Flosstube #29: Time for another home visit

[@721Irish]

Such a nice home visit ❤ I have my glasses on and my nose is peeking out. I’m chilled and under a blanket just enjoying this so much. I just love your projects 😊

[@istitchbirds]

That is a VERY cosy way to watch!!!! ❤❤❤

[@diannekwasniak9451]

So happy to have a nice visit from you. Love the raccoon, the girl painting the sea gulls and the Gang gang pieces. You are a very relatable person. So very real and genuine. Don't ever change.

[@istitchbirds]

I am always so happy to hear from you!!! It made me so happy that I recently worked on the Jardin Price piece. Always think of you when I work on it. ❤️❤️❤️

[@crowstitcher]

The racoon is so adorable! I love your wips/finishes & am so glad I found you!

[@foxymum3]

Thanks for visiting my home in the UK I always look forward to it and I love how long you stay 😃 cya soon Laura

[@pamlacey136]

What pretty WIPS you had to share. And what fantastic finishes, so many of them!! I loved them all. I am so glad that you are feeling better. See you next time.

[@istitchbirds]

Thank you so much, lovely Pam! it was so nice to get a few finishes for a change. Makes it then fun to work on the bigger projects again, too. ❤

[@aldobakerlucky64]

Hi Laura! Makes my heart so happy that you're feeling so much better these days! That little raccoon made me smile from ear to ear--so cute! And that little sparrow is so sweet; such a fabric choice for it! Holy moly, are you cranking out the finishes, my dear! As envious as I am about all those finishes, I think I'm even more envious over how beautifully you make French knots. Mine never ever look that good. Ahhh--the cockatoos--I'm dying from all this cuteness, Laura! OMG--those muffins have me drooling! Literally. They look so freakin' delicious! I hope your forest stream project continues calling your name; I think that might be my absolute favorite. And that's saying something because I love soooo many of your WIPs! Oh Laura, and now that brownie! You're torturing me... ;) Wow--I'm actually working on an Alisa Okneas pattern while watching you! She really has so many awesome patterns, doesn't she? Those theme months do sound fun, but I'm not sure I could stick to them myself. I do like your plan for the monogamous month though! Wonder how many you could knock out... I'm in love with every single one of those patterns that you bought! And I do believe you showed great restraint! ;) Have a super lovely few weeks until you come for another visit! Enjoy all your stitching and baking, and I hope your weather cools down for you soon!

[@istitchbirds]

Aaaaah, it always makes me so happy when there is a comment from you!!! +big smile+ And they are not disappearing anymore which I am so grateful for. ❤ It really was so nice to get some of those small finishes. Cheered me up and got the wip numbers down, even though I have since started new things... bigger projects. LOL. I really should never count my wips again, I think!!!! Oh boy... French knots... I am so not good at them. They vary enormously. Sometimes they look fairly decent, but then I get lots with the loose loops. sigh. It is so frustrating to make them. Ah, I just remembered that in my dream someone asked me for a custom order and they wanted a sky full of French knots for stars. Eek!!! And yes, Alisa Okneas really does have a LOT of wonderful patterns. I have quite a few waiting to be stitched. Makes me want to start them all really... I really need to come see what you are stitching. I am so behind with everything on Instagram. ugh.

[@lesleyandbobmaxwell5763]

So glad you’re feeling good! Great to see all your beautiful stitching

[@istitchbirds]

Thank you!!! 😍

[@emilywells869]

Thanks for another beautiful home visit. I love your WIPs- you have such interesting pieces. I'm glad you're feeling happier. Hugs and happy stitching!

[@istitchbirds]

Thank you for spending some time with me. ❤️❤️❤️ I am so happy that I am finally feeling better again. Totally ready for the retreat. +grin+

[@emilywells869]

@@istitchbirdsI can't wait! 😄

[@dianemcclure6884]

I agree with you, your idea for monogamous month your way is brilliant!

[@StitchinwLoo]

I absolutely ADORE all ur wonderful finishes!! Your stitching is beautiful! That 🦝 is one of my favorites! And the woman painting the gulls? Gorgeous!!!!! I am going thru something similar right now where i want to finish things ive started, but i also want to start everything i have, and ive also been struggling constantly thinking about the patterns in my wishlist on 123 stitch- like i know i shouldnt be buying MORE but the feeling to just get them is overwhelming and its taking over all my thoughts if that makes sense! I want to be fiscally responsible 😉 but i also want to calm the beast and just hit "add to cart" 😂....i think the part of me that needs retail therapy is going to win out lolololol Great to see u again and of course, happy stitching! You r doing fabulous with ALL your patterns!! 🪡❤️

[@jackietrembley9827]

Hi Laura! I enjoyed the home visit! Congrats on all your finishes- they’re all so cute! I love the birch tree pattern you bought- we have a lot of birch tree art in our house. I also love the cabin on the island pattern. I’d love to stay there as well. Let’s have a stitchy weekend in that cabin! Your baking looked delicious. Was the blueberry loaf good? It looked delicious! I’ve been buying cross stitch patterns like I’m going to live forever, lol. I try telling my husband that there’s the collecting aspect of cross stitch, but I don’t think he buys that argument, lol!

[@Fgdl_oisirs24]

Bonjour Laura, que de beaux modèles 👍. J'adore regarder vos vidéos avec vos rires ce qui veut dire que vous allez mieux. J'adore aussi les JO, surtout cette année car il sont rn France. Prenez bien soin de vous ❤. Francine en France 🤗

[@karen-zm6mv]

Cardamom?? It must be freshly ground in a pestle and mortar, and then baked in pulla!! 😉 As always, I love seeing your progress and listening to your videos as I sit and stitch!

[@Jude5657]

It’s wonderful to see you again, Laura. I so enjoy looking at all your projects and your excitement in showing them all to us. Thank you for another home visit and I look forward to your next one. Hugs, Judy

[@istitchbirds]

I am so glad that you enjoyed the home visit!!! Stitching really is so fun, when I am not plagued by anxiety or stressing over silly things... I have been working on the Forest Stream again and the Birds and Blackwork flowers are on the qsnap now, too! Exciting! ❤

[@sharonmarie66]

Nice to catch up with you again, was thinking about you this week, as always, a great update with beautiful pieces to show, and the yummy baking! Love those charts Sarah gifted you, they are super cute!

[@istitchbirds]

Yes, those chicken club patterns are just so colourful and happy! I would totally frame them the same way they have been in the pictures, too. Love the pretty fabrics behind them. I am so glad that you enjoy the video!!! Another 2 hour big bang. LOL. Always so much to show and gosh, so much to talk about. I just love talking to you! ❤

[@sharonmarie66]

@@istitchbirds keep them coming, it seems they are popular, the bigger the better! Have a nice weekend, see you soon x

[@anaussieinakiwiworld9355]

Awesome to spend a lovely long video with you Laura, you have had some great stitching progress and some gorgeous new patterns. The blueberry cake at the end had my mouth drooling 😂 Look forward to seeing your next video. Take care and happy stitching 🌷🌷 from Judy in New Zealand

[@AnnaSchilref]

Hello Laura, du bist Super. Mach bitte weiter. Danke für deine Videos. Mange tak, Спасибо.

[@TheApplesauce1992]

progress is always amazing!

[@istitchbirds]

That is very true!!! I wish I would stop being so hard on myself and saying that what I get done isn't enough. Ugh.

[@StitchinwLoo]

I really like that road sign design! ⛔️⚠️🚦 i can actually picture myself in that landscape! U have a real eye for picking awesome, orignal patterns 😻😻 all types of designs deserve love! And the birch tree design!!!! So pretty looks like such a relaxing scene!!!❤

[@istitchbirds]

Yes!!!! I can totally see myself on that road, too. I enjoy road trips very much, even though in Australia everything is so far away. UGH! I am so glad that you like that design, too. Yay!!! I was just looking at that birch tree pattern again today and daydreaming of starting it. LOL. Soooo many wonderful patterns. ❤

[@cotterillfamily7355]

What a lovely home visit - and I love the idea of curating my own art collection! Take care, Nic x

[@ExieB]

The cockatoos are wonderful and the traffic signs crack me up. You are always inspirational and fun.

[@istitchbirds]

*grin* How can one possibly say no to stitching traffic signs!!! +giggles+

[@loftymakes]

Thank you for another really enjoyable video, I alway love seeing your stitching. Love your new patterns. You teased us with your baked treats, I'm currently doing Lent so no sugar for me! Take care 💗

[@istitchbirds]

Oh dear… time for no sugar… I am not sure that would ever be possible for me! Eeek!!! It would be very good for me though. ❤️ I am so glad that you keep coming to watch my videos and spend some time with me. You are lovely!!!

[@maryjoshields5681]

I love your little video format. I enjoy your excitement of speaking about each project while you are in the moment rather than watching you try to remember what you did 2 or 3 weeks ago. If I was to do a flosstube, this is the format I would have. Your projects are wonderful.

[@istitchbirds]

I am so glad that you enjoy the little videos. They are such a good way for me to make the flosstubes as if I had to do it all in one go, I would stress so much and not remember anything at all. It is nice to talk about what my plans are before I start to stitch and see if I end up going a totally different direction after all. And I am super happy that you like the projects I work on!!! Yay!!!

[@suzetteyoungblood6887]

Hi there, Laura! I’ve been so behind in watching flosstube so it was really nice to see a new episode from you. You always make me smile with your cute giggles! So many pretty projects..especially the gang gang cockatoos! I had to pause the video and go search for that pattern lol I found one on Etsy that seems to be the correct one. I love red and that pattern will be a joy to stitch. I’ve gotten some finishes recently which has inspired me to work more on my wips. I get antsy having too many unfinished projects at one time, and there are so many I’d love to start..and buy! Oh my 🤩 Have a lovely week, Laura, and I’ll look forward to when you are able to film again. Sending you a big hug🤗 Suzette

[@dianemanion7200]

Just love your videos! Your baking looks delicious too!

[@istitchbirds]

Thank you so so much!!!!!! ❤❤❤ I am hoping to do a lot more baking now that Autumn is here and of course, during the winter.

[@lornagodden1296]

I really love watching your flosstube 💕 I love all your patterns too 💞 and your baking looks so yummy 🙂 keep smiling x x

[@istitchbirds]

Thank you so so so much!!! Your comment so made me smile. ❤❤❤ Today, instead of baking, I am going to pop out to the bakery and grab a couple of goodies, make a big cup of tea and work on the Forest Stream again. I so love that project.

[@KathysQuiltsandStitching]

So glad you are feeling better! I adore the raccoon stitch! So many fun projects on the go!

[@istitchbirds]

It is sooooooo nice to be feeling better now. Gosh, I felt like I was feeling down forever and was never going to get out of there again. Ugh! So excited to stitch all weekend now. Going to get some goodies from a bakery, make a big cup of tea and work on the Forest Stream again. it is such a beautiful pattern. ❤

[@margaretbaker623]

Hi Laura. Thank you for the update. It was great seeing you laugh and smile again. Your April and May plans sound do-able. I think you should frame the happy place chart you bought, so you can enjoy it until you stitch it. 4 finishes!! Congratulations! Love your new start Long Journey. It's very 'you'. See you next month. x⚘️ PS: have you considered re-naming the small videos as you complete them, so you know what's in them?

[@istitchbirds]

Oh Marg, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you so much for the project bags!!! They are amazing. Honestly, I squealed when I saw the rain fabric inside the cloud bag!!! Eeeek!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Now just need to decide which projects go in those bags. +happy+ I definitely need to do something about those little videos. I almost think I like being disorganised. lol. Never works well for me though…

[@margaretbaker623]

@@istitchbirds I'm glad you like them. I remembered you saying you needed winter and Christmas ones and I had those fabrics in my stash. Hope you had a lovely birthday. x 🌈

[@rachaelclack3223]

Glad you are in a better place at the moment, you have made fantastic progress on your wips and loving the baking and the finishes.

[@istitchbirds]

Ah, it really is so wonderful to feel better again. I feel like i was in a low place for soooo long. +big sigh+ Keen to get a lot more stitching done now. I have taken out the Forest Stream again. It is so nice to work on that one. ❤

[@rachaelclack3223]

@@istitchbirds Hopefully the cooler days of your autumn will bring some relief from the heat, I am in the UK and the lighter evenings of spring are already working the seasonal magic on my mood. Keep stitching, I look forward to your home visits and if they are every threefold weeks it just means we get to see a longer video. I was genuinely excited when I saw you gad posted an episode and you kept me company all Friday evening while I stitched. xx

[@rachaelclack3223]

three weeks not threefold, 🤣

[@marleenoceanbreeze6510]

Such a nice visit, Laura. I enjoy seeing what you're working on, and the patterns you choose are different from what I see elsewhere so that's a nice change. I like whimsy in stitching so your patterns are such fun to see. Can't say I've ever heard anyone buying patterns calling it curate your own art collection lol. Let's go with that, and I need to get some "artwork" very soon so I can keep my collection current. Take care, and happy stitching, Arleen

[@NightshadeNeedleworker]

The Moths are so complicated and demanding, aren't they? I haven't picked up mine again since I started it. They are a little scary for me, I think. I very much enjoyed seeing your baking this time! Everything looked so scrummy! 😍

[@istitchbirds]

We are so going to get it done... probably very slowly, but still!!! LOL and I am so sorry, but I forgot to put your new insta/youtube name on the screen when I mentioned you. Ugh. Next time... ❤

[@NightshadeNeedleworker]

@@istitchbirds it's okay ♥️ I'll be talking about it briefly in my next video. I'm gonna try to work on Moths in April!

[@deborahprairiestitcher]

Your Finnish roots go deep! That's awesome.

[@istitchbirds]

For sure!!! No wonder I am so homesick and can’t get used to the Australian seasons. Lol. I need December and January to be winter and not summer! Too Finnish for the hot climate. +giggles+

[@angiefittro8372]

I love the gang gang birds! I hope you have a plan to fully finish them. I also LOVE the Olympics!

[@istitchbirds]

I think you need to stitch those gang-gang cockatoos, too!!! +grin+ I think it would make a wonderful flatfold... not that I know how to make one though. LOL. Are you going to be planning something special for the Olympics? I mean, stitchywise? I always think that I am going to stitch sooooooo much while they are on, but end up stitching hardly anything as I am so eager to just watch it all. LOL. At least this time I remember this already, so I won't be disappointed. +giggles+

[@angiefittro8372]

@@istitchbirds huh! Didn’t think about an Olympic start. Now I need to start trolling for ideas. Thanks!

[@lulitahopkins8128]

So glad you're back! Love all your work. So inspiring!

[@istitchbirds]

Thank you so so so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@annieann99]

I have been looking for you! Such a great treat to finish my 13 hrs work and get to enjoy your video when I’m home. I stitched the painting girl for my daughter. I framed it with shells glued to the bottom. Yours is better than mine of course. 😊

[@istitchbirds]

ooooh, how awesome that you have stitched that one, too. It is such a pretty one! I bet the frame looks so pretty. Did you do yours on blue fabric, too? oh boy, 13 hours of work!!! eeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!! I am hoping I was able to soothe you to sleep afterwards. LOL.

[@annieann99]

@@istitchbirds yes I stitched it on the pretty blue. Watching floss tube is a reward as I work as an ER nurse in a city hospital. It’s awful. I’m so glad every time to see you put a new video out.

[@lmhoovable]

you always get me smiling! My grandma emigrated from Finland to the US in 1922. I proudly claim my 37.5% Finnish blood 🙂! The rest of me is a melting pot!

[@istitchbirds]

You totally have blue and white running in your veins!!! 🇫🇮 ❤️❤️❤️

[@darthvaderstitcher3519]

Love love your videos. Makes me smile.

[@istitchbirds]

That makes me so happy!!!

[@721Irish]

Hello Laura! Better late than never! I can’t wait 😊

[@istitchbirds]

Enjoy!!!!

[@elenagonzalez5022]

Hola preciosa! Qué alegría verte! Me encantan tus labores! Y tú eres adorable, y con paciencia podrás vencer lo que venga, aún de salud! Te abrazo fuerte a la distancia y te deseo mucha salud y alegría 😃!!!

[@istitchbirds]

It always makes me so happy that you enjoy watching my videos and seeing all the projects that I work on. +big hugs+

[@sharonmarie66]

Cant wait..saving for this afternoon ❤

[@mylissahq4602]

Nice to spend my afternoon stitching along with you ☺️ I’m thinking a name change may be in order if things continue, along the lines of I stitch snow?….. 😅😉 I love your finishes that were towards the beginning 🥰 I’m curious where you buy your rto or Russian kits from?

[@istitchbirds]

+giggles+ ‘Stitcher of snow and birds’ I may indeed need to consider that. Lol. I used to buy my Russian kits on eBay, but due to war, there are no Russian sellers there at the moment. Sigh. There is a German online shop that sells a lot of different Russian kits: www.cross-stitch-corner.de/ But also 123stitch carries a fair bit of RTO kits, which is great. I have bought quite a few from there, too. Of course, mybobbin also has lots of Russian kit. For some reason, no RTO kits, but many others for sure.

[@mylissahq4602]

@@istitchbirds 😅 Thank you for those tips, I will check them out. I have seen a few of yours and I love the aesthetic of them 🥰 I’ve just never ordered from countries/shops that require me to deal with customs and gst fees etc So it’s good to know if trusted businesses.

[@virpir2453]

Olisipa ihana päästä joskus teidän pistelytapaamiseen ja maistella noita taatusti taivaallisen ihania tartaletteja joita aiot leipoa. Oi joi miten ihania malleja taas esittelit. Ihanan näköisiä ja kauniita nuo sinun pistelyt. Minulla on aina sellaista sekamelskaa ja sotkua kaikki.

[@istitchbirds]

Miten sinä ehdit taas noin nopeasti katsomaan videon. Hihii!!! Aina niin ihana kun sinulta tulee kommentti!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Höh, sinullahan on aina mahtavia pistelyjä. Niitä vain pitäisi päästä näkemään useammin!!!! Pitäisi ehkä käydä siellä haasteryhmässä katsomassa että mitä pistelet. Pitäisi melkein olla joku sääntö että sinun pitäisi aina näyttää minulle kuva siitä mikä on pistelyssä milloinkin. 🤣

[@rwords3056]

i'd enjoy hearing you speak Finnish during your videos.

[@istitchbirds]

Ooh!!! I may need to do that. ❤️ Also, I have been asked to do Flosstube videos in Finnish so that my family and Finnish stitchers can watch… hmm…

[@vickiweston1678]

Love your videos. What is the site you mention a bit for patterns. I don’t understand. Please

[@istitchbirds]

The one I mention a lot is mybobbin.com So many wonderful designs there! And gosh, I am so happy to hear that you enjoy my videos. Yaaaaaaay!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@elenagonzalez5022]

Besos y abrazos 😘😘🤗🤗🤗💐💐💐💐💐💐💪💪💪🦜🕊️🐥🐔🐓

[@istitchbirds]

Gracias!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@RosalieChambers-xi4hx]

Could you talk less @ show your stitching .

[@istitchbirds]

Lol. I am sorry, but that is not very likely to happen. 🤣 But the great thing is that most other flosstubers out there talk way less and show more, so there are many wonderful ones to pick from.

[@qteestitcher]

Excellent response Laura!! I’m with you 100%😊