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Flosstube #102: Theme for the Day: I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends!

Recovering Monogamous StitcherUnited States
2.6K views415 likes34:22English31 Jul 2026Watch on YouTube ↗

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Karen, the host of Recovering Monogamous Stitcher, shares her latest stitching updates in this episode, recorded on 31 July 2026. She begins by recapping recent events, including Midsummer Stitch, a Central Kentucky Stitchers zoom, and a stitching weekend in Berea where she acquired some vintage Kentucky samplers. She also mentions finishing all her Kentucky State Fair entries, apart from blocking her quilts, and thanks a subscriber for sharing another Kentucky sampler with her.

  • Karen shows an FFO of 'Beach Please' by Hands On Design, stitched on 14-count perforated paper with DMC floss, and gifted by her friend Holly.
  • She finishes '1776 Liberty Eagle' by Screen Door Needleworks, making a personal change to the design, and 'Santa 2002' by Prairie Schooler, which she plans to give to her daughter.
  • She discusses her focus piece, 'Catherina Adriana Leunissen' by 1884 Stitchery, stitched on 46-count Praline from Forbidden Fiber Co., using a DMC conversion by Emily C.
  • Karen shares a haul of new patterns and threads, including a PDF from Emma Pack and a pattern by Julia Rachel De Lamare from Antique Cross Stitch.
  • She talks about her plans for August, including starting a new focus piece and a stitch-along, and her intention to add more smalls to her rotation for quicker finishes.
  • She shows a quilted table runner with a Sawtooth Cats pattern by Janet Miller (The City Stitcher) and explains her quilting approach.
Chat / life updateFinishes / FFOsGoals / plansHaulRotationStitch-along (SAL)WIPs
Description from YouTube
Welcome to my channel. This channel is mostly about cross stitch, but also quilting and other sewing crafts.

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FFO
Beach Please, Hands on Design
Gifted to me by Holly of Hobbies of Holly
14 ct. perforated paper, 2 strands per stitch
Called for DMC floss

Link to tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38swVLrc060&t=1660s

FINISHES
Liberty Eagle, Screen Door Needleworks 
40 ct. Milk & Honey, Fiber on a Whim
Called for over-dyed cotton floss  

Santa 2002, Prairie Schooler
Gifted to me by Janet
18 ct. Khaki Davos
Called for DMC

WIP’S
Catherina Adriana Leunissen, 1884 Stitchery
46 ct. Praline, Forbidden Fiber Co.
DMC conversion by Emily C (Eclectic Possessions on YT & IG) 

Celebration, Rosewood Manor40 ct. 
PTP Mystic linen
Called for DMC
Substitution in specialty thread: subbed PB07 for PB46

Mary F. Moore, Olde Willow Stitchery
46 ct. Maple Bar, Cedar River Linens
WDW: Beige (2), Driftwood, Blue Spruce (3), Rust, Sun Dried (2)

FEATURED QUILTS:
Dutch Braids Tablerunner
2025, Fat Quarter Shop

Sawtooth Cats, The City Stitcher, Designer - Janet MillerCopyright 1998


Flosstubers Mentioned in this Video:
Sarah @sarahsstitchyspot
Carol @saltboxstitcher
Holly @hobbiesofholly