Flosstube 12: It's been a busy, busy month!

Hold onto your hats and use the timestamps below because this is a long one.  Or stitch away while I blather on - but let me know what you are stitching because I love being enabled to start one more wip!

Time Stamps: 

00:26 Outline, cuz this episode is LONG
01:50 Life Updates
03:03 Upcoming Plans for May, June, and July
12:40 WIPs
36:07 Riff-Off Stitching 
51:08 Haul
59:13 MLB Stitching Game and My #CollectorsSAL
01:03:49 Survivor Stitching
01:11:17 More Haul I Forgot to Share and #BenevolenceSAL


🔗 FlossTubers Mentioned:
▪️Jessie from @stitchingwithjessie  - check out her Bee by Lorna Laine!
▪️Laura from @stitchingbytheshore  - check out her whale and her version of the Riff-Off game in her Patreon or facebook group.
▪️Katherine from @accounting.my.stitches  - check out her whale and join in on her Birthday SAL
▪️Karen from @TheStitchingOwl  Join in on her Birthday SAL!
▪️Kate and Julia from @makingthingswithstring  - They are just amazing, but they also love Survivor!
▪️Cam from @camthestitcher  - beautiful projects and great Survivor thoughts!
▪️Marissa from @MKissaCreations  - Join in and let’s get all those patterns you are collecting stitched up!
▪️Pam and Steph from @JustKeepStitchin  - Check out their channel for all the wonderful WIPs and more info on Crazy Annie’s Stitching!
▪️Sarah from @sarahsstitchery  - Gorgeous projects and she has the link to get Tiny Modernists The Stitch Life from Crazy Annie’s Stitching.
▪️Adelaide from @adelaidestitches  - Check out her Bee and her Ocean SAL
▪️Charlie from @stitchingwithcharlie - Join in and stitch a whale for her birthday in May

🔗 Links
▪️MLB Stitching: https://stitchwithlesli.short.gy/OXBQuC
MLB Stitching Google Sheets Spreadsheet.  You’ll have to customize it on your own: https://stitchwithlesli.short.gy/5qxG47

📌 Stitch-a-Longs
#12DaysofChristmasSAL - Join me and stitch on a 12 Days of Christmas Ornament Series, so that we have a set for our Christmas Trees next year!
#OceanSAL with Climbing Goat Designs - Ocean Wonders of the Seas
#CollectorsSAL with @mkissacreations - What patterns are you collecting?  For me - it’s BEES!  Let’s get those Bee Patterns stitched up!
#MFESAL2026 - Little Acorns SAL with @ModernFolkEmbroidery
#monogamishMay #minimaynia
#WhaleHelloThereSAL to celebrate Charlie’s Birthday in May! @stitchingwithcharlie   This is also a #xstitchtherainbow pattern
#joybdaySAL to celebrate Katherine’s birthday in June! @acccountingmystitches
#whatahootSAL to celebrate Karen’s birthday in July! @thestitchingowl
#BenevolenceSAL - join in and stitch Banner of Benevolence by Silver Creek Samplers

🌟Finishes: 

Loads of Fun
Hands on Design
14 ct. Crumpled Paper Aida by Fabric Flair
2270 stitches | 100%
Started March 4, 2026
Finished April 10, 2026


😆 New Starts: 

Do Dragons Fly?
Hands of Design
32 ct. Powder Pink Splash Lugana by Zweigart
642 stitches | 19.56%
Started on April 14, 2026

Pink Peacock Sampler
Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery
28 ct. Porcelain Lugana by Roxy Floss
504 stitches | 5.82%
Started April 19, 2026

Santa's 12 Days of Christmas
The Prairie Schooler
32 ct. Platinum Lugana by Zweigart
787 stitches
Restarted April 12, 2026

Toadstool Kisses
Primrose Cottage
32 ct. Blush Lugana by Zweigart
125 stitches | 9.95%
Started April 26, 2026

Windows of Time - March
Crocette a gogo
28 ct. Mushroom Lugana by Zweigart
109 stitches
Started on April 26, 2026


🪡 Currently working on: 

Bee
Gecko Rouge
Artwork by Lorna Laine
20 ct. Butternut Squash Aida by Fiber on a Whim
1633 stitches | 2.51%

Broadway
Taylor and Cromwell
28 ct. White Lugana by Zweigart
2441 stitches | 7.84%

Happy 250th Birthday America!
Primrose Cottage
16 ct. “We the People” Aida by Fabric Flair
1370 stitches | 49.82%

Merry and Bright Mice
Primrose Cottage
28 ct. Light Taupe Brittany Lugana
643 stitches | 38.42%

Ocean Wonders of the Seas
Climbing Goat Designs
32 ct. Ocean Hues Lugana by Fabric Flair
1505 stitches

Snow Beautiful
Tiny Modernist
28 ct. Petal Lugana by Picture This Plus
4931 stitches | 50.39%

Spring Has Sprung
Tiny Modernist
28 ct. Balsam Fir Lugana by Grace Notes Fabrics
2784 stitches | 29.31%

Spring Quaker
Primrose Cottage
28 ct Cloud Lugana by Zweigart
719 stitches | 29.12%

Tapestry of Twelve
Various - Just Cross Stitch Magazine
28 ct. Oracle Lugana by Picture This Plus
1322 stitches | 34.59%

The Bee Queen
Tiny Modernist
28 ct Cream Lugana by Zweigart
7004 stitches | 54.29%

The Tarot for Stitchers Border
Tiny Modernist
32 ct Stormy Night Lugana
6698 stitches | 62.17%

Windows of Time - April
Crocette a gogo
28 ct. Mushroom Lugana by Zweigart
1017 stitches

Wordy Birds - January
Sweet Wing Studio
28 ct. Aqua Fresca Lugana by Grace Notes Fabrics
1350 stitches | 39.04%

Wordy Birds: April
Sweet Wing Studio
28 ct. Aqua Fresca Lugana by Grace Notes Fabrics
1681 stitches | 51.13% 

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