Flosstube #139

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Jackie, host of Cross My Stitches, returns with a short Flosstube update after a few weeks away. She explains that she has been busy with other things, so her stitching has taken a back seat, but she still shares a few WIPs and finishes. She also mentions plans to keep quilting content on the same channel, clearly labelling videos so viewers can choose what to watch.

Jackie shows a quick finish called Bluebird of Happiness, a small design by Mary Frances Designs Incorporated from an old Strawberry Sampler pattern given to her by her friend Wendy. She also shares progress on her Stitching Bunny from Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher magazine, and on One Nation by Bygone Stitches, which she has been working on since 2020. Her main focus has been Nature's Journey by Sprouting Lepine, a year-long Just Cross Stitch magazine design, on which she has completed over 4,000 stitches this month.

She also shares recent acquisitions, including her monthly fabric from Bestitchme, a full set of DMC variegated threads bought on Amazon, and two new PDF patterns from Etsy: Liberty by Siren Stitchworks and America's 250th Anniversary by Green Penny Patterns. She mentions an upcoming stitching retreat in Berea, Kentucky, and briefly talks about reading Stephen King's The Dome.

• Quick finish: Bluebird of Happiness by Mary Frances Designs Incorporated, from an old Strawberry Sampler pattern.
• Progress on Stitching Bunny from Punch Needle and Primitive Stitcher magazine, with 203 stitches added.
• One Nation by Bygone Stitches: 698 stitches added, still not half done.
• Nature's Journey by Sprouting Lepine: 4,035 stitches this month, now working on the summer section.
• New stash: Bestitchme fabric of the month, DMC variegated threads from Amazon, and two Etsy patterns.
• Upcoming stitching retreat in Berea, Kentucky, in July.