Flosstube #12: The Selkie...Quilter?

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In this episode, Kitty, the host of Kittie the Selkie Stitcher, shares her recent cross-stitch WIPs, plans, and a new quilting project. She begins by discussing her WIPs, including Trillium Forest by Jed XS Stitch, which she started in April and is stitching on 32ct fabric with two strands. She also shows her progress on The Sea Merchant's Wife, a Mirabilia design, which she has been beading and backstitching, and Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow by Prairie House Samplings, which she is stitching on 36ct fabric with one strand. Kitty then talks about her plans for new projects, including a kit called Blue Moon, based on art by Nenei Thomas, which she plans to stitch on 28ct Kunzite linen from Fiber on a Whim, and a kit called The Stitcher from The Primitive Hare, which she bought as a Nashville exclusive. She also mentions a fabric club piece and a pattern called The Baker's Wife, which she might kit up. The second half of the video focuses on her new quilting hobby, which she started after being inspired by a podcast episode. She shows her first quilt, made from a layer cake called Pomelia's Path, and discusses her approach to hand quilting, emphasizing a non-perfectionist, folk craft perspective. She also shares some thrifted fabrics and books she bought recently.

• Kitty shows three cross-stitch WIPs: Trillium Forest, The Sea Merchant's Wife, and Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow.
• She plans to start two new projects: Blue Moon, a kit based on Nenei Thomas art, and The Stitcher, a Nashville exclusive kit from The Primitive Hare.
• Kitty discusses her new quilting hobby, inspired by a podcast, and shows her first quilt made from a layer cake.
• She shares thrifted fabrics and books, including a Christmas quilt backing and several novels.
• She talks about the stress at her workplace and how quilting has helped her cope.