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Sunshine Stitchers – Episode 339: Essex Needles Retreat & Walking

October 4, 2025 
Follow us on Instagram: Fluttering Finish!
EJ - @ ej_creates
Shelia – @symcats
Deb - @southfldebstitches

Email: Sunshine Stitchers - sunshinestitchers3@gmail.com

Sunshine Stitchers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/481551665945679/ 

Our LNS is the Cross Stitch Cupboard: 954-563-8900, www.crossstitchcupboard.com

FINISHES: 
Country Cottage Needleworks: Afternoon in London
Modern Folk Embroidery: Put A Bird On It

STARTS/RESTARTS: 
Blueberry Ridge Design: Sampler Seasons – Autumn
Carolyn Manning: Bountiful Blooms
Robin Pickens Cross Stitch Designs: Madras Beanstalk

WIPs (Works in Progress)
Aury TM: Quaker Strength
Chatelaine: Alhambra Garden
Hands On Design: Well, Hello There - November
Ink Circles: Garden of Zig 
Long Dog Samplers: You Belong to Me
Maximum Cross Stitch: September’s Revenge
Prairie Moon: Da’ Kats
Rebel Stitcher: Women of Honor
Rosewood Manor: Seaside Sampler
Sassafras Stitchery: AC Bluebird
Shaded Stitchery: Freedom Motif Sampler

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Evertote Announcement Re: Fees: Notes From the Workshop - https://youtu.be/6mrAfM6TuWQ?si=fAFMLvjOgbLskxmS

Use any fabric, any floss!
2025 Stitch-Along (SAL): Modern Folk Embroidery, Put A Bird On It:
:https://www.modernfolkembroidery.com/product/put-a-bird-on-it-quaker-style-pattern-pdf/

Put A Bird On It introductory video by Jacob de Graaf: https://youtu.be/SD64LM8zngo?si=YYDg3xk2oPQ3_M5N
Modern Folk Embroidery: @ModernFolkEmbroidery (Episodes 31 and 32)
Put A Bird On It Chart Correction, adding ‘3’: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BiPF1V9pa/

Between Two WIPs, Episode 39: https://youtu.be/wu8-r48botI?si=NamFvwVZqzyroq9W
Evertote for Roxy Floss Co fabric and floss and paper chart: Evertote.ca

KANDAY’S MEDITERRANEAN ADVENTURE
A no frills 7-day cruise leaving Rome, Italy, visiting France, and arriving in Spain!
No frills = no events, make it your cruise experience. 1 stitching day, and possibly stitching evenings.

NCL Epic, June 21 – 28, 2026 Rome to Barcelona
https://www.ncl.com/cruises/7-day-mediterranean-from-rome-to-barcelona-nice-florence-and-marseille-EPIC7CIVSALMSNLIVVLFMRSBCN?destinations=4294949395&embarkationport=4294949341&sailMonths=4294948232&numberOfGuests=4294949461&sortBy=featured&autoPopulate=f&from=resultpage&itineraryCode=EPIC7CIVSALMSNLIVVLFMRSBCN
Contact: Lisa Mendez at (954) 514-4255
Reservation Code: Mention the Mediterranean cruise with Shelia & Kanday

SHOUT OUTS:
614 Stitcher: @The614Stitcher
Black Ribbon Stitch Studio: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackRibbonStitchStudio
Djali Stitches: @DjaliStitches
Evertote: Evertote.ca
Stitching and Tea with B: @StitchingAndTeaWithB
The Stitching Owl: https://www.youtube.com/@TheStitchingOwl


StitchAlongs (SALs):
#MentalHealthCareSAL
#DataPortraitsInParis1900
#RepresentationMattersSAL 
#BlackHistory365SAL
#WIPGO
#PutABirdOnItSAL
#BoomerangBirdSAL

Monthly Clubs: 
Colour & Cotton Fabric of the Month: https://www.colourandcotton.com/ 
Under the Sea Fabrics: https://www.undertheseafabrics.com/