▶ Watch on YouTubeFlosstube 21: Pick my 45th Start and a Quilt Show!
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Courtney, the host of Courtney Crosses, shares her weekly Flosstube update from mid-August, covering her stitching progress, a quilt show visit, and a significant stash haul. She introduces a community-driven idea to celebrate her 45th birthday by having viewers vote on categories to help her choose her 45th new start of the year, as she has already completed 43. She also discusses her WIPs, including a Sunday-only project and a needlepoint piece, and shows off recent finishes and fabric purchases.
- Courtney asks viewers to vote on pattern categories for her 45th new start, with categories like Halloween/Fall, Spring/Easter, and historical samplers.
- She shares progress on her Sunday stitching project, 'Little Acorns' by Modern Folk Embroidery, stitched on wine-dyed 40-count fabric with Gentle Arts Grape Arbor thread.
- Courtney shows a needlepoint piece, her first, and seeks advice from experienced needlepointers.
- She displays a large cross-stitch haul from the Plano Quilt Show and 1-2-3 Stitch, including Plum Street patterns and historical sampler designs.
- A giveaway redraw and a new 'pass the stash' giveaway are announced for viewers.
- Courtney mentions her WIPGO call for August and a 'Big Brother' stitching game she participates in.