Flosstube EXTRA #20 .. Prairie Schooler letter "S" .. sit & stitch and relax w/a drink

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In this extra Flosstube episode, Donna from CrossStitch on the Hill settles in for a relaxed sit-and-stitch session, working on a Prairie Schooler design—specifically the letter 'S' from a seasonal alphabet piece. She chats about her stitching process, including her preference for working from PDF patterns and her technique for keeping stitches straight, and shares that she is using DMC 310 black thread for part of the design, such as the sewing machine motif, which holds personal meaning as a tribute to her grandmother's vintage Singer machine. Throughout the video, she also discusses her ongoing efforts to organise her craft room, her love for Prairie Schooler designs, and her attempts to avoid knots in her thread, even mentioning a technique she tried after watching another stitcher. The video has a cosy, conversational tone, with Donna pausing to fetch her coffee and reflecting on memories, including a humorous story about a dress she made in high school. She also touches on recent heavy rain and flooding in her area, noting that her grandson's road was affected, but she plans to stay home and stitch. The episode ends with her signing off and promising a regular video on Monday.

• Donna works on a Prairie Schooler design, specifically the letter 'S', and considers skipping the letter to save time.
• She uses DMC 310 black thread for the sewing machine motif, which she stitches in black to honour her grandmother's machine.
• She explains her technique for keeping top stitches straight by bringing the needle up at the bottom of the previous stitch.
• She prefers PDF patterns for use with Pattern Keeper, but notes it doesn't work on Apple devices, so she often marks paper patterns instead.
• She shares a funny memory of making a dress in high school that was too short and getting noticed in the lunchroom.
• She mentions recent heavy rain and flooding in her area, but plans to stay home and stitch.