Flosstube #43: I’m Back Where I Belong; A Tale of Starting All the Things

[@92448Barbara]

With regard to the metallic stitching, I’ve read if you use a larger-than-normal needle, it opens the fabric a bit more and makes it easier to pass the metallic through. Worth a try🤷🏼‍♀️

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Great tip! I have heard this before, but I am stitching 1 over 1 with the gold and it is really tight. I appreciate your comment. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@jeannegiebe2718]

So glad you’re home just in time for this crazy Midwest weather of storms, hail, tornadoes, etc., there’s no place like home! Such a beautiful quilt behind you!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your comment. See you again soon. Best, K

[@lindamelz242]

Karen -have a wonderful time at your retreat with Nicola and other talented stitchers. Adorable finish and for me such a true saying at times. I love Ann Gott and will enjoy seeing your changes. Wow your family piece is stunning. Congratulations on the new starts !!! Your quilt is gorgeous. Fun ft.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I am happy to know that you liked what you saw. I appreciate you loyalty to my channel. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Thanks for your lovely visit Karen...I know it is nice to be home...have a great trip to Ohio...love your Counting is hard...your new starts look wonderful...best wishes ❤❤

[@SarahsStitchySpot]

Always a pleasure, Karen. I don’t quilt, but I very much enjoy hearing about yours. Enjoy your retreat. Take care, my friend.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much! Best, K

[@cbs8404]

Ohh, Karen!! I always look forward to seeing you!! Ann Gott is one of my favorites!!! I have it kitted, just not started!!! I'm thinking that I will change the verse just like you! I love the other verse!!! Can't wait to see all of your framed pieces!!! What a treat that will be!!! Absolutely Love your quilt !!! Just Beautiful!!!! Enjoy the retreat!! That's going to be so exciting !!! Safe travels !! Take care of yourself!!! Happy stitching!!! 😊❤❤❤ Barbara S.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I would love to see what you do with Ann Gott. I am really looking forward to the retreat. It is only about 2 hours from me, so it is a real treat to be able to go. I will update you next time. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@marlene-samplersandsantas]

What a stunning quilt! Have a wonderful time in Ohio. Glad you made it home safely.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you for your sweet comment. See you soon. Best, K

[@barbarahouser]

Hey Karen, So glad you are back in KY and in front of one of your lovely quilt creations. I can't wait to see your new finishes when they come back from the framer. So lucky to get to spend time with Nicola; I hope you have a Wonderful Time! See you next time! xoxo

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to tell you all about it. Best, K

[@kathycullenstern9652]

Welcome home. You will enjoy next week. Nicola is darling. I’m taking her Great British Sampler comes to America in October at Hobby House. I met her last fall when she invited anyone in the area to stop by for a visit when she had a weekend scheduled. Happy stitching.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Kathy, You are so lucky to be going to the HH retreat with Nicola. I wish I could go to more retreats. I look forward to telling you all about my experience. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@iamastitchnerd2312]

Love all the new starts!!!! Always love seeing what you are up to

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

We are a mutual admiration society. Best, K

[@carollorion5130]

Beautiful quilt! Beautiful stitching. Thank you for sharing.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

So happy to know that you liked what you saw in the video. Best, K

[@marilynferlitsch2003]

I can't wait to see your framed pieces. I love your bird finish so much that I ordered it! 😀 Great new starts, & I love the quilt, so pretty. Marilyn

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thanks so much! 😊 I am happy to know that you like what you see on my channel and that I have enabled you to buy Strawberry Bird. It was a sweet stitch. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@snowbirdtbd3688]

Love the quilt.

[@imagatorvetmom]

In census records, birth years are listed. (As accurate as they are remembered, I might add). However, the wife’s maiden name is not. Sad but true. Because of this fact, I include my maiden name in all of my samplers. Just as the girls and women did, whose pattern I am stitching, I make it my own. Either by the mistakes I’ve made, or replacing something with something I liked better. A true reproduction is stitch perfect to the pattern. How many of us can say we stitched a reproduction. Model stitchers, even Nicola’s, make and leave in their mistakes. Hence the name, model. It is a likeness. I so enjoy your stitching and your quilts. Thank you for sharing. Liz, Florida

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your comment. I appreciate your information on census records. You have shared valuable information about model and reproduction stitching. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@debramckenzie266]

Welcome home. Enjoyed your quilt and stitching. Happy framing!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much! I am happy to know that you liked what you saw. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@maureenlopez9266]

Enjoy your retreat with Nicola Parkman! I would love to be at a retreat with her. Maybe someday...😊. Happy stitching!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your comment. I am feeling really privileged to attend a Nicola retreat. Some stitchers are able to attend many, but I have to be satisfied with one. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@lanelles242]

Hi Karen, welcome home..beautiful stitching ! Have a fantastic time at retreat just from whom you listed that you will be meeting sounds wonderful 😘 will look forward to hearing all about it….happy stitching, 🧵🪡♥️

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

I can't wait to tell you all about it. Best, K

[@RosalieChambers-xi4hx]

I love your stitching @ you show everything so well Rosalie from Australia

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Rosalie, I am so happy to know that you like what you see in my videos. Welcome to my channel. See you again soon. Best, K

[@studiol9369]

I'm so happy to see you back! I always enjoy your flosstubes and was hoping you would post again!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much! See you again soon. Best, K

[@susangriffin7411]

In response to your question regarding sampler identification. I have done both, stitched design with and without design adaptions. At times I don't want to take away from the design, I will then add my initials & date using floss the same color of the background. I like the idea of having both the original name of stitcher along with mine, as you suggested you might do on Ann Gott. I also believe my family would find my stitching more meaningful by personalizing in some way. Enjoy your wonderful upcoming retreat! Love your quilts, always.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment about stitching reproductions. I think you are right that your family would appreciate the piece more knowing that you stitched it. See you again soon. Best, K

[@cindygaudet1390]

So happy to see you arrived safely and you seem sooo happy to be home. Everything is beautiful. Question on the back of the one with your relatives are you putting name and dates so that future generations will know if its 1800, 1900 etc. oh the quilt is so pretty. Love the colours. Well, spring has arrived, am still doing my full coverage since February 1st, but now I am get behind on flosstube with gardening, spring cleaning and regular things. Get up and oh my 5 of my favs put flosstubes up this morning! Lol so watch till hubby is up then get the day going. See you next time and hopefully see your fully finished ones!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you for asking that question. I will be putting a detailed list attached to the inside of the lid with the information that I have. That should explain to future generations the details of each woman. I appreciate your loyalty to my channel. See you next time. Best, K

[@emilykuriyama9759]

I'm also working on Ms. Doyle! Personalizing for my little boy. I almost always personalize the name on reproductions to a family member and add my initials and year. ❤

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you for sharing with me how you personalize reproductions. I appreciate knowing that. See you next time. Best, K

[@neilstephen6761]

Hello Karen good to see you back with your wonderful quilts. I love the colour palette In the quilt behind you . The new starts are awesome they shall keep you busy. Do you sign and date your quilts? The box shall be exquisite when finished. Enjoy your time away. Happy stitching

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your comment. Early on in my quilting life, I did not label my quilts. My grandmother never did. I am sorry that both of us overlooked the importance of this. I now always label my quilts. See you again next time. Best, K

[@lorrainenugent-hw7fq]

Thanks for a great video❤to personalize a reproduction sampler with my initials and date I use a floss that matches the background exactly so it doesn’t show up to interfere with the design but it identifies me and the year I stitched it in 🌻

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

That's a great idea! I am going to share that on my video. Best, K

[@janet_idleknot]

Have a great time at your retreat! I’ll be looking forward to hearing what you’ve learned. I stitch reproductions and have always added my name and date to them. I don’t want my pieces to be confused with the originals. I don’t get fancy with my name and date. I typically backstitch them on somewhere near the bottom right corner of the sampler.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you for sharing how you mark your reproduction samplers so it is clear that they are not originals. See you again soon. Best, K

[@jeanettepaulson4525]

I have always placed initials or my first name and the year stitched. As I got older it reminds me how long I have stitched and if it gets passed on, someone will know when it was stitched. I wish my husband’s grandmother had identified that on her quilts, we inherited several of them and I wish I knew when she finished them. That is my 2 cents.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I am finding that most stitchers do include at least their initials and date. I know what you mean about quilts that are not dated. I have some from my grandmother and none of them are dated. Some of them I remember approx. when they were finished, but I was just a kid and had no idea that it was important to know the date. I have put ' circa' dates on a few, but that is the best I can do. See you next time. Best, K

[@jenniferblubaugh]

Oh how I wish I was going to Cincinnati! Oh well…I was hoping someone would cancel; I will be anxiously waiting for your next floss tube! I did have some retail therapy at the Paducah quilt show yesterday! 🤦‍♀️😬

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

I know that I am really lucky to be going to the Cincinnati retreat with Nicola. Sorry you couldn't go. The Paducah show is always wonderful. Happy that you got to go. The vendors are always great. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@donnafrancis9163]

I am glad you are back home. You look happy! I love the quilt. Thanks so much for sharing! I always enjoy!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment. I am happy to be home. Happy to know that you like what you see in my videos. See you again soon. Best, K

[@lisahaley116]

Glad you are safely home. I enjoy seeing your stitching and seeing your quilts.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for you kind wishes. Happy to know that you like what you see in my videos. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@karenjohnson8177]

Your face exudes pure joy when you talk about being "home" and in your sewing room! Such striking colors on your quilt...I would have never thought to use eggplant but it really works. Also, the colors on Margaret Doyle are so lovely. I look forward to your progress on that. Enjoy your symposium with Nicola!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your comment on my video. I am happy that you enjoyed seeing the quilt. I love those colors together. I will be giving an update in the next video. Happy stitching. Best, K

[@juliaomcs]

Your quilt is so beautiful, the colors are amazing together, and love that pattern. Good progress on all the new starts. Have fun at the Nicola Retreat next week, we are all so jealous!! You will have a fab time and bring back lots of great ideas for our group.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Julia, Thank you so much for your comment. I will learn as much as I can from Nicola and will love to share with you all. See you again soon. Best, K

[@kbhstitches]

Glad to see you home! Counting is hard is just wonderful! The identifying information is so interesting because I would never want to take away the credit from the creator of the piece - but also I wouldn’t want it to be misrepresented. I would have to think the newness of the floss and fabric would be an indicator but of course in a frame that is an issue too! Very interesting. Thank you for sharing all of your beautiful work. Have a great weekend.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you for your comment. Yes, it is a conundrum concerning marking reproductions. Most of the comments I am getting is that stitchers include their initials and date somewhere in the sampler. I really much start doing this. See you again next time. Best, K

[@Merrcraw15]

Hi, Karen, Good to "visit" with you today. I will be attending the HATS retreat next weekend. I look forward to meeting you. I currently live in NW Ohio, but am moving to Somerset, KY the week after the retreat. Hope you have a great week. Take care and Happy Stitching!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Merrit! I am so happy to hear from you. I would love to meet you at the retreat next week. Please be sure to introduce yourself as I don't know what you look like. Somerset is a straight drive down I-75 from me in Richmond. See you soon. Best, K

[@marleenoceanbreeze6510]

Nice to see one of your pretty quilts again. The casket box is coming along beautifully and. surprisingly, the metallic sparkle showed in your video and looks great. I enjoy using metallics (I may have a screw lose). Just wondering if you stitch using the sewing or stab method, as one may be tougher on the metallics than the other. Have a wonderful time at Nicola's class.

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you so much for your comment. When stitching with the metallic I use the poke and stab method because it is one over one. I think sewing method would be even worse on the thread. See you again soon. Best, K

[@debng3210]

Glad you made it home safely and are settling in. Love your new starts and looking forward to seeing your newly framed pieces. I did a quick start last night after finishing the April release of the Fox and Rabbit Faith Hope Love SAL, and hope to re-frame something I had done at Michaels many years ago, which was buckling. I opened it up and found they had trimmed the piece and taped it to the back of the mat...I'm sewing strips of fabric to the four sides and lacing it, and hope that lasts for more decades. Happy stitching!

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you for your comment. What a terrible experience you had with the Michael's framing job. I always have my framer measure and cut my foam board. I then take it home to pin/lace. They then just pop it into the frame and close up the back. I would be horrified if something like what happened to your piece happened to any of mine. That is really disheartening. See you next time. Best, K

[@annemarie6962]

Great to catch up with you this evening Karen. Must be nice to be home. We have been travelling lately & are headed home tomorrow. Looking forward to getting back to my stitchy spot. I've been knitting rather than stitching this past while. Enjoy your time with Nicola. Take care, best wishes from 🇮🇪

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

So lovely to hear from you. Yes, it is always good to be home. I will try to pass on as much as I can from Nicola. See you next time. Best, K

[@IdRatherBeeStitching]

Congratulations on your finish! 🎉 "Counting is Hard" what a cute pattern! 😊 This may be a dumb question, but what is a flat fold?

[@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947]

Thank you for asking. Vonna Pfeifer has a tutorial for it. Piece is mounted on mat board and the back piece is covered with fabric. It stands like a book that is on its side. That was like mud. Sorry. I will show it as soon as I get mine finished.

[@IdRatherBeeStitching]

@@recoveringmonogamousstitch1947 Ok, thank you!

[@charj57]

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