find it easy on my eyes. Sunflower project bag is beautiful.

[@kathygretter6880]

My favorite stitch count is 32 count, or 36 count.. I find both easy to work with. I will do 1 over 1 on 32 count for smalls. And yes, I need to use magnifiers over my prescription glasses! Sunflower , my favorite flower. I’m so excited to join Winter stitch camp and I’ve chosen my pattern. Thank you for being an inspiration to me. Love your tips and ideas.

[@jackietrembley9827]

Thanks for the freebie pattern! I very much appreciated the info on the way you’ve customized your Book of Days. Have a wonderful couple of weeks.

[@kathywishman6114]

Hi. I just found yr KZbin & enjoyed it very much. I would love that Sunflower Project Bag since my birthday is in August & that’s when Sunflowers are so prominent in bloom. We are new to Westminster CO so I’m hoping to make it to yr shop sometime soon when it’s not snowing 😁. Thank you for yr consideration!

[@anitanapier8591]

Just found you today. Enjoyed your video. I can only stitch on Aida and 14 ct is my favorite. I have stitches since the late 70’s and found this is what I am Most comfortable with. Those bags are beautiful! The sunflower on back is a beautiful addition to the bag.

[@anitabarnthson7510]

Kansas will always be home and I love sunflowers. I am a senior(73) and have just started stitching again and 40 count is my favorite. I will try 25 as I have only stitched 40 count linen lately.

[@deshacrafts]

I like 36 count the best. I can see it with my magnified reading glasses. Sunflower

[@LynneLaForce]

My favorite count has been 28 ct, I am now working on 36, a challenge I set for myself. Thanks for the tip on the lamp, I have been researching lamps and you sealed the deal. Sunflowers are the happiest looking flower, I love them!

[@barbaradespain4471]

Thank you for all the wonderful inspiration, your ideas for the book of days is terrific.

[@imagatorvetmom]

16 and 32. But 32 is stressing my eyes now. 14 may become my new favorite. Sunflower.

[@Lindawarner1953]

I love stitching on 14 count aida. My old accountant eyes can't handle the smaller counts. Over 30 years I have built a rhythm on it. Love sunflowers!

[@kathyharris7158]

I like stitching on 16 count Aida or 28 count even weave. I love your idea of a yearly word stitch, they look so nice in your dough bowl. Sunflower.

[@cindybarrett2067]

Love love love the sunflower project bag! Can’t wait to join the winter camp! Thank you

[@shirleybrinkmann2851]

I stitch in 28 through 40. It just depends on the design I m working on. Love the sunflower bag. You made me order Jane bannister today. Oh I guess I should be more polite……..you enabled me today.

[@nancysumma6560]

Love Whitaker! May just have to get him! ⛄️. My preference for stitching is 26, but I often use 40 so I can finish myself in a ready made frame. It is also hard for me to see 40, so I am going to get a Bright tech floor lamp. 🥰💡. Love sunflowers too! Thank you for sharing and spending valuable stitching time with us.🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡

[@linsfruit5240]

Sunflower 🌻 is fantastic 👏👏 Thanks for your posting 🥳

[@krisr3493]

My favorite fabric is 14 count Aida or 16 count Aida. Such a beautiful sunflower bag.

[@paulabeamon]

Looking forward to joining in the stitcher camp. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers.

[@joycehoward3419]

The bag with the sunflower would be nice addition to my bag collection.

[@OnceUponAStitch]

Hi Sheri! Enjoyed all the tips you shared today. What a fabulous idea of yearly word pillows. Every time I grow sunflowers, I have to battle the squirrels. They love eating the seeds along with the birds! Lori at Once Upon a Stitch

[@rumpzafamily]

I like 32 count the best and stitch over 2. I think the finishes look so pretty! The sunflower bag is gorgeous~

[@karenmoseley9337]

You have given me the best gift by telling me that I don't have to stitch my trim to my small pieces! I just ordered three colors of chenille from your store and will be giving some love to projects which have sat unattended for too long. It is a long winter here in New England (4 degrees F today), but I'm looking forward to planting our garden in the spring. We always plant a sunflower or thirty to feed the birds. Thank you, I absolutely love watching your videos.

[@ColoradoCrossStitcher]

That was a gift to my own self, too. I hated having to stitch the trims on!!

[@yvonnevigil7489]

Grew Sunflowers last Summer, loved them. Enjoy you very much take care.