Sunshine Stitchers - Flosstube 295: Name That SAL

[@marzipanstitcher8571]

Autumn Quaker is looking fabulous. You have inspired me to get mine out. Thanks for keeping up with the videos and the cocktail tutorial

[@DjaliStitches]

Thank you for sharing the story about the teacher reading to her students. Here I am driving tea, I want one of your drinks Shelia. It looks so good. Great progress on your WIPs and I love your start Shelia.

[@theresamccormick8647]

Thank you!

[@debng3210]

I love seeing your projects and progress. So happy to see the Quakers piece nearing a finish! I also enjoy hearing your plans and you have many times provided me with motivation to get back to a WIP than has been neglected. Thanks for sharing the teacher's story. Happy stitching and stay safe!

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thank you, as always. Thank you for continuing to watch our videos. Yeah, those oldies deserve some attention.

[@StitchingAndTeaWithB.]

Thank you for another awesome episode, Ladies! I loved hearing Sylvia's story. It was so inspiring and touching. You both have made a lot of progress with your stitching! I loved seeing the Quakers. Have a great week, I look forward to seeing the next video.

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thank you so much! So many folks are loving your videos. Keep them coming.

[@CorpusChristiCrossStitcher]

Enjoyed! The drinks, the stitching the stories, the laughter! You’ve got it all!

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thanks so much!

[@joyceliebe2364]

I”ll have what they’re drinking 😂🎉! What a great episode - stories, comedy, cooking lesson, or & some cross stotch😅! I enjoyed it all. Blessings, Xxoo ❤

[@SunshineStitchers]

We do manage to get the cross stitching in.

[@shadedstitchery]

Happy birthday to all of us October babies! Thanks for all the love, ladies, as always. 🥰 Yes, I'm stitching all in the Red Chords Collection together on one piece of fabric; I share a full photo on IG each time I release one. Stitching both versions of a Closely Kept side by side is such a good idea!! I might have to FFO a future release that way 🤔 Thanks for sharing Sylvia's story and bringing back memories of my teachers reading aloud to the class! So soothing and creates so much connection to the story and the class as a whole.

[@DjaliStitches]

Happy Birthday 😊

[@SunshineStitchers]

Happy Birthday!! I"m starting Closely Kept #2 today to celebrate. I found a banded piece of fabric that is perfect for it!!

[@tamimorgan1487]

EJ - Shelia is right! Get those fully finished and on your wall!🥰 😂 I always enjoy you ladies! Not beige but straw color. 🤪 Thank you for sharing! I have everything ready for my put a bird on it sal. Luke I needed another project😂🤣😂😂 can’t wait to start! Happy stitching!

[@SunshineStitchers]

I love a good start! I just keep starting and starting new projects. Woot! Woot! Glad you are joining the SAL.

[@StitchinJem]

Love that yellow border! And let me find that beautiful yellow floss at evertote-I’m gonna need that in my stash! Another great video!

[@joannelavallee2921]

Creamy more than beige, at less on my phone. The comment about Twilight was enheartening, thank you for sharing. My One Dozen Quaker is at Michael's to be framed, I'll post a photo when it is back. I am deep into planning the Put a Bird on It project. Can't wait ❤

[@SunshineStitchers]

Ooh! Can't wait to see it - [e-mail], please. Wonderful news that you are joining the next SAL.

[@TheStitchingOwl]

You kept me company as I tried to get things done for my flosstube. Yup…creamy beige. Fabulous teacher story. Excellent stitching as always, 🦉🍁🍂

[@SunshineStitchers]

OK, in our next video I am going to hold up the Straw with a beige. AND I will make sure our lighting is beneficial.

[@deniseniemann5270]

That teacher story was AMAZING!!! What a wonderful experience for the students and teacher.

[@lorrainebergstrom9391]

I always love your videos, ladies. You always make me think, laugh and smile, and you're always such good company. Shelia, I loved seeing your Erica Micheals specialty stitches book - it's such an amazing piece and a treasure indeed.

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thank you! It was a pleasure looking through it again. I am very proud of it.

[@the614stitcher]

💜💜💜

[@karenross9637]

Omg talking about the rubber cement brought back memories. The rubber tip that always clogged up. That teacher and her story are both amazing. Be safe with the future hurricane season. My niece lives just north of Asheville. Devastating. My heart and prayers go out to all who are suffering.

[@SunshineStitchers]

It has been a devastating hurricane season for so many. The power of Mother Nature is awesome.

[@karenross9637]

@@SunshineStitchers HOPE YOU ARE SAFE

[@sheilahumphrey-morris1588]

I enjoyed listening to the story about the teacher reading to her students. It took me back to my schooldays when my teacher’s would read to the class. I couldn’t wait for story time. Shelia thanks for explaining the Shaded Stitchery Red Chords collection. I was able to make up my mind to purchase them all. I know own eighteen of Nuri’s cross stitch patterns.

[@SunshineStitchers]

WOW! Her designs are so different. I have all of the Red Chords series now, too.

[@kbhstitches]

Sylvia’s story made my English teacher heart sing. I miss those magic moments. Great projects and laughs as always!

[@SunshineStitchers]

It was such a wonderful story.

[@cathleensullivan7621]

Thanks again for sharing your lovely stitching. I will be joining in on the stitch along next year, chart,floss and fabric is on order. Have a good week. 😊🪡

[@SunshineStitchers]

Woo hoo! Thank you for joining the SAL. It will be a lot of fun.

[@mrsmiggins6435]

Fun video as always ladies. Sorry EJ but I'm leaning towards Shelia's description re. fabric colour, it definitely looks yellow on screen. Have a good stitchy week. Stay safe🤗🇬🇧

[@BlackRibbonStitchStudio]

Sylvia's Twilight comment was priceless! 💝

[@SunshineStitchers]

Yes, I had to read the entire comment. It was beautifully written. There was no way to summarize it.

[@stephaniesnape6787]

That’s some powerful alcoholic alchemy going on! Impressed. 😊😊 yellowy beige fabric

[@marciaclifford7107]

Golden beige. A wonderful color! And thank you for sharing the wonderful and precious story the teacher left in comments. A light in the day!

[@SunshineStitchers]

I like the color. It's not real beige.

[@nityaviswanath894]

Shelia, that accidental yellow on that border is beautiful. That was a lovely story from your viewer. EJ you are almost there on One Dozen Quakers! Your Brittercup patterns are cute. Autumn Quakers is a stunner. I need to find some of your old videos where you talk about your rotation Shelia. I think I want to try something like that for 2025. I'm definitely in for stitching Niri's patterns this month, good idea!

[@SunshineStitchers]

I use a daily rotation, a different project every day. Sometimes, 2 projects in a day. I am a planner and creating a monthly plan helps me to meet clear objectives (WIPGO). I simply pull project bags out from the cubbies. When I am doing a focus, like this month, it actually disrupts my order, but that is OK.

[@MyStitchyHome]

You guys made me look this up. According to the National Ocean Service ---> "In the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific, the term hurricane is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a typhoon. Meanwhile, in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the generic term tropical cyclone is used, regardless of the strength of the wind associated with the weather system." Thank you, Google. 😃

[@SunshineStitchers]

I remembered cyclone and typhoon. The Pacific uses an "All of the above" approach.

[@katiepunch42]

Stay safe ladies 🙏

[@fancypants6697]

Thank you for reading the story! As a retired teacher, I remember some precious moments and children. It brings joy to my heart…thank you, thank you. You two also bring joy to my heart.❤

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thank you! It was indeed a precious story.

[@shebeesstitchyworld]

What a beautiful story about the teacher. There are a few that go that extra mile. Another great floss tube ladies!! Entertaining and informative as always.

[@shinglespringsstitcher]

❤. Great video ladies!!! Please stay safe!!!!❤

[@Stitches_in_Fur]

i loved that story,,,, what an amazing thing to happen as a teacher,,, thank you for sharing ...

[@pavana-rhymes.with.Madonna]

I just adore you two! In a perfect world, I would live in a house with you two as my neighbors in a house on one side of mine and Pam and Steph in a house on the other side of mine! Keep the great floss tubes coming! 🎉❤🤗

[@SunshineStitchers]

Now that would be a block! Pam and I would have a cocktail at 5 every day!

[@carollorion5130]

Thank you Sheila - the book is beautiful. I admire you learning all those specialty stitches. Bazillion projects!! Beautiful projects.

[@SunshineStitchers]

My pleasure! I appreciated the excuse to look through it again. I took time before the video to leisurely look through it. Thank you for giving me an excuse.

[@lindaparish1952]

A fabulous video as always - educational, interesting and entertaining - can't get any better than that ! EJ - on your temperature butterfly in case you haven't seen - Hobby Lobby has a very nice selection of clock faces and works to make a clock - it can easily be done.

[@virginiamackintosh7816]

Thanks to you, I now know the slang use of ‘breech.’ Talk about lifelong learning! If only you had used ‘onto the breech’ when discussing Harder Daddy 😜

[@EJ_Creates]

😂😂😂 🤣🤣 aww man….what a missed opportunity

[@SunshineStitchers]

Goodness gracious! Who knew!

[@joyd5000]

Enjoyed the stitching, the stories, the laughter, and recipes :)

[@SunshineStitchers]

So glad to hear from you! Hoping all is well.

[@deniseniemann5270]

Nice start, Shelia!!!

[@lindameeks5228]

Thank you Shelia for sharing the story from Sylvia, it was great, I could just imagine the class room.. EJ, you can get clock works at Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Joann's. Buy a clock it will fit in and go from there.

[@SunshineStitchers]

She is going to look at Joann's and Michael's. Thank you!

[@dragonflycait7184]

GOOD EARLY THANKSGIVING MORNING! The giggles before the crayon discussion is just precious. I’m putting off getting out of my warm bed to go do dishes and put the beef roast into the crockpot. Would rather stay with the two of you. My late Mother in law, was an English teacher in a small northern MN town. When a particularly rambunctious high school class would come in, they found her at her desk reading a pretty thick book….. English teacher reading a book. Ok. The late class bell rang and she didn’t move other than to turn a page. No words, just continued reading. For about five more minutes. The class was puzzled, and finally someone said, Mrs. - - - -, what are you reading? She started and looked up. Apologized and said that it was just such an interesting book she didn’t realize class had started. She put the book away and started the class. The next day the same thing happened. Kids get curious. Finally the class wanted her to read what she was reading out loud. (It was a popular teen book at the time.) She agreed to do that the next day, providing that the homework was all done and handed in, she would read first for a 15 minute period at the beginning of each class. The kids would be waiting for that class to start. She got those kids to love reading. She was a crafty, wily teacher. Thanks for the memory. She’s been gone for a good many years, and I had forgotten her glee in telling her story of a rambunctious, unruly class, turned into a scholarly reading class.

[@SunshineStitchers]

This is a wonderful story. She captivated them by her actions and really engaged them.

[@Amylovestoads]

Omg, I got chill bumps when you read the teacher's story about Twilight.

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thank you! I thought it was so precious. It really symbolized the connection possible with reading and literature.

[@deniseniemann5270]

Nice WIPS Shelia!

[@carolfawcett1297]

It is always great catching up with you ladies! Great stitching! I really enjoyed seeing your alphabet sampler book again! That is a treasure and was a labor of love! Temperature Butterfly is going to be so beautiful when finished! Have a good week, and I hope that you both will be safe from Milton heading for FL!

[@SunshineStitchers]

We live in the only part of Florida that was not in the cone. We still had tropical storm conditions, but we are fairly accustomed to them.

[@amyhjboys]

After seeing seeing Array 1, I had had had to go buy a copy for myself. Beautiful patterns!! Recently guild hosted the owner of Quilt Africa. It’s also a wonderful company with beautiful patterns and information.

[@SunshineStitchers]

I will look up Quilt Africa. Always looking for Africa-inspired fabrics for the project bags I neve make. Thank you for letting me know.

[@SunshineStitchers]

I ordered a fat quarter bundle. The shipping was more than the product price, but worth it. Thank you for the recommendation.

[@Pages3Stitches]

I have a ridiculous Twilight story😅. The first books in the series came out in my senior year of high school and I was just as ravenous for them as everyone else. So ravenous, that by the time I was a freshman in collage and on the last two books of the series, I would skip class to read them. I would walk to my algebra class, look at the classroom door and then look at the lobby chairs and think “Nope. I’d rather read.” Then I would literally sit outside of the class I should have been in so I could continue reading that damn series. I eventually dropped the class (don’t worry, I took it over the summer and I graduated with honors). I never told my mother about this! I’m now 35 and I don’t think I’m brave enough to tell her even now! The vampire thrall is real 😂

[@EJ_Creates]

Yes!!!! I love it!! I mean priorities right…

[@Pages3Stitches]

@@EJ_Creates Exactly! I still love vampire novels to this day!

[@SunshineStitchers]

Algebra, reading, algebra, reading - definitely reading.

[@Pages3Stitches]

@@SunshineStitchers I’m my defense, the class was around lunchtime and I was already draggin. I set myself up for failure 🤷‍♀️

[@deniseniemann5270]

Nice WIPs EJ!

[@JenniferHumphries-SATX]

Thanks for another wonderful video with drink recipes, teacher inspiration, and fabulous specialty stitches! Oh, and I must say I learned new ways to use breech in sentences LOL! I always appreciate my weekly lessons on a myriad of topics. LOL. Erica Michael's stitching book is phenomenal, Shelia. I'm sure you are proud, and rightfully so, of everything in it, from the color choices to the intricate stitches you mastered. It's very inspiring. I remember you working on it in earlier videos for a long time, but seeing it again was a nice surprise. Congratulations on all your progress and on so many WIPs!

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thank you so very much! I am very proud of The Sampler Book. It is still one of my best stitching accomplishments. Someone asked to see it and I was so happy to oblige. Thank you for appreciating it and the work it took.

[@agrace222]

I just received the Vintage French Needlework book. Added to my haul. Thanks for the recommendation. Please be safe and take care.

[@SunshineStitchers]

Hope you enjoy it! I have been looking at every page and drooling.

[@trinibrit]

Love your video and the dranks😂

[@rosepetalstitches]

Hi both I absolutely loved seeing your video of making your tequilas. I loved your measurements ❤🎉❤. And I think we all have lots of PhDs 😂

[@SunshineStitchers]

Thank you! Have to say that drink was good.

[@dolliegnaden8799]

stay safe

[@annies2416]

Where else on KZbin can you go and get a tutorial on elementary school munchies ( You didn’t even get to sniffing mimeograph sheets.), a 20 year WIP, and a mixology lesson? You girls are the best! 💕PS Sorry EJ- maize color on my iPad. PPS Stay safe.

[@SunshineStitchers]

Oh.my.goodness!The smell of mimeograph paper was probably my first high! Who knew. What a memory!

[@annies2416]

@@SunshineStitchers Haha! We were all sniffing! Explains a lot.🤣🤣🤣

[@DorothyVerMeer]

I got my pattern on Put bird on it

[@SunshineStitchers]

Woo hoo! You are half way to being ready to start.

[@tarastyron5996]

Guys they r saying this next hurricane is gonna be bad and all of Florida may be affected… be safe. Please

[@SunshineStitchers]

Milton was a monster.

[@teresarickets4770]

October the the tenth is my birthday and my great granddaughter’s

[@SunshineStitchers]

Ooh! Happy Birthday y'all!

[@teresarickets4770]

@@SunshineStitchers thank you

[@marybrandon6523]

Hello Ladies. I very much enjoy your channel. I am a lurker not a commenter but I wanted to let you know that I am on board for the MFE SAL.

[@SunshineStitchers]

Ooh! Thank you so much! I lurk on so many channels as well. Hooray for joining the SAL. It is going to be so much fun.

[@deniseniemann5270]

How's your drink ladies????

[@SunshineStitchers]

Did we say that it was go-oo-od!

[@JanetJabber]

🌻🌻🌻

[@andrewilliams1954]

👍🏽🪡

[@ChristyG907]

Hello Shelia and EJ There is always so much to comment on, however, I'm going to keep it to the upcoming SAL " Put A Bird On It" and time I actually have to stitch. I decided I would join. Before making the decision to join I had a panic attack when I thought about all the WIPs I have and projects in the que to start. You would think that as a retired person I would have all the time in the world to get things done. There are many people that ask me to do things on their behalf because people say well you don't have anything to do anyway. What!!??? Really?? I've actually had to tell one neighbor that when their parents go on vacation this year I would not be able to take their kids to school which included cooking them breakfast and entertaining them until it was time to go (they are good kids but 6 wks did me in), or dog sit when they go out of town. I finally learned that NO is a complete sentence.

[@EJ_Creates]

Say that again…. NO is a complete sentence (full stop).

[@SunshineStitchers]

Oh my! My stitching time is a top priority. I have a couple of volunteer activities, but stitching is always paramount for me. I think I have about 70 WIPs and another 40 kitted plus 25 that I really want to stitch. "No" is easy because I always something to do.

[@georgiagirlstitching]

I love that story so much! Thank you for sharing! I am absolutely obsessed with your spring fling piece and especially love of colors in the waves! Would it be possible to share those colors? I have a piece that I would love to have a similar colorprogression in.

[@SunshineStitchers]

I think they are NPI silks, but memory may be wrong. Jeannette Douglas gave us enough silk for stitching the piece. I will give the names in the next video...since I am stitching it every week until it is done.

[@EJ_Creates]

Walk the Plank (Belle soie), Vanilla Pudding (Belle Soie) and Baguette (Belle Soie), Threadworks 410180 (Krenik), Dinky Dyes Bermuda, Belle Soie Peacock

[@georgiagirlstitching]

@@EJ_Creates thank you so much!!

[@Sophie-nv6vi]

Hi EJ and Shelia, I just heard about the evacuation orders - I don’t know if it’s in your area but I hope you and yours are safe xx

[@SunshineStitchers]

We were and are fine. Our area of Florida was the only area unaffected by severe weather. We experienced tropical storm wind gusts and less than .5 inch rain. It was gusty but otherwise fine.

[@Sophie-nv6vi]

@@SunshineStitchers I’m so glad to hear it x

[@EleanorNeedlewoman]

Here's an unusual comment, but please bear with me. My friends insist that I am the only African American who stitches samplers, much less historical samplers. They say you guys are figments of my imagination. Anyway, they rag on me just for knowing what the Bayeux Tapestry is. I, indeed, know what it is and have studied it, though I would never want to stitch that thing. My question: Do you think many black stichers, such as yourselves, are familiar with it or have stitched it? I can't personally ask any other African Americans who stitch because I don't know any. I do watch a few black Flosstubers.

[@ruthiedurbin1395]

So I need to comment 36 minutes in…..I want to drink tequila with y’all! Maybe on a NC ship. Back to the video…..