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Stuff Was Bought, A Not Quite Finish and Impossible BINGO?! [Flosstube 73]

Catkin and LillieUnited Kingdom
2.4K views290 likes48:45English6 Jun 2026Watch on YouTube ↗

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Cat, the host of Catkin and Lillie, shares her latest cross-stitch updates in Flosstube episode 73. She begins with a finish: Blooming Swan by Pigeon Coop Designs, which she completed after starting it in April. She discusses the design's colours and her mixed feelings about the fractional stitches. She then shows several works in progress, including Dragon Race Into the Night, The Fisher King, Spring Equinox, The Legend of Freya, Museum After Midnight, Moonlit Familiar, and Cabinet of Curiosities. She also reveals a new start: Eye of Newt by Needlelot Designs.

  • Finished Blooming Swan by Pigeon Coop Designs after two months of stitching.
  • Restarted Moonlit Familiar on a darker, denser fabric for better coverage.
  • Made significant progress on Museum After Midnight, reaching 61% complete.
  • Bought a large haul of new stash, including fabric from Coffee Craft Fabrics and Luella's Fabrics, project bags from NickyNacksCrafts, and patterns from Needlelot Designs.
  • Announced a 16,000 subscriber giveaway with two prizes: a Unique Stitch turtle kit and a seaside pattern.
  • Introduced a 'Just Do It June' bingo board to motivate stitching goals.
Chat / life updateFinishes / FFOsGoals / plansHaulNew startsStitch-along (SAL)WIPs
Description from YouTube
It's time for Just Do It June BINGO...but it's rather harder than I thought 😬 
Still good WIP progress, a finish and a new start is all good stuff.
And so is my HUGE pile of new stash!

Chapters:
00:00 Start
04:09 Did You See… Crab Bucket
05:15 FINISH: Blooming Swan
08:52 Dragon Race Into the Night
11:09 The Fisher King
13:01 Spring Equinox
14:58 The Legend of Freya
16:58 Museum After Midnight
19:40 Moonlit Familiar
22:59 Cabinet of Curiosities
27:13 New Stash
41:14 Stitching plans
45:53 AOB

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**OTHER FLOSSTUBERS MENTIONED**
@stitchingwithcharlie 

**LINKS (shopping)**
Stitchamajig on Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Stitchamajig

NickyNacksCrafts:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickynackscrossstitchandcrafts/ 
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/nickynackscrafts73440 

Pip & Chip:
https://pipandchip.co.uk/

Paint Box Threads:
https://paintboxthreads.co.uk/

Luella's Fabrics (on Facebook):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/966983404521705/

Talking Dog Stitchery:
https://talkingdogstitchery.co.uk?sca_ref=6433586.PvZCFcUhiP
**Use code CATKIN5 for 5% off purchases over £10!**

Polstitches
https://www.polstitches-designs.co.uk/

Coffee Craft Fabrics:
https://coffeecraftfabrics.co.uk/

Swan Bay Fabrics:
https://swanbayfabrics.com/

**LINKS (patterns)**
Blooming Swan by Pigeon Coop Designs:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1669812710/swan-in-flowers-cross-stitch-pattern

Dragon Race Into the Night by Rose Catherine Khan, charted by Paine Free Crafts:
https://painefreecrafts.com/product/dragon-race-into-the-night/

The Fisher King by Long Dog Samplers: https://www.longdogsampler.com/product/the-fisher-king/

Spring Equinox by Joan Elliott (PDF purchased from Polstitches on Etsy): https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4329077094/je337-spring-equinox-cross-stitch-pdf

The Legend of Freya by Bella Filipina (bought from Arts and Designs):
https://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/viewDetails.pl?catnumber=1048897340

Lola Crow Museum After Midnight SAL:
https://lolacrowcrossstitch.com/en-gb/products/museum-after-midnight-stitch

Moonlit Familiar by The Witchy Stitcher:
https://www.thewitchystitcher.com/product-page/moonlit-familiar-pdf-pattern

Cabinet of Curiosities – specific chart I am using unavailable but alternative (smaller & fewer colours) available from Charting Creations:
https://www.chartingcreations.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=36673

Eye of Newt by Needlelot Designs, From Fantasy Cross Stitch Book (Amazon affiliate link):
https://amzn.to/43M3dJH 

**LINKS (reference)**
WIPGO – A How To Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjEIxw26Slw
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