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Hot as Blue Blazes: July Stitching Recap 🔥 Flosstube #34

Black Coffee and GritsUnited States
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In this July stitching recap, the host shares her cross-stitch, knitting and quilting progress, along with tales from two retreats: one in Alabama and a trip to Missouri Star Quilt Co. in Hamilton for the Doan Girls Retreat, with a detour to the Colour and Cotton cross-stitch shop. She shows off a finish of 'August Square Dance' by Heart in Hand, plus WIPs including her temperature stitching projects and a Christmas in July piece. The video also covers two quilt finishes, one of which she quilted herself, and a knitting update on her socks.

  • Finished 'August Square Dance' by Heart in Hand
  • Visited Missouri Star Quilt Co. and Colour and Cotton
  • Showed temperature stitching WIPs including 'The Farms at Hawk Run Hollow'
  • Completed two quilts, one with crosshatch quilting
  • Made progress on a pair of socks
  • Shared a large haul from the retreats
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July Stitching Recap, Flosstube #34 
Join me for a little bit of cross stitch, knitting and some quilting! I'm going to tell you about two fabulous trips/retreats I went to--including Missouri Star Quilt Co. for the Doan Girls Retreat, complete with a detour to hit up the new Colour and Cotton showroom. So yes, there will be TONS of haul toward the end if that is your thing. I will wrap up the video with a little bit of what I've been listening to, reading and watching.  I hope you enjoy! 

Finishes/FFOs: 
August Square Dance by Heart in Hand

WIPS:
Temperature Stitching:
0-God Is Good by Teresa Kogut
1-Always Remember by Plum Street Samplers
2-Summer in Stars Hollow by Black Needle Society**Did NOT work on
3-August Square Dance by Heart in Hand
4-The Farms at Hawk Run Hollow by Carriage House Samplings
5-A Worthy Patriot by Plum Street Samplers
6-The Sandlot by Forbidden Fiber Co.
7-Summer Refreshes by Summer House Stitche Workes**Did NOT work on
8-Summer ABCs by Little House Needleworks
9-One Nation by ByGone Stitches
1/stand a day: Pandemic by Long Dog Samplers (one strand a day)

Plans:
Pandemic 1/stand a day + Continue Temperature Stitching!! 

Knitting Projects:
1. Midi Socks Pattern: Summer Lee Design Co. The Puffy Checks Socks Yarn: Wonder Luck Fibers On Mockingbird (Knit Dallas) & Old Rusted Chair Ridin’ Out the Storm Tough Sock Mini
2. Shady Pines Gluttony Sock by Forbidden Fiber Co. for Will

Quilts:
1. Liberty by Villa Rosa quilted and binding completed
2. Mystic Fable by Ruby Star Society top pieced
3. Maeve Quilt, Layer Cake Stars (seen in haul)
4. Midsummer Stars (seen in haul)

Shops Mentioned:
Missouri Star Quilt Co.
Colour and Cotton
Quilter’s Station
Quilter’s Bliss
Sew It Up
Must Love Fabric
Boxcar
Knit Dallas
Forbidden Fiber Co.

Reads/TV:
1. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah DNF-I just wasn’t feeling this right now
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
3. Whistler by Ann Patchett
4. The Big Bang Theory
5. Remarkably Bright Creatures
6. Texas Rangers BASEBALL!


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