Sunday Slow-Stitching with Rita

[@funkeyjournals3674]

I really like your fabric boxes! They are so useful for the little pieces for slow stitching. An excellent idea to use safety pins instead of straight pins. Saves losing a pin on the ground and getting stepped on. Not that I know anything about that! Just don’t ask the hubs he seems to attract them! TFS❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks for watching! I am always losing my needles, and always check my chair before sitting down! Ouch😂

[@pattietierney]

I’m watching these out of order. Now I see the circular bowl. I love it! Those fabric journal covers are amazing. I really would like to see you do a very detailed one from beginning to end. I do hope you will keep this Sunday stitching series going. You are killing me with that diamond-shaped piece of lace.

[@ritajensen8311]

Hey there! I'm happy to keep making Sunday videos as long as people are interested. However, I don't think I could film a detailed cover on camera without it taking hours. Thanks for watching! 🪡💕🧵

[@pattietierney]

@@ritajensen8311 You could do it in a series of videos.

[@ArtsyLadyCrafter]

Love your black and gray needle book. TFS!

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you. This is my first slow stitch project, and now I can't stop! 🧵💕🪡

[@jasminestreet2418]

Yes, I like the fabric boxes, also. Thank you!

[@ritajensen8311]

I’m so glad you liked them!💖

[@VivianS357]

I adore the little boxes and your needle book is fabulous! Looking forward to more of these videos. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@ritajensen8311]

Glad you like them and enjoyed the video! 🧵🦋🪡

[@carolfarney-creativethough2725]

Love your Journal covers so much, Rita! I have just started slow-stitching in the last few months with the intention of making Journal covers. You have done such a good job of explaining how to put it together. It is so inspiring. I look forward to watching this series! Thanks so much for sharing. ❤❤❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you for joining me in slow stitching. I'm glad I could help with your new venture.🪡🧵🦋

[@diananighswonger441]

lovely flowers and butterflies.

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you for watching! 🤗

[@Kitten49able]

Thank you for all the instructions very helpful!

[@ritajensen8311]

You are so welcome! 🧵💕🪡

[@blackcoffeeandwildflowers]

😱🫶 I LOVE these boxes! This is awesome. I am going to put making one of these ahead of a journal! I bought a little kit as well, and started making the cover, because it was a stitch book. Meaning, it had cloth pages to stitch on every page. It was a little overwhelming to start out with, and I didn’t finish it. But I love the idea of doing these little 5 inch blocks at a time. And then putting them together. So happy you are doing this series! You are the best Rita! Hugs 🤗❤️🧵🪡

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks, Tamara! I am so glad you enjoyed the video. I hope to keep doing these Sunday videos as long as I have something to share! 🧵💕🪡

[@suchadwell]

Me too !! Love love

[@susandavis3337]

Thank you for the tutorial and all your tips for these little boxes!

[@ritajensen8311]

You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed watching…🪡💕🧵

[@sandrajohnston-yi4yt]

Wednesday 6/11/24. I am a beginner craft, slow stitch, embroidery fan. I really enjoyed your Sunday boxes tutorial- I have some 5” squares cut out already. See you next week Sandra

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you, Sandra, for joining me 🪡💕🧵

[@nonstopmom8185]

This will be fun to see on Sundays! Thank you. I have a bunch of the decorative stitched pieces saved from thrift stores. Will have to get that all together.

[@ritajensen8311]

That would be great, and I'd love to know you might be stitching with me! 🪡🦋🧵

[@annekennedy9814]

I've just found you on KZbin - yippee! I'm so inspired! I've been making hand stitched paper piece quilts for all my family and wondering what I'd like to do once everyone has got one. This is something I could do that doesn't have me chained to the sewing machine! Anne Kennedy, New Zealand

[@ritajensen8311]

Yes, I made quilts for years with my machine and loved it, but it's hard to sit at the machine anymore, so I started piecing quilts by hand and found it very relaxing. This slow-stitching is my favorite way now! 🧵💕🪡

[@beckyf7011]

Great tip on label paper for printing flowers!!! Thank you are work is beautiful!!

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much! 🤗

[@diananighswonger441]

oh I love your book.

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks! 🤗

[@mariannatrapani5859]

Just found your video. Love it. Such a great idea.

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks so much! 🪡💕🧵

[@lindaskinner5887]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful tutorial. ❤

[@ritajensen8311]

You are so welcome! 🧵💕🪡

[@wendymanning9617]

Count me in on watching every Sunday. I love all your examples and need your tips and suggestions. Thank you

[@ritajensen8311]

Yay! Thank you! See you soon! 🧵💕🪡

[@BobbiKolllhoff]

Your boxes r wonderful. I love slow stitching. I also use safety pins.

[@ritajensen8311]

Oh thank you! 🤗

[@lisamendoza-rodriguez1968]

Good morning Rita. Such a wonderful idea and exciting! ❤🫶🏽❤️🫶🏽🥰❤️

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much 🤗 I hope you enjoyed watching! 🪡🦋🧵

[@candaceestrada5744]

I love this! The fabric just adds so much charm…

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you, Candace ❤️

[@pattigreer7626]

I just found you and what an awesome idea. I love those little boxes. Looking forward to the next video. Thank you!!!

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you Patty, see you then! 🪡🧵💕

[@pamfrank3962]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent

[@ritajensen8311]

That's So nice of you to say! I hope you will make one for yourself! 🧵🪡✂️

[@annariginalmake]

You're so creative.....be it fabric or paper makes, I love your style & inspiration. Just love all these slow stitch things you've shown. 🤗

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much, Anna! 🥰

[@jodimartin4250]

What a cute little project. Always wanted to try this. Bought a book awhile back. Love the French knot and the running stitch. Lol Can’t wait for more videos on this. Tfs. 🌼🌼🌼

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you, Jodi. It's very relaxing to wind down at the end of the day! 🤗

[@northernerinnc3179]

I love the boxes, the use of 'found' or gifted embroidery, and the idea of using a running stitch throughout. I haven't done embroidery for years an now seeing these creative projects I'm going to start searching out various bits and pieces I have to create some of these. Thank you for putting this video together.

[@ritajensen8311]

You're welcome! These little boxes are so handy and cute. I'm glad to have you here! 🪡🧵🪡

[@helenroyal3927]

Thank you!! Love the little boxes..

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much for watching! 🧵💕🪡

[@tobelovedtreasuresbycorrine]

Love the reds and creams beautiful work! Love to see a Sunday video Hug’s Corrine

[@ritajensen8311]

Wow, I'm absolutely thrilled that you've taken the time to watch my video! It means a lot to me. I've actually been following your channel for quite some time now, and I've always admired your work. By the way, I've just started creating these slow-stitch videos specifically for my Junk Journal subscribers. It's been a lot of fun. 🧵❤️🪡

[@tobelovedtreasuresbycorrine]

@@ritajensen8311 keep going your fun to hang with.. your video inspired me to put down my projects and just stitch some fabric together!! I took a small break and just stitched!

[@janetburgess5781]

I love them. thank you

[@ritajensen8311]

You're welcome, and thanks for watching! 🤗

[@RebeccaToups]

Do you have a complete tutorial on making the circle basket using vintage embroidery linens? Love your work!

[@ritajensen8311]

No, sorry! I just used a vintage piece of linen and added a few more flowers. It’s about 5” tall and 18 “ long then I sewed it together. Then cut a circle to fit the bottom. 🤗

[@Blackberrybramble-mdm]

Great ideas, great video, as always! Love this series! TFS Mary

[@ritajensen8311]

I'm so glad you took the time to watch it! I've had several hundred views.🤗

[@Blackberrybramble-mdm]

@@ritajensen8311 an exciting new avenue for you….. I could see a new vitality in this video. 🥰😘😊

[@paperblessings7338]

What a joy to have found your youtube! Love your artwork. Tfs

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much! Glad to have you…🧵💕🪡

[@lmplpinto5933]

Hi Rita, thank you so much for your video it answered a lot of my questions about slow stiching covers. I'll be watching to see how you put on the backing fabric and how to do the cool frame like finish. Thank you, such an awesome tutorial❤❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much for watching. I am glad I could help! 🧵🦋🪡

[@katann8245]

Thank you for these great tutorials. I used to do crewel embroidery years ago, and for the last few years I have made junk journals. I am inspired to try slow stitch out of my love of hand stitching. I have accumulated a good a good collection of fabrics from journal making so this will be perfect. Your square box will be my first project, and I am very excited to get started on it. Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us.

[@ritajensen8311]

You are so welcome! 🤗

[@sharonparks8144]

Love these little cloth baskets - I’m definitely going to make some - thank you❤️

[@ritajensen8311]

I hope you make some, as I believe you will really enjoy having them around! 🧵🌸🪡

[@lyndameredith3656]

This is beautiful! Only thing when you sewed on the flower I couldn’t see the first stitches you made and I thought they were so cute! You were probably showing us how to do the different stitches.😍

[@ritajensen8311]

Oh, thank you! I have to make sure I am entirely on camera next week! Thanks for watching. 🥰

[@beckyberquist1340]

Im new and I'm excited about these projects. Thank you so much for sharing❤❤ I can't wait to see what we make next❤❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you for watching; I hope you will enjoy the next video! 🤗

[@karinyong2855]

Hi friend, your slow stitching is very beautiful. I am very bad at stitching and sewing as during school times, I am the last in class. LOL. Thanks for sharing and take care.

[@ritajensen8311]

Oh, go ahead and try it. It's very relaxing! A teacher would never approve of this kind of sewing anyway! 🥰

[@artfulyama9071]

New subscriber here in SoCal. Love this project!❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Welcome, I am from Fullerton/Yorba Linda 🤗

[@1HistoricalBuff]

Enjoyed watching~ love the idea of making a needlebook. The 2 covers you are working on look wonderful. Funny how we don't like what we create while others find them to be beautiful. I am going to have fun watching these new videos. I will have to go through my scraps. Thank you. :-) Best wishes~ Valerie.

[@ritajensen8311]

I hope you will give it a try! Thanks for watching…🧵💕🪡

[@alesiaja1647]

Rita thanks for sharing 😊

[@ritajensen8311]

Any time! I hope you enjoyed watching! 🧵💕🪡

[@chloegrl1366]

Omgsh this is everything I love and would love to make

[@ritajensen8311]

I hope you make some; I love using them for storage and need a few more! 🤗

[@ullaapelgren3383]

So fun you started this, nice done❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you 🤗 it was good of you to watch! 🤗

[@MrsLovelyPendragon]

Loved this video! I enjoy longer videos about slow stitching because I can stitch along as well. New to your channel and subbing for this series❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much for watching, I am new to slow stitching but thought some of my subbie, might like to give it a try! 🪡🧵🪡

[@sharonbelieves]

Hi Rita. just discovered you today. I love the slow stitching Sunday and I went back to the beginning to watch them. I was wondering what I could use instead of felt because I looked at felt and it's acrylic or rayon and I'd like to use cotton or some other natural fiber. Thank you!

[@ritajensen8311]

Welcome!! Sharon, you can use “warm and natural” batting or wool felt. Both are natural fibers. I hope that helps🤗

[@sharonbelieves]

@@ritajensen8311 thank you Rita!

[@juliaogara8794]

Stitch and watch KZbin in bed is exactly what I’m doing now. Thank you for the video. I’ve subscribed this time as you randomly popped back into my feed. You appeared a couple of months back initially out of the blue. Best wishes from central England😊

[@ritajensen8311]

Awesome! Thank you! 🤗

[@lauriemullins8140]

Enjoyed your videos. I want to make some of the baskets., such a good idea for what you use them for. I really like the flowers that you printerd on fabric, which I have done before. Where did you find all of those pretty flowers?

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks so much! 😊 I think the flowers were from @roxycreations Etsy store! 🤗

[@LisaLisa-zl9vu]

I’ll try this!

[@ritajensen8311]

Wonderful! 💕🤗💕

[@amparogarcia4548]

bonito gracias

[@ritajensen8311]

You are very welcome, and thanks for watching! 🤗

[@sherryvanderpool8644]

Very interesting ❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Glad you took the time to watch it! 🪡🦋🧵 Thanks

[@hopeamen8087]

I use warm and natural. Works well.

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you, Hope; I do use warm and natural too! I couldn't remember the name during the video. Thanks for the reminder! 💕🪡🧵

[@highlandmichigan2011]

Love this….just discovered your vlog…..which of your videos shows, start to finish, a fabric journal? Thank you!

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks for asking, but I don't have a fabric journal from start to finish. I have only done a couple of covers for my journals, and I just started filming my slow stitching. 🧵💕🪡

[@jackiehorn3724]

I still really enjoy quilting. But don’t think I am going to make any full sized quilts any more. I have gotten to the point where I most enjoy embroidering blocks for quilts, appliqué, art and collage quilting, and crazy quilting. I enjoy hand embroidery, not really machine embroidery. I like making pieced quilts if they are smaller throws or lap quilts. But primarily I like to do hanging wall art, table runners, smaller things. I probably do one large quilt a year. Although over the next few months I am doing a couple of large queen sized quilts as gifts, and another queen sized one that I am taking a class in primarily to learn technique. I am just getting into slow stitching, I am more and more into traditional embroidery and cross stitching. I usually have one junk journal project a month, but I make tons of ephemera. I enjoy it. But in total with everything I do, I usually have 8 to 10 projects at a time. And as a junk journal person yourself you know how we can get into multi media. So I am just constantly working on something. My tiny studio apartment is basically an art and sewing studio with a twin bed and a recliner in it. At the other end a tiny galley kitchen. There is a separate restroom. But I spent 47 years at a very high stress critical care career Working 12 hour shifts as a registered nurse doing organ transplants and open heart surgeries. So my primary focus in life any more is relaxing in my own way. In my studio, out on my motorcycle, or in my campervan traveling. And needlework can go with me literally on all those adventures. I cook, do some faith based service work and In depth Bible study. But I use the sewing, stitching, journal/multi media making to keep my mind at peace with the worldly stress that is so intense right now.

[@ritajensen8311]

I always wondered if I could live in a tiny house. I have so much stuff! I had to give quilting up because of back issues. I love slow stitching and making journals. Thank you for stopping by my channel.🤗

[@natalieanneshaw7879]

Good afternoon rita 😊❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks for joining me this afternoon! 💕

[@tessinspired7111]

New subscriber from Arizona. ❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks for subbing! Glad to have you! 🤗

[@jaynekeck7038]

I really enjoy watching your videos. Your work is so beautiful. I think you criticize yourself too much. You do a great job. I myself criticize myself the same way.

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much for watching. You're right, but I think we all do! 🧵💕✂️

[@dianeoconnell3686]

Hi Rita, just found your channel and love the boxes! I’m going to try my hand at that. Right now I am making a round one. I fell in love with your needle book…you mentioned that it was a kit, do you remember where you got it from? I would love to make one. Searched on your you tube channel to see if you made a video and couldn’t find one. It would be great if you did that! ❤️

[@ritajensen8311]

The kit I purchased was from Etsy, and it was just for the fabric, some lace, and buttons. I could share it in a future video. I made it before I started doing slow-stitching videos. Here is the Etsy seller from whom I purchased the kit.www.etsy.com/shop/DreamFieldStudios 🤗

[@dianeoconnell3686]

@@ritajensen8311 I would love for you to share it!

[@christyhigdon8762]

New sub from Oklahoma. ❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thanks for subbing! I have family near OK City! 🧵🪡🧵

[@christyhigdon8762]

@@ritajensen8311 It is a small world indeed!

[@conxitapijoanmosegui5022]

Me gusta muchísimo todo lo que haces y me das grandes ideas, es una maravilla todo. Soy española y estoy jubilada y con ganas de aprender, pero no sé ingles. ❤❤❤❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Eso no es un problema. ¡Siempre puedo traducir tus comentarios! ¡Estoy feliz de que estés disfrutando de la costura lenta! 🥰

[@highlandmichigan2011]

Also where would I find flower etc. images to print? Thank you!

[@ritajensen8311]

They are digital papers that I purchase on Etsy, and there are several. Here is the link to the flowers I used. www.etsy.com/shop/roxycreations Hope this is helpful. 🧵💕🪡

[@highlandmichigan2011]

Thank you Rita, so is there a vlog that you can refer me to that shows the construction of one of your journal covers? 🙂

[@ritajensen8311]

Here is the closest to what I could find to share with you! I hope it helps. I am also starting a new journal cover this Sunday! Sewing in Signatures with Soft Cover kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6uxgZicrtGlj9U 🤗

[@highlandmichigan2011]

@@ritajensen8311 Thank you! I’ll be watching 😃

[@weissblau]

Just discovered your channel and I am definitely in! I also have a question - I have lots of fleece, big and small and nobody wants it. Can these pieces be used for anything (other than patched dogblankets (which are not wanted anymore). I used to take that fleece from people because I can't stand things just being thrown away, but now I need to clean out or do something with them. Any ideas?

[@ritajensen8311]

I have been thinking about your fleece. I also had several pieces from making blankets for my grandchildren when they were little, but I gave most of it to the young moms at church. Now, I think I could have used them as batting for slow stitching, and it would have been so easy to sew through! I wish I could have been more helpful! Thanks so much for watching…🧵✂️🪡

[@weissblau]

@@ritajensen8311thank you for your response, I will try using a few small pieces for backing and see how it handles. Maybe someone sees the comment and has a great idea for the large pieces. In the meantime I look forward to your posts.

[@Karen3263]

❤❤❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Thank you so much, Karen, for watching! 🧵🦋🪡

[@diananighswonger441]

can I use cheap kids felt ?.

[@ritajensen8311]

I used the felt at Hobby Lobby, which was 25 cents, very inexpensive. I don't know about kids felt, but I don't see why not! 🤗

[@ginaashby6782]

Hi Rita jst came across ur channel glad I did cause I'm a learner for slow stitching and making those boxes will be a great start for me cnt wait to start also I subscribed to support you and get more ideas Luv your jounal covers to 😀 jst a question can you use invisible thread for basting ? then you dnt need to take it out later 🤔thnku for sharing watching from QLD in OZ ❤

[@ritajensen8311]

Certainly, an invisible thread could be used, although I am not fond of it due to its stiffness. Nonetheless, feel free to try it out. Also, I sincerely appreciate your subscribing and hope you enjoy my upcoming videos! 🪡💕🧵

[@pamfrank3962]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent

[@ritajensen8311]

So nice of you, and you're very welcome!🤗