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FlossTube: Slow Living with Your Stitching Piles

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Shanda, from along the Continental Divide in Idaho, shares a slow-living inspired video covering her summer activities, finishes, WIPs, and plans for the fall. She discusses her emotional summer, including caregiving for her mother and visiting an ill aunt, which has prompted her to focus on meaningful projects and organize her creative space. She also introduces a new 'slow living highlights' segment starting in October.

  • Shanda shows three fully finished objects: 'Sweet Land' by Needlework Press, 'Willing Hands' by Blackbird Designs, and a Plum Street Samplers piece called 'Penny Autumn'.
  • She outlines her stitching goals for the fall, including finishing 'Patchwork Pumpkin', 'Turkey Hollow Farm', 'Grateful Thankful Blessed', and 'Peace and Goodwill'.
  • She shares a serendipitous meeting with a fellow stitcher named Rebecca at a gas station, who had previously sent her charts.
  • She discusses her quilting projects, including a finished 'Woven Red' quilt by Tmacula Quilt Company and a new kit called 'Peace and Joy'.
  • She announces a new 'slow living highlights' segment for her channel starting in October.
  • She shares tips on finding cheap sewing patterns at simplicity.com and mentions a UFO finishing challenge by Connie Cresen Campbell.
Description from YouTube
I have finishes, starts, and WIPs galore to work on this Fall…. come see what I have been working on and don’t forget to bring your stitching!!