I am a video behind. That’s summer life! You are a very good mom to stay home with the pets while Jennifer and family are off seeing beautiful places and shopping at wonderful stores. I cant wait until I watch the next video to see what she brought home for you 🤣 I LOVE your cherry tree blossom robin! I’ve had that kitted since it came out and yours is making me want to start it. That’s all, no comments for that Jennifer. Maybe next time 😉
Thank you ladies for another great floss tube! Loved your finishes and that quilt is so fun!! Happy vacation Jen!! I really like the cross stitch store in Cape May, NJ, right in their little downtown mall area. I’m looking forward to Missouri later this summer to Quilt Town USA to meet Jenny Doan at Missouri Star Quilt Company too!!! Have a blast at the Sisters Quilt Show!!! I’m planning on attending that next year, post pics if you have time. Happy summer!!! Denise
When we go to the hill country of Texas, I’ll stop by One Quilt Place in Fredericksburg. A couple of years ago I shopped at Quilts Plus in Anacortes Wa.
Great wips gals and the Wind Drifter quilt is so pretty, Carol! I love Jen’s quilt behind you also. The illusion of depth really fascinates me. If you’re talking about threads, then WDW is Weeks Dye Works. The Silver Needle in Tulsa, OK is amazing. I’m about 1 1/2 hours away. Happy stitching and enjoy your trip, Jen. Carol, I’m not a cat person either. Hope you can get a puppy real soon💕
My dad and I went to Hill Country in Texas and I found 2 awesome cross stitch stores….The Tinsmiths Wife in Comfort (also has yarn and needlepoint) and The Golden Needle in San Marcos. (They are moving to New Bruenfels soon….so check before you go. Both shop owners were awesome. Tinsmiths wife is huge. My dad waited patiently as I walked around for 3 hours. 😇 Jen, I hope you enjoyed (are enjoying) your vacation and that my brother was nice to you in Bend. 🤣🤣
I recently got back from a 30 day road trip from California to the Midwest. I was able to hit a ten yarn/quilt/cross stitch shops I’ve dreamt of visiting. My two favorites on this trip were Buttermilk Basin wool appliqué (Minneapolis Minnesota) and Country Sampler quilt and cross stitch (Spring Green Wisconsin ). But my very favorite I’ve been to was on a 2017 trip to Shepherds Bush in Ogden Utah.
Hi Ladies- great video, as usual! Loved seeing your so close to finished WIPs and Carol, the Wind Drifter is stunning! Enjoy your vacation, Jennifer. Send pictures to your mom of you standing in front of the quilts and inside Acorn and Threads😄. Hugs
Hi Carol. Once again I love the jewelry. You have the prettiest jewelry. Love all the stitching and quilting today - all so pretty. Hope you are enjoying watching tennis and also love that Jack plays tennis!!
Hubby and I found The Backstitch in Elkader, Iowa. Half quilt shop, half stitching store. It's sweet. Very small quaint town and a great antique mall. The best yarn shop was Castaways in Columbia, Missouri. If you love Malabrigo yarns, do it!
A month ago today I visited Colorado Cross Stitch in Loveland Colorado while visiting family in the Denver area. A real neat, lovely shop. Was disappointed that Sheri does not work on Thursdays so missed her.
A tremendous thank you for answering my questions. 2 years ago my youngest daughter took me to Las Vegas to see Donnie Osmond. While there, we Ubered to Stitchers Paradise. I had no idea I had gone to such a famous and sought after cross stitch store. However, I found a gem in Clarksville, Ga. The Tudor Rose. It is owned and operated by a lovely English woman. Not only does she have cross stitch, but she has added Liberty of London, Tilda, and William Morris to name a few, which are hard to find in my neck of the woods, as well as Riley Blake, Moda, etc. in her front room are the most amazing and different items for sale from Europe. She has an exquisite shop. I’m so fortunate to have found it and get to visit about twice a year.
Jennifer, your quilt of the day is beautiful, and the reindeer one is going to be so cute. Carol, your wind quilt turned is very pretty and delicate looking. I hope you have good luck in getting a new doggie soon. Thank you to your viewer who suggested making returned pieces into project bags. Your question of the day is always fun, though I am quite concerned about the 3 stitchers who have no fabric stash 😳😱 Perhaps you guys aren't enabling them enough. Though I remember those days, when I just got back into stitching and would buy a pattern, floss and fabric for it, and that was all. How insane was that lol. Have a great holiday. Take care, and happy stitching.
Thank you for another wonderful flosstube! My two older sisters and I take a sister trip each year( not the Covid years 🙁). Years ago they came to visit me in South Dakota and we traveled to Lincoln, NE to see a petroglyph (don’t ask 😂) and added the International Quilt Museum there to our trip. During another trip to New Hampshire, my oldest sister surprised me with a stop in Meredith, NH at Keepsake Quilting. It was a wonderful shop but I am afraid it is no longer there. My sisters are not quilters so they went to a nearby bookstore. I so appreciate our trips together and that they indulge me with these stops. Now we will need to be on the lookout for cross stitch shops too!
I’m thinking that you must have visited my LNS in Alexandria VA - In Stitches Needlework, it’s been in business close to 40 years and it’s a great shop. For a great yarn shop in the DC area, you can’t beat fibre space in Old Town Alexandria (I worked there 6 years post-retirement, now I’m fully retired and just shop and meet my knitting group there). Last summer I finally visited Hobby House Needleworks near Rochester NY, which is terrific. I must have missed the episode where you asked about size and storage of fabric stash - I have a medium stash and I store it on pants/skirt hangers, organized by count and maker - I don’t like to deal with creases in my fabric. Thank you both for all the inspiration- especially the FFO challenge!
Linaida is an Aida fabric woven with linen (flax) fibers. Sometimes the flax is blended with cotton fibers. A travel gem is The Quarter Stitch in New Orleans - mainly yarn and needlepoint, but they have some Louisiana-themed cross stitch patterns. Loved the place and bought many needlepoint canvases there when I traveled to NO regularly - needlepoint can be a great travel project - no pattern to juggle on a plane, etc. A recent visit was to Cross Stitch Cupboard near Ft Lauderdale, FL. A cute shop crammed with lots of treasures, and a great place to find a few new things before you board a cruise. Love your projects!
Lovely visit with you two...congratulations on the quilt top and hanging quilt...loved everything you shared...I have not been able to travel since Covid...looking forward to someone making a travelog to the new stores and old stores that are still in business...Jen have a great vacation...loved all your finishes...wishing you two the best and happy stitching ❤❤
We go to the Outer Banks every year and just last year I discovered the Rusty Crow Quilt Shop in Nags Head, NC. The owner was so sweet and it was a beautiful shop with a great selection.
My husband typically drives by quilt and cross stitch stores and then says, "Oh, if only I could find a place to turn around." 😊 But, as luck would have it, my knitting buddies took me to the largest yarn store in the US, in Springfield, MA called WEBS. The front of the store is three times the size of a typical yarn shop and then...........there is the back room, which is even larger, full of industrial shelving with yarn that is marked way down. Since I store what I bought there under our bed, I doubt if he could sleep if he knew what was under there! I love all your videos because you share so many ideas for both quilting and cross stitching. Thank you!
Love your Triple Treat Petite. Happy Hour is my favorite book ever. I've made that pattern several times. I was just at the Shanty Stitcher last week in Beresford, SD. I'm not sure I have ever been to such a stitching shop that has so many patterns, threads, etc. If you're in the Sioux Falls, SD area, it's about 20 min. south of Sioux Falls off I-29.
Jen, shame on you for leaving your wonderful mother behind on your trip, be sure to bring back a stash for her😊. Of course, the best cross stitch shop I’ve been to on vacation was The Attic in Mesa AZ, a stitchers paradise. The two nicest quilt shops I’ve been to is The Quilted Crow in Bolton, MA and Tumbleweeds in Hyannis, MA, both have beautiful fabric.
While visiting our daughter in Viera Fl I found a quilt store in Rocklegde called"the Quilt Place" It was amazing with about 3 long arms going quilting clients quilts. They had a fabulous selection of fabrics as well. Unfortunately the owner closed that location and concentrated on her shop in Melbourne which is now out of way for me to travel. I haven't found a LNS in that area or where I live in Western PA. Carol you certainly tell it like it is! You are funny!
Jenn you were in rare form today and Carol you are the perfect straight man! Wish I could be as prolific as you both are. Lovely stitches! Enjoy the vacation and the cat!.
So much fun to see my Patchwork Illusions technique as your Quilt of the Day. Love it!!!! The colors you selected and the layout is wonderful. I'm so glad you enjoyed the class. It's a fun one! Take care, Karen
I thought I recognized that pattern. I did the same quilt in a class with Karen Combs during the pandemic and I used Stonhenge Ombre fabric when I did mine.
I don't often go into quilt/cross-stitch/yarn stores on vacation as my family always has other plans, but I went to Hawaii (the Big Island) about 10 years ago and when we visited the volcanos there was a lovely quilt shop not too far from there. I got a wall-hanging kit of turtles that I put together - it is so cute! Enjoy your trip, Jennifer, unfortunately I have to work the day you are in Portland as I am going out of town the following week.
Happy Fourth and Jen have a beautiful trip! Yes, Capital Quilts in Gaithersburg and In Stitches are two great stores one for quilters the last for cross stitch. Line Aida is Aida not made from cotton like the most prevalent Aida, but it’s made of linen. Take care, and have a happy summer!
I have never been to a cross stitch shop while on vacation because I had not know there were such things. I live in a cave and this was before I started to watch flosstube. Carol-I would be jealous too!
Your finishes and wips are so beautiful and it's always such a pleasure to watch you two and see all the lovely things that you've been working on. Whenever I've travelled, I've never been to a cross store while travelling, but would love to do that in the future for sure. Thank you for another great video.
The answers for the fabric storage are fascinating. I have a smaller stash of cross stitch fabric, but it's all ironed & hung on skirt hangers (the kind with clips). Usually it's hung by size - smaller cuts together, larger cuts together. I loved your scout exchange! We never had such cool things in our scout council - but we have family friends who live in Pierrefonds and it's a great place to visit.
Great video, gals! I savor the projects and enjoy your conversational approach to tour video. Jen, your quilt is beautiful! Carol, i'm sorry you aren't going to Sisters, but you must be excited to see what Jen brings back for you! Favorite quilt shop is Grubers in St. cloud MN, and favorite stitxhing shop is Stitchville in MN. Too bad i live in Iowa!
Did you coordinate your outfits to match your quilt ladies? By far my favorite shop on a vacation was Quilter’s Station in Lees Summit MO. It is quilting fabric, cross stitch, wool and soooooo much more. The layout, the amount of product, the type of designers, the staff…tough on the wallet but so wonderful. We drove so space was not an issue (thank goodness)! I won’t fly there the next time, but will wait for a road-trip because I am sure I will stockpile a bit more. 😂
Your quilt reminded me of a quilt I made from a class I took with Sara Nephews through our guild in Massachusetts. Bought the book and the ruler, finished the small top and haven't touched it in years. I started hand quilting it but I've been thinking about taking the quilting out and throwing it on my longarm to get it done. Always love seeing your projects!
Hope you have a wonderful trip and there’s puppy news too! We don’t have LNS here in Northern Ireland and my favourite trip shop was The Crafter’s Basket, Cliffoney, Co Sligo, Ireland. It’s a lovely shop with a view of Atlantic Ocean. It’s got quilting fabric, cross stitch and cake decorating. We were on a 2 night break and couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted the sign along the windy road.
Maddison Keys won the tennis in Eastbourne East Sussex England. Love your banter its one off the best U Tube channel that I watch .Thankyou ladies and happy stitching. Xx
You gals are the best!! We went to Idaho from Washington state and found the best quilt shop ever! It's The Wild Hare in Orofino, Idaho. The most wonderful salesperson and customer we ment our hole trip. Enjoy your trip to Sister. Never been but hear it is fantastic. Enjoy
Loved visiting you. Have a great vacation. I love to hear Jen talk about using the long arm. I have a moxie and I am always scared using it. I have only ever been to one cross stitch store which is my "local" store 2 hours away in Tulsa. The Silver Needle.
I can't believe how much I look forward to your videos. This is at a time when I'm unsubscribing to many of the floss tubes for various reasons. Watching you is like visiting with a couple of friends.
OMg ! You ladies pop into my UA-cam feed and I just discover you, I have meet Carol at Persnickety stitchers! And have no idea about your floss tube This is so exciting, to find people that cross stitch, quilt, knit and still try to handle life ! Close by make my heart happy ❤ so happy I found you 🎉looking forward to hear about retreats here close by home :)
Jen, I am in love with that reindeer quilt! How adorable would it be to turn one of the squares into a project bag? It makes me wish that I quilted! Carol, your Drawn Thread piece is gorgeous! Looking forward to the finish next video!
The Counting House on Pawley’s Island, SC. No longer in business, but it was a wonderful shop and one of the first cross stitch shops I was ever in so it really made an impression on me. Love your videos. I’m not a quilter but still enjoy seeing them.
I don’t travel a lot - but the shop in Spring Green WI & we went down to Welcome Stitchery in Blue Earth Mn. The first shop is both quilting & stitching. Welcome is a great stitching shop with a quilt shop a few doors down. Great fun!!
Haven’t been on a vacation in over 20 years but when we went to Columbia Mo Appletree Quilting was a great shop. I am somewhat new to doing cross stitch so I have not been in a shop yet. Colour and Cotton opened a shop here in the St Louis area ,stopped once but they were closed, hope to get back there this month. Love your flosstube. 🐶🐶🐶
We took a day trip a couple weeks ago, and I got to go to Shanty Stitchers in Beresford, SD. So very nice, and both cross stitch and quilting. You mentioned working for a fabric designer, ; was it Terri Degenkolb?
Coming home from Pelee Island we stopped at Pastime Treasures outside of Leamington Ontario and I spent my money on both quilt fabric and cross stitching supplies. Lovely little store that I will visit again.
I thoroughly enjoyed your Flosstube. All of your projects are terrific. I am just amazed at how many pieces you either finished or worked on. Jen, when you showed your National Park project I thought little object on the bottom looked like a grill. I've been to a few parks where they have the grill on a post and the grill part is just open. I may be way off base!? Either way it is so adorable. Keep up with the wonderful videos!!!
Hi gals!!! Fun, fun flosstube. Thanks for giving us another fun packed one. Jen, have fun on your travels and Carol-good luck with the pets (especially the kitty 😉). I have a question for you two: Did you both quilt before you cross stitched? I love Brick City Cross Stitch in Ocala, FL. We stop every time we are leaving for season, heading back to Indiana. Beautiful shop models and a fantastic selection of fabrics. And, I will add Keepsakes to the list since I just returned from Stitch Con weekend B (B is best!!!!! IYKYK). Models cover from floor to ceiling!!!! ❤
I love the quilt of the day! It is beautiful! Jen, I love your FFO! I have failed miserably with my FFO WIPGO! I have done some finishing but not necessarily WIPGO. It wasn’t really a vacation but when my son and his family moved to Tulsa, OK, I visited The Silver Needle! I walked in & walked back out and told my husband, who was waiting in the car, that he needed to go find a golf store because “I just died and went to heaven & was going to be awhile”! It is the most fabulous store I have ever been to and very well organized! Since then my son moved back to MO so I don’t get there very often! 😢. Have a great vacation Jen! See you when you get back!
I absolutely loved The Silver Needle in Tulsa Oklahoma. We were staying in Kansas last September and my husband and I have a goal to go to all fifty states. Oklahoma was one of the states I needed to visit so found the cross stitch shop and I would have spent a lot more time there if we didn’t have to drive three hours to get back to our hotel. Lots of samples of all the different types of cross stitch and not just samplers. I was able to kit a few projects plus bought quite a few patterns
I've been to Stitchers Paradise in Las Vegas. I guess even though Shepherd's Bush is only an hour away from me, it's not my primary LNS. Also I'm including it because my sister and I ditched our kids with our husbands at the local amendment park so we could go to Shepherd's Bush! 😂 They have SO many models it's a fun one!
Don't think I have been in a proper crossstitch shop since 1991...so it has been 15 years...at least 😂 Used to live close to it, so went there quite often. But, compared to the Cs shops you have in the US this one was boring. Only Danish pattern and plain aida, and probably some linen... DMC and Danish Flower thread. That was about it. Have a nice vacation 😎
In Stitches in Alexandria, VA? It's closer to Mt. Vernon and Woodlawn, as far as I know, there isn't one in Old Town. In Stitches is on the small side.
When I traveled to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I would take a day and drive to Virginia Beach to Dyeing to Stitch, the home of R&R fabrics. Beautiful store and nice owners/employees. Now I go to South Carolina near Myrtle Beach and visit Barefoot Needlearts in Surfside Beach. The owners are knowledgeable and very nice. My very favorite store is the one where I work, the Cross Stitch Cupboard in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
I am wondering how you "print" a label for your quilt, Carol? I helped my 9 yr grandson make a quilt of valor to present to a veteran, and we still need to put a label on it. It was going to cross stitch one, or letter one with a permanent marker. I saw directions to fuse fabric on butcher paper and run it through the printer, but I was fearful it would mess up my printer. So I'm intrigued what you do.
Loved your latest flosstube ladies! My favorite quilt store when traveling across Iowa is Inspired to Sew in Cedar Rapids, IA. My favorite quilt store with wool, x stitch and threads is Woolen Needle in Williamsburg IA. I have a linen question: I have some black linen that I’m x-stitching on and it is SO dark I’m having trouble seeing the holes. I noticed Jennifer had stitched on black and Carol had stitched on a charcoal piece. Is there a type of black linen that is easier to stitch on than others? Any hints/tips you have for stitching on black?
Luv your videos. I know you mentioned this before but I can’t remember. What Janome sewing machines do you own. What machine would you recommend for piecing quilts ❤
I am a video behind. That’s summer life! You are a very good mom to stay home with the pets while Jennifer and family are off seeing beautiful places and shopping at wonderful stores. I cant wait until I watch the next video to see what she brought home for you 🤣 I LOVE your cherry tree blossom robin! I’ve had that kitted since it came out and yours is making me want to start it. That’s all, no comments for that Jennifer. Maybe next time 😉
Haha! Hope you approve of the gifts I brought her!
Thank you ladies for another great floss tube! Loved your finishes and that quilt is so fun!! Happy vacation Jen!!
I really like the cross stitch store in Cape May, NJ, right in their little downtown mall area. I’m looking forward to Missouri later this summer to Quilt Town USA to meet Jenny Doan at Missouri Star Quilt Company too!!! Have a blast at the Sisters Quilt Show!!! I’m planning on attending that next year, post pics if you have time. Happy summer!!! Denise
When we go to the hill country of Texas, I’ll stop by One Quilt Place in Fredericksburg. A couple of years ago I shopped at Quilts Plus in Anacortes Wa.
Great wips gals and the Wind Drifter quilt is so pretty, Carol! I love Jen’s quilt behind you also. The illusion of depth really fascinates me. If you’re talking about threads, then WDW is Weeks Dye Works. The Silver Needle in Tulsa, OK is amazing. I’m about 1 1/2 hours away. Happy stitching and enjoy your trip, Jen. Carol, I’m not a cat person either. Hope you can get a puppy real soon💕
My dad and I went to Hill Country in Texas and I found 2 awesome cross stitch stores….The Tinsmiths Wife in Comfort (also has yarn and needlepoint) and The Golden Needle in San Marcos. (They are moving to New Bruenfels soon….so check before you go. Both shop owners were awesome. Tinsmiths wife is huge. My dad waited patiently as I walked around for 3 hours. 😇
Jen, I hope you enjoyed (are enjoying) your vacation and that my brother was nice to you in Bend. 🤣🤣
We found Dyeing to Stitch in Virginia Beach. It’s a beautiful shop with a lovely owner!
I recently got back from a 30 day road trip from California to the Midwest. I was able to hit a ten yarn/quilt/cross stitch shops I’ve dreamt of visiting. My two favorites on this trip were Buttermilk Basin wool appliqué (Minneapolis Minnesota) and Country Sampler quilt and cross stitch (Spring Green Wisconsin ). But my very favorite I’ve been to was on a 2017 trip to Shepherds Bush in Ogden Utah.
Shepherd’s Bush in Ogden, Utah is the best cross stitch shop I have ever been to❤️
Hi Ladies- great video, as usual! Loved seeing your so close to finished WIPs and Carol, the Wind Drifter is stunning!
Enjoy your vacation, Jennifer. Send pictures to your mom of you standing in front of the quilts and inside Acorn and Threads😄. Hugs
She might not let me have the dog back if I do that Janey! 🤪
Hi Carol. Once again I love the jewelry. You have the prettiest jewelry. Love all the stitching and quilting today - all so pretty. Hope you are enjoying watching tennis and also love that Jack plays tennis!!
Hubby and I found The Backstitch in Elkader, Iowa. Half quilt shop, half stitching store. It's sweet. Very small quaint town and a great antique mall. The best yarn shop was Castaways in Columbia, Missouri. If you love Malabrigo yarns, do it!
A month ago today I visited Colorado Cross Stitch in Loveland Colorado while visiting family in the Denver area. A real neat, lovely shop. Was disappointed that Sheri does not work on Thursdays so missed her.
National parks is beautiful!!!
I like the purple wall hanging behind you.
I enjoy going to The Stitchery Nook in Osage IA
A tremendous thank you for answering my questions. 2 years ago my youngest daughter took me to Las Vegas to see Donnie Osmond. While there, we Ubered to Stitchers Paradise. I had no idea I had gone to such a famous and sought after cross stitch store. However, I found a gem in Clarksville, Ga. The Tudor Rose. It is owned and operated by a lovely English woman. Not only does she have cross stitch, but she has added Liberty of London, Tilda, and William Morris to name a few, which are hard to find in my neck of the woods, as well as Riley Blake, Moda, etc. in her front room are the most amazing and different items for sale from Europe. She has an exquisite shop. I’m so fortunate to have found it and get to visit about twice a year.
Jennifer, your quilt of the day is beautiful, and the reindeer one is going to be so cute. Carol, your wind quilt turned is very pretty and delicate looking. I hope you have good luck in getting a new doggie soon. Thank you to your viewer who suggested making returned pieces into project bags. Your question of the day is always fun, though I am quite concerned about the 3 stitchers who have no fabric stash 😳😱 Perhaps you guys aren't enabling them enough. Though I remember those days, when I just got back into stitching and would buy a pattern, floss and fabric for it, and that was all. How insane was that lol. Have a great holiday. Take care, and happy stitching.
Thank you for another wonderful flosstube! My two older sisters and I take a sister trip each year( not the Covid years 🙁). Years ago they came to visit me in South Dakota and we traveled to Lincoln, NE to see a petroglyph (don’t ask 😂) and added the International Quilt Museum there to our trip. During another trip to New Hampshire, my oldest sister surprised me with a stop in Meredith, NH at Keepsake Quilting. It was a wonderful shop but I am afraid it is no longer there. My sisters are not quilters so they went to a nearby bookstore. I so appreciate our trips together and that they indulge me with these stops. Now we will need to be on the lookout for cross stitch shops too!
I’m thinking that you must have visited my LNS in Alexandria VA - In Stitches Needlework, it’s been in business close to 40 years and it’s a great shop. For a great yarn shop in the DC area, you can’t beat fibre space in Old Town Alexandria (I worked there 6 years post-retirement, now I’m fully retired and just shop and meet my knitting group there). Last summer I finally visited Hobby House Needleworks near Rochester NY, which is terrific. I must have missed the episode where you asked about size and storage of fabric stash - I have a medium stash and I store it on pants/skirt hangers, organized by count and maker - I don’t like to deal with creases in my fabric. Thank you both for all the inspiration- especially the FFO challenge!
Yes Trudy, In Stitches is the shop we visited! Will have to check out the yarn shop next time we are in the area.
The baby quilt and pillow cases made me tear up😢
Linaida is an Aida fabric woven with linen (flax) fibers. Sometimes the flax is blended with cotton fibers.
A travel gem is The Quarter Stitch in New Orleans - mainly yarn and needlepoint, but they have some Louisiana-themed cross stitch patterns. Loved the place and bought many needlepoint canvases there when I traveled to NO regularly - needlepoint can be a great travel project - no pattern to juggle on a plane, etc.
A recent visit was to Cross Stitch Cupboard near Ft Lauderdale, FL. A cute shop crammed with lots of treasures, and a great place to find a few new things before you board a cruise.
Love your projects!
Lovely visit with you two...congratulations on the quilt top and hanging quilt...loved everything you shared...I have not been able to travel since Covid...looking forward to someone making a travelog to the new stores and old stores that are still in business...Jen have a great vacation...loved all your finishes...wishing you two the best and happy stitching ❤❤
Enjoyed the video, lovely projects. Enjoy your vacation Jen. Carol, I would be bitter also! T
We go to the Outer Banks every year and just last year I discovered the Rusty Crow Quilt Shop in Nags Head, NC. The owner was so sweet and it was a beautiful shop with a great selection.
My husband typically drives by quilt and cross stitch stores and then says, "Oh, if only I could find a place to turn around." 😊 But, as luck would have it, my knitting buddies took me to the largest yarn store in the US, in Springfield, MA called WEBS. The front of the store is three times the size of a typical yarn shop and then...........there is the back room, which is even larger, full of industrial shelving with yarn that is marked way down. Since I store what I bought there under our bed, I doubt if he could sleep if he knew what was under there! I love all your videos because you share so many ideas for both quilting and cross stitching. Thank you!
♥️♥️♥️ the baby quilt and specialty quilting, also the pillowcases. I will try to do more FFOs in July. Maybe in August too…. Lots to choose from. 😯😬
Love your Triple Treat Petite. Happy Hour is my favorite book ever. I've made that pattern several times. I was just at the Shanty Stitcher last week in Beresford, SD. I'm not sure I have ever been to such a stitching shop that has so many patterns, threads, etc. If you're in the Sioux Falls, SD area, it's about 20 min. south of Sioux Falls off I-29.
Jen, shame on you for leaving your wonderful mother behind on your trip, be sure to bring back a stash for her😊. Of course, the best cross stitch shop I’ve been to on vacation was The Attic in Mesa AZ, a stitchers paradise. The two nicest quilt shops I’ve been to is The Quilted Crow in Bolton, MA and Tumbleweeds in Hyannis, MA, both have beautiful fabric.
While visiting our daughter in Viera Fl I found a quilt store in Rocklegde called"the Quilt Place" It was amazing with about 3 long arms going quilting clients quilts. They had a fabulous selection of fabrics as well. Unfortunately the owner closed that location and concentrated on her shop in Melbourne which is now out of way for me to travel. I haven't found a LNS in that area or where I live in Western PA. Carol you certainly tell it like it is! You are funny!
Have a wonderful time on your vacation, and buy your mom a lot of haul!! 😊. On our trip to Tennessee, the Cherry Pit in Severville was great!
Jenn you were in rare form today and Carol you are the perfect straight man! Wish I could be as prolific as you both are. Lovely stitches! Enjoy the vacation and the cat!.
I took that class from Karen Combs with my mom in Arkansas! Still not done! But so much fun!
So much fun to see my Patchwork Illusions technique as your Quilt of the Day. Love it!!!! The colors you selected and the layout is wonderful. I'm so glad you enjoyed the class. It's a fun one! Take care, Karen
So glad to have you comment and see the quilt Karen! I learned a lot about color in your class and still love this quilt!
I thought I recognized that pattern. I did the same quilt in a class with Karen Combs during the pandemic and I used Stonhenge Ombre fabric when I did mine.
Ooh, it would be pretty with that fabric!
I don't often go into quilt/cross-stitch/yarn stores on vacation as my family always has other plans, but I went to Hawaii (the Big Island) about 10 years ago and when we visited the volcanos there was a lovely quilt shop not too far from there. I got a wall-hanging kit of turtles that I put together - it is so cute! Enjoy your trip, Jennifer, unfortunately I have to work the day you are in Portland as I am going out of town the following week.
I bought a kit of turtles too! That was such a great shop!
Thanks for sharing - I enjoy visiting shops when we travel - just recently visited Keepsakes in OH and Always in Stitches in IN !
Happy travels 🎉
I loved seeing all your projects and adore the Wind Drifter quilt! Great tip to keep the receipts!
Grubers in MN. Best quilt store ever!
Happy Fourth and Jen have a beautiful trip!
Yes, Capital Quilts in Gaithersburg and In Stitches are two great stores one for quilters the last for cross stitch.
Line Aida is Aida not made from cotton like the most prevalent Aida, but it’s made of linen.
Take care, and have a happy summer!
Hobby House, Pittsford, NY. Love your reindeer material. Can't wait to see it finished.
I have never been to a cross stitch shop while on vacation because I had not know there were such things. I live in a cave and this was before I started to watch flosstube. Carol-I would be jealous too!
Yes! That quilt shop in Bend, Oregon on my trip to Sisters in 1996.
Your finishes and wips are so beautiful and it's always such a pleasure to watch you two and see all the lovely things that you've been working on. Whenever I've travelled, I've never been to a cross store while travelling, but would love to do that in the future for sure. Thank you for another great video.
The answers for the fabric storage are fascinating. I have a smaller stash of cross stitch fabric, but it's all ironed & hung on skirt hangers (the kind with clips). Usually it's hung by size - smaller cuts together, larger cuts together. I loved your scout exchange! We never had such cool things in our scout council - but we have family friends who live in Pierrefonds and it's a great place to visit.
Loved seeing all your quilting and stitching.
Just a day trip to Bartlesville Oklahoma and I love the quilt store Sew Uptown! And shopped there for the first time.
Barn Door Quilts in Sturgeon Bay Wis is super sweet❤
Great video, gals! I savor the projects and enjoy your conversational approach to tour video. Jen, your quilt is beautiful! Carol, i'm sorry you aren't going to Sisters, but you must be excited to see what Jen brings back for you! Favorite quilt shop is Grubers in St. cloud MN, and favorite stitxhing shop is Stitchville in MN. Too bad i live in Iowa!
Did you coordinate your outfits to match your quilt ladies? By far my favorite shop on a vacation was Quilter’s Station in Lees Summit MO. It is quilting fabric, cross stitch, wool and soooooo much more. The layout, the amount of product, the type of designers, the staff…tough on the wallet but so wonderful. We drove so space was not an issue (thank goodness)! I won’t fly there the next time, but will wait for a road-trip because I am sure I will stockpile a bit more. 😂
We live in Indianapolis, South side, and we like to go on weekend trips to Lake Michigan. I always stop at House of Stitches in Laporte, Indiana.
Your quilt reminded me of a quilt I made from a class I took with Sara Nephews through our guild in Massachusetts. Bought the book and the ruler, finished the small top and haven't touched it in years. I started hand quilting it but I've been thinking about taking the quilting out and throwing it on my longarm to get it done. Always love seeing your projects!
Hope you have a wonderful trip and there’s puppy news too! We don’t have LNS here in Northern Ireland and my favourite trip shop was The Crafter’s Basket, Cliffoney, Co Sligo, Ireland. It’s a lovely shop with a view of Atlantic Ocean. It’s got quilting fabric, cross stitch and cake decorating. We were on a 2 night break and couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted the sign along the windy road.
Oh that sounds amazing!
Maddison Keys won the tennis in Eastbourne East Sussex England. Love your banter its one off the best U Tube channel that I watch .Thankyou ladies and happy stitching. Xx
You gals are the best!! We went to Idaho from Washington state and found the best quilt shop ever! It's The Wild Hare in Orofino, Idaho. The most wonderful salesperson and customer we ment our hole trip. Enjoy your trip to Sister. Never been but hear it is fantastic. Enjoy
Loved visiting you. Have a great vacation. I love to hear Jen talk about using the long arm. I have a moxie and I am always scared using it. I have only ever been to one cross stitch store which is my "local" store 2 hours away in Tulsa. The Silver Needle.
I can't believe how much I look forward to your videos. This is at a time when I'm unsubscribing to many of the floss tubes for various reasons. Watching you is like visiting with a couple of friends.
Thank you so much!
OMg ! You ladies pop into my UA-cam feed and I just discover you, I have meet Carol at Persnickety stitchers! And have no idea about your floss tube This is so exciting, to find people that cross stitch, quilt, knit and still try to handle life ! Close by make my heart happy ❤ so happy I found you 🎉looking forward to hear about retreats here close by home :)
So glad you found us. See you at the store soon.
Jen, I am in love with that reindeer quilt! How adorable would it be to turn one of the squares into a project bag? It makes me wish that I quilted! Carol, your Drawn Thread piece is gorgeous! Looking forward to the finish next video!
Oh my gosh, that would make the cutest project bag! I think I will have to make one!
@@twotallstitchers I can't wait to see it! 🦌
The Counting House on Pawley’s Island, SC. No longer in business, but it was a wonderful shop and one of the first cross stitch shops I was ever in so it really made an impression on me. Love your videos. I’m not a quilter but still enjoy seeing them.
I don’t travel a lot - but the shop in Spring Green WI & we went down to Welcome Stitchery in Blue Earth Mn. The first shop is both quilting & stitching. Welcome is a great stitching shop with a quilt shop a few doors down. Great fun!!
Haven’t been on a vacation in over 20 years but when we went to Columbia Mo Appletree Quilting was a great shop. I am somewhat new to doing cross stitch so I have not been in a shop yet. Colour and Cotton opened a shop here in the St
Louis area ,stopped once but they were closed, hope to get back there this month. Love your flosstube. 🐶🐶🐶
I bought a small long arm table that my sewing machine goes on and it’s still in the box.
Thank you for sharing!!💚 I haven’t travelled to many shops - but I sure have a long list of those I want to get to someday!😊
We took a day trip a couple weeks ago, and I got to go to Shanty Stitchers in Beresford, SD. So very nice, and both cross stitch and quilting. You mentioned working for a fabric designer, ; was it Terri Degenkolb?
Yes, it was Terri!
Happy Canada Day from British Columbia! 🇨🇦
Coming home from Pelee Island we stopped at Pastime Treasures outside of Leamington Ontario and I spent my money on both quilt fabric and cross stitching supplies. Lovely little store that I will visit again.
I thoroughly enjoyed your Flosstube. All of your projects are terrific. I am just amazed at how many pieces you either finished or worked on. Jen, when you showed your National Park project I thought little object on the bottom looked like a grill. I've been to a few parks where they have the grill on a post and the grill part is just open. I may be way off base!? Either way it is so adorable. Keep up with the wonderful videos!!!
Hi gals!!! Fun, fun flosstube. Thanks for giving us another fun packed one. Jen, have fun on your travels and Carol-good luck with the pets (especially the kitty 😉). I have a question for you two: Did you both quilt before you cross stitched? I love Brick City Cross Stitch in Ocala, FL. We stop every time we are leaving for season, heading back to Indiana. Beautiful shop models and a fantastic selection of fabrics. And, I will add Keepsakes to the list since I just returned from Stitch Con weekend B (B is best!!!!! IYKYK). Models cover from floor to ceiling!!!! ❤
Great flosstube. ❤️❤️❤️🧵🧵
I love the quilt of the day! It is beautiful! Jen, I love your FFO! I have failed miserably with my FFO WIPGO! I have done some finishing but not necessarily WIPGO. It wasn’t really a vacation but when my son and his family moved to Tulsa, OK, I visited The Silver Needle! I walked in & walked back out and told my husband, who was waiting in the car, that he needed to go find a golf store because “I just died and went to heaven & was going to be awhile”! It is the most fabulous store I have ever been to and very well organized! Since then my son moved back to MO so I don’t get there very often! 😢. Have a great vacation Jen! See you when you get back!
Hahaha, love that you sent your husband off!
I absolutely loved The Silver Needle in Tulsa Oklahoma. We were staying in Kansas last September and my husband and I have a goal to go to all fifty states. Oklahoma was one of the states I needed to visit so found the cross stitch shop and I would have spent a lot more time there if we didn’t have to drive three hours to get back to our hotel. Lots of samples of all the different types of cross stitch and not just samplers. I was able to kit a few projects plus bought quite a few patterns
I've been to Stitchers Paradise in Las Vegas. I guess even though Shepherd's Bush is only an hour away from me, it's not my primary LNS. Also I'm including it because my sister and I ditched our kids with our husbands at the local amendment park so we could go to Shepherd's Bush! 😂 They have SO many models it's a fun one!
Haha, love that!
Don't think I have been in a proper crossstitch shop since 1991...so it has been 15 years...at least 😂
Used to live close to it, so went there quite often.
But, compared to the Cs shops you have in the US this one was boring. Only Danish pattern and plain aida, and probably some linen... DMC and Danish Flower thread. That was about it.
Have a nice vacation 😎
Beautiful quilts and pillowcases. 🩵🩵🩵
There is a fabric that is actually called linaida. It was popular in the late 80’s early 90’s I think. It is 100% linen, with an aida-like weave
Oh, interesting!
Have a great trip out to the northwest. I recently went to Missouri Star in Hamilton MO. It was a lot of fun!
In Stitches in Alexandria, VA? It's closer to Mt. Vernon and Woodlawn, as far as I know, there isn't one in Old Town. In Stitches is on the small side.
That’s the one!
When I traveled to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I would take a day and drive to Virginia Beach to Dyeing to Stitch, the home of R&R fabrics. Beautiful store and nice owners/employees. Now I go to South Carolina near Myrtle Beach and visit Barefoot Needlearts in Surfside Beach. The owners are knowledgeable and very nice. My very favorite store is the one where I work, the Cross Stitch Cupboard in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
I am wondering how you "print" a label for your quilt, Carol? I helped my 9 yr grandson make a quilt of valor to present to a veteran, and we still need to put a label on it. It was going to cross stitch one, or letter one with a permanent marker. I saw directions to fuse fabric on butcher paper and run it through the printer, but I was fearful it would mess up my printer. So I'm intrigued what you do.
Loved your latest flosstube ladies! My favorite quilt store when traveling across Iowa is Inspired to Sew in Cedar Rapids, IA. My favorite quilt store with wool, x stitch and threads is Woolen Needle in Williamsburg IA.
I have a linen question: I have some black linen that I’m x-stitching on and it is SO dark I’m having trouble seeing the holes. I noticed Jennifer had stitched on black and Carol had stitched on a charcoal piece. Is there a type of black linen that is easier to stitch on than others? Any hints/tips you have for stitching on black?
We are recording shortly and will share our tips!
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Luv your videos. I know you mentioned this before but I can’t remember. What Janome sewing machines do you own. What machine would you recommend for piecing quilts ❤
We will share when we record today!
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Is the Karen Combs the quilt designer the same one that is doing a Flosstube?
Yes
Yes, I have been surprised to see several former quilt designers doing (or commenting on) flosstubes these days!