Flosstube #33 - Autumn Stitching

[@cassandramccraw2386]

Love the pearls! I absolutely do not have the room for another hobby, but I do love your legos and have to resist the temptation every video!

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

I totally get it! I see other crafts and hobbies that I feel so drawn to as well, but I tell myself the same thing: I don't need another hobby. Legos are super fun though. :D

[@helend.flosstube]

Love you all sorts finish! And I'm looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@helend.flosstube I'm super happy with it too. And I'm excited to see you soon too!

[@rhondazamora8136]

I love how you think of the finishes even before you have stitched the pattern. I have a stack of finishes that I need to FFO. You have inspired me to get busy! Have a great week. 1

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

I find I am doing that more and more lately -- I think, the more I stitch and put around the house, the more I realize I need to be strategic about what I add next. I'm hoping to knock off a couple more from my To Finish pile soon too. Good luck with your own FFO plans!@

[@janetrcrossstitch]

Have fun at the Stitching New England Retreat. Thanks for sharing your cross stitch. I enjoy watching your ideas on finishes. 1

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Thank you so much, Janet!

[@sweetwoodruff6246]

I love those Haunted Mansion charts. Off to buy!! 😊 Thanks for sharing them.

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Aren't they so cute?! Enjoy!

[@sweetwoodruff6246]

@@kensingtoncrossstitch I hadn’t seen them before. We had Disney passes when the kids were young. We had a blast. Great memories

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@sweetwoodruff6246 Definitely! Disney is so fun for kids and adults alike.

[@RedHatStamper]

Oh I love your all sorts finish! I love that candy, my Grandmother always had a jar full of them. 1

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

I definitely got my licorice love from family too!

[@bethanyrutta2377]

So pretty! I love your taste! 1 😊

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@bethanyrutta2377 Thank you so much!

[@ohgeestitchery5432]

I see a new start at the farm for us. I paused. I ETSY'd. I added to cart. I checked out. Haunted Mansion FTW! 🎃👻🧡

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@ohgeestitchery5432 I would 100% start it with you at the farm! Yay!

[@dianemanion7200]

I was just in England and staying near a Lego store. We bought our grandsons the double decker bus. 😂 I helped him put it together the other day. Love the Disney ones!

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@dianemanion7200 I love it! What a wonderful gift for your grandsons and way to spend time together.

[@xstitchinglibrarian]

Hi Deborah, ❤ thank you for your video. Great finishes! I'll have to think about this writing prompt 🤗 and come back and let you know what I find.

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Hi Judith! I hope you are well, my friend! Definitely let me know what you're thinking for the prompt too. I am pretty sure I'm going to do John le Carre.

[@patchy_pony_stitcher]

Your finish is cute love it. 1

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Yay, thank you!

[@sharonpatnode454]

Enjoy your retreat….wish I could go…enjoy for me please..can’t wait for your video telling us all about it….1

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to it -- and to sharing with you once I get back!

[@Kdegn118]

That really was the perfect finishing piece for All Sorts! Speaking of Legos, I just found out there's a Jaws set that I didn't know existed and I'm dying to get it!. 1

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@Kdegn118 I saw that Lego set recently too - very cool!

[@deborahschroder453]

Love the captain charts!! 1

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Isn't it so fun!?

[@deborahschroder453]

Deborah, was the chart being sent to me in Tallahassee or to another Deborah Schroder?

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

It's coming you you! I just haven't made it to the post office yet. 🥴 Soon though!

[@deborahschroder453]

@kensingtoncrossstitch thanks, I was worried about mail theft And I am too excited!!!

[@Melinda_likes_stitching]

Cute finish! Love the Captains too -original Captains. I really dig that Galileo Galilei lego set 🔭😊 Somehow I missed the EBook prompt 😢. So I picked a free spy Prime ebook -The Secret Weapon -Bradley Wright. Happy stitching, Legoing and reading.

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@Melinda_likes_stitching Combining two prompts either is perfect! Keep me posted how you like the book you choose too.

[@lindaboudreau7154]

Hi Deborah! Your All Sorts is so cute and the finishing piece is perfect. I finished Hedgehog and Hyacinth, but haven’t full finished it yet. It’s on my table with sticky board and a finishing piece. Your finish for the Good Morning is going to be perfect. The LEGO buildings are amazing. Love the bus, and Galileo. The bookstore is amazing too. I did read Daniel Silva and the main character is an art restorer and spy. I might grab another in the series.

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@lindaboudreau7154 Hi Linda! Congrats on finishing Hedgehog and Hyacinth - can't wait to see how you finish it. A series about an art restorer/spy sounds fun too. Thanks for pointing me in that direction! I hope you enjoy the next in the series too.

[@carylminard448]

Thank you for all the inspiration you provide. I’ve been getting into stitching older patterns/kits. I love oriental/asian designs, so right now it’s 2 kits by Dimensions designed by Pat Zitomer 1982 &1984. I would love to put together all the new flower LEGO’s. I’m not sure if I still have them but I have/had Falling Water LEGO & Guggenheim kits, still in the boxes. I have to look in my storage unit. Happy Stitching 🧵🪡

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@carylminard448 Aren't all the Lego botanical sets so fun? They've done an amazing job creating flowers with bricks. Good luck finding the Falling Water and Guggenheim sets too! Those would be amazing to put together.

[@leab.1577]

Love the Lego sets. I have the bookstore also. It is part of the Creative Expert series. Spy books, Dorothy Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax Series. They are great fun. "Mrs. Pollifax is a widow and senior citizen who decides one day to leave her comfortable apartment in New Brunswick, New Jersey and join the CIA". Thank you for the inspiring videos! 🙂

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@leab.1577 Creative Experts, thank you! I can never remember that name. And great reminder about Mrs Pollifax. It's a series I've long meant to read.

[@robinbunis6792]

I love All Sorts. My Grandma always had a bag which is how I acquired a taste for licorice. Think I might have to stitch it! Enjoy the Stitch NE retreat... you'll be in good company, some really wonderful Flosstubers are attending...have fun. I have been reading Freida McFadden... everything she writes is a page turner, I only put the book down when it's done. Number 1 please.

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Me too! Licorice was an acquired taste for me, but once I fell, I have loved it ever since. I love that it brings you good memories of your grandma too!

[@ExieB]

All Sorts is lovely. You do not need anything around the edge. 1.

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

Thank you for that vote of confidence!

[@DeviSisk]

1 I love all the legos

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@DeviSisk Thank you! They're so fun, aren't they?

[@Ctperp]

I would love to try a strawberry, I’ve seen many super cute ones! Getting back into cross stitching hard as 1 of my hobbies, simply don’t have time for everything ❤️

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

I've seen some super cute ones too! I am looking forward to trying this as a new finish technique. There are waaaay too many patterns out there to stitch all of too.

[@stitchinginhighheels9529]

Have fun at the retreat! I'm heading to Charlotte tomorrow morning.. it still makes me just a little sad that both retreats are on the same weekend lol. Your prompts seem to be following my reading pretty well.. I just started Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon. I should get a lot of reading done in the airport and on planes this weekend since both of my flights are early enough that I won't want to be stitching! 🪡👠

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

I hope you have a wonderful time at your retreat this weekend too! I hadn't heard of that book before but will definitely have to check it out, thank you! I tend to get a lot of reading done in airports too -- I stitch a little, but sometimes a book is just more compact and put-down-able.

[@RosieKasmarek]

Hello! My read for last time's pull was the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by audio book. It was an okay read. This pick is going to be much harder to find as it's not my genre at all. Enjoy Stitch New England! Patti

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

@@RosieKasmarek Hi Patti! What about adding another genre, like a spy comedy or romance? That could be a fun way to try something new.

[@shawnduray6297]

Dang! You're the second video I watched while stitching tonight and both of you are going to Stitch New England! Color me green! You are totally rubbing off on me - I went to Michaels the other day, not because I needed anything, but just to wander around looking for finishing pieces! I ended up getting a few things, two of which are the little drilled wooden ornaments and so I'm going to make some Christmas ornaments to send rather than cards. Loved your stitching and your thought process! Sorry for the length of the comment, I sound like the grandma in the book you mentioned! 1

[@KimFallis-rp4ur]

I had the same thought just watched someone else going to the retreat.

[@kensingtoncrossstitch]

It's in the air! It's a super fun retreat, and I am really looking forward to it. I love hearing your Michaels story too! I definitely do that too, just wander around and see what seems like an interesting finishing piece. I stocked up on those wooden ornaments last time tool. They are so versatile. I love the idea of sending them instead of cards too!

[@andrewilliams1954]

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