Flosstube #97 - plenty of goals met

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Kelly, host of Kel's Stitches, shares her latest cross-stitch progress in Flosstube #97, recorded on 24 August 2026. She worked on seven projects over the past fortnight, including a Commodore 64 design by Stitch Fusion, a Heaven and Earth Designs piece called Mini Shaman, and a sampler butterflies pattern by Happy Mood Points. She also stitched on Modern Folk Embroidery's 'No Time Like the Present', Spirit Guides by Painfree Crafts, a bear from Cottage Garden Samplings' A Year in the Woods, and Read More Books by Happy Mood Points. Kelly reports a total of 13,550 stitches for the period, which she considers one of her best fortnights, and she rewards herself with $10 for each goal met.

• Kelly completed a page on Mini Shaman and made significant progress on several smaller projects.
• She stitched 13,550 stitches in total over the fortnight, one of her best rotations.
• She is considering whether to stitch the words 'Read More Books' or leave them off, and asks viewers for their opinion.
• Kelly plans to keep her rotation system for next year but may change how she tracks goals, possibly adding percentages and stitches remaining.
• She mentions a potential severe El Niño predicted for the end of the year in Australia.
• Her next Flosstube will be on 7 September 2026.