Flosstube #35 - January Stitching (February 1, 2023)

[@stitchinglonestar6362]

That Bella with that fabric will be perfection!! Love all of your projects and your craft room tour was very enjoyable 😊 🤗. Thanks for another beautiful video.

[@dollyyarborough2918]

Hello Vicki, always fun to see what you’re stitching. You are brilliant on your fabric and floss choices. Your puppy is so sweet. Thank you for keeping us inspired.

[@susanroe6159]

All of your stitching looks wonderful. I gave a cheer that someone else is still stitching Kringles. Love all of your storage.

[@maureenlopez9266]

So glad you are stitching what you want, when you want😊. The colors on the pieces you showed today were just beautiful! I like how you worked the house and tree on Lantern Lane, and I think your Hillside Travelers looks so much better on the cream fabric. I would have never guessed the colors in The Winter Has Passed to be so nice based on the cover photo. And Elizabeth Weston...just gorgeous! Have a great week!

[@marleenoceanbreeze6510]

Beautiful pieces you're working on, Vicky. Love Elizabeth Weston, she'll be a stunner when she's done. They all look great. Take care, and happy stitching.

[@stellapapp348]

Every time i watch your videos i am stunned by the choice of fabric. Although i am not into samplers the fabric you choose makes the colours and the pattern pop up beautifully. Can't wait to see your progress and your walls decorated with all those wonderful pieces.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much!

[@donnabennett5106]

Great video so much creativity,your new lighting is much better for us 👍Thankyou for sharing 👍🇳🇿🪡❤️

[@donnamurdoch5915]

I LOVE your fabric choice for the Bella pattern. The colours should pop! Looking forward to seeing your progress! Happy stitching! 💜

[@normajeansicard4842]

Hi Vicky! Great progress on your beautiful projects! That blue sky fabric is beautiful! Happy Stitching!

[@cindygunning7108]

Love your no plan! Loved seeing your stitching! Lighting was awesome! Love your WIP wall!

[@teresajenningsoldstoneycreek]

You were right! Changing the fabric on that piece totally changed the look!

[@christinesouthard2350]

Thank you for your video. Wips are looking great. I enjoy your channel very much. Take care and happy stitching!

[@kerrihunter6865]

Always a pleasure watching you, love your swyw moto, that is what i do. Thanks for sharing

[@michelleaukett4366]

I just looked at your craft room,wow you have alot of stuff! Look forward to seeing those walls been filled up ! I am also a non planner,I just do what I want ! I love the way you store your material,perfect! Love all the pieces you are working on. Thank you for sharing ! Keep stitching !

[@juliamansour2072]

Hi Vicky, you are amazing, make those holes in the walls lady! Hang them all up it is a beautiful record of your artistry talents and achievements. You can always rotate them as you feel the need. I love looking at your WIPs you are such a marvellous stitcher!

[@juliamansour2072]

I too have more craft stash than can be fulfilled in my life expectancy 😂. I figure about 180 years should about do it…..

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much, Julia. It’s “hammer time” 😆

[@joyceclowser4071]

Great video! Love seeing the fabrics you use! You have a great eye for color!

[@beckipugh8124]

Thank you for the TOUR, as always your video was fabulous and such ideas for the storage of everything. Loved the second video your lighting was really good and your WIPS are coming a long. I'll bet it doesn't seem like very much but it is . Your "Bella" is going to be beautiful on that green fabric. Until next month Happy Stitching!

[@karinmonnich3310]

Love your progress on your wips. Your dogs are so cute. Happy stitching!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much!

[@barbaradelong576]

Thank your husband, your lighting is so very much better for us!

[@judithditty8992]

Loving those WIPS!

[@patriciaheinrichs6994]

Vickie, love your videos you ste so inspiring. Can't wait to see some of them in person someday.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much Patricia. I hope to see you in April.

[@TheApplesauce1992]

I love the background!!!

[@noufgazi4900]

I don’t overthink about where ti display my finished cross stitch. I decided to enjoy the process

[@bonniescheffer3154]

Your lighting is great love to video. Have a great week.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you! You too!

[@marthaabstein6046]

I so enjoy your videos and am glad that you have decided to come back and do a couple a month. I love to see the things that you are working on even if you only have a little bit done. Your craft room tour was great. I wish that I had the space to spread out in my craft room, but I am thankful for the room that I have. I too do other things, like quilting, and that takes up additional room.

[@cathiepaski8085]

Nice video. I enjoyed your progress. I need to go watch your video on your craft room next.

[@maybee...]

The commenter who asked about keeping your stitches so neat might benefit in addition to straightening the threads to using shorter threads, I know it's time consuming to rethread your needle all the time but the benefits pay off in the long run.

[@a231334]

The new lighting is wonderful and I love all your projects. I agree with you stitch what you want when you want. Take care and thank you for sharing, I love your videos. Guida

[@michelemead841]

Vicki I love the variegated look on the house what a good idea. My two babies bark at UPS FEDEX USPS all of them

[@judyalieff7470]

You do not look flushed out at all. You always look beautiful.

[@GlammyBee]

Hi, Vicky, So happy to see your new video posted, so you were my stitching companion this evening. ❤ I look forward to watching your new craft room tour. Happy stitching! x Lynn

[@dianelegace4846]

Thank you for another great video. Always love to see your beautiful stitching. The lighting is fantastic.

[@gladysiezza4756]

I love the way you display all your project bags. It looks awesome. Thank you for sharing 👍

[@nancysnyder2535]

The new lighting is wonderful, all the colors really pop!! I'm always so happy when a new video from you comes up. Thank you for all you do and share with us.

[@djbquilts6764]

You lighting looks great on my side

[@PhoebeMoon]

Yay Vickie! So happy when I wake up to a video from you ❤❤ thanks for sharing

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much, Phoebe 😊

[@loriswistack4667]

I always enjoy your videos. I absolutely love how you did the red house with the 2 colors to make slats. I would never think of doing that but now I will😁 thanks for some great inspiration.

[@monaortego1204]

Love, love everything you showed today! Colorful WIP wall!

[@ekennedy9982]

Hi Vicki. Enjoyed your share today. Everything is lovely. I have several of the projects you're working on in my stash. You look amazing & seem to be really enjoying stitching what you want when you want. It's coming thru in your video. Keep smiling & stitching (... and enabling w/Steph's fabrics. .😂😂😒)

[@OnceUponAStitch]

Hi Vicky! What a beautiful backdrop of beautiful bags! The lighting looks great. Loved seeing your stitching progress. Can't wait to see the Bella Filapina lady on that new fabric. Happy stitching and I hope you have a great coupe of weeks! Lori

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you Lori. I just purchased the Plant Wisdom sampler by Brenda Keyes after seeing your progress on that one 😍. I love so many things you are working on.

[@OnceUponAStitch]

@@thevirginiastitcher I feel like we're stitching friends who like what each other is stitching ! You are my inspiration for stitching many of my pieces. Have a great weekend💕

[@thevirginiastitcher]

@@OnceUponAStitch we are stitchy friends. I wish we lived closer. My husband is from the Bronx and still has some family there which is real close to Jersey. If I ever get up that way I will let you know.

[@cleocat8415]

Loved your craft room tour! Very informative. What a huge room too. Loved this vid too.👏🏻 Girl, how can you sit on the floor like that☺️? Have a great 2 weeks. Lonnie in Texas

[@Sues_knots_and_crosses]

Loved your video. I am so envious of all those beautiful bags behind you ❤. The Lakapati pattern is going to look beautiful stitched on that material. I’m looking forward to seeing some more work on the flag piece. For some reason I just like that. I’m off to see your craft room tour now. Look forward to the next video xx

[@janr2632]

Your Elizabeth Weston is going to be beautiful. Enjoyed this video and also the tour of your craft room.

[@gingershull2364]

Hi Vicki! Your projects are fabulous and your stitches are perfect! I can hardly wait to watch your craftroom tour! I about fell off the couch when I heard you mention my name! Thank you for such a kind shoutout! To be mentioned along with Brenda is a huge honor and I appreciate that! Thank you for sharing!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Of course, you have some beautiful stitching. I want to be like you when I grow up

[@bethliotta267]

Again, I love your "NO PLAN" idea. I have been doing this since your last video and I am so much happier - no pressure feelings of having to move on to the next project. I do have a couple favs I want to get done, so guess what? I am working on these until I get tired of a color or area of stitching and then I find a small one I want to stitch on. Way too much fun. I am still keeping my WIP progress list to see if any of my favs need some love.. ANY WAY - Thank you for inspiring me to have a NO PLAN. But I am still trying just to use my stash. Have a great week and weekend and can't wait until your next video!!!

[@juanitahutchins4588]

Love your craft room it looks so neat and thanks for sharing with us

[@AmyTaylorCreativitybygidge]

I am so glad I subscribed after watching your wip parade! I can only hope one day when I purchase my first home I can have a room like yours so all of my (too many) projects can be set up similar to yours. I totally understand your squirrel when it comes to projects. I am definitely a progress stitcher and not a process one lol. I love a SAL but cannot keep up with it as it's going on and I know that 😆. I remind myself that every stitch is one stitch closer to a finish even though finishing projects is not my strong suit. I have Royal Holiday too and she was going to be my new year new start but I already had 3 for January 1st lol. With all of my projects I'm going to need a ton of wall space too with all of the haeds I have going lol. I'm definitely going to be watching the craft room tour. So nice to hang out with you again and thank you for sharing!

[@terrifallwell8484]

I enjoy your videos and we stitch so much of the same things. I’m a squirrel when it’s comes to stitching and am attracted to large projects also. I wish we could be neighbors and stitch together! Thanks for sharing!

[@lesliehurley-phatcatphloss1754]

Great progress and beautiful stitching! Your Elizabeth Weston is coming along beautifully!

[@DeeAZstitcher]

I watched the tour, nice set up. I need to continue organizing my craft room. I use a tray by my stitching chair too.

[@bethgilene1515]

Can't wait to see the craft room tour. Always makes me happy when I see you have a new video. I would love to meet you in person someday.

[@BassingirlCrafts]

That fabric was made perfect for your bella filipina! ❤ it's going to be gorgeous!

[@Joyce-bv2tg]

New light looked 👍

[@arleencurry]

Nice craft room tour. Thank you.

[@jacquelineleibfried4691]

You do a great video. Thanks for sharing

[@Stitchinginthebluegrass]

YAY for Little House Needleworks! And wow - you got a lot finished on your Hillside Travelers restart!

[@debraculpepper2396]

Everything is gorgeous Vicki. Thank you for sharing!♥️

[@oljanlo7968]

You look great! Light is really much better now. Will you consider making a separate video with your other crafts? You are an amazing person, I bet a bunch of people would love to see your other talented side:)

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much 😊. I might try tacking some of my other crafts at the end of my videos when I have some to show. I am spending 90% of my “crafty time” stitching right now.

[@jessica-otterrows3284]

I was wondering what size of Q snap most of your bigger projects are on? Is it a 17x11? I love the way you stitch...just stitch what you want when you want. I squirrel 🐿️ all the time too and have alot of WIPS too 😊

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Hello Jessica, yes they are 11x17.

[@joanneseeger5271]

Love your projects!

[@naturegirl7420]

Your stitches are so beautiful and consistent…how do you accomplish this? Mine look sloppy in comparison

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you 😊. We can be our own worst critics sometimes. I am sure your stitching is beautiful. Happy stitching 🧵

[@gabrisstitches8038]

Great lighting! How those WIPs behind you don’t scream at you to pick them up, I don’t know. It would drive me crazy. Just as well we are all so different, I love watching your videos.

[@susanmarit5365]

I agree with you about q snaps I change projects a lot to. Vickie can you tell me that your fabric count is and the size of your fabric for ModernFolk Embroidery piece I do not find that the measurements on the pattern Enjoyed your tour of your craft room.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I am stitching that piece on a piece of 16 count Aida that measures 25” x 36”. It gives me a 4” margin on the sides and a 5” margin on the top and bottom.

[@dodiefields7374]

The lighting is SO much better!! Thank your husband for doing that. Makes a huge difference.

[@susanmarit5365]

How many pairs of q snaps do you have? HAPPY STITCHING

[@thevirginiastitcher]

They are not the actual qsnap brand. I picked them at Hobby Lobby when they still had 40% off coupons over the course of two years. I have 5 - 11x11, 7 - 11x17 and 2 - 8x11 that I “Frankensteined” from an 8x8 and an 11x11. So a total of 14. It’s easier for me to have multiples since I squirrel around on my projects.

[@gleehanson4775]

Good to see you, Girlfriend!!!

[@debraculpepper2396]

Vicki I think the cream too😊

[@beckyclay6363]

Do you but new threads for each project, even if they call for same one in another project

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Yes, usually I do. For DMC I am trying to work from my master set now.

[@kathyosborne7514]

Hi Vicki, great Flosstube as usual. I can't find #royalnewyearstart, is that the right hashtag? Best wishes Kathy 🇬🇧

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I haven’t posted any yet. I haven’t had anyone saying they are joining me so I haven’t worried about starting the hashtag.

[@kathyosborne7514]

Hi Vicki, well I am stitching a royal related one at the mo so happy to join xx

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Yay! I will try to get off my butt and post my start. Happy stitching 🧵

[@naturegirl7420]

Cream!!

[@megastitches]

❤❤❤

[@roseburke5360]

Vicki, Shouldn't you be stitching Royal Holiday vertically instead of horizontal?

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I am stitching her vertically but also color completing areas.

[@beckyclay6363]

Cream is better but flowers looks better on other one, lol

[@marilynheard1195]

Your work is so pretty! I’m a lefty too. Do you stitch bottom left to top right or bottom right to top left. Just curious. Thanks for a great floss tube

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I usually stitch starting in the upper left corner.

[@marilynheard1195]

@@thevirginiastitcher so you stitch your cross from top left going down to bottom right

[@robinselby1]

Hi Vickie! The globetrotting stitcher stitched Royal holiday on a dark green fabric and wow it’s stunning! Also Lynn is stitching her on a really pretty one also! I have her but haven’t started her yet, I’m not doing great on winter white santa, unless it’s Christmas I just don’t want to stitch on him? Idk why? Love your wips❤as always and your furbabies are adorable! Love 🐶 we have 4! 😊

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Hi Robin. I was thinking of the dark green fabric also. I am not doing great on the Santa either. I just don’t feel inspired to pick him up…maybe one day. Fur babies are the best!

[@heathershearer7889]

I enjoy every video you put uap