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I Wasn’t Planning This! 😳 | My Stitching Diary | Flosstube #7

Melanie Makin Makes United Kingdom437 views53 likes28:51English7 Aug 2026Watch on YouTube ↗

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Melanie shares her stitching diary for the first week of August 2026. She starts by discussing her full-coverage piece, The Library of Cats by Aimee Stewart (HAED), which she is stitching on 22-count Hardanger with DMC threads. She also introduces a new start: the Fast Freezing SAL by Modern Folk Embroidery, a daily stitch-along for August. Later in the week, she shows progress on several other projects, including Local Conditions by Satsuma Street, the Magic Dragon Shop by Letistitch, and a winter sampler by Crocette A Gogo, which she is considering UFOing due to the fabric.

Melanie reveals she is turning into a full-coverage stitcher and plans to focus more on those projects.
She starts the Fast Freezing SAL by Modern Folk Embroidery, stitching 140 stitches per day.
She buys the new chart 'Blossoms and Sweet Dreams' by Stitches Sew Beautiful after seeing it promoted by three favourite Flosstubers.
She considers UFOing her Winter Sampler by Crocette A Gogo due to disliking the fabric.
She completes part seven of the Fast Friesian SAL and gets 1,200 stitches into Blossoms and Sweet Dreams.
She plans to rotate through eight full-coverage projects and introduce a 'WIP Wednesday' for non-full-coverage pieces.

Chat / life update Haul New starts Stitch-along (SAL)WIPs

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PROJECTS

The L library of Cats(SSMC) by Aimee Stewart, HAED 
Fast Frisian by Modern Folk Embroidery 
Magic Dragon Shop by Letistitch
Local Conditions by Satsuma Street
Winter Sampler by Crocette A Gogo
Little Acorns by Modern Folk Embroidery 
Blossoms and Sweet Dreams by Stitches Sew Beautiful

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Patterns

Library of CatsFull coverage piece, stitched on 22ct Hardanger0:04
Fast FreezingSAL for August, stitched on 36ct evenweave0:43
Magic Dragon ShopFull coverage piece, stitched on 16ct Aida0:43
Local ConditionsTemperature stitch by Satsuma Street4:34
Fast FriesianSAL by Modern Folk Embroidery4:59
Winter SamplerBy Crocette A Gogo, stitched on 36ct vintage country mocha10:43
Little AcornsSAL by Modern Folk Embroidery, stitched on 18ct Aida12:57
Blossoms and Sweet DreamsNew start, stitched on 22ct Hardanger15:51

Designers

Aimee StewartDesigner of The Library of Cats0:04
Heaven and Earth DesignsPublisher of The Library of Cats0:04
Modern Folk EmbroideryDesigner of Fast Freezing, Fast Friesian, and Little Acorns0:43
LetistitchDesigner of Magic Dragon Shop0:43
Satsuma StreetDesigner of Local Conditions4:34
Crocette A GogoDesigner of Winter Sampler10:43
Stitches Sew BeautifulDesigner of Blossoms and Sweet Dreams15:51

Threads

DMCVariegated, called Hydrangea, used for Little Acorns12:57
CXCUsed alongside DMC for Blossoms and Sweet Dreams27:04

Fabrics

22ct HardangerUsed for The Library of Cats0:04
16ct AidaUsed for Magic Dragon Shop0:43
36ct evenweaveMinty green, used for Fast Freezing0:43
36ct Vintage Country MochaUsed for Winter Sampler10:43
18ct AidaVintage country mocha, used for Little Acorns12:57
22ct evenweaveStolen from another project for Blossoms and Sweet Dreams18:05

Events

Fast Freezing SALDaily stitch-along for August0:43
Blossoms and Sweet Dreams SALStitch-along hosted by Siska Stitches, Stitching Nonna, and Stitching with Jessie16:24

Other

Pattern KeeperUsed for Fast Freezing and other patterns2:18
Markup RXPUsed for full coverage pieces19:45