Flosstube 50 back from vacation

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Dina, The Nightly Stitcher, returns after a four-week vacation to Gulf Shores, Alabama, where she stitched with her friend Brenda. She shares several finishes, including a small Christmas piece by her late sister that she cleaned with OxyClean and repainted, Maggie May, an animal cracker design by Stacy Nash stitched with Circulo floss, and Birdie Holiday by Lizzie Kate, bought second-hand and finished after returning home. She also shows progress on Bird on Apple, a full-coverage piece she is enjoying, and a new start on Harvest Moon by Heaven and Earth Designs, for which her husband made custom scroll rods.

Dina discusses her struggles with staying on plan, including burning out on Let Freedom Ring and issues with a scanned chart for Three Little Samplers. She shows Gerald by Kathy Bareric, worked in needlepoint silk, and Mary 395 by Hands Across the Sea, stitched on 40ct fabric. She also shares her June stitching plans, including Dimensions kits and a Prairie Schooler Village Sampler.

The video includes a large haul from vacation: purchases from Creative Needle Art and a shop in Pensacola, including patterns by Blueberry Ridge, Lahi Dah, Brenda Jerat, and The Scarlet House, plus Planet Earth silk threads. She also shows thrift store finds, including fabric, a Q-Snap and scroll frame lot for $10, a stamped cross stitch kit she salvaged, and various other items. She mentions upcoming plans to attend StitchCon and a knee replacement surgery shortly after.

• Finishes Maggie May by Stacy Nash, stitched with Circulo floss on 32ct fabric
• Finishes Birdie Holiday by Lizzie Kate, a second-hand piece completed after vacation
• Shows progress on Bird on Apple, a full-coverage piece she is enjoying, and new start Harvest Moon by Heaven and Earth Designs
• Shares a large thrift haul including a $10 container of Q-Snaps and scroll frames
• Plans to attend StitchCon weekend B and has knee replacement surgery the following Friday