Flosstube Extra - 2024 WIP Parade

[@lindaficetola607]

Hi Sarah ❤ Love your stitchy progress. Have a great week ahead ❤

[@KathysQuiltsandStitching]

Oh what a fabulous show! My favourite part was the 40 full coverage projects... wow! You are the full coverage queen!! I loved each one and appreciate how you always say the artist's names when you talk about the patterns. I hope you enjoy another full year of stitching on your wide variety of stitcheries!

[@HyggeStitcher]

102 WIPS!! Oohhh yeah … I’m so ready for this !!!

[@mirpaxvv]

Thank you so much for your hard work on putting this out for us all. You are an incredible stitcher. The amount of stitching you complete is amazing. And all beautifully done. Thank you! - Valerie

[@karinmonnich3310]

I really enjoyed your wip parade. Your projects are gorgeous. You are one of my favorite flosstuber. Happy stitching!

[@lyncampbell992]

I thoroughly enjoyed the wip parade. Happy stitching.

[@sarahwebb1450]

It was lovely to see all of your finishes and progress. Thank you for taking the time to put your WIP parade together. Happy Stitching!

[@judyduelo7155]

Thank you for taking the time to share all your WIPs. I particularly love Stargazer 🌟 and your Heirloom Nativity. I have no doubt you can do the hardanger on it. I’m working on Aimee Stewart’s Stitch in Time and am about to finish fall, the third shelf. Hoping to actually finish the last shelf (winter) while my eyes will let me 😊 When I need a break from all the color changing and confetti I’m stitching a monochromatic Long Dog piece . The Cross Stitch Fun piece is so pretty.

[@e_craftingincolorado]

Just watched the whole thing. Great WIP parade! There were a few I forgot you were stitching on. And i seriously laughed out loud when you said you were in high school in the 90’s. 😳 You young whipper snapper. 😉 But it’s great to see that some of our old projects are ones we still like and enjoy to stitch. Looking forward to seeing your next update. ~ elisa 🦋

[@noelwilcox9989]

Always love your WIP parades. Thanks so much for the content, and I can’t wait to see all those pretty ladies in dress come to life, and all the cute cats too. I hope the ones that are on the short list do get done this year too.

[@emilywilliams3237]

Sarah, this WIP parade is stupendous. I can't get over how beautiful all of your projects are, every single one of them. Your full coverage category is inspiring. Well, they all are, really. Thanks for taking the time each year to pull this together.

[@adutchstitcher]

Absolutely love the Amazon frame with all the christmassy critters. That is just so creative and cute❤❤

[@judith8951]

That was impressive. You have a lot of beautiful projects. Thank you for showing them! Happy stitching!

[@kittyvanpeer9382]

Thanks for taking the time to show all your beautiful pieces. Looking forward to the updates on them.

[@juanitasasaki9489]

Always love wip parade, and smoky thank you for sharing keeping me company while work.

[@jillpoteat2974]

I enjoyed this wip parade and seeing everything that you are working on. I saw so many I really liked. It was sweet that Smoky was there with you. You do such a very good job, especially with the specialty stitches. I can't wait to see the progress.

[@cindymccracken]

I loved your wip parade! What a treat! Thank you for sharing!

[@Linda_James]

🤩 I adore your advent calendar finish 🤩. What a great space saving idea!

[@angieslowlycrafts]

Always fun to see all your WIPs! You have so many great ones! 😁Thanks for sharing!

[@pamlacey136]

I always enjoy your WIP parade with all of your beautiful projects. Such gorgeous stitching.

[@karenbradley263]

Hello Sarah Enjoying your WIP parade. And I look forward to your weekly videos, also. All your stitching is lovely. Thank you for sharing ❤️ Karen in WV

[@susanbooth551]

I woke up this morning at 4:07AM 😏 awake and wanting to stitch on my Silver Creek Samplers “My Christmas List”. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching all your WIP parade and being inspired by all your projects! I love the diversity, your organization, but mostly your approach of just thoroughly enjoying each and every stitch on all 102 projects, not worrying about when you’ll get them done. I’m like that too…I just am sooo happy stitching! I’m going to try to organize them more so I know what I have (it’s a lot! 🤪😊). Thank you for providing delightful company for my Friday morning!! 💕

[@ninahobbysite]

Thank you for the awesome wip parade. Love to see all the full coverage. Happy stitching

[@fiberartsamy2654]

I amp glad I finally found time to get back to watching flosstube. Thank you so much for all of the beautiful inspiration in this video. Your Dragon Ride is jaw-droppingly amazing! I’m obsessed with my TW’s right now. Thanks for such a great WIP parade. Hopefully I’ll have some more time to be a consistent viewer after our retreat is over next week.

[@Jayne22]

I watched your efforts in the sections you were able to film, and I have finally finished. Well done you for all this work and showing us items that can inspire us all. 😊

[@margaretbaker623]

Hi Sarah. Thank you for this epic video! It was fun to watch and intetesting to hear your thoughts on each piece. So many pretty pieces! ⚘️

[@sandykalmeyer9523]

Omgosh, Sarah, that was amazing! I loved every minute although I watched in 3 segments. 😁. I wanted to remember so many to comment on, but that got away from me quickly. You love to stitch! That should be the title of this Flosstube! Until next time, happy stitching🪡.

[@lisadolson6598]

Oh, it is so fun to see all of your projects! Your love of stitching is so refreshing! Take care!

[@susanknoll8845]

Gosh thank you so much for putting this together. I really enjoyed watching this. Pets to Smokey!

[@jillianludeman8826]

Love watching you present your WIPS . Sarah , you are a joy to watch

[@joydillow2041]

Oh such a great video. Been watching on and off for last 3 days. I remembered most of your WIPs but a couple I didn’t. I personally would find so many WIPs daunting but ‘you go girl’. Happy Stitching Sarah. See you soon.❤❤

[@monaortego1204]

Love, love your wip parade. All of the stitching is truly awesome!❤

[@thelmaelkjar2475]

Thanks for your WIP parade of fancy ladies

[@MissusStitches]

I love your attitude. Plus you inspired me to do my annual WIP parade. I have been procrastinating. Thank you for sharing.

[@stitchingatthecabin]

Thanks for keeping me company while I was working. Always love your WIP parades!! ~J

[@JoanneFry-hd7ni]

What a treat! Loved all of your projects!

[@fjellrosastrikkepodcast]

Its so nice to follow all your stitching, love them! I have done alot notes! Happy stitching 💞😍🌞🙏

[@LCmonman]

Wow!! This was so fun to see all your projects!! 🎉 that much going on is not for me, but that’s why I watch you! And you have great taste, I’m always getting inspo from you 😊

[@juliedyson3383]

What wonderful projects! You reminded me of projects of yours that I love but haven't seen in awhile. I hope you can get back to some of the older pieces soon. As always, I am impressed by your beautiful stitching!

[@lisaproefrock]

I really enjoyed your WIP parade. You have gorgeous pieces!

[@susanradford9503]

What an unbelievable marathon! I loved seeing all your beautiful projects. Thank you for sharing.

[@SmallTownStitches]

I loved seeing all your pieces again!!!!!!!!

[@vcrouch6041]

Really gorgeous WIPs. Best wishes for great progress this year!

[@janicem.1100]

You amaze me!!♥

[@nicolehaugen9265]

❤🪡 thanks for sharing all your fantastic projects!

[@Felice-hc2dh]

I enjoy your choices of projects..a little of everything. I am doing the enchanted alphabet..working on it now and included the full pattern.. I am really enjoying it:)

[@Whimsicalstitcher]

Wonderful finishes and wips!! 😍😍

[@colleenmclellan5467]

I really enjoyed this a lot of wips but that’s the hobby we all love

[@jodynorton-tv1tl]

I look at all your beautiful projects and keep thinking if all the stitches were done on maybe 20 pieces you would love lots of finished pieces 😊

[@emmawatson9593]

102 WIPS is a big undertaking. Couple of decades work right there! All the best.

[@the_sleepystitcher]

100 wips?? I'm so impressed. Here I am with 4 struggling to decide which one to pull out 😂

[@kathydeel4780]

Hi Sarah, the best WIP parade. 👏👏👏 I love your fancy ladies. I'm going to start my first Mirabilia before the end of the year. Because I'm limited on my fabric size because of my eyesight, is there a chart to say what size bead for different size fabrics. It's the only thing holding me up. I can't wait until you get more of Villa Mirabilia done. She is gorgeous. Happy Stitching. ❤❤❤

[@StitchinMommy]

I'm not sure if there's a chart somewhere, but I would say you should stick with 28ct over 2 (or 14ct Aida) or 32ct over 2 (or 16ct Aida) to use the beads that Mirabilias call for. I have seen some people stitch Miras on 40ct over 2 (or 20ct Aida), and they convert all the beads to petite beads. But if you're concerned about your eyesight, I wouldn't worry about bead size, since they work best on the bigger counts. Mirabilia patterns usually only use a few fractional stitches along the edge of the skin, so they are definitely compatible with Aida, if that's your fabric of choice.

[@Jasmine-ur1sl]

Hi, Sarah! It has been several months since I watched your channel. This video came into my queue, so I took it as a sign to get back on track. I just re-subscribed and look forward to seeing your 100+ WIPs as I only have 20 on the go with 80 some charts including needlepoint and counted canvases in my inventory begging to be "kitted" and started in this lifetime. Best regards from Chicagoland.

[@karladenton5034]

Wow. That's an impressive body of work! Thank you for sharing all your lovely projects. Question on logistics - do you work from a master set of floss or do you kit up each project? I love WiP parades and discussion of organization. Thanks for showing the pieces rolled up in their tubes - a great idea for bigger chunks of fabric.

[@StitchinMommy]

I work from a master set of DMC that I store in a double sided thread organizer. If a project uses fancy floss, I will put those inside the clear bag the pattern comes in (or get a clear bag to put both the pattern and floss in), so those are stored together.

[@marty9011]

An enjoyable WIP parade of all your lovely projects. Some we just get a fleeting glimpse of every year !! Your WIP amount is scary [ to me ] but I know you are fine with it. I enjoyed the glimpse of Star Gazer again - your colours are so nice on that. Happy stitching as you go forward.

[@victoriabecker653]

A good place for specialty threads is Needle in a Haystack. There is another store in WA, but I forgot the name.

[@marybethguenther8110]

Wow!

[@strawberry-moon432]

It's refreshing to not see a project bag in sight. Nice reminder that you don't need all the extra stuff.

[@StitchinMommy]

@@strawberry-moon432 Very true! I have a couple project bags that I use for travel stitching, but my main travel project I have in a clear zip top bag so that I can read my pattern without taking it out of the bag - makes stitching on the go easier. I think how I learned to stitch is very barebones, which makes it frugal as well as simple and easy to just pick something up and start stitching. No hoops, frames, stands, bags, etc. It’s refreshing!

[@crysblack33]

​@@StitchinMommyCan you do a video on how you sit and how you have your head I know weird question it's just that I keep getting sore neck so I would like to see what I can different

[@norasayre8318]

Your stitching is beautiful

[@mrsgrievous]

I don't remember you showing that piece that looks like Spirograph; that's really cool! I'm still rooting for you to finish antique shoe collection :)

[@TinneStitchingBAPs]

So many beautiful projects 😍 I watch all of your updates but even then I was like Ow, that's right. That's another one I like and haven't seen in awhile 😅 Thanks for another great video! I think I'm going to make myself a list of the remaining stitches each of my projects have to see which one is actually the closest to a finish aswell 🤔 (and now I know what I'm getting myself into when I want to do a WIP parade at the end of the year 🤭🙈 I have a few less projects then you have - only 94 - so I better schedule a couple of hours/days to record that monster of a video 😅) Happy stitching! 🪡🧵

[@StitchinMommy]

Yes, it's definitely a marathon, multiple day project for me. Especially since I prefer to film in the morning light. It works better for my schedule to just film in chunks, spreading the filming over about 3 days. Then, editing can take a few more days as I fit that in and around the rest of life. :)

[@peikathryn]

I had to get two of the Cats and Hearts patterns.. one for my birthday in July and one for my daughter's birthday in August.

[@Linda-Lovestostitch]

You have some beautiful projects.

[@coastaljane137]

Oh what joy! I opened up KZbin and found my favourite weekly KZbinr was doing her annual WIP parade - all 2hrs 47mins of it. I've just settled in with my sock knitting and cup of coffee for 2 hrs of delight 😊. One thing I keep meaning to ask you is what is there design of the big fancy lady on the wall behind you, alongside your letter S Fairy. My husband wants me to stitch it because he likes it too!! Now, back to 101 WIPs 😊❤

[@StitchinMommy]

That fancy lady is Midsummer Night's Fairy by Mirabilia. It seems to be still in print, even though it is one of her older patterns! So, it's currently available on 123stitch. It was the first Mira I finished. :)

[@coastaljane137]

​@@StitchinMommy oh thank you. I've just ordered it 😊. It will be my first Mirabilia too. And onward 😊

[@carolinefletcher1987]

Love watching your WIP parade, all 102 😀, are you still stitching the seasonal crosses that you can now get on Kooler Designs website, I didn’t see them. I plan to start them soon, I bought them when you last showed them 😂

[@StitchinMommy]

I have temporarily UFOed the seasonal crosses as I wasn't happy to work on them whenever they came up in my plan. But I do want to bring them back out one day - that's good to know they have digital versions available now!

[@heden1460]

I don't remember how many you had last time, but I do remember one year was around 77 or 78 wips. I think I have about six. I will finish watching another day. :)

[@LCmonman]

The playback speed is your best friend. 2x baby!!

[@MysticSpira]

No HAED “The Fitting” for the past 2 years of WIP parades 😢 Did I miss her getting the chopping block in one of your weekly videos?! Always love your work, your videos, and your energy, Sarah! You and your family have been in my prayers ❤

[@StitchinMommy]

I actually haven't started "The Fitting" yet. It is pretty, but hasn't been at the top of the list so far when making my plans for things to start. As you can see I have A LOT of large full coverage projects already started, so it's hard to justify more of them sometimes. :)

[@victoriabecker653]

Azure would be considered counted canvas. You counlt where each stitch goes

[@ellynjackson8660]

With all your projects, do you work from a master set of floss or do you kit up for each project Love your wip parade

[@StitchinMommy]

I work from a master set of DMC that I store in a double sided thread organizer. If a project uses fancy floss, I will put those inside the clear bag the pattern comes in (or get a clear bag to put both the pattern and floss in), so those are stored together.

[@gaylecunningham3614]

Hi - I double checked because not a lot of folks know about the Butternut Road of Marilyn Leavitt-Imblums 3 lines (including Lavender and Lace and Told in a Garden). Once Upon a Time is a Butternut Road pattern. All of these patterns are perpetually in print, per Marilyn Leavitt-Imblums wishes. 1-2-3 has most of the patterns for each of the three lines.

[@StitchinMommy]

@@gaylecunningham3614 Yes! I remembered that brand was different after I filmed. I guess I should have written a correction on the screen. ☺️

[@gaylecunningham3614]

Actually, the lines are all Marilyn's work, but she wanted to have different lines to focus her works. She was one busy ladty! I mostly stayed with the Angels in Lavender and Lace, but Told in a Garden is also interesting...with samplers and other more rural focuses. I'm talking myself into doing one of her patterns!!!! YAY!!!

[@elinorrebibo822]

Loved seeing and hearing all your comments about each WIP ❤ thank you so much for giving me inspiration! Btw - do you have a recommendation for a 28 count fabric which is easy to do hardanger on? Im trying to decide between lugana and linen

[@StitchinMommy]

Since I have not done any hardanger yet, I am not the one to give advice on fabric for that. I would ask Karen TheNeedlebugg - she has lots of experience with hardanger. :)

[@lynnbooysen2540]

That was VERY INTERESTING. Now what happened to the Diamond Paintings?

[@StitchinMommy]

I still have a couple diamond paintings, but as they are a different craft, they don't make it into my WIP parade. I also haven't worked on them for a while. It's hard to find time to pull out all the stuff and spend a good chunk of time, then put it all away. I don't have a good setup to leave out my supplies for that, so that definitely makes it easier to just stitch!

[@mjsstitchingmemories7125]

Love your wip parade. What are the tubes you use to put your wips in?

[@StitchinMommy]

Some of the tubes I store fabric in are just the packaging that the fabric came in from the craft store. A lot of the tubes are from wrapping paper. Some of them are just crafted from card stock. Nothing special! :)

[@Jayne22]

102 Inspirations for future sewing. Do you have a time turner by any chance, and can I borrow it? I have all the Queens, on my wall, I also repeated Spring as a bride by changing the colours. Present for a friend who was the bride. Stargazer a WIP, waiting to start Garden Prelude, the L and L seasons done as individuals, looking to purchase Lady of the Mist, Delightful Waltz and La Soirée, the last because I saw yours. Thank you. 😊 Happy Stitching. 🎉

[@StitchinMommy]

@@Jayne22 I’m not familiar with a Time Turner pattern. I saw Joan Elliott had one called Time Traveler, and it’s pretty recent so you should still be able to find it, if that’s the one you’re thinking of. 😊

[@Jayne22]

@@StitchinMommy A Time Turner is a device used by Hermione in Harry Potter to enable her to repeat an hour so she could attend all her lessons at Hogwarts. I suspected you had one due to the amount of work you manage to do Stitching, running a house, caring for your family and friends. I am sorry I did not explain this properly. 🤨😉🙃🙂

[@StitchinMommy]

@@Jayne22 Oh funny! 😆 Yeah, when I googled “time turner cross stitch”, the first few things were patterns of a watch looking thing. I have recently read that book, but it didn’t click in my brain. 😄⏱️

[@Terrachroma_911]

😊

[@georgiemcdougle9064]

I'm almost done watching you, but I wanted to ask these questions before I forget. How do you organize all your patterns and stitching pieces? You're stitching pieces that you keep in each tube, how do you know which piece is in each tube?

[@StitchinMommy]

I have a blueprint organizer where I store the rolls of fabric. If the roll is clear, I can just see and remember which project it is (since everything is on different types & colors of fabric). If the roll is cardboard and the fabric doesn't stick out the top, I'll write the name of the pattern on the outside of the tube.

[@kriscaballero6321]

Love the projects! Love Smokey too. Is she a Russian Blue? We lost our big Russian Blue boy Zero last December. She reminds me of him. 😢

[@StitchinMommy]

I'm sorry for your loss. Smokey is actually a blend of a Siamese dad and a black housecat mom. She was the only grey kitten in her litter - the rest of her siblings all looked Siamese. :)

[@deliawhynot5145]

Where did you get the janet steever patterns. The montage series. All I can find are kits

[@StitchinMommy]

The larger, full coverage versions of the Janet Stever Montage patterns are charted by Paine Free Crafts and you can find them here: painefreecrafts.com/?post_type=product&s=montage&product_cat=

[@susanleeks17]

Something I have wondered Sarah...where do you keep your threads for each project? Do you just work from a master set? Btw, lovely WIP parade!!

[@StitchinMommy]

I work from a master set of DMC that I store in a double sided thread organizer. If a project uses fancy floss, I will put those inside the clear bag the pattern comes in (or get a clear bag to put both the pattern and floss in), so those are stored together.

[@judithkois1892]

The 25 small pieces you have on the frame.

[@StitchinMommy]

@@judithkois1892 Those are freebies on Brooke’s Books website. You can find them here: www.brookesbookspublishing.com/CrossStitchFreebies2.html

[@judithkois1892]

I just looked for these and cannot find them, can you tell me again who theyre by???

[@StitchinMommy]

@@judithkois1892 Which project are you referring to?

[@KarenHeath-b6p]

I went to Brooke's and books on Etsy but could not find the animals you had for your advent calendar! Please could you help ?

[@StitchinMommy]

@@KarenHeath-b6p Those are freebies on Brooke’s Books website. You can find them here: www.brookesbookspublishing.com/CrossStitchFreebies2.html

[@KarenHeath-b6p]

@@StitchinMommy thank you so much , I can't wait to stitch these ! X

[@UndertheWillow_CrossStitching]

It looks like my comment disappeared. Maybe because I included a link to an Etsy store? I'll leave that off in case that was the reason. At any rate, I said that I very much enjoyed watching your WIP parade, and love seeing all the variety in your projects. The link was in relation to your WIP for Chaplain's Cottage. You mentioned you might want to get a digital version if available and I noticed that the front of your kit said it was designed by Pegasus Originals, so I did a search. They have a website, and they sell digital versions on their Etsy store, including Chaplain's Garden. I was so sorry to hear about your Dad passing, but such a blessing that you got to be there to say goodbye.

[@StitchinMommy]

Ooh! That would be amazing! Thanks for looking into that for me - I'll go check it out. :)

[@StitchinMommy]

I just found it and messaged them to see if it's compatible with PK, and unfortunately it is not. The digital pattern was created before PK, so it wasn't made with that in mind. So for now I'll just continue working on it with a highlighter. Thanks, though!

[@texadianstitcher]

Finishes First yellow mira L&L alphabet finish Halloween fairy JE maypole girls Cupcake full coverage Butterfly black work Cats in hearts Stretch finish Mira on navy blue fabric Simpsons Needlepoint canvas Blue purple swirls You can stitch so fast sometimes, I've got faith you could make good progress or get finishes on these. I'm picking charts that look at least 50%ish done (or Joan Elliott pieces typically go pretty quickly for me so I'm rooting for maypole girls). I'm also rooting for a mira finish since theres no fairies currently in the queue for your nieces, so you could get a fancy lady finish for the year. You're supposed to finish birthday and new years starts during the current year? 🤣 My 2020 birthday start is lingering (getting close to 50%), and I've got 2 new years starts lingering. I like monochromatic stitching for days when you can't focus. So it's less for your brain to have to think about. Just get some floss and meander around. May 2025 be full of more finishes than starts so you can wip down and have more time to spend on each piece. (Meanwhile im debating another start-athon of smalls and trying to convince myself to finish a few things...)

[@StitchinMommy]

Thanks for the suggestions! I think the May Day Merriment piece could be a possible one for next year's list - that one is pretty small. I have definitely not followed the "rule" to finish birthday or new year's starts within that year! :D I've got lots of those still lingering in the mix. Most of what I start are large projects so I dig myself into a hole of WIPs pretty quickly, but yes, I hope to start less than I finish next year - that's the only way to work my way out of the hole! :D

[@susanmarit5365]

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